Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2007
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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
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Contributed by Wes Richard on Sep 24, 2008
Years ago, a railroad bridge washed away in the rain and a train went hurtling over the edge. Eventually, the man who had signaled a warning with his lantern was put on trial. The judge asked the man to demonstrate how he used his lantern. The lantern man showed how he swung it sideways and up and
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Brethren
Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Sep 17, 2009
There was a poor family in this little town. Brought to the attention of the Baptist minister who got the word to his congregation and provided appropriate clothing to the family asking them to come to church the next Sunday. They agreed. When Sunday came they didn’t show up at the Baptist
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Presbyterian/Reformed
ONLY A VISITOR HERE
The story is told of an American tourist who paid the 19th century Polish rabbi Hofetz Chaim a visit. Astonished to see that the rabbi's home was only a simple room with a few books, a table and a bench, the tourist asked, "Rabbi, where is your furniture?"
"Where is yours?"
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Catholic
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 8, 2010
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FAD OR FOLLOWER?
I was looking at a list of some fads from the 1990's. Among them were: spandex shorts, Pokemon, Grunge music and fashion, The Macarena, Bowl cut, What would Jesus do?, Pogs, Polly Pocket Toys, and Tickle Me Elmo.
In that list, only one fad had long-term bearing, "What Would Jesus
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Marianne Unger on Dec 12, 2007
One of my dear friends shared this story with me that I’d like to share with you.
It’s about a mother who asked her child “What is the most important body part?”
When the child was younger, they thought sound was important, so they replied that it was their ears.
The mother said, “No, many
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 9, 2005
Hudson Taylor
Hudson Taylor had definite convictions about how God’s work should be done. We can make our best plans and try to carry them out in our own strength. Or we can make careful plans and ask God to bless them. “Yet another way of working is to begin with God; to ask His plans, and to
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 3, 2006
A little boy was helping his father clear a lot. He was trying very hard but failing to lift a big stone. “Are you using all your strength?” asked the father. “Yes, sir,” answered the boy. “No,” said the father, “you are not. You have not asked me to help you.”
None us us all our strength, live
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Baptist
Contributed by Dan Mahan on Jan 7, 2007
I once read a quote by Martin Luther which I love: ”Faith is a living, busy, active, mighty thing, so that it is impossible for it not to be constantly doing what is good. Likewise, faith does not ask if good works are to be done, but before one can ask, faith has already done them and is
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Contributed by Don Jones on Apr 1, 2007
Dr. Seamands tells of a Muslim who became a Christian in Africa. "Some of his friends asked him, ’Why have you become a Christian?’ He answered, ’Well, it’s like this. Suppose you were going down the road and suddenly the road forked in two directions, and you didn’t know which way to go, and
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Baptist
Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
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Charlie Brown and Linus.
Charlie brown asks Linus "What would you do if you felt that nobody liked you?"
Linus responds "Well Charlie Brown I guess I would take a real hard look at myself, ask if I am doing anything that turns people off, How can I improve myself? Do I need to
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Mennonite
Contributed by Timothy Jones on Jan 13, 2003
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A college-football coach was faced with the possibility that his star player might be declared academically ineligible, so he pleaded with the math professor not to flunk the kid. "Tell you what, coach," said the professor, "I'll ask him a question in your presence. If he gets it right, Ill pass
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Holiness
Contributed by S Henriques on Jan 27, 2003
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Once the Devil was walking along with one of his cohorts. They saw a man ahead of them pick up something shiny. "What did he find?" asked the cohort. "A piece of the truth," the Devil replied.
"Doesn’t it bother you that he found a piece of the truth?" asked the cohort. "No," said the Devil,
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