Last Sunday I noticed a mother of a 6-year old boy trying everything to get him to sit still and be quiet while I was preaching. Then all of a sudden, the boy quit fidgeting and was good for the rest of the sermon.
Later I asked her what had worked to calm him down. She said “About halfway through the sermon, I leaned over and told him, ‘If you don't be quiet, Pastor is going to lose his place and will have to start his sermon all over again.'”
It worked.
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Dr Bob Griffin
"Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!"