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  • The Word "Paradise" Is A Persian Word Meaning "A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Mar 16, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,226 views

    The word "Paradise" is a Persian word meaning "a walled garden". When a Persian king wished to do one of his subjects a very special honour he made him a “companion of the garden” and he was chosen to walk in the royal garden with the king. It was more than immortality that Jesus promised the ...read more

  • Many Christians Are Like The Woman Who Had Been ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 9, 2007
     | 611 views

    Many Christians are like the woman who had been bitten by a dog and was advised by her physician to write her last wishes, as she might succumb to hydrophobia. She spent so long with pencil and paper that the doctor finally remarked something about how long the will would ...read more

  • Patrick Henry Said It In His Will, When He Said, ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jan 12, 2008
     | 653 views

    Patrick Henry said it in his will, when he said, "I have now disposed of all my earthly possessions to my children. I wish I could also bequeath to them the Christian religion; for if they had that, and I had given them nothing else, they would be rich; ...read more

  • Vote To Get Well

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 6, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,703 views

    VOTE TO GET WELL Mrs Fisher, the primary school teacher, was at home recovering from surgery. She heard the letter box bang on the door, then her husband entered the room bringing in the post. One of the letters was a get well card from her 2nd year class ...read more

  • No Excuse Sunday." Cots Will Be Placed In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Oct 11, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,757 views

    "No Excuse Sunday." Cots will be placed in the foyer for those who say, "Sunday is my only day to sleep in." Murine will be available for those with tired eyes... from watching television too late on Saturday night. We will have steel helmets for those who say, "The roof would cave in if I ever ...read more

  • It Is Said That Mahatma Gandhi Was At A Time ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Dec 17, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,262 views

    It is said that Mahatma Gandhi was at a time contemplating becoming a Christian. He was so inspired after reading the Bible, especially the sermon on the mount. So he went to attend a church on a Sunday. And at the usherer standing at the entrance of the church told him that the church was ...read more

  • Bill Bradley Was The Basketball Star Of The 1964 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,972 views

    Bill Bradley was the basketball star of the 1964 Olympics. Someone said to him, “I wish I could shoot baskets like you.” Bradley replied, “Would you stay in one place until you hit 24 consecutive baskets?” That can apply to almost any ministry. Practice makes perfect in almost ...read more

  • Doormat For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
     | 3,311 views

    DOORMAT FOR GOD Oswald Chambers confessed, "If I work for God because I know it brings me the good opinion of those whose good opinion I wish to have, I am a Pharisee. If I love Jesus Christ, I will serve humanity, though men and women treat me like a ...read more

  • As Christian We Might Have Dropped Some Of Those ...

    Contributed by Ladonna Omobude on Nov 24, 2009
     | 2,239 views

    As Christian we might have dropped some of those four lettered curse words; however we still curse others by speaking evil and wishing evil upon them. The Bible says in James 3:10"Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so ...read more

  • In France In The 17th Century, St. Vincent Found ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 26, 2009
     | 1,265 views

    In France in the 17th century, St. Vincent found a baby abandoned in the cold. He went to the Sister of Charity and asked them to take care of the baby. But the Mother Superior refused abruptly and said that such children were creatures of sin and were destined by God’s will to die. St. Vincent ...read more

  • Paid In Full  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 29, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 6,831 views

    PAID IN FULL Have you ever wished that someone would pay off all your credit card debt? Zero balances—no payments! The Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church in Norfolk, VA is making that wish come true. One Sunday of every month, Bishop C. Vernie Russell Jr., chooses a family from the church ...read more

  • People Who Claim To Have Faith And Yet Are Simply ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 3, 2009
     | 1,253 views

    PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO HAVE FAITH AND YET ARE SIMPLY FILLED WITH PIOUS GOOD WISHES TO THOSE IN NEED (CHRISTIAN BROTHER) WITHOUT GOOD ACTIONS GIVE TO THE LIE OF PIOUS WORDS. THE THOUGHT ONLY COUNTS IF SOMETHING TANGIBLE IS DONE TO HELP THE INDIVIDUAL. OUR FAITH BECOMES AN ACT MAKE PRETEND. IT SPEAKS ...read more

  • Someone Named J. R. Illingworth Once Said, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,136 views

    Someone named J. R. Illingworth once said, "Prayer has been defined to be a wish referred to God; and, if we could keep this thought before us, it would help us to acquire the habit of prayer by making us refer each wish, as it comes into our minds, to God, for His assistance in furtherance or ...read more

  • Sparky Anderson The Great Baseball Manager Who ...

    Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Jul 29, 2008
     | 1,508 views

    Sparky Anderson the great baseball manager who won many pennants and a world championship, said,” I’m not lying when I say that this religion is so important to me. If I had one great wish, it would be that I could honestly say that I was one of God’s children. That is the one emptiness I ...read more

  • Jesus Warns Us About Holding To Material Things ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 5, 2009
     | 1,334 views

    Jesus warns us about holding to material things so that they cause us worry. One source instructs, "Jesus' words strike at the core of human selfishness, challenging both the well-to-do who have possessions to guard and the poor who wish they could acquire them." Citing theologian Minear, "Jesus ...read more

  • Dentist

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,090 views

    Dentist Nobody likes a complainer. A dentist once heard a patient grumbling about his fee. “Two hundred dollars – just to pull out a tooth” she exclaimed, “And you only work for one minute” “Well, if you wish,” the dentist replied, “I can pull it out slowly.” 8) ...read more

  • Women's Revenge  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,523 views

    WOMEN’S REVENGE "Cash, check or charge?" I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet , I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse. "So, do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked. "No," she replied, "but my husband refused ...read more

  • Rev Sandy Millar, The Former Rector Of Holy ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Dec 2, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,218 views

    Rev Sandy Millar, the former Rector of Holy Trinity, Brompton, London, tells of how he visited a young woman in Holloway Prison. There was only one card pinned up in her cell. He noticed the words: ‘Happy Birthday’ was the printed message and underneath was written, ‘We wish things could have ...read more

  • The Skeleton At The End Of The Feast

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 19, 2008
     | 3,321 views

    To lick our wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and the pain you are giving back -- in many ways, it is a feast for a king. The chief ...read more

  • Build Me A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
     | 4,211 views

    Build Me A Bridge A man walking along a California beach was deep in prayer. Suddenly the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, the Lord said, "Because you have TRIED to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish." The man said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive ...read more

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