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Story: When was the last time you overheard a conversation like this?

“Mary, how come you never shop at Asda.”

And Mary answers, “Well, I used to. But the last time I was there the place was just full of hypocrites. So I’ll never go back there again.”

You’ve never heard such a conversation about Asda, have you?

We don’t hear that kind of excuse in regard to grocery stores, schools, or the golf club? But sometimes we hear it used in regard to the church.

An American Christian, Zig Ziglar invited a friend to go to church with him.

The man answered, “Well, I’d like to go. But the church is so full of hypocrites.”

Ziglar replied, “That’s okay. There’s always room for one more.”

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