Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 25, 2006
Story: Bike Chain.
I was about 12 years old.
Friend and I and his little brother were riding bikes.
Little brother – his bike chain fell off repeatedly – he couldn’t get it back on alone.
We were getting upset like little kids do.
And when the chain came off came of one last time
We rode
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 27, 2006
Sam Jones went home one day and his wife said to him, “Sam, I want you to go see the old sheriff who is dying.”
Sam answered his wife, “Honey, you know he has never believed in God. He is an infidel.”
Stirred on by his wife’s persistence, Sam went to see the sheriff.
After visiting with the
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Oct 29, 2006
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The International Congress on World Evangelization was held in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1974. The gathering was called by a committee headed by Rev. Billy Graham and drew more than 2,300 evangelical leaders, from 150 countries.
In the Covenant they produced the delegates wrote this about the
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Tony Searles on Nov 24, 2006
Do any of you remember the loss of the vessel called the "Central America"? She was in a bad state, had sprung a leak, and was going down. She therefore hoisted a signal of distress. A ship came close to her, and its captain asked, through the trumpet, "What is wrong?" "We are in bad repair and are
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Other
Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 24, 2006
Illustration: I heard my parent complain time and time again of how tired they were yet they went to work any way , how much they wanted this or that , yet they never bought it. That didn’t make since to me, if I want something I just take it, why didn’t they? The Burden of Love.
I know now about
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Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Dec 18, 2006
Suppose you committed a brutal murder and were arrested for it. You were sent to jail, but you had no money to afford a lawyer so one was appointed for you. You found out he’s the best there is. Your trial comes. The evidence is overwhelming, you’re convicted and sentenced to death. Then
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Kent Kessler on Dec 27, 2006
"Fa-who-for-ay; da-who-dor-ay; welcome, Christmas, come this way; Fa-who-for-ay; da-who-dor-ay; welcome, Christmas, Christmas day."
They continued, singing,
"Christmas day is in our grasp so long as we have hands to clasp."
The Grinch could hardly believe his ears.
He begins to get furious, but
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Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 2, 2007
Two years ago the Commandant of the Marine Corps stood before the graduating class of officers from Quantico. He reminded them of the proud traditions of the Marine Corps. He reminded them of their loyalty to God, country, and Corps. He also reminded them of the great sacrifices made by the men
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Jerry Caddell on Feb 16, 2007
Another young man was looking through the classifieds in search of a used car when he came upon an ad for a brand new Jaguar being sold for only $50. Surely he thought this was typo, but calling the number listed he was assured that $50 was correct. The next day he went by to see the car and to his
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
U.S. Population The U.S. is the fastest growing industrialized nation in the world, growing by 2.8 million people a year (a fertility rate of 2.05). Although 12% of the U.S. population is 65 or older, higher fertility rates and immigration keep America younger than Europe. About 40% of our
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Integrity Test:
We might be like the Salesman I read about. He was waiting to see the Purchasing Agent so he could submit his Company’s bid. While he was waiting, he couldn’t help but notice that his Competitor’s bid was sitting on the Purchasing Agent’s desk.
Unfortunately, the actual figure
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 5, 2007
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I have some Christian friends who were convinced about 2 years ago that God was asking them to buy their local pub and to continue to run it as a pub with food and alcohol being served. (At this point those of you who are anti alcohol – for whatever reason - may already be feeling sceptical, but
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Denomination:
Anglican
Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 23, 2009
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YARD-SALE GRACE
The Yadkinville Church of Christ had a yard sale. Well, it was actually a storage room giveaway. Dennis Conner said, "We didn’t really sell anything. We had so much stuff that it took up too much space. Also, we wanted to reach out to the community. As people came up we told
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Tim White on Apr 14, 2009
A wealthy man who had lost his son in the war put up his priceless art collection for sale by auction. The first item that was presented was not one of the great works from the masters, but a portrait of his beloved late son done by a local artist. The experienced and seasoned art buyers showed no
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Baptist
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