Posts from February 2023

The Significance of the Resurrection

I Corinthians 15:12-20 A dog sees a “Now hiring” poster outside of a computer store.The poster reads: “Must be able to type. Must be able to program. And must bebilingual. We are an equal opportunity employer.” The dog takes the poster in his mouth, and walks in. Themanager spots the dog, and decides to humor…

A Resurrection Reminder

I Corinthians 15:1-11 A woman in a supermarket is following agrandfather and his badly behaved three-year-oldgrandson. It’s obvious to her that he has his handsfull with the child screaming for candy in the candyaisle, cookies in the cookie aisle and for cereal andsoda in the other aisles. A woman in a supermarket is following agrandfather…

Proper Worship: Orderly Worship

I Corinthians 14:26-40 A hot dog vendor brings a homeless man tocourt for standing near the stand and enjoyingthe smell of the meat as he ate his bread.The judge is quite exasperated.Judge to the homeless man: “Do you deny this?”Homeless man: “No, your honor.”Judge: “Do you have any coins?”Homeless man: “Just a few quarters, your…

Proper Worship: Prophecy and Tongues

I Corinthians 14:1-25 We got a new puppy, he is so cute but he chews on everything.Yesterday he chewed up my drawstring bag of scrabble tiles.I picked him up and asked him what he thought he was doing.He looked at me with those sad puppy eyesbut not a single word came out of his mouth.…