Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 11, 2009
BEGINNING AND ENDING
A Connecticut Baptist named A. Roger Williams (a modern pastor, not the one who founded Rhode Island) once preached, "It is true that if religion begins with the individual--it begins, but if it ends with the individual--it ends." [A. Roger Williams, "The Kingdom of God," in
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
Mr. Galey said his brother borrowed a miter box from him on one occasion to make a picture frame. A miter is a sloping surface instead of a straight one. In the case of a picture frame, the miter joint would be at a 45 degree angle on each piece of wood.
A miter box is a u-shaped object so
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 1, 2010
A Heart for Praise
Louis Albert Banks tells of an elderly Christian man, a fine singer, who learned that he had cancer of the tongue and that surgery was required. In the hospital after everything was ready for the operation, the man said to the doctor, “Are you sure I will never sing again?” The
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Baptist
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Nov 30, 2010
SEND US SOME ETERNITY
An English postal worker was in charge of letters inadequately addressed. One Christmas season he discovered a card from his own daughter to Santa. It said, "We're very sad at our house this year. My little brother went to heaven last week. You needn't leave me anything. But
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 5, 2002
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A Pastor went to give blood, and was asked several questions to determine his eligibility. The last item on the questionnaire was, “Do you engage in any hazardous work?” He smiled and answered “Yes.” He was wearing a clerical collar. The Red Cross worker looked up, marked
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Congregational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 23, 2002
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SO FAR BEHIND
The cartoon character Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes once said, “God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I’m so far behind I’ll never die.”
SOURCE: Matthew Rogers in "Making
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The Bohemian reformer John Hus was a man who believed the Scriptures to be the infallible and supreme authority in all matters. He died at the stake for that belief in Constance, Germany, on his forty-second birthday. As he refused a final plea to
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
One more chuckle: A pastor arrived at the local ministerial meeting early. The pastor of the church where the meeting was being held was out front changing the message on the church sign. The sign read: “God saved the best for last—You shall not covet.” The
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Guy Glass on Nov 2, 2009
Fresh out of gift ideas, a man buys his mother-in-law a large plot in an expensive cemetery. On her next birthday, he buys her nothing, so she lets him have it.
"What are you complaining about?" he
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Baptist
Contributed by David Moore on Apr 14, 2010
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER HISTORY
Did you know that the history of this great nation is littered with national prayer days?
That between 1535 and the last national prayer day in 1947 (in England) there was 544 public fast and prayer days for this nation. It is a well-documented fact that
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Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 1, 2012
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WELL SAID
A woman, who was a terrible cook, gave a preacher a pie to take home to his family. After tasting the pie, they simply threw the rest in the trash, unable to eat it.
The next Sunday, the woman asked the preacher, "How did you like my
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ernest Flores on Feb 12, 2004
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There was an old seminary professor who was well know for his unusual and insightful gimmicks that he would use in his teachings. All the students looked forward to them every day. One day, he asked the class to take out pieces of paper and to draw a picture of someone they most would like to
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Baptist
Contributed by Won Lee on Sep 30, 2005
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Love means to joining who are different (opposing view) than me and having the Father’s heart
Adopted boy’s last wish
A Korean boy was adopted by joyous American family. While he was growing up, they realized that he was loosing hearing. Soon, his ability to speak was dying away as well as
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Evie Megginson on Mar 17, 2001
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On Christmas afternoon, the Pastor’s wife dropped into an easy chair saying, "Boy! Am I ever tried." Her husband looked over at her & said, "I had to conduct two special services last night, three today, & give a total of five sermons. Why
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