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  1. Here are some funny opening stories for sermons:
    1. "How on earth can you see the TV sitting so far back?"
    2. "Yeah, I used to skip school a lot, too."
    3. "Just leave all the lights on … it makes the house look more cheery."
    4. "Let me smell that shirt — Yeah, it’s good for another week."
    5. "Go ahead and keep that stray dog, honey. I’ll be glad to feed and walk him every day."1
    Additionally, a pastor once explained his Band-Aid on the chin by saying he accidentally cut himself while shaving, and then went on to preach the longest message of his life2.
    Learn more:
    • “How on earth can you see the TV sitting so far back?”
    • “Yeah, I used to skip school a lot, too.”
    • “Just leave all the lights on … it makes the house look more cheery.”
    www.pastoralcareinc.com/resources/sermon-helps/…
    Opening Humor: Before a pastor began to preach one Sunday morning he thought he should explain why he had a Band-Aid on his chin. "As I was shaving this morning I was thinking about today’s sermon when I lost my concentration and accidentally cut my chin with the razor." He then went on to preach the longest message of his life.
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