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Christian
Humor

Which
Way to Heaven?
Reverend Billy Graham tells of a time
early in his ministry when he arrived in a small town to
preach a sermon.
Wanting to mail a letter, he asked a young boy where the
post office was.
When the boy had told him, Dr. Graham thanked him and said,
"If you'll come to the Baptist Church this evening, you can
hear me telling everyone how to get to heaven."
The boy replied, "I don't think I'll be there... You don't
even know your way to the post office."
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Lesson
in Lying
A minister told his congregation, "Next
week I plan to preach about the sin of lying.
To help you understand my sermon, I want you all to read
Mark 17."
The following Sunday, as he prepared to deliver his sermon,
the minister asked for a show of hands.
He wanted to know how many had read Mark 17. Every hand went
up.
The minister smiled and said, "Mark has only sixteen
chapters.
I will now proceed with my sermon on the sin of lying."
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A
Special Find
A little boy opened the big and old
family Bible with fascination, and looked at the old pages
as he turned them.
Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible, and he picked it
up and looked at it closely.
It was an old leaf from a tree that had been pressed in
between the pages.
"Momma, look what I found," the boy called out.
"What have you got there, dear?" his mother asked.
With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered: "I
think it's Adam's suit!"
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Cost of
a Sermon
One beautiful Sunday morning, a priest
announced to his congregation:
"My good people, I have here in my hands three sermons...a
$100 sermon that lasts five minutes,
a $50 sermon that lasts fifteen minutes, and a $10 sermon
that lasts a full hour.
"Now, we'll take the collection and see which one I'll
deliver."
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Out Of
Gas
A nun who works for a local home health care agency was
out making her rounds when she ran out of
gas. As luck would have it there was a station just down the
street. She walked to the station to borrow
a can with enough gas to start the car and drive to the
station for a fill up.
The attendant regretfully told her that the only can he
owned had just been loaned out, but if she would
care to wait he was sure it would be back shortly.
Since the nun was on the way to see a patient she decided
not to wait and walked back to her car. After
looking through her car for something to carry to the
station to fill with gas, she spotted a bedpan she
was taking to the patient. Always resourceful, she carried
it to the station, filled it with gasoline, and
carried it back to her car.
As she was pouring the gas into the tank of her car two men
walked by. One of them turned to the other
and said: "Now that is what I call faith!"
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Have
Faith My Child
For the umpteenth time Mrs. Youngston came to her pastor
to tell him, "I'm so scared!
Joe says he's going to kill me if I continue to come to your
church."
"Yes, yes, my child," replied the pastor, more than a little
tired of hearing this over and over.
"I will continue to pray for you, Mrs. Youngston. Have faith
- the Lord will watch over you."
"Oh yes, he has kept me safe thus far, only....."
"Only what, my child?"
"Well, now he says if I keep coming to your church, he's
going to kill YOU!"
"Well, now," said the pastor, "Perhaps it's time to check
out that little church on the other side of town."
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A Very Faithful Woman
An elderly lady was well-known for her faith and for her
boldness in talking about it.
She would stand on her front porch and shout "PRAISE THE
LORD!"
Next door to her lived an atheist who would get so angry at
her proclamations he would shout,
"There ain't no Lord!!"
Hard times set in on the elderly lady, and she prayed for
GOD to send her some assistance.
She stood on her porch and shouted "PRAISE THE LORD. GOD I
NEED FOOD!!
I AM HAVING A HARD TIME. PLEASE LORD, SEND ME SOME
GROCERIES!!"
The next morning the lady went out on her porch and noted a
large bag of groceries and shouted,
"PRAISE THE LORD."
The neighbor jumped from behind a bush and said, "Aha! I
told you there was no Lord.
I bought those groceries, God didn't."
The lady started jumping up and down and clapping her hands
and said, "PRAISE THE LORD.
He not only sent me groceries, but He made the devil pay for
them. Praise the Lord!"
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A
Special Hymn
A preacher was completing a temperance sermon; with great
expression he said,
"If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and throw
it into the river."
With even greater emphasis he said,
"And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and
throw it into the river."
And then finally, he said,
"And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and
throw it into the river."
He sat down.
The song leader then stood very cautiously and announced
with a smile,
"For our closing song, let us sing Hymn # 365: "Shall We
Gather at the River."
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Rest in
Peace
One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex was
staring up at the large plaque that hung in the
foyer of the church. The plaque was covered with names, and
small American flags were mounted on
either side of it. The seven-year-old had been staring at
the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked
up, stood beside him and said quietly, "Good morning, Alex."
"Good morning, Pastor," replied the young man, still focused
on the plaque.
"Pastor McGhee, what is this?" Alex asked.
"Well, son, it's a memorial to all the men and women who
have died in the service."
Soberly, they stood together, staring at the large plaque.
Little Alex's voice was barely audible when he finally
managed to ask, "Which one, the 9:00 or 10:30 service
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Sunday
Funnies
A little girl, dressed in her Sunday best, was running as
fast as she could, trying not to be late for Bible class.
