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  • God Did His Part, I Did My Part

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
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    GOD DID HIS PART, I DID MY PART The little boy wanted to join a church. So the deacons were examining him. They asked, "How did you get saved?" His answer was, "God did His part, and I did my part." They thought there was something wrong with his doctrine, so they questioned further. He ...read more

  • Salvation Brings Forgiveness...for You And For ...

    Contributed by Vonnie E James on Mar 21, 2010
     | 3,219 views

    SALVATION BRINGS FORGIVENESS...FOR YOU AND FOR OTHERS This person was working in a certain company for may years. However for whatever reason, he was unable to get along well with the Supervisor. The relationship was like trying to stick adhesive tape on a bottle covered with grease. He never ...read more

  • What Are You Prepared To Do?

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 24, 2010
     | 2,131 views

    WHAT ARE YOU PREPARED TO DO? In the movie The Untouchables, Eliot Ness, played by Kevin Costner, is frustrated because he cannot bring down Al Capone. So he asks for a street wise Irish beat cop, played by Sean Connery, for his help. The Irish cop agrees under one condition. He said always be ...read more

  • Right Under His Nose  PRO

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jun 11, 2010
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     | 3,188 views

    RIGHT UNDER HIS NOSE Sometimes we probably feel like the man whose grandchildren played a practical joke on him. Each afternoon, Grandpa would lie down for a nap. One day, the kids decided to put limburger cheese in his moustache. Quite soon afterward, he awoke sniffing. "This room stinks," he ...read more

  • Are You Still Carrying Her?

    Contributed by Carl Greene on Jun 21, 2010
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    ARE YOU STILL CARRYING HER? There is a story about two monks in Japan traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling. Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection. "Come on, girl," said Tanzan at once. Lifting her ...read more

  • Striking The Last Note

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Aug 10, 2010
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    STRIKING THE LAST NOTE It is said of one of the famous composers that he had a rebellious son who used to come in late at night after his father and mother had gone to bed. And before going to his own room, he would go to his father's piano and slowly, as well as loudly, play a simple scale, all ...read more

  • A Small Boy Who Was Not Quite Three Years Old ...

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Aug 30, 2010
     | 2,341 views

    A small boy who was not quite three years old skipped down an imposing corridor. The armed servicemen took no notice of him as he passed their posts. He passed several staff members who paid no attention to him. The guard outside the door the little boy wanted to enter made no attempt to stop him. ...read more

  • A Special Visitor

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 29, 2010
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    A SPECIAL VISITOR This past Tuesday, it was difficult to drive in and out of our church parking lot because of a barrage of traffic down Webster Street. Where did this traffic come from? Downtown was blocked off because President Obama and Vice-President Biden were speaking at a closed meeting a ...read more

  • An Odd Number

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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    AN ODD NUMBER A real Christian is an odd number anyway. He feel supreme love for One whom he has never seen. Talks familiarly every day to Someone he cannot see. He expects to go to heaven on the virtue of Another, empties himself in order that he might be full, admits he is wrong to he can be ...read more

  • Insuring Your Voice

    Contributed by John Perry on Dec 13, 2010
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    INSURING YOUR VOICE Friends of George Burns have always kidded him about his singing. Burns, a master of self-deprecating humour, decided to take advantage of this and insure his voice for a million dollars. He thought it would be a wonderful publicity stunt. "I was so excited," said Burns, "I ...read more

  • No Dummies Allowed  PRO

    Contributed by T D on Dec 28, 2010
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    NO DUMMIES ALLOWED Why couldn’t Jesus be more specific? Why couldn’t he just define things in a 30-second commercial or make it easier to understand? I saw in the bookstore the other day one of those yellow books which said “Computers for Dummies.” They had a whole series of them- cooking for ...read more

  • Would You Become A Dog?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 30, 2010
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    WOULD YOU BECOME A DOG? C. S. Lewis: “Lying at your feet is your dog. Imagine, for the moment, that your dog and every dog is in deep distress. Some of us love dogs very much. If it would help all the dogs in the world to become like men, would you be willing to become a dog? Would you put down ...read more

  • What Did She Say?

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 15, 2011
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    WHAT DID SHE SAY? There were once two men, Pete and Joe out sailing in a boat. A fierce storm blew up. Torrents of rain splashed down. The waves were rocking them. They desperately the rigging this way and that trying to keep the boat upright. "It's at times like this" shouted Pete above ...read more

  • This Is Your Captain...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 25, 2011
     | 3,285 views

    "THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN..." The 747 jetliner taxiing down the runway, with the passengers all buckled up for takeoff. A voice came over the speakers in the plane's cabin, "Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome aboard Flight 22 for London's Heathrow Airport. We ...read more

  • God Uses People Like Derrick

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
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    GOD USES PEOPLE LIKE DERRICK In Dayton, Ohio, attorney Derrick Farmer gave a motivational talk to at-risk teens. Derrick is 48 years old and has been an attorney since 1999. Now, what was unusual about this event was that it was picketed by 30 Dayton police officers. Why? When Derrick was 16 years ...read more

  • Three Oranges On The Titanic

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
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    THREE ORANGES ON THE TITANIC On April 14, 1912, 10:00 p.m. the Titanic crashed into an iceberg in the mid-Atlantic and four hours later sank. One woman in a lifeboat asked if she could go back to her room. She was given only three minutes to do so. She hurried down the corridors, already tilting ...read more

  • The Cure We Need

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2011
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    THE CURE WE NEED A man limps into a hospital to have his foot X-rayed and is asked to wait for the results. Some time later an orderly appears and hands the man a large pill. As he’s handed the pill, a mother with a small child in need of immediate attention enters and the orderly disappears with ...read more

  • The Heating Plant

    Contributed by Christopher Gregas on May 17, 2011
     | 2,989 views

    THE HEATING PLANT Five young college students were spending a Sunday in London, so they went to hear the famed C.H. Spurgeon preach. While waiting for the doors to open, the students were greeted by a man who asked, "Gentlemen, let me show you around. Would you like to see the heating plant of ...read more

  • He's No Stranger

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Sep 2, 2023
     | 1,111 views

    He’s the wisest man in the church; There’s nothing he can’t do. If you turn down your ministry, He’ll be there to do it for you. He’s also a very faithful member, And shows up right on the dot. Then if you don’t keep your commitment, He’ll cover you and fill in your spot. He’s obviously ...read more

  • Empowered To Serve

    Contributed by John Bright on Nov 9, 2023
     | 2,435 views

    In every war there are stories of courage, bravery, and acts of heroism that go beyond all human limitations. Do you know the name Desmond Doss? He was a soldier in WW2 that came from Lynchburg, Virginia. Because of his faith tradition that prevented him from carrying a weapon, he enlisted as a ...read more