I have been contacted by a publishing company to write an impulse type book about funny stories of what kids thought the words to church songs were, and also what they thought they heard the preacher say! Your response on this thread could be part of the book!
Here are three stories as examples:
1. My grandson came home from his Sunday School class singing, "Father Raise-your-hand Had Many Sons"
2. A young kid in our church was overheard singing, "I am Afraid of God, He calls me Fred"
3. The pastor was in the middle of his sermon saying, "You can be free! Turn to your neighbor and say, "I'm free! I'm Free!" Our 2 year old grandaughter spoke up and asked her grandmother, "Are you free?" "Yes, honey, I'm free", replied the grandmother. The child responded, "I'm two, I'll be free soon!"
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Last edited by StillStanding; 06-12-2013 at 04:13 PM.
I have been contacted by a publishing company to write an impulse type book about funny stories of what kids thought the words to church songs were, and also what they thought they heard the preacher say! Your response on this thread could be part of the book!
Here are three stories as examples:
1. My grandson came home from his Sunday School class singing, "Father Raise-your-hand Had Many Sons"
2. A young kid in our church was overheard singing, "I am Afraid of God, He calls me Fred"
3. The pastor was in the middle of his sermon saying, "You can be free! Turn to your neighbor and say, "I'm free! I'm Free!" Our 2 year old grandaughter spoke up and asked her grandmother, "Are you free?" "Yes, honey, I'm free", replied the grandmother. The child responded, "I'm two, I'll be free soon!"
You might want to include the "correct" lyrics. E.g., I have no idea what the original was for #2.
Here's one from my own kids. It's not a song, though, so take it or leave it. My son was around 3 or 4, reciting the Lord's Prayer. It started out "Our Father, who aren't in heaven, ..." Oddly enough, he wasn't one that left the faith years later!
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One of the SS teachers in our church told us that she was reading a scripture and it said something about adultery so one of the kids asked " what is adultery? " and a 5 year old said explained it and said " an adult tree is like the big tress and then there is the little tress like us"
One of the SS teachers in our church told us that she was reading a scripture and it said something about adultery so one of the kids asked " what is adultery? " and a 5 year old said explained it and said " an adult tree is like the big tress and then there is the little tress like us"
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Hebrews 13:23 Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty
You might want to include the "correct" lyrics. E.g., I have no idea what the original was for #2.
Here's one from my own kids. It's not a song, though, so take it or leave it. My son was around 3 or 4, reciting the Lord's Prayer. It started out "Our Father, who aren't in heaven, ..." Oddly enough, he wasn't one that left the faith years later!
Timmy your just taking a break
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Scripture is its own interpreter. Nothing can cut a diamond but a diamond. Nothing can interpret Scripture but Scripture" Thomas Watson.
You might want to include the "correct" lyrics. E.g., I have no idea what the original was for #2.
Here's one from my own kids. It's not a song, though, so take it or leave it. My son was around 3 or 4, reciting the Lord's Prayer. It started out "Our Father, who aren't in heaven, ..." Oddly enough, he wasn't one that left the faith years later!
Very good suggestion and story!
The original song was, "I am a Friend of God, He Calls Me Friend"
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One of the SS teachers in our church told us that she was reading a scripture and it said something about adultery so one of the kids asked " what is adultery? " and a 5 year old said explained it and said " an adult tree is like the big tress and then there is the little tress like us"
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My Mom never could understand why you go to church to sing "bringing in the sheets".
Song was Bringing in the sheaves, for those unfamiliar with this old song.
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Happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
Difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD.
Painful moments, TRUST GOD.
Every moment, THANK GOD.
My nephew was about 3 or 4 when he stood on the table in Sunday school and sung "Takr this job and shove".
Since he seemed to have a singing career going, they asked him to come up front and sing a song. His Mom told him don't sing take this job and shove it, so he sung "Give me the beat boys...". Lol
When he was two he would stand in the pew and wave at the pastor while he preached. Pastor would take time out to wave back at him.
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Happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
Difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD.
Painful moments, TRUST GOD.
Every moment, THANK GOD.
Don't know if you can use this one but it is a classic and will try and write it as clear as I can.
Mother...I hope God will be in the service today.
Son...He will, he is always there.
Later after church eating with pastor and his wife.
Son...Where did God go?
Mother...God is here He always is.
Son...No Gods wife is here but God is not here.
He was calling the pastor God. After this discovery a lot of his other comments began making sense.
Needless to say he was a favorite of the pastors.
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Happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
Difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD.
Painful moments, TRUST GOD.
Every moment, THANK GOD.
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