What skill doth every part of our work require! – and of how much moment is every part! To preach a sermon, I think, is not the hardest part; and yet what skill is necessary to make the truth plain; to convince the hearers, to let irresistible light in to their consciences, and to keep it there, and drive all home; to screw the truth into their minds, and work Christ into their affections; to meet every objection, and clearly to resolve it; to drive sinners to a stand, and make them see that there is no hope, but that they must unavoidably either be converted or condemned – and to do all this, as regards language and manner, as beseems our work, and yet as is most suitable to the capacities of our hearers. This, and a great deal more that should be done in every sermon, must surely require a great deal of holy skill.
Richard Baxter

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#1 · June 13, 2007, 9:32 am

Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>

"Polite Answer"
 
 
WANTING TO MAKE a good impression on the pastor, a woman gave him a homemade apple pie. When he got it home, he cut a piece and took a bite. It was so horrible that he immediately spit it out and threw the rest out the window.
 
The next Sunday, the woman was first in line to greet him and asked how he liked the pie. Thinking fast, he replied, “A pie like that doesn’t last around my house very long.”
 

"Old People"
    
At age ninety-two, Grandma Fritz still lived in her old two-story farmhouse, made homemade noodles, and did her laundry in hr wringer-washer in the basement.  She maintained her vegetable garden, big enough to feed all of Benton County, with just a hoe and spade.  Her seventy-year-old children lovingly protested when she insisted on mowing her huge lawn with her ancient push mower.
"I only work outside in the cool, early mornings and in the evenings," Grandma explained, "and I always wear my sunbonnet."
 
Still, her children were understandably relieved when they heard she was attending the noon lunches at the local senior citizens' center.
 
Yes, Grandma admitted, as her daughter nodded approvingly.  "I cook for them.  Those old people appreciate it so much!"
 
"Bus Evacuation Drill"
 
 
After 16 years in the classroom, I thought I'd heard everything, until
one day I had to prepare my class for their first bus evacuation drill.
I explained the procedure in great detail, and after I'd finished, I
asked if there were any questions.
"Just one," a little girl said with concern. "How fast will the bus be
going when I have to jump out the back door?"
 
 
Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara
 
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