The Philistines and the American League

Illustration★★★★

SCHOOL
One morning, a Sunday-school teacher asked her students
if they knew who had defeated the Philistines. After a few
moments one youngster asked, “Are they in the American
League or the National League?“

The point

A Sunday school teacher asks which general defeated the Philistines; a child asks if they're in baseball leagues, revealing how Bible knowledge gaps appear even in religious education.

Scripture

1 Samuel 17

Audience

Adults

Tone

Humorous · Convicting

To tell aloud

under a minute · 34 words

Subjects

Bible Knowledge Christian Education Sunday School Humor

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