As she ran she prayed, "Dear Lord, please don't let me be
late! Dear Lord, please don't let me be late!"
As she was running and praying, she tripped on a curb and
fell, getting her clothes dirty and tearing her dress.
She got up, brushed herself off, and started running again.
As she ran she once again began to pray, "Dear Lord, please
don't let me be late...
But please don't shove me either!"
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God's
Left Hand
Little Bobby was spending the weekend with his grandmother.
His grandmother decided to take him to the park on Saturday
morning.
It had been snowing all night and everything was beautiful.
His grandmother remarked... "doesn't it look like an artist
painted this scenery?
Did you know God painted this just for you?"
Bobby said, "Yes, God did it and he did it left handed."
This confused his grandmother a bit, and she asked him
"What makes you say God did this with his left hand?"
"Well," said Bobby, "we learned at Sunday School last week
that Jesus sits on God's right hand!
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Price
of a Sermon
A man and his ten-year-old son were on a fishing trip miles
from home.
At the boy's insistence, they decided to attend the Sunday
worship service at a small rural church.
The father forgot to bring any cash, so he reached in his
pocket and gave his son a dime to drop in
the offering plate as it was passed.
As they walked back to their car after the service, the
father complained.
"The service was too long," he lamented. "The sermon was
boring, and the singing was off key."
Finally the boy said, "Daddy, I thought it was pretty good
for a dime."
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Secret
Sin
Three pastors went to the pastor convention and were all
sharing one room.
The first pastor said, "Let's confess our secret sins one to
another.
I'll start - my secret sin is I just love to gamble.
When I go out of town, it's cha-ching cha-ching, let the
machines ring."
The second pastor said, "My secret sin is that I just hate
working.
I copy all my sermons from those given by other pastors."
The third pastor said, "My secret sin is gossiping and, oh
boy, I just can't wait to get out of this room!"
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Parking
A minister parked his car in a no-parking zone in a large
city because he was short
of time and couldn't find a space with a meter.
So he put a note under the windshield wiper that read: "I
have circled the block 10 times.
If I don't park here, I'll miss my appointment. FORGIVE US
OUR TRESPASSES."
When he returned, he found a citation from a police officer
along with this note.
"I've circled this block for 10 years. If I don't give you a
ticket, I'll lose my job. LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION."
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Adam's
Rib
At Sunday School they were teaching how God created
everything, including human beings.
Little Johnny seemed especially intent when they told him
how Eve was created out of one of Adam's ribs.
Later in the week his mother noticed him lying down as
though he were ill, and said, "Johnny what is the matter?"
Little Johnny responded, "I have a pain in my side. I think
I'm going to have a wife."
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Walking
Out
"I hope you didn't take it personally, Reverend," an
embarrassed woman said after a church service,
"when my husband walked out during your sermon."
"I did find it rather disconcerting," the preacher replied.
"It's not a reflection on you, sir," insisted the church
goer.
"Ralph has been walking in his sleep ever since he was a
child."
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How to Get
Into Heaven
An exasperated mother,
whose son was always getting
into mischief, finally asked him,
"How do you expect to get into Heaven?"
The boy thought it over and said,
"Well, I'll just run in and out and in and out and keep
slamming the door until
St. Peter says 'For Heaven's sake, Jimmy, come in or stay
out!'"
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Three
Friends Go to Heaven
After dying in a car crash, three friends go to
Heaven for orientation. They are all asked the same
question: "When you are in your casket, and friends
and family are mourning over you, what would you like
to hear them say about you?"
The first guy immediately responds, "I would like to
hear them say that I was one of the great doctors of
my time, and a great family man."
The second guy says, "I would like to hear that I was
a wonderful husband and school teacher who made a
huge difference in the children of tomorrow."
The last guy thinks a minute and replies, "I guess
I'd like to hear them say, 'Look, he's moving!"
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I Pray
for...
Two young boys were spending the night at their
grandparents.
At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say
their prayers when the
youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs, "I PRAY
FOR A NEW BICYCLE.
I PRAY FOR A NEW PLAYSTATION. I PRAY FOR A NEW DVD..."
His older brother leaned over and nudged the younger brother
and said,
"Why are you shouting your prayers? God isn't deaf."
To which the little brother replied, "No, but Gramma is!"
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Let Him Who is Without Sin
Jesus saw a crowd chasing down a woman to stone her and
approached them. "What's going on here, anyway?" he asked.
"This woman was found committing adultery and the law says
we should stone her!" one of the crowd responded.
"Wait," yelled Jesus, "Let he who is without sin cast the
first stone."
Suddenly, a stone was thrown out from the sky, and knocked
the woman on the side of her head.
"Aw, c'mon, God ... " Jesus cried, "I'm trying to make a
point here!"
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In God's
Army
A friend was in front of me coming out
of church one day, and the preacher
was standing at the door as he always was to shake hands.
He grabbed my friend by the hand and pulled him aside.
