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  • I Like The Joke About The Guy Named John, Who Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 22, 2005
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    I like the joke about the guy named John, who had a really horrible memory. One day John ran into a friend whom he had not seen in a long time. He greeted him and said, “Bill, do you remember what a bad memory I had?” Bill answered, “Yes, I certainly do.” “Well, it’s not bad any more. I ...read more

  • I Was Reading A Blog About "Who Should Get ...

    Contributed by Curtis Emerson on Jul 30, 2010
     | 1,595 views

    I was reading a blog about “who should get the credit” and I wonder if any of you have some of these same ideas. One person wrote; “you know this phony god of yours has it good, it gets all the credit for everything good, and man gets all the credit for everything bad ... the best of both worlds”. ...read more

  • Eve: The World's First Mother  PRO

    Contributed by Stan Szelkowski on May 5, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,060 views

    EVE: THE WORLD'S FIRST MOTHER 7 Advantages of Being 1st 1. No "in-laws!" 2. No one to be compared to (Eve never heard, "Johnny's mother...") 3. No bad culture or influences to fight against 4. No birthdays (of your own) to celebrate (perpetually 29 and holding!) 5. You hold the ...read more

  • Flood In My Soul

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 3, 2011
     | 1,631 views

    FLOOD IN MY SOUL The night before my shoulder surgery last week I had what looked like the start of a kidney stone. My first thought was to cancel the surgery then Julie came in and settled me down. This happened from a medical procedure that went bad when I was 19. I still suffer some effects ...read more

  • Baseball In Heaven  PRO

    Contributed by Joe Bertone on Jul 23, 2012
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     | 5,098 views

    BASEBALL IN HEAVEN A preacher and a song leader were both avid baseball fans. These guys didn't just like baseball; they lived, breathed and ate baseball. What time they weren't about church duties, they were attending a game, watching a game on the tube, or coaching a little league game in the ...read more

  • A Farmer Went Into His Banker And Announced That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A farmer went into his banker and announced that he had bad news and good news. "First, the bad news...""Well," said the farmer, "I can’t make my mortgage payments. And that crop loan I’ve taken out for the past 10 years -- I can’t pay that off, either. Not only that, I won’t be able to pay you the ...read more

  • A Boy Asked His Father, "How Much Do You Make In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,716 views

    A boy asked his father, "How much do you make in an hour?" The father got mad and answered roughly, "Don’t bother me." He was tired and irritable after a tough day at work, but the boy insisted. "Please, how much do you make?" The father said in a bad tone of voice, "six pounds." Then his son ...read more

  • You Put The Devil Out, But Did You Let Him Leave ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 22, 2008
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    YOU PUT THE DEVIL OUT, BUT DID YOU LET HIM LEAVE HIS BAGS? You got out of a bad relationship because it was bad, but you are still resentful and angry. (You let the devil leave his bags.) You got out of financial debt, but you still can’t control the desire to spend on frivolous ...read more

  • Look Up

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 2, 2009
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    LOOK UP I love those scenes in action films, comics, or cartoons where you have one set of bad guys pursuing the hero from one end of a tunnel or corridor and another set of bad guys is converging from the other side. You know the hero is in between them, but when the groups of pursuers meet in ...read more

  • The Other Week As I Was Entering The Front ...  PRO

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 2, 2008
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    The other week as I was entering the front entrance of my home a foul smell became very evident to me – I knew what it was immediately as it wasn’t the first time, my drains were blocked! You see were an end terrace and our corner house not only serves our own home when it comes to the drains, ...read more

  • This Is Good. This Is Really Good!  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 8, 2017
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    HAVE YOU READ THE STORY ABOUT THE KING'S SERVANT THAT ALWAYS GAVE THANKS AND SAID: "THIS IS GOOD!" The King had a special servant that always traveled with him. The King loved being around this servant as he was always upbeat and positive. The man always said kind things and was quick to edify and ...read more

  • God's Algebra!" Romans 8:9-17 Key Verse(S) ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 25, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
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    “God’s Algebra!” Romans 8:9-17 Key verse(s) 16:“The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.” One of the unchangeable and mysterious laws of mathematics is that whenever you multiply a positive number by a negative number you will always get a negative number. I ...read more

  • I Recently Had To Clean Up Some Brickwork At ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Sep 16, 2004
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    I recently had to clean up some brickwork at home. New bricks had been laid and I had to clean off the excess cement. So I bought a litre of hydrochloric acid and mixed it at about ½ litre to a bucket of water. This was just the right amount to keep the acid effective in cleaning the brickwork ...read more

  • Have A Sense Of Direction?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 10, 2006
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    HAVE A SENSE OF DIRECTION? STEALING THE BELL In the North Sea at Firth of Tay, Scotland there is a dangerous rock to navigators. Every tide that comes in covers the rock just beneath the surface of the waters. Many ships have been damaged by this hidden rock. The Abbot of Aberbrothok fixed a great ...read more

  • Preacher Focuses On Baptism Regardless Of Sermon ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
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    Preacher Focuses On Baptism Regardless of Sermon Text The story is told of a pastor who had just starting serving a new congregation. For eight Sundays in a row he preached about baptism. Finally, the chairman of the elders approached him and said, “Preacher, we get the point about baptism and so ...read more

  • Randy Travis Released Song In 2002 Entitled Pray ...

    Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Apr 28, 2010
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    Randy Travis released song in 2002 entitled Pray for the Fish. Listen to the 2nd verse and the lyrics. Well, the preacher ducked him under that cool clear water, then he did it again. Eddie came up yellin': "Lord in Heaven, hallelujah! I'm a brand new man! Well, the water got to bubblin', sky got ...read more

  • Flotsam And Jetsam

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 19, 2012
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    FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Flotsam and jetsam are commonly used terms. They are used to describe the wreckage and debris that floats in the water after a shipwreck. What isn't so well known is that there is a difference between flotsam and jetsam. Flotsam is anything that ends up in the water resulting ...read more

  • Windows, Ladders And Bridges

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,994 views

    Sometime when you’re feeling important, Sometimes when your ego’s way up; Sometime when you take it for granted That you are the prize-winning “pup”; Sometime when you feel that your absence Would leave an unfillable hole, Just follow these simple instructions, And see how it humbles your ...read more

  • Our Instant Culture

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
     | 2,529 views

    OUR INSTANT CULTURE In a chapter about rethinking discipleship, James Emery White states: Some of you may remember comedian Yakov Smirnoff. He said when he first came to the United States from Russia; he wasn't prepared for the incredible variety of instant products available in American grocery ...read more

  • Someone Has Pictured Legalism And Libertinism As ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 8, 2009
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    Someone has pictured legalism and libertinism as two parallel streams that run between earth and heaven. The stream of legalism is clear, sparkling, and pure; but its waters run so deep and furiously that no one can enter it without being drowned or smashed on the rocks of its harsh demands. The ...read more