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  • Mother's Teach On A Daily ...

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on May 12, 2008
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    Mother’s teach on a daily basis… RELIGION: "You better pray the stain will come out of the carpet." FORESIGHT: "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident." IRONY: "Keep laughing and I’ll give you something to cry about." STAMINA: "You’ll sit there ’til all that ...read more

  • A Little Boy Was Talking To The Girl Next Door: ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 20, 2008
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    A little boy was talking to the girl next door: "I wonder what my mother would like for Mother’s Day." The girl answers: "Well, you could promise to keep your room clean and orderly -- you could go to bed as soon as she tells you -- you could go to her as soon as she calls you -- you could brush ...read more

  • As I Prayed During The Altar Call At A Camp I ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Jul 17, 2008
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    As I prayed during the altar call at a camp I was sining at I kept seeing the face of a man I didn’t know. This was at Six Mile Turn Camp Wednesday night. I looked through the camp on the way out, and saw a man close but not exact. I kept seeing his face in prayer the next few nights, but he ...read more

  • Never Let Them See The Glory

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Aug 9, 2008
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    NEVER LET THEM SEE THE GLORY C.S. Lewis wrote the book, "The Screwtape Letters". In the book, "Screwtape" is the Devil and his demon is "Wormwood". This is what the Devil says to the demon about Christianity: "Wormwood, the church is fertile field if you keep them bickering over details, ...read more

  • My God, I Have Never Thanked Thee For My Thorn. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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     | 2,000 views

    "My God, I have never thanked Thee for my thorn. I have thanked Thee a thousand times for my roses, but not once for my thorn. I have been looking forward to a world where I shall get compensation for my cross; but I have never thought of my cross as itself a present glory. Teach me the glory of my ...read more

  • What A Friend We Have In Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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     | 2,275 views

    WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS One time a rabbi, a priest and a Christian minister were talking about how each of them celebrated Christmas. The minister and priest said that they give thanks for all of God's blessings and on Christmas morning they open their gifts. "We do it a little ...read more

  • Second ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    SECOND THOUGHTS An angel appeared at a faculty meeting and told the dean that in return for his unselfish service, he will be rewarded with his choice of wealth, wisdom, or beauty. Without hesitating, the dean selects wisdom. "It is done!" the angel said, and then disappeared into a cloud of ...read more

  • Watching From The Bleachers

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 21, 2009
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    Cymbala shares in his book, "Fresh Power": "But just as there are people who watch from the bleachers and never know the challenge of competing on the court, we have millions of churchgoers who sit in pews every week without ever entering the game. They sacrifice nothing, strain toward no ministry ...read more

  • Old Peanuts Cartoon: Lucy Demands That Linus ...

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Mar 29, 2009
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    Old Peanuts cartoon: Lucy demands that Linus change TV channels and then threatens him with her fist if he doesn’t. "What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?" asks Linus. "These five fingers," says Lucy. "Individually they are nothing, but when I curl them together like this ...read more

  • Seasick Hope  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 28, 2009
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    SEASICK HOPE A passenger on an ocean liner was enduring a rough Atlantic crossing. As he leaned over the rail, his face a shade of green, a steward came along and tried to encourage him: "Don’t be discouraged, sir! No one’s ever died of seasickness yet!" The nauseous passenger looked up at the ...read more

  • Jesus: The Image Of God

    Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 1, 2009
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    JESUS: THE IMAGE OF GOD If you are old enough to remember, or watch the old series Dragnet on the Nickelodeon channel, you will see at the end a greasy hand come out with a hammer and a die. The hammer hits the die, and when the hammer and die leave, the mark ’VII’ is left in the stone. Although ...read more

  • The Death Of Jesus Christ Is The Propitiation For ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on May 6, 2009
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    The death of Jesus Christ is the propitiation for our sins. ‘Propitiation’ is a difficult word and isn’t in everyday use. A minister tells the story of going home with a member of his congregation who had under one arm a gift-wrapped box and in his other hand a bunch of flowers. Both of those ...read more

  • Forgiveness Vs. Tolerance: Church Discipline  PRO

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 19, 2009
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    FORGIVENESS VS. TOLERANCE: CHURCH DISCIPLINE If we look closer at Jesus words, he tells us that we do not have to tolerate sinful behaviour in order to forgive a person. He says in verse 17 that if the person doesn't listen after going through all the steps, to treat that person as a tax collector ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis On Judging Others

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 18, 2009
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    C.S. LEWIS ON JUDGING OTHERS C.S. Lewis wrote about this in Mere Christianity. He said, "One of the marks of a certain type of bad man is that he cannot give up a thing himself without wanting everyone else to give it up. That is not the Christian way. An individual Christian may see fit to give ...read more

  • We Need A Guide, Not Guidance

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 6, 2011
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    WE NEED A GUIDE, NOT GUIDANCE I opened a concordance to look up the word "guidance," expecting to find a long list of verses promising guidance from God. Guidance wasn’t there, but instead the word "guide" and a number of verses promising that God Himself would be the guide of His people. ...read more

  • An Image Of Themselves

    Contributed by David Parks on Feb 21, 2012
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    AN IMAGE OF THEMSELVES Have you heard of the controversial exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Art? It is the Rembrandt and the Face of Christ exhibit. Rembrandt’s depictions of Jesus were even more controversial in the 17th century. His familiarity with the Jewish community in his native ...read more

  • A Prayer Offered By Rev. Jacob Douche At The ...

    Contributed by Francis Balla on Aug 24, 2012
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    A prayer offered by Rev. Jacob Douche at the commencement of First Continental Congress meeting on Sept 7, 1774. “O Lord our Heavenly Father, high and mighty King of kings, and Lord of lords, who from your throne behold all the dwellers on earth and reigns with power supreme and uncontrolled over ...read more

  • Thanksgiving Gags

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 19, 2012
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    THANKSGIVING GAGS Some of you might want to add variety to your Thanksgiving dinner conversation for those of you who are mischievous: • During the middle of the meal, turn to mom and say, "See mom, I told you they wouldn't notice that the turkey was four months past its expiration date. You were ...read more

  • Daddy, Is God Dead?

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 13, 2022
     | 682 views

    A little girl looked up at her daddy while sitting on his lap and asked, "Daddy, I need to ask you something. Is God dead?" The father said, "Honey, why in the world are you asking me such a ridiculous question! What would make you ask me such a question?" His daughter ...read more

  • Come As You Are

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Nov 21, 2024
     | 678 views

    A friend of mine in Louisiana had his 11 year old nephew for the weekend just after the uncle had had a close call with death and gotten released from the hospital. On Sunday morning, his nephew approached him. “Come on, Uncle, let’s go to church!” “But Dom, you don’t have any church clothes ...read more