Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 21, 2011
THE BEST DEFINITION OF A FRIEND
A British publication once offered a prize for the best definition of a friend. Among the thousands of answers received were the following:
"One who multiplies joys, divides grief, and whose honesty is inviolable."
"One who understands our silence."
"A volume
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Jan 10, 2012
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THE LOVE OF GOD EXPLAINED
A certain medieval monk announced he would be preaching next Sunday evening on "The Love of God." As the shadows fell and the light ceased to come in through the cathedral windows, the congregation gathered. In the darkness of the altar, the monk lighted a candle and
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 16, 2012
NOT ENOUGH CHAPELS
An elderly woman was being conducted through a great cathedral in Europe. The guide spoke of its beauty of design, calling attention to the statues and painting. The woman was unimpressed. At the conclusion of the tour she asked the guide, "How many souls have been saved here
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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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CLEAN HOUSE
Imagine, if you receive a message from God the Father & He told you that He is going to send Jesus down to visit you at your house on a specific date. What would be the first thing that you do? You would want to clean your house from top to bottom. Everything will be properly dusted;
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 5, 2007
Comment on a blog said, “Christianity is boring. It's the same stuff over and over, and sometimes they try to throw some fun stuff in there to get you to come, but sitting around studying a 2000 year old book, singing dull songs with words like thee, thou and thine and tunes out of the Victorian
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Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 16, 2007
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One morning a deacon was asked to go to the airport and meet the preacher who was coming to his church to conduct a revival. He went but was not sure as to what the preacher looked like. He carefully examined the passengers as they exited the plan. He was anxious to pick up the man he was to
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Moses and the children of Israel on the banks of the Red Sea, mountains on both sides, the Rea Sea in the front, and the mighty Pharoah and his great army behind them. No where to hide, no where to run, they were sitting ducks. Yet, the Lord came through, He proved to all that He is ABLE. So
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Seventh-Day Adventist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
DO YOU REALIZE THAT THE MORE PROSPEROUS AMERICA BECOMES, THE MORE STINGY SHE BECOMES??
S. IN 1933, AT THE HEIGHT OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION, THE AVERAGE CHURCH MEMBER GAVE AN 3.3% OF THEIR DISPOSABLE INCOME TO THE LORD, THROUGH THEIR CHURCH.
U. IN THE YEAR 2004, CHURCH MEMBERS GAVE 1.94% OF THEIR
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Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
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Would you believe me if I told you that the square root of orange is turquoise? or
If I told you to always remember you’re unique, just like everyone else.
or that 42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Or maybe that you can do more with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word.
Doubt
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 8, 2008
Some neighbors were having a party for the baby's baptism. We did not agree the theology of infant baptism, but we sent a card to show friendliness and be a witness. They had a pretty rowdy party that got pretty loud. At one point, someone said, "We should have baptism parties!"
We need to
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CIRCUMCISE YOUR SIN
Thousands of years ago, before Christ was even born, devout Jewish parents would practice rituals or customs when having a child. The first of the customs was that the child be circumcised; the cutting of the skin. This symbolized that you were a part of the family of
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Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 29, 2008
Spiritual Perfection
A man once came up to C. H. Spurgeon, the great English preacher, at a Christian retreat, and said that he had reached a state of spiritual perfection. Without a word Spurgeon picked up a pitcher of ice-cold water and poured it on the man's head. When the man became angry
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Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 21, 2009
A) A wealthy man was moving into a new house and his next door neighbor just happened to
be a Quaker … The Quakers, as you know, believe in simplicity and plainness of life!
* The Quaker neighbor watched as the movers carted in numerous pieces of furniture, a great
deal of clothing, and
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