"Sixteen" the boy responded.

His cousin was amazed and asked him how he had worked that out.

The little boy said "All you have to do is add them up, like the minister said. 4 better, 4 worse, 4 richer, and 4 poorer."

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After a church service on Sunday morning, a young boy suddenly announced to his mother, " Mum, I've decided to become a minister when I grow up." That's OK with us, but what made you decide that?"

"Well, said the little boy, "I have to go to church on Sunday anyway, and I reckon it will be more fun to stand up and yell than to sit and listen."

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A boy was watching his father, a Methodist minister, write a sermon.

"How do you know what to say?" he asked.

Why, God tells me." replied the father.

"Then why do you keep crossing things out?"

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A little girl became restless as the preacher's sermon dragged on and on. 

Finally she leaned over to her mother and whispered "Mummy, if we give him the money now, will he let us go?"

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After the christening of his baby brother in church. little Johnny sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car. 

His father asked him three times what was wrong.

Finally Johnny replied "That minister said he wanted us brought up in a christian home, and I want to stay with you and Mum!"

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Anthea asked her Sunday School class to draw a picture of their favourite Bible story.

She was puzzled by Kyle's picture which showed four people on an aeroplane. So she asked which story it meant to represent.

"The flight from Egypt" replied Kyle.

"I see .... and that  must be Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus," Anthea said, "But who's the fourth person?"

"Oh. that's Pontious - the Pilot."

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The Sunday School Teacher asks, "Now, Johnny, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?"

Little Johnny replies "I don't have to - my Mum's a good cook."

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After morning worship, a mother with a fidgety seven year old told the minister how she finally got her son to sit still and be quiet.

About half way through the sermon she leaned over to him and whispered " If you don't be quiet, Reverend Charlton will lose his place and will have to start his sermon all over again!"

It worked!

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