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The parable of the church that died (Funny?)
#1 · April 17, 2002, 6:31 pm
Posted by: jmichaelwalls <jmichaelwalls@...>
THE PARABLE OF THE CHURCH THAT DIED
There was man who lived during the twentieth century. He had a new house.
Two cars and a bright, shiny boat filled his garage. A color television
gleamed in his den. His family was healthy.
It was his custom- when he was in town, when the fish were not biting,
when he not on the beach or at the lake, when he had no guests, when he
could get up on time, when he was not too tired, or when he had nothing
else to- was to go to church. When he went, he spend his time deploring
the decaying state of the church: Sunday school attendance was low, the
choir scanty, the congregation small, the offering poor and the preacher
discouraged. "They ought to do better," he said What do they think
religion is all about, anyway?"
Many vacation and days came and went. According to the way of the world,
this man's children grew up. They did not go to church. The reason, their
father said, was that those people down at the church had not kindled his
children's interest in religion. The man's health failed. One day he
noticed something strange: Those people down at the church no longer came
by. He was in the hospital and they did not visit him. And lo, he was
very angry!
But being a greathearted man, he decided to forgive them and go to church
once more. But behold, when he arrived at the church, there was no
church. There was only a corner grocery store.
Where is the church?" he demanded.
"Oh," somebody said, "that church went out of business several years
ago."
"Oh," he cried, "they should never have let die!"
Author unknown
There was man who lived during the twentieth century. He had a new house.
Two cars and a bright, shiny boat filled his garage. A color television
gleamed in his den. His family was healthy.
It was his custom- when he was in town, when the fish were not biting,
when he not on the beach or at the lake, when he had no guests, when he
could get up on time, when he was not too tired, or when he had nothing
else to- was to go to church. When he went, he spend his time deploring
the decaying state of the church: Sunday school attendance was low, the
choir scanty, the congregation small, the offering poor and the preacher
discouraged. "They ought to do better," he said What do they think
religion is all about, anyway?"
Many vacation and days came and went. According to the way of the world,
this man's children grew up. They did not go to church. The reason, their
father said, was that those people down at the church had not kindled his
children's interest in religion. The man's health failed. One day he
noticed something strange: Those people down at the church no longer came
by. He was in the hospital and they did not visit him. And lo, he was
very angry!
But being a greathearted man, he decided to forgive them and go to church
once more. But behold, when he arrived at the church, there was no
church. There was only a corner grocery store.
Where is the church?" he demanded.
"Oh," somebody said, "that church went out of business several years
ago."
"Oh," he cried, "they should never have let die!"
Author unknown
Pastor Mike Walls
Freedom Baptist Church Smithfield, NC
All scriptures are King James Bible
Isa. 41:10