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  • A Man And His Dog Are Walking ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Illustration: A man and his dog are walking along the beach when they see a visitor to the beach. The owner of the dog is proud of his dog’s newly mastered feat - so he says to the visitor, "Watch this." He tosses a piece of driftwood far out into the sea and the dog immediately runs on top of the ...read more

  • There Was A Guy Who Leaned Slightly To The Left. ...

    Contributed by Danny Pinksen on Jun 28, 2007
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    There was a guy who leaned slightly to the left. His friend suggested he go and see a chiropractor and have his legs checked. After years of refusing, he finally went to the chiropractor only discover that one leg was ¾" shorter than his right. A quick bit of adjusting later, he was cured, and both ...read more

  • Some Of You Know That When I Was In Liverpool In ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 1, 2007
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    Some of you know that when I was in Liverpool in 2002 a lady with learning disabilities asked my name; the name I really disliked as a child. When I said, “Warner” she laughed hysterically. When I then said “Pidgeon” she could barely breathe! After the laughter she said, “I like your name” and I ...read more

  • While In Seminary, I Pastored A Small Church ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 24, 2007
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    While in seminary, I pastored a small church near Bunn,NC. Within four weeks I conducted funeral services for five of our oldest church members. The experience of dealing with so much death in such a brief period of time caused me a great deal of emotional stress. Following a morning service, one ...read more

  • In The Late L800s There Were Just Two Deacons In ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 3, 2007
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    “In the late l800s there were just two deacons in a small Baptist church in Mayfield County, Kentucky. One Sunday, one of the deacons put up a small wooden peg in the back wall so the minister could hang up his hat. When the other deacon discovered the peg, he was outraged that he had not been ...read more

  • In The Second Century Theologian And Church ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
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    In the second century theologian and church father, Justin Martyr wrote to the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius c.155 ce, in response to 3 charges: (Slides) Charges: Sloth, Atheism, Cannibalism “Everywhere we [Christians], more readily than all men, endeavor to pay to those appointed by you the taxes ...read more

  • It Is Possible To Be A Follower Of Jesus ...

    Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Feb 17, 2008
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    It is possible to be a follower of Jesus without being a disciple; to be a camp follower without being a soldier of the king; to be a hanger-on in some great work without pulling one’s weight. Someone was talking to a great scholar about a younger man. He said, “So and so tells me that he was ...read more

  • A Preacher Remembered When His Daughter Was Two ...

    Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 19, 2008
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    A preacher remembered when his daughter was two years old and he was watching her at the house. His wife was shopping and he was watching a basketball game, while he was supposed to be watching the little one. You know how that goes, as he was watching the game, all of a sudden he looked up and ...read more

  • I Made A List Of Crisis That People Sometimes ...

    Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009
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    I made a list of crisis that people sometimes face and I want to read them to you and see if you’ve faced any of these in your life. COMMON CRISIS PEOPLE OFTEN FACE 1. The loss of a valued relationship…such as breaking up with a boyfriend of girlfriend, or divorce. The dissolving of a longtime ...read more

  • That No One Except God Is Perfect But We Don't ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 6, 2009
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    That no one except God is perfect but we don’t want people to think we are “that bad.” We pose. We pretend. We put on our plastic masks. We go to “church.” I saw a commercial recently about a new type of veneer for your teeth that is supposed to be the best yet. What I thought was incredibly ...read more

  • Christ-Like Simplicity

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2009
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    CHRIST-LIKE SIMPLICITY Francis de Sales, 17th cent. writer, said that Christ-like simplicity is similar to what we see in little children "who with one hand cling to their father, and with the other gather strawberries or blackberries along the hedges. For just like this, while you are gathering ...read more

  • The Best Way To ...

    Contributed by Jerry Glander on Jan 16, 2010
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    The Best Way to Pray A priest, a minister and a guru sat discussing the best positions for prayer while a telephone repairman worked nearby. "Kneeling is definitely the best way to pray," the priest said. "No," said the minister. "I get the best results standing with my hands outstretched to ...read more

  • Being Baptised Is A Bit Like Having A Tap Put In ...

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jan 18, 2010
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    Being baptised is a bit like having a tap put in your bath room. A tap is rather essential furniture. Putting a tap in makes it a bath room. But you still have to turn it on. Imagine a bath room which stayed there for 80 years before being knocked down, and during that time not one of the taps ...read more

  • One Day In Pittsburg, Pa, A Car Was Stolen. As ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 3, 2010
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    One day in Pittsburg, PA, a car was stolen. As the thieves began stripping the vehicle they came across papers identifying the owner as Fred Rogers, host of the children’s television program Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. They quickly reassembled the car, cleaned and vacuumed it, and returned it with ...read more

  • Did You Know Part Of The United States Was ...

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Mar 1, 2010
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    Did you know part of the United States was occupied by the enemy during World War II? Some of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands were held by Japanese troops. To supply the war effort, the United States government hastily built the Alaska Highway through the Canadian Rockies. Some years after the war ended, ...read more

  • Larry Lea, Who Used To Serve As A Pastor In ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 6, 2010
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    Larry Lea, who used to serve as a pastor in Rockwall, Texas, has a course on the Lord’s Prayer. When he teaches people how to pray this petition -- “Your kingdom come” -- he asks them to draw an imaginary circle around themselves and not to emerge from that circle until all their priorities are in ...read more

  • But Can He Swim?  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Ownby on Mar 28, 2010
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    BUT CAN HE SWIM? A man and his dog were walking the beach when they came upon another visitor to the beach. The owner of the dog was proud of his dog's newly mastered feat, so he said to the visitor, "Watch this!" whereupon he tossed a piece of driftwood far out into the sea and the dog ...read more

  • A Mother Once Approached Napoleon Seeking A ...

    Contributed by Arsenio B. Segismundo on Aug 1, 2010
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    A mother once approached Napoleon seeking a pardon for her son. The emperor replied that the young man had committed a certain offense twice and justice demanded death. "But I don't ask for justice,? the mother explained. "I plead for mercy.? "But your son does not deserve mercy,? Napoleon ...read more

  • The Hero And The Saint

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2010
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    THE HERO AND THE SAINT The late great German-born American Jewish rationalist intellectual, popular lecturer and writer, religious leader, and social reformer, Felix Adler (1851 - 1933), starts things off well when he said, "The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up ...read more

  • Be Worry-Free  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 13, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
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    BE WORRY-FREE In an issue of the AARP Bulletin, readers were asked to respond to the question: What’s your strategy for coping with stress? The answers ranged from "Eat a chocolate chip cookie" to "Have a stiff drink." But Don Betz of Oakdale, Minnesota, offered his own unique solution. Every ...read more