Baptizing a Drunk

[Aysha]

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> A man is stumbling through the woods, totally drunk, when
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> he comes upon a preacher baptizing people in the river.
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> He proceeds to walk into the water and subsequently bumps
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> into the preacher. The preacher turns around and is almost
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> overcome by the smell of alcohol, whereupon he asks the
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> drunk, "Are you ready to find Jesus?"
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> The drunk answers, "Yes, I am." So the preacher
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> grabs him and dunks him in the water.
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> He pulls him up and asks the drunk,
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> "Brother have you found Jesus?"
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> The drunk replies, "No, I haven't found Jesus."
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> The preacher shocked at the answer, dunks him
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> into the water again for a little longer.
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> He again pulls him out of the water and asks again, "Have
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> you found Jesus my brother?"
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> The drunk again answers, "No, I haven't found Jesus."
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> By this time the preacher is at his wits end and dunks the
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> drunk in the water again -- - but this time holds him down
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> for about 30 seconds and when he begins kicking his arms
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> and legs he pulls him up.
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> The preacher again asks the drunk, "For the love of
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> God have you found Jesus?"
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> The drunk wipes his eyes and catches his breath and says
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> to the preacher,
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> "Are you sure this is where he fell in?"