The Dead Church

[underHisWings]

A new Pastor in a small Oklahoma town spent the first four days making personal visits to each of the
members, inviting them to come to his first services.


The following Sunday the church was all but empty. Accordingly, the Pastor placed a notice in the local
newspapers, stating that, because the church was dead, it was everyone's duty to give it a decent
Christian burial. The funeral would be held the following Sunday afternoon, the notice said.

Morbidly curious, a large crowd turned out for the "funeral." In front of the pulpit, they saw a closed
coffin, smothered in flowers. After the Pastor delivered the eulogy, he opened the coffin and invited his
congregation to come forward and pay their final respects to their dead church.

Filled with curiosity as to what would represent the corpse of a "dead church," all the people eagerly
lined up to look in the coffin. Each "mourner" peeped into the coffin then quickly turned away with a
guilty, sheepish look.
In the coffin, tilted at the correct angle, was a large mirror.

 

[Janette]

This must be an old one...I'd heard it before, but (believe it or not) I'd heard it reworded to apply to a pagan coven of all things!

 

[soblessed]

A new Pastor in a small Oklahoma town spent the first four days making personal visits to each of the
members, inviting them to come to his first services.


The following Sunday the church was all but empty. Accordingly, the Pastor placed a notice in the local
newspapers, stating that, because the church was dead, it was everyone's duty to give it a decent
Christian burial. The funeral would be held the following Sunday afternoon, the notice said.

Morbidly curious, a large crowd turned out for the "funeral." In front of the pulpit, they saw a closed
coffin, smothered in flowers. After the Pastor delivered the eulogy, he opened the coffin and invited his
congregation to come forward and pay their final respects to their dead church.

Filled with curiosity as to what would represent the corpse of a "dead church," all the people eagerly
lined up to look in the coffin. Each "mourner" peeped into the coffin then quickly turned away with a
guilty, sheepish look.
In the coffin, tilted at the correct angle, was a large mirror.

LOL,that was a smart pastor.

 

[underHisWings]

Hi Soblessed

You right, that was a smart pastor
This also tells us that at time we need to use some creativity when ushering people into the presence of God.

God bless,


Also reminds me of the epistle of James_

 

[Faithin1]

Funny and true.

 

[Abraxix Storm]

awwwww thats nice, lol poor people that saw them selves though : < lol good joke nice and clean!!

 

[ladylovesJesus]

I read that one before but it still makes me laugh. I thought that was a good idea he had there.

God bless :rainbow: :rose:

 

[Abba's Girl]

I've never heard that one before, but I could actually see this happening. I wonder if it is true or just a joke. Certainly cause to think hard about yourself if you happened to be one of the attendees.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[monkeys]

lol...thank you for the laugh! it was a good one!