MORNING MANNA 10-29-24
Sermons—Not Remembered, But …
“not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Hebrews 10:25
Many have dropped out of church because they felt it was of no benefit to them. Maybe the following story will help put things in the proper perspective:
There was an article in a church paper entitled, “32,850 Sermons Later.” It started off with a letter printed in the British Weekly from one of their English readers. The British letter went like this:
“Dear Sir,
‘It seems ministers feel their sermons are very important and spend a great deal of time preparing them. I have been attending a church quite regularly for the past 30 years, and I have probably heard 3,000 of them. To my consternation, I discovered that I cannot remember a single sermon. I wonder if a minister’s time might be more profitably spent on something else?
“Sincerely….”
For weeks a real storm of editorial responses ensued. The uproar finally was ended by this letter:
“Dear Sir:
“I have been married for 30 years. During that time I have eaten 32,850 meals—mostly of my wife’s cooking. Suddenly, I have discovered that I cannot remember the menu of a single meal. And yet, I have received nourishment from every single one of them. I have the distinct impression that without them. I would have starved to death long ago.
“Sincerely….”
How about it—-don’t you think it’s about time that you got back into the habit of attending church regularly?
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble,Tx
