Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
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Two brothers were left alone in the kitchen. The older brother pulled the egg carton out of the refrigerator. He pulled the eggs out of the refrigerator and told his little brother, “I’ll give you five dollars if you let me break three of these eggs over your head.” The little brother said, “You
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 16, 2001
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A certain Persian king was elevated from a poverty-stricken home to the glory of a royal throne. After he became king he sent his servants to the old shack where he was reared, with orders to gather every relic of those days. They brought fragments of his home: many broken toys, his patched
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 10, 2009
What are your spiritual GIFTS? What comes easy to you that is not so easy for others?
A man is pulled over by a police officer for a broken headlight. The cop looks in the car and sees a collection of knives on the backseat. "Sir," he says. "Why do you have all those knives?"
"They’re for my
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 10, 2010
Following the terrible Mexico City earthquake of 1985, live satellite coverage carried the news of Mexico’s anguish to a watching world.
A pastor was sitting in front of his television set stunned by the extent of the damage. Mountains of broken concrete filled the screen. Rescue workers dug
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Baptist
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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"HAVE FAITH"
My husband, Ron, once taught a class of mentally impaired teenagers. Looking at his students’ capabilities rather than their limitations, Ron got them to play chess, restore furniture and repair electrical appliances. Most important, he taught them to ‘have faith’ that is to believe
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Brethren
Contributed by Brian Mavis on Jun 13, 2001
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The Bible in 50 Words -- "God made, Adam bit, Noah arked, Abraham split, Joseph ruled, Jacob fooled, bush talked, Moses balked, Pharaoh plagued, people walked, sea divided, tablets guided, promise landed, Saul freaked, David peeked, prophets warned, Jesus born, God walked, Love talked,
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 29, 2002
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A story is told of a thief who robbed John Wesley. While the thief walked away, Wesley shouted, "If you should someday come to your senses and know what you have done is wrong, turn to God for forgiveness through Jesus Christ." If we have the promise of Heaven, because we belong to Jesus, then
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Christ assumed a true body of our nature. And because it is the special feature of friendship to live together with friends, He promises us His bodily presence as a reward... Yet meanwhile in our pilgrimage He does not deprive us of His bodily presence but unites us with Himself in this sacrament
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Catholic
Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 11, 2007
‘Most of us do not wait well... Jesus asked the disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they received the promised power to meet all that lay ahead of them as well as an advocate to teach them all that they needed to know.’
‘It must have been hard to wait. They were under suspicion by the
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Church Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2001
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ILL: Ask: What is Faith through Experience?
A vocational school teacher taught a class of mentally impaired teenagers. Looking at his students’ capabilities rather than their limitations, he got them to play chess, restore furniture and repair electrical appliances.
Most important, he taught
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 5, 2002
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One day Henry Ford was driving in the Michigan countryside when he came upon a man whose Model T had broken down. The guy was bent under the hood trying to figure what was wrong. Mr. Ford stopped and asked if he could take a look. In a few minutes, he had the car running. The grateful owner
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Congregational
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 6, 2004
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Wilhelm Busch once said, “To become a mother is not so difficult; on the other hand, being a mother is very much so!” (Taken from Proclaim, “A Mother’s Day Sermon,” May 14, 1989). Concerning that statement, a preacher asked, “So, with all those qualifications, why bother with Mother’s Day at all?
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Baptist
Contributed by Dave Kinney on Mar 29, 2009
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Phillip Keller writes of his experience of shepherding:
"This reminds me of my encounter with cougars. On several occasions these cunning creatures came in among sheep, creating great havoc in the flock. Some were killed, their blood drained and livers eaten. Others were torn open and badly
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