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Topic: Have A Smurfy Easter
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notesysmurf
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posted 04-25-2025 05:41 AM
yeah. easter was good. smurfy jelly beans and all
Posts: 211 | From: Birmingham, england | Registered: Feb 2017
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Squeaky Smurf
Hering Smurf
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posted 04-25-2025 04:30 PM
Good to know your Easter was tasty, Notesysmurf! ![[Big Grin]](/ubb/biggrin.gif)
Other version of Post-Easter Gluttony:
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Keep on always smurfin'!!
Posts: 7528 | From: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Registered: Jul 2008
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Sassette
Moderator
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posted 04-27-2025 10:53 AM
Delightful artwork, Squeaky!
You have captured the essence of Greedy Smurf perfectly!
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Have a smurfy day!
Posts: 4864 | From: Smurfingland | Registered: Jul 1999
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Squeaky Smurf
Hering Smurf
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posted 04-28-2025 06:34 PM
Thanks much, Sassette! ![[Sassette Smurfling]](/ubb/graemlins/Sassette.gif)
And about Greedy, we didn't expect anything else from him. ![[yum!]](/ubb/graemlins/yumyum.gif)
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Keep on always smurfin'!!
Posts: 7528 | From: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Registered: Jul 2008
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Smurfy1For2
Blue Believer
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posted 05-01-2025 05:07 AM
I think I ate as much as Greedy, Squeaky! You are so good!!
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u wished u rocked as i
Posts: 1992 | From: Fairfield, VA | Registered: Nov 2005
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Vic George The ND Guy
Super Smurf
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posted 04-05-2026 03:28 AM
Here's a ChatGPT-generated sermon in the style of Tapper Smurf for Easter.
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“The Empty Tomb and the Open Door”
A Tapper-Style Easter Sermon
Well now, my dear friends…
gather in close, warm your hands a bit, and lend me your ears.
This is not a day for half-told stories.
This is not a day for polite religion or tidy little sayings.
This is the day the grave lost its grip.
I. They Came Looking for Death… and Found Life
There were some dear souls—faithful, grieving, hearts heavy as wet wool—
walking to a tomb early in the morning.
They weren’t expecting a miracle.
They weren’t saying, “Today’s the day He rises.”
No… they were bringing spices.
They came to tend to what they thought was over.
And I tell you plainly, friends—
that’s how many of us come to God.
We come expecting to manage our losses,
not to witness resurrection.
But when they arrived…
The stone was gone.
The tomb was empty.
And heaven had already spoken:
“He is not here.”
II. The Stone Wasn’t Moved for Him
Now let me say something that might settle into your bones a bit:
The stone wasn’t rolled away so Jesus could get out.
Oh no… He didn’t need help with that.
The stone was rolled away so they—and we—could look in.
So we could see that death doesn’t hold Him.
So we could see that what we thought was final… wasn’t final at all.
And some of us, if we’re honest,
we’ve been standing outside our own sealed tombs—
assuming the story is over.
But Easter says:
Take another look.
III. The Cross Was Not a Loss
Now I’ve heard folks say the cross was a tragedy.
And if that tomb had stayed full,
they’d be right.
But because that tomb is empty,
the cross becomes something else entirely.
It becomes victory.
As it is written in 1 Corinthians 15,
if Christ be not raised, then our faith is empty.
But He is raised.
Which means:
Sin has been dealt with
The debt has been paid
And mercy is not a rumor—it’s a fact
The cross wasn’t God losing.
It was God winning in a way none of us expected.
IV. Death Has Been Put in Its Place
Now death… that old tyrant…
has been barking orders at humanity since the beginning.
It tells us:
“This is the end.”
“This is all there is.”
“This is where your story stops.”
But Easter morning says otherwise.
As the Good Book declares:
“O death, where is thy sting?”
You see, death still speaks…
but it no longer gets the last word.
For those who belong to Christ,
the grave is no longer a prison—
It’s a doorway.
V. Resurrection Isn’t Just Then—It’s Now
Now don’t you go thinking this is just about something that happened long ago.
This isn’t just history…
this is invitation.
Because the same power that raised Christ from the dead
is the same power that calls to you today.
Some of you are carrying things that feel buried:
Hope that’s gone cold
Faith that’s worn thin
Joy that seems long dead
And you’ve made peace with it, haven’t you?
You’ve said, “Well… that’s just how it is.”
But Easter says:
No, it isn’t.
There is life yet.
There is breath yet.
There is resurrection yet.
VI. Step Out of the Tomb
Now listen close, because this is where it gets personal.
The women didn’t stay at the tomb.
They didn’t set up camp and admire it.
They were told, “Go.”
And when they met the risen Christ,
they fell at His feet—and then they followed.
And that’s the call for us today.
Not just to believe the tomb is empty—
but to walk out of the places where we’ve been buried.
Some of us are still wrapped in graveclothes:
Old guilt
Old shame
Old identities that Christ has already overcome
And we’re standing in the doorway of life…
but still dressed for death.
Friend, it’s time to step out.
Conclusion: The Door Is Open
The tomb is empty.
The stone is rolled away.
The door is open.
And the question is not whether Christ has risen—
He has.
The question is:
Will you come out?
Final Word
Christ is risen, my friends.
Not as a symbol.
Not as a memory.
But as Lord.
And because He lives…
There is more to your story than the grave.
Closing Prayer (Tapper Style)
Lord Jesus…
we come to You not as people who have it all together,
but as people who need life.
Thank You that You did not stay in the grave.
Thank You that You did not leave us in ours.
Call us out, Lord.
Out of fear, out of shame, out of all that binds us.
Teach us to walk in Your life—
steady, humble, and free.
And may we never forget this day…
when death lost its claim,
and hope walked out of the tomb.
Amen.
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VIC GEORGE -- Westfield, MA, USA
"Cat and mouse games really aren't much fun for us mouse types" -- Empath from "Empath The Bandit Smurf"
Posts: 4161 | From: Westfield, MA | Registered: Mar 2003
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