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  • I Like The Old Story About The Guy Who Came To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,683 views

    I like the old story about the guy who came to church with his family. As they were driving home afterward he was complaining about everything. He said, “The music was too loud. The sermon was too long. The announcements were unclear. The building was hot. The people were unfriendly.” He went on & ...read more

  • The Bigger, The Better

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 25, 2007
     | 1,283 views

    The Bigger the Better Joseph Stowell recounted a story: I was in West Africa—Timbuktu to be exact—and the missionaries were telling me that in that culture the larger the women were the more beautiful they were thought to be. In fact, a young missionary who had a small, trim wife said that the ...read more

  • Three Weeks After Her Wedding Day, Joanna Called ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Aug 30, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,389 views

    Three weeks after her wedding day, Joanna called her minister in hysterics. She was crying, “Pastor, John and I had our first fight together! It was awful. What am I going to do?" The pastor, leaning back in his chair and shaking his head said, "Calm down, Joanna, this isn’t nearly as bad as you ...read more

  • In Australia The Early Prison Authorities Knew ...

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Oct 14, 2007
     | 1,107 views

    In Australia the early prison authorities knew this To control and break the really bad prisoners They developed a solitary confinement gaol at Port Arthur, Where prisoners could have no contact with anyone else they were kept in a dark cell and even the prison guards wore cloth on their feet when ...read more

  • Someone Was Discussing With His Preacher The ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
     | 1,577 views

    Someone was discussing with his preacher the advisability of writing down the names of the bride and groom in his notes. He had heard about a priest who was too proud to do that, and ended up calling a groom by the wrong name. The preacher said, "You think that’s bad? I began a ceremony and ...read more

  • Stupid With ...

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Nov 14, 2008
     | 1,614 views

    Stupid with money Will Smith Item: Dog shrink Cost: $2,500/month When the pressure of life get his dogs down, Smith’s four Rottweilers visit the Sigmund Freud of the canine world — renowned Hollywood hound analyst Cesar Millan, a.k.a. “The Dog Whisperer.” Apparently, it takes a special talent to ...read more

  • Testimony Of Iris Blue

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 8, 2013
     | 10,408 views

    TESTIMONY OF IRIS BUE God is still welcoming prostitutes and publicans into His kingdom. Iris Blue grew up in Houston, Texas. She lived a rebellious life and got involved in drugs, alcohol and prostitution when she was a teenager. When she was seventeen she was arrested and spent seven years in ...read more

  • And Yet James Dobson Asked Hundreds Of Teens What ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Limiero on Jun 5, 2001
    based on 80 ratings
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    And yet James Dobson asked hundreds of teens what they would like to tell their parents. Their answers might surprise you: * Teach us about God and spiritual things. * Guide us towards good marriages by modeling a good one. * Don’t curse and smoke, if you don’t want us too. * Be consistent and ...read more

  • A Young Woman Went To Her Pastor And Said, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 2,129 views

    A young woman went to her pastor and said, "Pastor, I have a besetting sin, and I want your help. I come to church on Sunday and can’t help thinking I’m the prettiest girl in the congregation. I know I ought not think that, but I can’t help it. I want you to help me with it."The pastor replied, ...read more

  • In A Song Written By Tim Mcgraw For His Dying ...

    Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 3, 2005
     | 1,992 views

    "In a song written by Tim McGraw for his dying father, the country music superstar describes how his death caused him to reevaluate his life. After learning the bad news, he "went sky divin’, went Rocky Mountain climbing, went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fu Manchu. I loved deeper, and I spoke ...read more

  • John 11:38 Jesus, Once More Deeply Moved, Came ...

    Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 16, 2007
     | 1,411 views

    John 11:38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.John 11:39 "Take away the stone," he said. "But, Lord," said Martha, the sister of the dead man, "by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days." John 11:40 Then ...read more

  • That No One Except God Is Perfect But We Don't ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 6, 2009
     | 1,764 views

    That no one except God is perfect but we don’t want people to think we are “that bad.” We pose. We pretend. We put on our plastic masks. We go to “church.” I saw a commercial recently about a new type of veneer for your teeth that is supposed to be the best yet. What I thought was incredibly ...read more

  • When God Forgives, He Forgets

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 12, 2010
     | 2,691 views

    WHEN GOD FORGIVES, HE FORGETS How different God’s pardon is from ours! So often we forgive as did the mother of the little girl who had been good a whole week, and asked mother for a favor. "I know," was the answer, "that you have been good all this week, but you know you were bad last week." ...read more

  • Too Fast

    Contributed by Bill Burress on Nov 1, 2010
     | 4,386 views

    TOO FAST There was football team who never won a game, so one day before practice the coach decided to have a talk with them. He told them, "Men, our offense is bad, our defense is horrible, and our special teams are the worst I have ever seen, so today we are going back to the basics and start ...read more

  • What Do Americans Love More Than Money?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2011
     | 2,871 views

    WHAT DO AMERICANS LOVE MORE THAN MONEY? Most Americans love money, but we love something even more: security. According to a 2009 survey by the Pew Research Center, 59 percent of U.S. adults prefer a job that offers better security over one that offers higher pay but less stability (33 percent). ...read more

  • Wrath On The Messenger

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on May 26, 2011
     | 3,422 views

    WRATH ON THE MESSENGER I don't know about you, but one of my all-time favorite TV shows is M*A*S*H. I especially loved it when the company clerk Radar would have to give bad news to the head nurse "Hot Lips" Hoolihan. He would tell her the news and expect to have to face her wrath even though he ...read more

  • You Are Full Of Baloney!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 13, 2022
     | 1,063 views

    DO YOU WANT TO HEAR A REALLY BAD DAD JOKE????? It was a nice summer day when 2 flies came upon a picnic lunch. Finding only baloney, they promptly ate their fill. The flies then flew to a nearby well for a drink, then they sat on the pump handle to rest and talk. After a few minutes, one said he ...read more

  • If We Set Ourselves Up As The Judge Of Who Is And ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 11, 2007
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    If we set ourselves up as the Judge of who is and is not righteous, we’ll get it wrong as often as we’ll get it right. Through the years I’ve had numerous occasions when folks warned me to watch out for other people in a church. The amazing thing is that --- in almost every case --- the people I ...read more

  • A Man Fell Into A Pit And Couldn't Get Himself ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,950 views

    A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out. A Christian Scientist came along and said: "You only think that you are in a pit". A Pharisee said: "Only bad people fall into a pit". A Legalist said: "You deserve your pit". A Charismatic said: "Just confess that you’re ...read more

  • Often In Reflection, What We Have Feared Most ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Trout on Mar 9, 2001
    based on 113 ratings
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    Often in reflection, what we have feared most wasn’t all that bad. Illustration: One of my all time favorite TV shows, for having good moral lessons as plot lines, was the "Andy Griffith Show." There was an episode where young Opie was having his "Milk nickel" bullied away from him and could not ...read more