Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2002
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One day a gentleman walked into one of Ben Franklin’s book stores.
As one of the clerks went to assist him, the gentleman asked the clerk the
price of the book he wished to purchase. The young clerk looked at the
price posted on the book and said, "That book is one dollar, sir."
The gentleman
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Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
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The young man was feeling very proud of himself. As a brand-new college graduate he had taken the C.P.A. Exams & passed with flying colors. Now he was a full-fledged Certified Public Accountant.
His father had been an immigrant to the U.S., & now owned his own little business. Filled with
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Mennonite
Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
Jack Ma has a lot to be happy about.
He is the founder and executive chairman of the Alibaba Group, a tech company in China. Among the things going his way:
- His company went public in September 2014 and its worth shot up to $25 billion.
- He is the richest man in China.
- His company is the
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Baptist
Contributed by Daryl Bahn on Oct 5, 2001
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A life that is lived focused inward on ourselves and downward on material things is a self-defeating life. It can be compared to a black hole—the more you possess, the more you collapse under your own weight. There is another life, though: a
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Lutheran
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Feb 20, 2002
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Bernice Kanner states in her book, "Are you Normal About Money," "What surprised me most was the incredible lengths that some people will go to for money. For example, 21% said they would wolf down a worm for $300, while 26% said they wouldn’t touch it for less than $1000. Meanwhile, 59% would
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Russ Sharrock on May 4, 2002
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I’ve heard many people say so many times that you can’t tell the difference between a Christian and a non-Christian. Alice’s sister-in-law, Keiko, is a New Age Soka Gakkai Buddhist. She is so serene, so filled with peace and joy, that Alice’s brother, her Mom and Step dad, have all been drawn
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Baptist
Contributed by Tony Earl on Nov 23, 2006
Often I have heard people say, "How good God is! We prayed that it would not rain for our church picnic, and look at the lovely weather!’" Yes, God is good when He sends good weather. But God was also good when He allowed my sister, Betsie, to starve to death before my eyes in a German
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Baptist
Only people I am aware of who don’t have troubles are gathered in little neighborhoods. Most communities have
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Baptist
Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 13, 2001
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A Christian grocer was in financial difficulties because his customers thought they could run up their bills indefinitely. They felt that such a saintly man would never press them for payment or take them to court. Their ready excuse was, “We don’t have money to pay our bills.” “How can I pay my
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Dale Johnsen on Dec 28, 2000
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A wealthy older
gentleman had just recently married a lovely young lady, and was beginning to wonder whether she might have married
him for his money. So he asked her, "Tell me the truth: if I lost all my money, would you still love me?" She said
reassuringly,
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Baptist
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Feb 2, 2001
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SPURGEON was once invited by a wealthy man to come down and preach in a country church in order to help them raise funds to pay a debt. The man told Spurgeon he was free to use his country house, his town house, or his seaside home. Spurgeon wrote
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Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Feb 20, 2001
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A few years ago, I was watching David Letterman, and he was broadcasting his show from Las Vegas. He was doing his opening monologue and he told this joke.
He said that he was standing in front of one of the casinos, and a man came up to him looking desperate.
"Please!" the man begged
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Independent/Bible
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