I'm reminded of the country preacher who went to his pulpit one Sunday and looked out and noticed there was only one old gentleman sitting on the front row.
No one else was there.
He looked at the gentleman and said, "well I guess we might as well go on home. It's just you and me."
The old gentleman responded. "Rev. I don't know anything about preaching, I'm just and old farmer, but I do promise you this, if I went out to feed the cows and just one old cow came up I'd go ahead and feed her."
The Pastor said, "Well if that's the way you feel, okay." And he opened his Bible and 1 1/2 hours later he finished his sermon.
Looking down at the old gentleman he asked. "Well what did you think about that?"
Where upon the old gentleman replied, "Well, Rev. like I said, I don't know anything about preaching, I'm just an old farmer. But I do promise you this, if I went out to feed the cows and just one old cow came up I wouldn't give her the whole wagon load!"
Been Thinkin
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Acts 20:9. And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
This is just the preacher part of the service, of course, but it's a start.
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Hebrews 13:23 Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty
I'm reminded of the country preacher who went to his pulpit one Sunday and looked out and noticed there was only one old gentleman sitting on the front row.
No one else was there.
He looked at the gentleman and said, "well I guess we might as well go on home. It's just you and me."
The old gentleman responded. "Rev. I don't know anything about preaching, I'm just and old farmer, but I do promise you this, if I went out to feed the cows and just one old cow came up I'd go ahead and feed her."
The Pastor said, "Well if that's the way you feel, okay." And he opened his Bible and 1 1/2 hours later he finished his sermon.
Looking down at the old gentleman he asked. "Well what did you think about that?"
Where upon the old gentleman replied, "Well, Rev. like I said, I don't know anything about preaching, I'm just an old farmer. But I do promise you this, if I went out to feed the cows and just one old cow came up I wouldn't give her the whole wagon load!"
Been Thinkin
Billy Cole once quoted his father, "30 minutes is long enough for a good preacher and too long for a bad one."
Acts 20:9. And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
This is just the preacher part of the service, of course, but it's a start.
So, when you hear a thud, you know your time is up?
what a funny thread.... some of them love to talk don't they.... THE MOST POWERFUL SERVICES I HAVE BEEN IN HAVE BEEN THE SHORTEST PREACHING... ITS SHORT ANNOINTED AND AN HOUR OF GOD MOVING AFTER :O)
my husband and just watched a service online and couldn't help but chuckle that he called them to the altar and still talked to them 15 more m inutes.... Now I don't care, if I feel I need to go to the altar I just go while he finishes up, you know I mean no disrespect though... its like the message touched you, you want to go to the altar and feel you can't til he's done talking... like when you have to pee and are trying to hold it and wanna just get to the bathroom?
In a really strange mood today, don't mind my analogy...
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