Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
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Dogs
An old dog was watching a young dog chase his tail. The young dog stopped to rest, and told the older dog, “I believe happiness is in my tail, and if I catch it, then I will have happiness”
The older, wiser dog said, “I caught mine once. . . and I found out that happiness is not in the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 19, 2005
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John Barrymore once played the role of a father who disapproved of the man his daughter planned to marry. In one scene, the daughter had to ask Barrymore what he thought of her fiancé, who had just exited. Barrymore was supposed to answer, “I think he’s a dirty dog.”
One night, when the
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 16, 2012
My dogs like to go on jogs with me. The older dog, Yogi (name after the bear), is a sheep herding dog and loves to run. He is older now and he cannot run as fast, and cannot hear either. So his passion for running and loss of hearing often gets him lost. I realized that if we are going to run
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Denomination:
Pentecostal
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A family put the following ad in the "Lost and Found" section of the paper:
"Lost Dog: Crippled in front paw, blind in left eye, mange on back and neck, tail missing. Recently neutered. Answers to the name 'Lucky'".
He truly was a lucky dog, because in spite of all
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2011
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THE LION AND THE DOG
D.L. Moody one time saw a man beat his dog at a zoo one time because he was mad at him. He had made a bet and boasted about him being so obedient and when he tried to get the dog to so something he wanted, it wouldn’t do it and he lost his bet. He got so mad at that dog and
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 23, 2019
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. A Baptist preacher and his wife decided they needed a dog. Ever mindful of their congregation, they knew the dog must also be Baptist. They visited an expensive kennel and explained their needs to the manager, who assured them he had just the dog for them.
When the dog was produced, the manager
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by John Bright on Jan 16, 2021
A sign was hung in an office window. It read:
Help wanted. Must type 70 words a minute. Must be computer literate. Must be bilingual. An equal opportunity employer.
A dog was ambling down the street and saw the sign. He looked at it for a moment, pulled it down with his mouth, and walked into
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Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 1, 2011
TOMMY'S DOG
Tommy, one of my neighbor's grandsons, walked into the convenience store and asked the clerk for a box of Tide so that he could wash his dog, Petey. The clerk was appalled and told the boy, "Son, you can't use Tide on a dog. It might hurt him. Are you sure you want Tide?"
"Oh, yes,"
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Denomination:
Baptist
THE ANGLICAN DOG
A man came to an Anglican Church and asked to see the Vicar.
"Vicar," he said, "My dog died and I would like a Christian burial for him."
The Vicar said, "I'm sorry to hear about your dog, but we Anglicans don't do funerals for dogs. You might try the Baptist church down the
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Anglican
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
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DOGS AND KIDS
We train our dogs and don’t train our kids. Then we tie up the dogs at night and let the kids run wild.
SOURCE: Adrian
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Contributed by Greg Yount on Nov 29, 2001
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In the book, No Bad Dogs, by British dog trainer Barbara Woodhouse, she says dogs understand
love better than we do. She writes, “In a dog’s mind, a master or a mistress to love, honor, and obey is
an absolute necessity. The love is dormant in the dog until brought into full bloom by an
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Denomination:
Baptist
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<ILLUS> An old dog was watching a young dog chase his tail. The young dog stopped to rest, and told the older dog, “I believe happiness is in my tail, and if I catch it, then I will have happiness!” The older, wiser dog said, “I caught mine once. . . and I found out that happiness is not in the
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Denomination:
Holiness
Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 8, 2017
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A little boy in Texas wanted to buy a special dog. He went to the pet store to look at all the dogs. He held each one. “How much are your dogs?” asked the boy.
“All those dogs are $10.00,” said the storeowner.
The boy petted each dog again and then cuddled one of the dogs. He held him up to his
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Denomination:
Calvary Chapel
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2005
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A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 31, 2002
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Illustration:The Dog and His Master
C.S. Lewis likened God’s use of adversity to walking a dog. If the dog gets its leash wrapped around a pole and tries to continue running forward, he will only tighten the leash more. Both the dog and the owner are after the same end, forward motion, but the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational