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  • The Dead Rat

    Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 11, 2017
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     | 5,980 views

    A boy ran into his house to tell his mom something. He had a dead rat in his hand. But he didn't notice that the pastor of their church was talking to his mom. The boy said, “Mom, you'll never guess what! I was out behind the garage and there was this rat. I picked up a rock and threw it and hit ...read more

  • A Great Deal Of Our Anxiety To Make Excuses ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 12, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,745 views

    "A great deal of our anxiety to make excuses comes from not really believing in the forgiveness of sins, from thinking that God will not take us to Himself again unless He is satisfied that some sort of case can be made out in our favor. But that would not be forgiveness at all. Real forgiveness ...read more

  • He That Is Good At Making Excuses Is Seldom Good ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,250 views

    He that is good at making excuses is seldom good ...read more

  • Excuses, Excuses...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 6, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,014 views

    EXCUSES, EXCUSES... This is the time of year when we attempt to fulfill our New Year's excuses...oops, I mean resolutions. And speaking of resolutions...oops, I mean excuses, I found several good ones this week as I prepared for this morning. I make no excuse for any of them. This is one from a ...read more

  • Excuses, Excuses

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Excuses, Excuses In Luke 14:16 - 24, Jesus teaches using the "Parable of the Great Banquet." In it, Jesus shares about a man who was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. It was the custom then, as it is today, to send out invitations to such a special event quite a long ...read more

  • Making ...

    Contributed by Kyle Gray on May 18, 2009
     | 2,536 views

    MAKING EXCUSES Benjamin Franklin: He that is good at making excuses is ...read more

  • Do Not Make An Excuse For Sin

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018
     | 2,678 views

    Main Idea: When a person is caught sinning, he or she often tries to make an excuse, but the reality is that no excuse can justify a person’s sin. Verse: “Then the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate” (Genesis 3:12 NKJV). One day my wife Jessica ...read more

  • Excuses, Excuses

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Dec 24, 2011
     | 8,648 views

    EXCUSES, EXCUSES We live in a word of excuses. Here are some complied by the Readers Digest that have been offered for not showing up for work: "I dreamed I was fired, so I didn't want to get out of bed." "I was up all night arguing with God." "A raccoon stole my work shoe off my porch." "I ...read more

  • Excuses

    Contributed by John Bright on Mar 4, 2025
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    Police officers probably get more excuses than anybody (other than God). Here are some I found around the internet: “Sorry officer, I was throwing those beer cans out the window so my wife won’t see how much I drank tonight.” 😊 “If you are going to write me a ticket, please do it quickly ...read more

  • We Seem To Have An Almost Infinite Capacity For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    We seem to have an almost infinite capacity for making excuses. In the book, The Sports Hall of Shame, a place kicker for the Dallas Cowboys named Raphael Septian is mentioned. He was a good kicker, but he was an even better master at making excuses when he missed a kick. For example, when he was ...read more

  • Rocky Balboa: A Big Shadow

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jan 8, 2007
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    From the movie Rocky Balboa: Rocky’s son is frustrated from living his life in his dad’s big shadow after a heated rebuke from his son Rocky gives this little speech. "You ain’t gonna believe this, but you used to fit right here. I’d hold you up, to say to your mother, this kid is gonna be the ...read more

  • A Unique Excuse

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2011
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    A UNIQUE EXCUSE A man who bought a brand new Mercedes and got out on the interstate. It was a convertible and the top was down, the breeze was blowing through his hair, and he decided he would open it up to see what it could do. The needle hit 80 miles an hour, then 90, then 100, then 110, then ...read more

  • Excused Or Forgiven?

    Contributed by John Bright on Jul 12, 2026
     | 26 views

    Here’s an interesting question for you: Do you want to be forgiven or excused? Back in the 1990s, there was a wonderful book – “Yes, Lord, I Have Sinned: But I Have Several Excellent Excuses” by James W. Moore. When we seek to be excused, it’s a way of shifting blame. In the Garden of Eden, ...read more

  • Excuses: Any Will Do?  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 17, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
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    Zig Ziglar writes: My brother, the late Judge Ziglar, loved to tell the story of the fellow who went next door to borrow his neighbor’s lawnmower. The neighbor explained that he could not let him use the mower because all the flights had been canceled from New York to Los Angeles. The borrower ...read more

  • Any Excuse Will Do

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2011
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    ANY EXCUSE WILL DO In one of the “Big Three” conferences during World War II, Roosevelt and Churchill were trying to get Stalin to agree with some proposed strategy. When Stalin gave his reason or excuse for not agreeing with them, they said, “That is no reason for your refusal!” Stalin replied ...read more

  • Church Attendance Excuse

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 22, 2025
     | 652 views

    A pastor said: “You need to join the Army of the Lord!” My friend replied, “I'm already in the Army of the Lord, Pastor.” Pastor questioned, “How come I don't see you except at Christmas ...read more

  • No Good Reason, Just An Excuse  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Moyer on Aug 5, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,647 views

    NO GOOD REASON, JUST AN EXCUSE Some time ago I spoke to a man in the Air Force. He admitted to me that he did not know if he was going to heaven. So I pulled a 3x5 card from my pocket and said, "I would like you to list on that card whatever is keeping you from trusting Christ right now." He ...read more

  • No Excuse Sunday." Cots Will Be Placed In The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Oct 11, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,467 views

    "No Excuse Sunday." Cots will be placed in the foyer for those who say, "Sunday is my only day to sleep in." Murine will be available for those with tired eyes... from watching television too late on Saturday night. We will have steel helmets for those who say, "The roof would cave in if I ever ...read more

  • Best Speeding-Ticket Excuse

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 16, 2009
     | 3,584 views

    BEST SPEEDING-TICKET EXCUSE A convention of Arkansas State troopers was asked to submit the best excuse they’d ever heard for someone trying to get out of a speeding ticket. The winning entry was submitted by a trooper who clocked a semi-tractor truck speeding down the interstate. The trooper ...read more

  • 10 Most Used Excuses

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 20, 2010
     | 2,974 views

    10 MOST USED EXCUSES 1. I forgot. 2. No one told me to go ahead. 3. I didn't think it was that important. 4. Wait until the boss comes back and ask him. 5. I didn't know you were in a hurry for it. 6. That's the way we've always done it. 7. That's not in my department. 8. How was I to know ...read more