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Humor

Copy machines are capable of making rapid reproduction of human error, perfectly.

Humor

A comedian talked about walking down the street one day when he saw a man who was his perfect twin, an exact double of himself. He stared at the man for a few seconds, then walked on by him. One of his friends asked him if he followed the man or tried to find out anything about him. The comedian replied, "No, I didn't like his looks."

53. Perfect Improvement

Humor

We should save our pity for people like Ed Vargo, the major league baseball umpire, who says about his work, "We're supposed to be perfect our first day on the job, and then show constant improvement."

54. Practice Makes Perfect

Humor

The paratroopers were aloft for their first jump. Everything went off in perfect order, until the last man came forward to jump. "Hold it!" shouted his commanding officer. "You're not wearing your parachute!" "Oh, that's all right, sir," replied the recruit. "We're just practicing, aren't we?"

55. Less Than Perfect

Humor

C. S. Lewis was asked why so many Christians seem less than perfect. He replied, "You should have seen them BEFORE they became Christians."

56. Mr. Perfect Potato

Humor

After careful consideration and endless debate The Perfect Man has finally been named: MR. POTATO HEAD He's tan. He's cute. He knows the importance of accessorizing. And if he looks at another girl, you can rearrange his face.

57. Practice Makes Perfect

1 John 4:18

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A balance beam (borrowed from YMCA, school, or simply a 12 foot 4 x 4 board borrowed from a lumber yard) and some bricks. Good morning, boys and girls. Today we are going to have a special event. How many of you like to do gymnastics? (Let them answer.) Do you know what I mean when I talk about gymnastics? (Let them answer.) I watch them on TV and I love to watch all the things that the boys and girls do with their bodies. One of the favorite events in gymnastics is walking and doing things on the ...

58. The Perfect Sacrifice

1 Peter 2:19-25

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

Call To Worship Come to save us, Savior of our souls! Amen. Collect This new day can still afford Forgiveness,great and mighty Lord. We respond with true thanksgiving And a pledge that changes living. Prayer Of Confession Lord, we endure in the midst of suffering, both just and unjust. Lord, we yearn for your approval. As your Son suffered for us, leaving us an example, call us to follow in his steps. Jesus committed no sin, and bore our sins in his body on the cross. Call us together that we might live ...

59. Perfect Priest

Hebrews 6:13-20, Psalm 146:1-10

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

Call To Worship (Unison) Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long. Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help. When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day their plans perish. The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. The Lord will reign forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. ...

60. Aged to Perfection - The Third Age

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

What does it mean to become an elder? Our people need to develop a theology of aging, a spiritual perspective on the "third age" of life (55 and older) that addresses the hopes and dreams, fears and limitations, surmises and surprises of later adulthood. How many of us are looking forward to age 100 with expectations of new life and new challenges? Do any of us really believe that the last third of our lives is a time ripe with possibilities for growth and service, and alive with exciting adventures? Abram ...

61. The Perfect Time to Lose Your Luggage

Colossians 3:12-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

In a culture where even the atheists claim to have a "spirituality," it's time for the church to soul out. Until March of 1997, the approaching Third Millennium sneaked up on us like some great, fun adventure. For intrepid entrepreneurs, the year 2000 promises huge sales in commemorative junk. Party planners have been plotting big New Year's Eve blowouts for years. Except for those nerdy computer types who are wringing their hands and predicting crash and burn for all computer systems that use just two ...

62. The Perfect Church

1 Cor. 3 & 13

Illustration

Barbara Lundblad

Those of us who are part of the Church know we are not what Jesus called us to be. We spend too much and share too little; we judge too many and love too few; we wait too long and act too late. Perhaps you are saying, "Show me a church where ministers aren't self-serving; where hypocrisy has been purged away; where church members don't waste time and energy squabbling over petty details; where love is genuine, and I'll become a member." You'll wait a long time, my friend, for such a church takes up no ...

63. Perfect Timing

Illustration

Dean Merrill

One man who was ousted from his profession for an indiscretion took work as a hod carrier simply to put bread on the table. He was suddenly plunged into a drastically different world; instead of going to an office each day, he was hauling loads of concrete block up to the fifth level of a construction site. Gone was the piped-in music in the corridors; now he had to endure blaring transistors. Any girl who walked by was subject to rude remarks and whistles. Profanity shot through the air, especially from ...

64. A Perfect Compliment

Illustration

Staff

A compliment can be a great motivator, particularly if you put a little thought into the why, when, and how of delivering it. Be sure to comment whenever someone on your staff keeps working in the face of rejection, handles a difficult situation well, catches an error, given another employee a helping hand, sells a particular product for the first time, or gives you a lead that proves fruitful. Most of the time, a compliment should be given in public, either at a meeting or on the company bulletin board. ...

