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  • Christians' Point Of No Return

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Nov 3, 2006
     | 1,885 views

    Christians’ Point of No Return If you were inside the cockpit of a departing airplane, just as it took off from the runway you would hear the copilot or captain call out, "V1." This phrase represents the "point of no return." As the airplane accelerates toward the end of the runway, the pilot must ...read more

  • You Know It's A Bad Church Business Meeting ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 16, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,387 views

    You Know It’s A Bad Church Business Meeting When... …People arrive at the meeting, clutching copies of books about "spiritual abuse." …You’re asked to try on a pair of bloody gloves. …A loyal supporter presses a can of Mace into your hands. …The church constitution suddenly becomes revered as ...read more

  • A Group Of Well-Intentioned People Met To Discuss ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 1, 2000
    based on 133 ratings
     | 2,937 views

    A group of well-intentioned people met to discuss ways and means of helping a friend who had been down on his luck recently. Knowing him to be an extremely proud person, who would not accept money, they decided to arrange a bogus raffle. They told him that they would all draw numbered slips of ...read more

  • The Citizens Of Feldkirch, Austria, Didn’t ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Hensley on Sep 14, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
     | 2,270 views

    The citizens of Feldkirch, Austria, didn’t know what to do. Napoleon’s massive army was preparing to attack. Soldiers had been spotted on the heights above the little town, which was situated on the Austrian border. A council of citizens was hastily summoned to decide whether they should try to ...read more

  • A Small Child, Not Even Old Enough For School, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A small child, not even old enough for school, went into one of those mirrored mazes at an amusement park. When her father discovered that she had slipped away he saw her trying to find her way out and beginning to cry in fear. She became increasingly con. fused by all the paths, until she heard ...read more

  • A Woman Took Her Husband To The Doctor's Office. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A woman took her husband to the doctor’s office. After his checkup, the doctor said, "Your husband is suffering from a very serious infection." The husband, who was hard of hearing said, "What did he say?" His wife said, "He says your sick". The doctor went on. "But there is hope. You just need ...read more

  • After A Three-Month Summer Recess, On October ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,690 views

    After a three-month summer recess, on October 3,1994, the Supreme Court of the United States opened its 1994-95 term. According to the New York Times News Service, the court’s legal business for that first day could be summed up with one word: “No.” The court announced it had refused to hear more ...read more

  • Robert Joseph (Rj) Ate Supper With Us Last Night. ...

    Contributed by Charles Newman on Aug 4, 2007
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    Robert Joseph (RJ) ate supper with us last night. He originally declined my special fried okra. I asked him if he had ever tried it before and he said he hadn’t. I encouraged him to try just one piece and if he didn’t like it he didn’t have to eat anymore. He tried it and most surprisingly, ...read more

  • Max Lucado, Pastor And Author Describes The ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 11, 2007
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    Max Lucado, pastor and author describes the topic title best when he speaks of having “doubt storms”. He said, “Sometimes the storm comes after the evening news. Some nights I wonder why I watch it. Some nights it’s just too much. From the steps of the Supreme Court to the steppes of South Africa, ...read more

  • A Little Child Is Watching Me

    Contributed by David Parks on Nov 30, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    A Little Child is Watching Me A little child is watching me Knows every move I make, Hears every word I utter, Sees every step I take. Is conscious of my attitude, Is wise to all my flaws, Is witness when I am unkind, Or angry without cause. She silently observes me As I go from day to ...read more

  • My Daddy Knows…

    Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 18, 2008
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    3 little boys were in the back yard playing. Pretty soon they got into this old thing of – you know – My dad is bigger that your dad – better than your dad, greater than yours. My dad can beat your dad and all that. This one little boy says, “My dad knows the Mayor.” Pretty impressive. The ...read more

  • You Know You're Getting Old When…

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
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    You Know You’re Getting Old When… 1. You and your teeth don’t sleep together. 2. Your try to straighten out the wrinkles in your socks and discover you aren’t wearing any. 3. At the breakfast table you hear snap, crackle, pop and you’re not eating cereal. 4. Your back goes out, but you stay ...read more

  • When A Dream Dies The World Is Not The Same You ...

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Feb 6, 2008
     | 1,100 views

    When a dream dies the world is not the same you realize in an instant that everything has changed tomorrow will be different the plans will all be new for the dream that you were chasing no longer lives inside of you to know the race is over and you’ve been left behind is like a snowflake in the ...read more

  • While Pastoring A Church In North Louisiana I ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,251 views

    While pastoring a church in north Louisiana I was helping a friend with a problem he had with a car. He was a mechanic by trade and profession. His wife made the best biscuits you ever put in your mouth. Having stopped at the right time several times before I knew when she set them on the table. He ...read more

  • I Believe That The Church In America Is Suffering ...

    Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Mar 30, 2008
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    I believe that the Church in America is suffering because too many of us are not growing. We are not allowing God to speak to our lives. We are holding onto sin and attitudes that are not biblical, and we go to church every week, we hear a good message and we go home!! Listen up church - I have ...read more

  • When You Can't Get Up

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
     | 1,700 views

    When You Can’t Get Up Max Lucado, pastor and author describes the topic title best when he speaks of having “doubt storms”. He said, “Sometimes the storm comes after the evening news. Some nights I wonder why I watch it. Some nights it’s just too much. From the steps of the Supreme Court to the ...read more

  • Church Shopping Online Church Consultant Tom ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    Church Shopping Online Church consultant Tom Bandy says that as tools for reaching potential worshipers, church Web sites are growing in number and getting more sophisticated. One sign: 5 years ago, churches made up only 5% of clientele for StreamGuys, an Arcadia, CA based provider of streaming ...read more

  • When Building A Social Network For Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    When building a social network for your customers, donors or prospects don’t: 1) Misunderstand your target audience. The demographics of users on MySpace differ greatly from those on Facebook, Friendster and other social networks. When creating any site, be very specific about whom you want to ...read more

  • In A Small Texas Town, A New Bar/Tavern Started A ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on May 21, 2008
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    In a small Texas town, a new bar/tavern started a building to open up their business. The local church started a campaign of petitions to block the bar from opening. Work progressed, however right up till the week before opening, when a lightening strike hit the bar and it burned to the ...read more

  • From Time To Time, My Wife Glenys Says Something ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 22, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,486 views

    From time to time, my wife Glenys says something to me that is sweet to hear and extremely powerful. These words arrest me and make me sit and up and listen. Ladies, if you have a man that does not pay attention, you need this sentence because you will get the undivided attention you so desperately ...read more