based on 75 ratings
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In England, there is a paper factory that makes the finest stationery in the world. One day, a man touring the factory asked what it was made from. He was shown a huge pile of old rags and told that the rag content was what determined the quality of the paper. The visitor couldn’t believe
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Tony Abram on Mar 2, 2007
Give Me New England!
For three days Edwards had not eaten a mouthful of food: for three nights he had not closed his eyes in sleep. Over and over again, he had been saying to God, "Give me New England! Give me New England!" and when he arose from his knees, and made his way into the pulpit they say
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 21, 2004
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There is a plaque on a church building in England that reads like this: "In the year 1653, when all things sacred throughout the land were either demolished or profaned, Sir Robert Shirley built this church. His singular praise is this: To have done the best of things in the worst of times." In
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Christian Church
In England there was a bartender. Every day people would come in to his bar and pour out their hearts to him. They would share their innermost sorrows with him. He would watch as they would drown their problems in a bottle of booze. One day he happened to hear the gospel message. He invited Jesus
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
Give Me New England
For three days Edwards had not eaten a mouthful of food: for three nights he had not closed his eyes in sleep. Over and over again, he had been saying to God, "Give me New England Give me New England" and when he arose from his knees, and made his way into the pulpit they say
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
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In the late seventies, Firefighters in England went on strike. Thus, the British army was required to take over emergency fire fighting. One day, a squad of soldiers received a call from an elderly woman in London to come and rescue her cat, Bittsy. Poor Bittsy had gotten stuck in a tree.
They
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
Somewhere in the New England States there was a painting contest and the theme was peace. It was narrowed down to two very different paintings and some were questioning when the judges announced that the painting of the beautiful lake with an umbrella in the sand and the soft colors of the sky came
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 22, 2009
Moody was to have a campaign in England. An elderly pastor protested, “Why do we need this ‘Mr. Moody?’ He’s uneducated, inexperienced, etc. Who does he think he is anyway? Does he think he has a monopoly on the Holy Spirit?”
A younger,
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 5, 2010
A TREE GROWS IN ENGLAND
In Tewin, England's St. Peter's churchyard stands a great four-trunked tree growing out of a grave. Its presence there is a constant reminder of resurrection for residents in the community. The grave from which it grows is that of the 18th century's Lady Anne
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Denomination:
Nazarene
Contributed by Rita Sims on Apr 7, 2001
based on 114 ratings
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"You may be an ambassador to England or France,
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance.
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world,
You might be a socialite with a long string of pearls.
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes indeed,
You’re gonna have to serve somebody.
Well it
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United Methodist
Contributed by Tony Searles on Feb 22, 2004
based on 3 ratings
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In the early 1800s in Manchester, England, and unhappy and depressed middle-aged man, while traveling, visited a physician who had been recommended to him?
"What's the nature of your ailment?" the physician asked. The sad-faced man told the physician that he was suffering from a hopeless illness.
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Denomination:
Assembly Of God
Contributed by Tony Miano on Apr 29, 2001
based on 88 ratings
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In the spring of 1940, war between England and Germany was beginning to wage in the Atlantic. The allied fleets of America and England were still abiding by a disarmament treaty that limited the size of warships. But the Germans were building ships of gigantic proportions. One such ship, the
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*other
Contributed by Neal Gracey on Feb 17, 2006
based on 8 ratings
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In England at The House of Commons, Princes Alice had a young daughter and her daughter had Diphtheria. Doctors told Princess Alice to stay away from her face so as to not breathe her daughter’s breath, because she then would contract the terminal disease and die.
One day as the daughter lay
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by John Shearhart on Jun 24, 2006
based on 1 rating
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‘There was a man in England who put his Rolls-Royce on a boat and went across to the continent to go on a holiday. While he was driving around Europe, something happened to the motor of his car. He cabled the Rolls-Royce people back in England and asked, “I’m having trouble with my car; what do you
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Contributed by Robert Fox on Dec 5, 2005
based on 11 ratings
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In England, most radio and television stations are run by the government-operated British Broadcasting Service (the BBC). There are some independent stations today, but 40 years ago, the BBC ruled the airwaves alone in England. In 1965, a free-spirit named Roy Bates, decided to set up his own,
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 24, 2007
Charlie Peace, a criminal in England, on the day he was being taken to his execution, listened to a minister reading from the Word. And when he found out he was reading about heaven and hell, he looked at the preacher and said, "Sir, if I believed what you and the church of God say, and even if
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
based on 2 ratings
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Years ago there was a valley in New England that was going to be dammed up for a hydro-electric plant. There was a small town in the bottom of the valley, and that town fell into disrepair. Someone asked why? The answer came
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 5, 2009
A lady in the north of England said that every time she got down before God to pray, five bottles of wine came up before her mind. She had taken them wrongfully one time when she was a housekeeper, and had not been able to pray since. She was advised to make restitution.
"But the person is dead,"
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Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 23, 2005
When the Titanic sailed for England the ship was said to be unsinkable. Everyone was saying peace and safety. Scenes ((2:45:04 to 2:47:20) and ( 2:52:14 to 2:57:07) from the movie, Titanic (2oth Century Fox), vividly depict
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Charismatic