Contributed by Tim Smith on Jul 30, 2012
Jim Buskirk was pastor of Tulsa First UMC for many years. He’s been a mentor in my ministry. I listened to his sermon tapes for years. He once told this story.
A man named Henry got off the bus near his church. As he walked up the street, he noticed a young boy sitting by a flower bed near a
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Methodist
Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jul 25, 2018
As a child, before my brothers and sisters and I would sit down for breakfast, we would ask our father what we could do to please him so that he would let us eat breakfast. He’d tell us. If we wanted lunch money for school we would ask our father what would please him. He’d tell us. At supper time,
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 28, 2022
A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the yard. The door of his wifes car and front door to the house were open and there was no sign of the dog.
Proceeding into the entry, he
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Contributed by Steve Steve on Mar 8, 2002
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Two young children on mother’s day presented their mom with a houseplant. The older of the children said with a sad face, “There was a bouquet we wanted to give you at the flower shop. It was really pretty, but it was too expensive. It had a ribbon on it that said, ‘Rest in
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Church Of God
Contributed by Dana Chau on Apr 8, 2002
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Many people have a great deal of misconceptions about prayer. God is not a celestial vending machine that gives what we ask, when we put money in the offering box. God is not a heavenly genie who grants us three wishes when we rub Him in the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
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MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE
The kindergarten teacher was showing her class an encyclopedia page picturing several national flags. She pointed to the American flag and asked, "What flag is this?"
A little girl called out, "That’s the flag of our country."
"Very good," the
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Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
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What is God like? This is a question, which has exercised the minds of mankind. It reminds me of the story of the little girl who was in deep concentration over her drawing. Her mother asked her what she was drawing and received the curt reply, “God.” Her mother
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Mennonite
Contributed by Tony Dicostanzo on Jan 27, 2003
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Illstration: Tonto and the Lone Ranger were riding through a canyon together when all of a sudden both sides were filled with Indian warriors on horses, dressed for battle. The Lone Ranger turned to Tonto and asked, “What are we going to do?” Tonto replied, “What you mean ‘we,’
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Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Aug 20, 2003
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There is a legend that the devil was having a yard sale. People were buying articles such as lying, cheating. etc. An article was on the end of the table that had a sign not for sale. What is this item that is not for sale, people ask. The devil said I use this a lot of times and found it to be
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Contributed by Paul Decker on May 23, 2004
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Michelle, and her husband, Scott, were visiting Michelle’s sister, Alisa, with their six-month-old child. Scott told Alisa he wanted more children, but Michelle adamantly said she didn’t. When Michelle was asked how she was going to avoid pregnancy,
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Contributed by John Gerald on Sep 15, 2004
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Mr. George Mueller set forth five conditions of prevailing prayer, which he followed:
a.) Entire dependence upon the merits and mediation of Jesus as the only grounds for claiming a blessing.
b.) Separation from all known sin.
c.) Faith in God’s promise as
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Methodist
Contributed by Robert Walter on Dec 24, 2004
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Someone speculated what the first Christmas might have been like if Wise Women had come from the east instead of Wise Men.
First of all, they would have asked for directions and made it to Bethlehem on time. Second, they would have helped with the delivery, cleaned up the
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Lutheran
Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jun 30, 2005
Kalman and Sue Csia were friends of mine who during World War II were fleeing from the Germans. It seems the Germans were rounding up protestant pastors because of the Barmen Declaration. They literally fled for their lives. I asked them what they had learned from this experience. They
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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A grandfather overheard his granddaughter repeating the alphabet in reverent, hushed tones.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"I’m praying, Grandpa," she said. "I can’t think of the right words, so I just say all the letters. God will put
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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Jonathan Whitfield was preaching to coal miners in England. He asked one man, “What do you believe?”
“Well, I believe the same as the church.”
“And what does the church believe?” “Well, they believe the same as me.”
Seeing he was getting nowhere, Whitfield said,
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Have you ever seen one of those commercials for a cell phone where cellular static causes some confusion? I remember one where the wife asks her husband to “Bring home a movie; something old.” The next thing you see is a monkey lying on the couch with a
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