The Pastor said to him, "You need to
join the Army of the Lord!"
My friend replied, "I'm already in the Army of the Lord,
Pastor."
So the Pastor questioned, "Then how come I don't see you
except at Christmas and Easter?"
He whispered back, "I'm in the Secret Service."
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It's in
the Bible
There was a religious lady that had to do a lot of
traveling for her business, so she did a lot of flying.
Flying made her very, very nervous, so she always took her
Bible along with her to read as it helped relax her on the
long flights.
One time, she was sitting next to a man.
When he saw her pull out her Bible, he gave a little chuckle
and smirk and went back to what he was doing.
After awhile, he turned to her and asked, "You don't really
believe all that stuff in there do you?"
The lady replied, "Of course I do. It is the Bible."
He said, "Well, what about that guy that was swallowed by
that whale?"
She replied, "Oh, Jonah. Yes, I believe that, it is in the
Bible."
He asked, "Well, how do you suppose he survived all that
time inside the whale?"
The lady said, "Well, I don't really know. I guess when I
get to heaven, I will ask him."
"What if he isn't in heaven?" the man asked sarcastically.
"Then you can ask him," replied the lady.
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The
Three Wise Women
You do know what would have happened if it had been three
wise WOMEN instead of men, don't you?
They would have asked for directions,
arrived on time,
helped deliver the baby,
cleaned the stable,
made a casserole,
and brought disposable diapers as gifts!
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The
Children of Israel
Mr. Goldblatt," announced little Joey, "there's somethin'
I can't figger out."
"What's that Joey?" asked Goldblatt.
"Well accordin' to the Bible, the Children of Israel crossed
the Red Sea, right?"
"Right."
"An' the Children of Israel beat up the Phillistines,
right?"
"Er--right."
"An' the Children of Israel built the Temple,
right?"
"Again you're right."
"An' the Children of Israel fought the 'gyptians, an' the
Children of Israel fought the Romans,
an' the Children of Israel wuz always doin' somethin'
important, right?"
"All that is right, too," agreed Goldblatt. "So what's your
question?"
"What I wanna know is this," demanded Joey. "What wuz all
the grown-ups doin?"
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The Christian Barber
There was a barber that thought that he should share his faith with his
customers more than he had
been doing lately. So the next morning when the sun came up and the barber
got up out of bed he said,
"Today I am going to witness to the first man that walks through my door."
Soon after he opened his shop the first man came in and said, "I want a
shave!" The barber said,
"Sure, just sit in the seat and I'll be with you in a moment." The barber
went in the back and prayed a
quick desperate prayer saying, "God, the first customer came in and I'm
going to witness to him.
So give me the wisdom to know just the right thing to say to him. Amen."
Then quickly the barber came out with his razor knife in one hand and a
Bible in the other while saying
"Good morning sir. I have a question for you... Are you ready to die?"
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A Sure Cure
Three Pastors in the south were having lunch in a diner.
One said "Ya know, since summer started I've been having trouble with bats
in my loft and attic at church.
I've tried everything--noise, spray, cats--nothing seems to scare them away.
Another said "Yea, me too. I've got hundreds living in my belfry and in the
narthex attic.
I've even had the place fumigated, and they won't go away."
The third said, "I baptized all mine, and made them members of the church...
Haven't seen one back since!!!"
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Where's God
Two little boys were best friends at church, but they both had a
reputation for getting into trouble.
One Sunday, one of the boys was home sick, but the other boy, not wanting to
let his friend down,
was twice as bad as normal.
As he was running through the sanctuary after church, the pastor grabbed him
and angrily said,
"Where's God?!"
The little boy was frightened and didn't know what to say.
The pastor continued, "I want you to go home and think about it and I don't
want you to come back
until you can tell me where God is."
The boy went home and called his sick friend on the telephone.
"Guess what," he said. "They've lost God, and they're trying to blame that
one on us, too."
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Meeting of the Board
There will be a meeting of the Board immediately after the service,"
announced the pastor.
After the close of the service, the Church Board gathered at the back of the
auditorium for the announced meeting.
But there was a stranger in their midst -- a visitor who had never attended
their church before.
"My friend," said the pastor, "Didn't you understand that this is a meeting
of the Board?"
"Yes," said the visitor, "and after today's sermon, I suppose I'm just about
as bored as anyone else who
came to this meeting."
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God is
Watching
Children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Christian school
for lunch.
At the head of the table was a large pile of apples.
Someone had written a note and placed it next to the apples.
It read, "Take only one, God is watching."
Moving through the line, to the other end of the table, was a
large pile of chocolate chip cookies.
One little boy wrote his own note and snuck it next to the
cookies,
"Take all you want, God is watching the apples."
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What God
Looks Like
A kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of
children while they drew.
She would occasionally walk around to see each child's
artwork.
As she came to one little girl who was working diligently, she
asked what the drawing was.
The girl replied, "I'm drawing God."
The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks
like."
Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing the
girl replied,. . . . "They will in a minute."
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