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  • Chuck Swindoll Tells This Story About One Of His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    Chuck Swindoll tells this story about one of his daughters when she was quite small. One day he came home tired from a long day of ministry. As he sat in his easy chair in front of a relaxing football game, hoping to catch the last half in peace, his young daughter approached him and began ...read more

  • Great Reasons To Be A Guy  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
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    Great Reasons To Be A Guy • Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. • You can kill your own food. • Three pairs of shoes are way more than enough. • You can quietly watch a game with your buddy for hours without ever thinking, "He must be mad at me." • Wedding dress: $2,000. Tuxedo ...read more

  • There Was A Young Man Who Was Doing Everything ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Feb 19, 2003
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    There was a young man who was doing everything possible to move up in his company. Over the past 3 weeks he had built us 52 hours of overtime working on a new project. One night he slipped in at 12:30 and quietly crawled into bed next to his new bride. Upon feeling the movement of the bed his wife ...read more

  • Dave Thomas, Wendy's Hamburgers,

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 31, 2009
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    Dave Thomas, Wendy’s Hamburgers, “I got my MBA long before my GED. I even have a photograph of me in my MBA graduation outfit; a knee length work apron. I guarantee you that I’m the only founder among America’s big companies whose picture in the corporate annual report shows him wielding a mop ...read more

  • Wages, Prizes, Awards, And Grace  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 28, 2010
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    WAGES, PRIZES, AWARDS, AND GRACE Listen to the following from GW Knight, Clip-Art Features for Church Newsletters, page 53: - When a person works an eight hour day and received a fair day’s pay—that is a wage - When a person competes and receives a trophy for his performance—that is a prize. - ...read more

  • Enjoying Each Day

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 27, 2010
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    ENJOYING EACH DAY When Tamer Lee Owens celebrated her 104th birthday, she credited "laughter, the Lord, and the little things" for keeping her going. She still finds enjoyment each day in talking with people, taking a walk, and reading the Bible as she has done since childhood. "I don’t know how ...read more

  • Three Turtles Decided To Go On A Picnic. They ...

    Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Feb 10, 2012
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    Three turtles decided to go on a picnic. They were the best of friends. Before long it started to rain, they decided that one of them should go back and get some umbrellas. One turtle agreed to go but only if the other two promised not to begin eating until he returned. They promised. He headed ...read more

  • House Fire And Marshmallows

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 7, 2012
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    HOUSE FIRE AND MARSHMALLOWS As the coals from our barbecue burned down, our hosts passed out marshmallows and long roasting forks. Just then, two fire trucks roared by, sirens blaring, lights flashing. They stopped at a house right down the block. All twelve of us raced out of the back yard, down ...read more

  • In Yorkshire, England During The Early 1800's Two ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on May 25, 2007
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    In Yorkshire, England during the early 1800’s two sons were born to a family named Taylor. The older one set out to make a name for himself by entering Parliament and gaining public prestige. The younger son chose to give his life to Christ. With commitment to Christ, Hudson Taylor turned his face ...read more

  • Have You Ever Been Really Thirsty? When You're ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Have you ever been really thirsty? When you’re really thirsty, you’ll about drink anything as long as it’s wet – because you’re thirsty. I once read a newspaper article about how a criminal on the run gave himself up because he was thirsty. The police had apparently surrounded this man so that ...read more

  • I Want To Start Of Today By Asking Some Thought ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I want to start of today by asking some thought provoking questions. Why is it that doctors call what they do “A practice”? Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour? Why do they call apartments, apartments when ...read more

  • Time, Speed, Dentists

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Illustration- Time, Speed, Dentists The little boy was afraid of the dentist, so his dad decided to set the example and have his teeth examined, too. The dentist looked inside the father’s mouth & said, "There’s a tooth there that has to be pulled." The father asked, "How much will it cost?" The ...read more

  • Two Preachers Were Carrying A Conversation. One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Two preachers were carrying a conversation. One said to the other, “Currently, we are having a problem at our meeting place with the mice. It looks like everywhere you step; you will be greeted by a mouse.” “Well,” said the other preacher, “we solve that problem long ago. We baptized them all, and ...read more

  • Dr. H.a. Ironside Told The True Story About An ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dr. H.A. Ironside told the true story about an old Scot who lay suffering and actually heading into the shadows of physical death. He had been told by a doctor who was a real friend that “his moments on this earth are but few.” Another friend came by and said, “They tell me you will not be with us ...read more

  • Ronald Meridith Described In Hurryin' Big For ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Ronald Meridith described in Hurryin’ Big for Little Reasons a quiet evening when he heard the sound of wild geese approaching in flight. He noticed the tame geese on his pond. “They heard the wild call they had once known. The honking… sent little arrows of prompting deep into their wild ...read more

  • Be Rich Toward God  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Bauer on Aug 1, 2007
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    Be rich toward God. Grandparents are often accused of spoiling the grandchildren Why? The children see grandpa sitting on the floor playing with his toddler grandchildren. The son or daughter is shocked and jealous: "Dad, I’m surprised. You never got down on the floor and played with ...read more

  • Recently A Photograph Of Two Sculptors ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 2, 2007
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    Recently a photograph of two sculptors decorating a new post office in a suburb of Cologne, West Germany, appeared in our daily newspaper. Two giant hands, each two meters long, seem to be grasping for each other but in vain. One hand, the higher hand, juts right out of the side of the building ...read more

  • Many Years Ago I Read Some Words Penned By F. ...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 2, 2008
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    MANY YEARS AGO I READ SOME WORDS PENNED BY F. BUECHNER. I wrote these words in the front of my Bible. I have studied these words many times. I make an offering of these words to you. THE SKELETON IS YOU! F. BUECHNER: OF THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS ANGER IS POSSIBILLY THE MOST FUN. TO LICK YOUR WOUNDS, ...read more

  • Two Highly Pedigreed And Blue-Blooded Poodles ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2008
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    Two highly pedigreed and blue-blooded poodles were walking daintily along the street with their noses held high. They came upon an old hound with long, floppy ears lying asleep in the sun. They winked at one another, then one said, “Hi. My name is Fifi, spelled F-I-F-I.” The old hound opened one ...read more

  • Always Look Skyward

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 11, 2008
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    ALWAYS LOOK SKYWARD "A man in the prairie observed an eagle fatally wounded by a gunshot. He writes: "With his eyes gleaming...he slowly turned his head, giving one last...longing look towards the sky. He’d often swept those starry spaces with his wonderful wings...the sky was the home of his ...read more