[Here are the Top Ten Signs you're in for a long sermon]
10. There's a case of bottled water beside the pulpit in a cooler.
9. The pews have camper hookups.
8. You overhear the pastor telling the soundman to have a few extra cd’s on hand to record today's sermon.
7. The preacher has a box of cookies hidden in the pulpit.
6. The preacher breaks his sermon for an “intermission”.
5. The bulletins have pizza delivery menus.
4. When the preacher asks a deacon to bring in sermon notes, he rolls in a 4-drawer filing cabinet.
3. The choir loft is furnished with La-Z-Boys.
2. Instead of taking off his watch and laying it on the pulpit, the preacher turns up a four-foot tall hour-glass.
AND THE NUMBER ONE SIGN YOU'RE IN FOR A LONG SUNDAY SERMON
1. The minister says, "You'll be out in time to watch the super bowl" but it's still a week away!
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Dr Bob Griffin
"Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!"