Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 13, 2009
Now here are some cultural issues that may help us gain a clearer picture. The crumbs that fell underneath the table were pieces of bread used to wipe one’s hands. They did not fall there accidently. They were thrown under the table indicating both excesses of the rich man and his utter lack of
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Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 23, 2010
Two men were talking and one said to the other, “You’re having an anniversary soon, right?”
The other replied, “Yes, a big one. 20 years.”
“Wow,” said the other, “what are you going to get your wife for your anniversary?”
The other replied, “A trip to Australia.”
“Wow, Australia, that’s some
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
WHICH CHURCH IS YOURS?
There's a cartoon with a picture of two men rowing boats. One was wearing a dog collar and in his hands was a punting pole. Also in the boat were rows and rows of people cheering him on.
In the other boat, the man rowing, also wearing a dog collar, had in his hands a
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 6, 2011
John Henry Jowett was born in Halifax, England in 1864. He became Congregational pastor.
He said on one occasion he saw seventy Salvation Army officers receive their commission for foreign service. That is seventy men being assigned to serve God in a foreign country.
John Henry Jowett said not
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KENYA MIRACLE
There is a precious family in a certain church in Kenya. Years ago, when the mother and the two young daughters were saved, they were returning home after baptismal service. They were rejoicing as they approached the door. All were singing. The father was a fearful demon-possessed
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Contributed by Eugene Morell on Oct 13, 2011
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NO FORGIVENESS OVER DINNER
In "What’s so Amazing About Grace," Philip Yancey tells a story about a man and wife who one night had an argument about how supper was to be cooked. The argument was so heated that they slept in separate rooms. Neither approached the other to say "I’m sorry" or to offer
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Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 29, 2012
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DISTORTIONS
I know you have heard the story of the man that was on the ocean on a huge yacht. They had cruised for days and somehow had gotten lost. The captain noticed the owner’s little son had placed his toy magnet next to the casing around the compass. The magnetic force had distorted the
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Contributed by Brendon Wasdell on Dec 11, 2021
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Pro 11:9 KJV An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
In a virtual world communication fails because data fails to download.
When the accuser of the saints aims fiery darts, (From those arround you, false accusations,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Dr. Ted Engstrom said,
“A man tends to overestimate what he can do in a year, and underestimate what he can do in five.”
In a Peanuts cartoon strip, Charlie Brown says to Linus, "Life is just too much for me. I’ve been confused from the day I was born. I think the whole trouble is that we’re
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Contributed by Mike Rexroat on Aug 5, 2007
Aren’t we like that sometimes? We have so much that when we lose something it isn’t that big of a deal? I read this week about an actual Ebay listing for a 1962 Ford Thunderbird Convertible...it had 5,487 original miles...in perfect showroom condition. A man called about it and he asked the
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 4, 2007
"The Talmud from Babylonian Talmud, tractate Sanhedrin page 96b which is the beginning of the major section in the Talmud that deals with the teachings of the Rabbis about the Messiah. The first section deals with Bar Nafle, the Son of the Clouds, which is a name that is given to the Messiah. This
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Independent/Bible
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