DATE: 04/24/2008 14:46:28 / MOOD: happy
The minister just had all of his remaining teeth
pulled and new dentures were being made.
The first Sunday, he only preached 10 minutes.
The second Sunday, he preached only 20 minutes.
But, on the third Sunday, he preached 1 hour 25 minutes.
When asked about this by some of the congregation,
'The first Sunday, my gums were so sore it hurt to talk.
The second Sunday, my new dentures were hurting
The third Sunday, I accidentally grabbed my wife's
dentures... And I couldn't shut up.
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DATE: 04/01/2008 17:27:20 / MOOD: spirit filled
Why
did Jesus fold the napkin? An unusual approach to a biblical story.
Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after his resurrection? I
never noticed this...
The Gospel of John (20:7) tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the face of Jesus was not just thrown aside like the grave clothes. The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded, and was placed at the head of that stony coffin.
Early
Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the
tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.
She said, "They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and I don't
know where they have put him!" Although she did not enter, she noticed
that the linen wrappings were lying there, while the cloth that had
covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying to the side.
Is
that important? Absolutely! Is it really significant? Yes! In order
to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you have to
understand a little bit about Hebrew tradition of that day. The folded
napkin had to do with the master and servant, and every Jewish boy knew
this tradition.
When
the servant set the dinner table for the master, he made sure that it
was exactly the way the master wanted it. The table was furnished
perfectly, and then the servant would wait, just out of sight, until
the master had finished eating. Now if the master was done eating, he
would rise from the table, wipe his fingers, his mouth, and clean his
beard, then he would wad up that napkin and toss it onto the table.
The
servant would then know to clear the table. For in those days, the
wadded napkin meant, "I'm done." But if the master got up from the
table, and folded his napkin, and laid it beside his plate, the servant
would not dare touch the table because....
The folded napkin meant: "I'm coming back!"
HE IS COMING BACK!!
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