65. Perfect Attendance

Humor Illustration

The conductor of the community orchestra was almost out of his mind. At every single rehearsal, there had been at least one member who had been missing. Planning for a well organized concert was almost impossible. At the last rehearsal, he called for attention and said, "I would like to thank the first violinist for being the only member of the orchestra to attend every rehearsal." The violinist smiled shyly and humbly said to the conductor, "Well, it seemed the least I could do since I won't be at the ...

66. Perfect Pair of Teeth

Humor Illustration

A man was scheduled to speak for an important business dinner. As the elegant meal was set down in front of him, he was struck with the horrible realization that he had forgotten his false teeth. In a paralyzing panic, he muttered to the man next to him, "I can't believe I forgot my teeth!" "No problem," the man whispered back at him. "I've got an extra pair you can use." The man pulled a few sets of false teeth out of his pocket and presented them to the frantic speaker. The first pair was too tight. The ...

67. The Problem With Being a Perfect "10"

2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: A pair of crutches or some other prop to suggest a handicapping condition Good morning, boys and girls. In this morning's lesson from the Bible St. Paul talks about his "thorn in the flesh." It seems that St. Paul had some kind of problem that bothered him terribly--perhaps some physical handicap. He prayed to God about it, but his problem never left him. St. Paul believed that God could use everything in life to His glory, so St. Paul even bragged about his handicap, because he knew it was in God' ...

68. Paid for Perfection

Humor

A cartoon in Preaching magazine shows a stressed-out man who has come to his pastor for counseling. We can understand the man's misconceptions when he remarks, "Of course, you don't struggle, Pastor you get paid not to sin."

69. Honk If Something Falls Off

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

King Duncan

... ,” you say, “if he knew he might lose a part, he shouldn’t be on the road.” Maybe so. But what guarantee do you or I have that we will never lose a piece of truck in our travels? Let me be clear, says Doyal: living an “I’m not perfect, so get over it” life is not what he is advocating here. Admitting that your imperfections show up on occasion is another matter. Second, this driver God bless his sweet soul assumes that people will be so kind as to inform him if he drops a chunk of truck on ...

70. Trials and Temptations

James 1:1-18, James 1:19-27

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... –11; 40:6–8; Rom. 7:12; m. Aboth 3:5; 6:2). W. D. Davies, The Setting of the Sermon on the Mount, has shown that the Jews expected Messiah to reinterpret the law. This Jewish expectation is precisely what early Christians saw Jesus fulfilling, giving the new and perfect law for the new age (cf. Barnabas 2:6 and Hermas Vision 1.3). 1:26 Religion or religious is not commonly used in scripture, the adjective occurring in the Greek Bible only here and the noun only in v. 27; Acts 26:5; and Col. 2:18 in the ...

71. Listening and Doing

James 1:19-27, James 1:1-18

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

72. Pressing on Toward the Goal

Philippians 3:12-4:1

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... of Paul’s subsequent life and action, every element in his understanding and preaching of the gospel, can be traced back to the revelation of Jesus Christ that was granted to him there and then. 3:13 No indeed, he says, I do not imagine that I have gained perfection yet or fully attained the purpose for which I was summoned into the service of Christ; that is why I still press on. He speaks of himself as a runner with but one object in view: to finish the race and win the prize. A competitor in a race ...

73. No Longer Afraid

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... said to Moses, "only don’t let him talk to us or else we will surely die" (Exodus 20:19). Not only God, but anything perfect, anything coming from God, frightens people. Angels came from God to bring messages to people. Each time they came, the first words they had to ... have to do, but rather shares with us all that he has done for us. He lived, died, and rose again, and that is enough. It is perfect. When we ask in fear and guilt, "What do I have to do to be saved? How can I make God like me so I don’t ...

74. Loving Like God Loves

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... to speak about who gets preference, who gets regard, who gets help, who gets first place and who gets second, who is included and who left out.11 The first I love, and the second, by contrast, I hate. One I help, the other I ignore for perfectly good reasons. The use of extremes for such choices was common in that day; it made for clear distinctions. But Jesus plainly announced to his disciples that he come to completely obliterate that form of deciding who gets our help and the help of our prayers and ...

75. Epiphany 7

Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 5:33-37, 1 Corinthians 3:1-23, Leviticus 19:1-37

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... ready-made: it is constantly in the making, in the building. Therefore, no one can claim to have arrived, or to be finished, or perfect. 2. Temple (v. 16). If the church can be compared to a building, the individual life can be likened to a temple. A temple is ... : Matthew 5:38-48 1. Do As God Does (5:38-48). Need: The basis of Christian ethics is God. "Be holy ... be merciful ... be perfect" as your Father in heaven. Our behavior reflects the kind of God we have. To believe in and to have a God is to be ...

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