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tamor · #51 05-12-2007, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Kansas Preacher

A neighboring pastor (one of my best friends) told me this story. It happened in his church several years ago.

One of the men in his church was (at the time) a very reckless person. He did not know what "caution" meant. He began to express his desire to buy a Harley Davidson motorcycle. However, his wife was FRANTIC about it -- she just KNEW he won't be careful and would end up killing himself.

She eventually took the matter to the pastor, who agreed and did his best to convince the man that it wasn't a good idea for him. He reluctantly agreed, but continued to express his desire for a Harley.

During this time, the pastor was teaching a Bible study one night and mentioned the "Strange Woman" in the Book of Proverbs. He said, "This woman was a Harlot."

Suddenly, the man's young daughter piped up, loud enough for everyone to hear: "A harlot? That's what my daddy's ALWAYS wanted."

As if that wasn't bad enough, she continued: "But my momma and my pastor won't let him have one."

Arphaxad · #52 05-12-2007, 11:17 PM

I saw a woman at camp meeting once that did like apostolic aerobics through the whole service and at the end she was laid out like slain in the spirit, I think she fainted from exhaustion. and anothrt time a women spun the aisles, like a top, how she didnt get dizzy is beyond me.

#53 05-13-2007, 01:49 AM

During one of my times serving as a counsellor at our District Youth Camp, there was a young lady who came as a camper. She had some mental issues, but she was so trying to fit in and the people who had taken her in (either foster family or adopted, I don't recall now) wanted to give her every opportunity to spend with other kids her age, so she came to Youth Camp. One evening during the service, she was on the front pew with some of the other young ladies, (and at Youth Camp and at Family Camp, the front pews are where the exuberant worshippers can be found). So, everytime the group of young ladies on the front pew jumped up to shout during the preaching, this girl did, too. Well, in the midst of all the excitement, this girl realized that something was amiss and uncomfortable, so, while the rest of the row was jumping and shouting, she took a quick moment to 'readjust' her underwear. This created a collective moment of shock throughout the rest of the female campers who witnessed this, followed by rather unsuccessful attempts to stifle laughter. I don't think anybody on that side of the building remembers what the message was that night.

BoredOutOfMyMind · #54 05-13-2007, 01:58 AM

I remember my friend telling of traveling with a singing group from Gateway College (of Evangelism back then).

Seems the Leader of the group had a bad habit of putting his hands in the pockets and playing with the flap on the pocket. This drove her crazy, simply one of her pet peeves. So while they traveled, the suit coat was on the back of the driver's seat. She took the seat behind him, and basted those flaps down. During intro, He started to have a few words, and could not get his thoughts in place for that closed pocket.

BoredOutOfMyMind · #55 05-13-2007, 02:03 AM

Same Friend told of another church.

Seems the Pastor was on the front row while the choir was singing. The song was not going all that well, but many were worshiping. All of a sudden, Bro Pastor raises his arms, and his pants go around his ankles! Seems, he had been on a diet that was somewhat successful. So down come his arms, deep kneebend and whoop- no one sees it during the worship. EXCEPT the choir- who almost lost it.

After service they were fellowshiping in the Pastor's Home. He calls to his wife, "Honey, you will NEVER guess what happened to me TODAY..." Mrs Preacher's Wife stops, looks at him with wide eyes and exclaims "AGAIN?!?" They were rolling in the floor laughing at this.

#56 05-13-2007, 02:11 AM

Sister Murphy, your camp meeting stories reminded me of this one. I may have told it on the other forum.....NFCF but I don't remember.
We were teenagers and you know easy it is to get a bunch of teenage girls laughing especially if some of them happen to be PK's. We were in the middle of night service and things were moving. We had stopped the singing and were at the point of prayer requests. My brother in law was one of the staff and was a security/usher person, sort of a jack of all trades. Anyway, he had a message of some kind that needed to get to the platform. He walked down the middle aisle and up to the platform in plain view with a flashlight in his back pocket......on!

I will never forget, my friend sitting next to me was the kind of person that could not laugh quietly. That made it all the worse. We would just get our composure and she would start again and it would be all over.

Barb · #57 05-13-2007, 07:38 AM

My dear friend, Crystal, told this story...

Her cousin in law, young Bro. KH, was in Bible School...one morning in chapel, elder Bro. Haney was teaching/preaching a little longer than the son thought he should and was bored.

So dear son leans over to a friend who had nodded off, and whispered, "Wake up...dad wants you to give the benediction!!"

The startled boy jumps up, and in a booming voice prayed, "Lord, we thank you today for this message..."

KH and his friends were almost on the floor...

#58 05-14-2007, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by MrsBOOMM

Sister Murphy, your camp meeting stories reminded me of this one. I may have told it on the other forum.....NFCF but I don't remember.
We were teenagers and you know easy it is to get a bunch of teenage girls laughing especially if some of them happen to be PK's. We were in the middle of night service and things were moving. We had stopped the singing and were at the point of prayer requests. My brother in law was one of the staff and was a security/usher person, sort of a jack of all trades. Anyway, he had a message of some kind that needed to get to the platform. He walked down the middle aisle and up to the platform in plain view with a flashlight in his back pocket......on!

I will never forget, my friend sitting next to me was the kind of person that could not laugh quietly. That made it all the worse. We would just get our composure and she would start again and it would be all over.

Yes, and I know how hard it is to get them to stop!!!

Oh, but some of the best memories I have as a young person come from youth camp and family camp.

One year, some older folks from our church were staying in one of the rooms in the main hall on the campground. These dear folks were the 'early to bed, early to rise' type, and that isn't always good at church camp! They happened to be rooming next to an exuberant brother from another church who was all inspired one night after service (way past 11pm) to play his guitar, sing, and have himself a good time there in his room. Well, this dear older sister, wishing to share her blessings, got up the next morning at her usual 'o dark thirty', got her trusty tambourine, and commenced to have herself a singing, shouting, tambourine-whacking time right outside this brother's room.