CAN'T KEEP IT ON Just before Christmas a woman went out and invested in a new vacuum cleaner. She immediately went to try out her new appliance. She plugged the electric marvel into the nearest…
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THE BABY OF CHRISTMAS The Star of Christmas was seen by few. The Star of Christmas was not in the sky, The Star of Christmas was in a manger. The King of Christmas was not…
SANTA FLUSH QUESTION: What do you do if Santa gets stuck in your chimney? ANSWER: Pour Santa flush on him.
THE PERFECT STORY There was a perfect man who met a perfect woman. After a perfect courtship, they had a perfect wedding. Their life together was, of course, perfect. One snowy, stormy Christmas Eve, this…
MOM GOT NOTHING AS USUAL! A fourth grader was told to write about her Christmas memories. Her essay told about each member of the family and what he or she received from Santa. The last…
AN EXTENDED CHRISTMAS PROGRAM The next two-and-a-half pages consist of a short narration of personal testimonies with suggested songs to interject. The songs may be sung by individuals, groups, choirs, or by the congregation. Please…
"No Eye Had Seen" (or similar) Narrator: Joy's Story: December 25, 1982 was the first Christmas that Joy spent as a single mother. It wasn't the same as Christmases before, but the presence of her…
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LEFT THE WATER ON On Christmas Eve, a little girl received a wonderful gift. She received a little play kitchen. Her full attention was turned to her little play kitchen for the rest of the…
YOU'VE GOT MAIL A man was mowing his front yard when his neighbor came out of the house and went straight to the mail box. His neighbor opened it, then slammed it shut and stormed…
WISE WOMEN You know what would have happened if it had been three wise WOMEN instead of three wise men, don't you? They would have asked for directions, arrived on time, helped deliver the baby,…
SANTA IS A WOMAN I think Santa Claus is a woman . . . I hate to be the one to defy sacred myth, but I believe he's a she. Think about it. Christmas is…
HOLIDAY INSIGHTS Here is a great holiday idea. Christmas pictures will never look better. "When I was a boy, my family took great care with our snapshots. We really planned them. We made compositions. We…
FAT GUY GETS THE CREDIT QUESTION: Why is Christmas just like a day at the office? ANSWER: You do all the work, and the fat guy with the suit gets all the credit.
CHRISTMAS ACTIVITY SCENE One of the members of our church, Charlotte Byrd told me that their family was decorating their house for Christmas. Charlotte and Randy have made sure that each of their children has…
THE SHEPHERDS AND THE SHEPHERD The Christmas message, "Jesus is born," was announced to shepherds as they watched their flocks by night. They had probably huddled their sheep together in a large cave that cut…
WICKED ALARM CLOCK! On Christmas Eve, a little boy received an alarm clock from his grandparents. The next day, when his grandparents called to wish a Merry Christmas, they asked how his new clock worked.…
ALONE WITH GOD "God is not hurried along in time-stream of this universe any more than an author is hurried along in the imaginary time of his own novel. He has infinite attention to spare…
SPENDING VALUABLE TIME Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. Theophrastus, from Diogenes Laertius, Theophrastus V, sec. 40, found in Familiar Quotes by John Bartlett, p. 104
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Beautiful young people are acts of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
A PRAYER FOR CHRISTLIKENESS Lord help me. . . To love, not lust To labor, not loaf To praise, not pout To depend, not doubt To pardon, not punish To serve, not be selfish To…
