Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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(2) A story is told about a School District that had banned using the name of "Christ" in any of their Christmas programs. Sort of ironic isn’t it that Christ couldn’t be mentioned along with Christmas. Though they could use the name "Christmas" they began calling the Holiday programs things like
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Someone shared with me a story this week of a young boy who witnessed a Baptism at his local Baptist Church. And he heard how the minister described it made that person part of the family of God. This got the young boy to thinking and so the next morning he decided to baptize the family cats. He
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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When Whistler was at the height of his artistic career, a wealthy patron purchased one of his pictures on the condition that the artist would accompany him home and help select a spot to hang the picture. Once at his mansion, the man held up the picture first here and then there, each time asking,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Joseph Bayly, in his book The View From A Hearse, tells of what he said to offer hope to a woman whose small son was dying. "It’s good to know, isn’t it," I spoke slowly, choosing my words with unusual care, "that, even though the medical outlook is hopeless, we can have hope for our children in
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During a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, a news report highlighted a rescue device used on the oil rigs. In case of fire or (in this case) hurricane, rig workers scramble into the bullet-shaped "bus" and strap themselves into their seats.
When the entry port is shut, the vehicle is released down
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John Maxwell tells the story of two shoe salesmen who were sent to a remote Island to sell shoes. After arriving, the first salesman called the home office back in Chicago and told them that he would be returning the next day because no one on the Island even wore shoes. The second salesman arrived
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In the early part of this century, a group of lawyers met in England to discuss the biblical accounts of Jesus’ resurrection. They wanted to see if sufficient information was available to make a case that would hold up in an English court of law. When their study was completed, they published the
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There is a story is a guy taking a class in ornithology, the study of birds. The teacher has a reputation for being extremely difficult, so this guy studies his brains out for the final. He comes the classroom feeling prepared, but instead of having normal test, there are 25 pictures on the wall of
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Humorus story: God was once approached by a scientist who said, "Listen God, we’ve decided we don’t need you anymore. These days we can clone people, transplant organs and do all sorts of things that used to be considered miraculous.
"God replied, "Don’t need me huh? How about we put your theory
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Evangelism (when tickets don’t hurt)
In 1992, a Los Angeles county parking control officer came upon a brown Cadillac El Dorado illegally parked next to the curb on street sweeping day. The officer dutifully wrote out a ticket. The officer completely ignored the man seated behind the wheel of the
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Independent/Bible
Frankie and I were called to plant a church in Las Vegas in 1995. We said NO, but for very different reasons. Basically we weren’t ready. They called us again in 1997 and we moved out here in 1998. As I studied in preparation since I didn’t have any sermons to prepare. I studied my favorite
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Presbyterian/Reformed
GOD’S HEALING POWER HEALS TWO YOUNG WOMEN WITH CHRONIC INJURIES
Four of our interns went into a clothing store and began ministering and encouraging one of the clerks. She began to open up, telling them that she used to be in the circus and ripped her tendons in both wrists by doing four back
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Charismatic
Contributed by Johnny Knight on Aug 11, 2007
Illustration: During a night time thunderstorm, a little 4 years boy was frightened by the crash of thunder. He skurried to his parents bedroom.
"I’m afraid of the storm" he cried, "I want you to come lay down by me!"
His mother replied, "Son, God is always with us. He’ll be right at your bed
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 8, 2007
Recently the stock market plummeted after hitting another record high and who saved the day? The empire! They lowered one insignificant rate but resulted in millions of dollars that would have been spent on interest to be used for spending. The empire saved us!!
Meanwhile nothing really changed
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Church Of God
Contributed by Joel Vicente on Oct 16, 2007
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Illustrate Humor: During Superbowl XXXVII, FedEx ran a commercial that spoofed the movie Castaway, in which Tom Hanks played a FedEx worker whose company plane went down, stranding him on a desert island for years. Looking like the bedraggled Hanks in the movie, the FedEx employee in the commercial
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Baptist
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