Contributed by Brian Harvison on Aug 2, 2008
single man named Jerry had a pet cat that he loved very much.
One year, he decided to take a vacation to England, so he left his cat with his brother Dan.
As soon as Jerry got to England, he called his brother Dan.
“How is my cat?” he asked.
“Your cat is dead,” Dan said.
“Oh my!” he shouted. “I’m
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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CELEBRATION FIRES
During the dark winter of 1864, at Petersburg, Virginia, the Confederate army of Robert E. Lee faced the Union divisions of General Ulysses S. Grant. Late one evening one of Lee's generals, Major General George Pickett, received word that his wife had given birth to a beautiful
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THE SIMPLE STORY
Last week, I met in the worship center with the four-year-olds from the school and we talked about what pastors do. After I was done showing them my robe and stoles and my private Communion kit and talking about the different places a pastor stands in church to talk about Jesus, I
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Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jan 29, 2009
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HEAVEN: TITANIC
Last Sunday, right after church, when I got home tired and emotionally spent, I plopped into my easy chair and turned the TV on. The last few minutes of "Titanic" was on. In the conclusion, Rose (played by Kate Winslet) is an old woman. She lost the love of her life in the sinking
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Holiness
Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 2, 2009
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER
Glen and Jo Ann live in Orange County, California in a low lying area. It flooded one year and the local newspaper sent a reporter, in a boat, out to Glen and Jo Ann’s neighborhood. The reporter found Jo Ann, sitting on their roof watching large objects floating by, so he
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DON'T TAPE THE TREES
I was talking to a man a few years back, and he told me how he used to have a farm and how he had tried to grow different things to make money. Well, one day he said he hired a young guy to mow his lawn ,but he explained to him that he had just planted about fifty Christmas
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 16, 2009
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
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 14, 2021
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Back in 1860, an excursion boat on Lake Michigan collided with a freighter and began to sink less than a mile from the shore.
Hundreds of passengers began screaming as they leaped into the icy water.
Edward Spencer was a student at a nearby seminary, and he ran down to the beach to see what he
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Contributed by Louis Bartet on Jun 22, 2001
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We dare not confine theology to seminary coffee shops where professors and students play mental badminton. It affects all of us. Some people lose their faith because of a sharp sense of disappointment with God. They expect God to act a certain way, and God "lets them down." Others may not lose
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Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Oct 28, 2001
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Satan argued with Jesus one time about who had the greater power! Satan said, ’I can do anything you can do only better.’ Jesus replied, ’Ok, prove it, go ahead and try creating a man.’ Satan said, ’No problem,’ as he reached down and picked up a handful of dirt and
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Contributed by Brian Mavis on Oct 30, 2001
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A DIFFERENT VIEW OF PEACE
"Islam, we’ve been told, is related to the Arabic word
meaning "peace." This is correct, except that the
word means a particular kind of peace. A better
translation is "surrender" or "submission." It
describes the peace when a vanquished soldier lays
down his arms in
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2001
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A man died and went to heaven. He was met at the Pearly Gates by St.
Peter who led him down the golden streets. They past mansions after
beautiful mansions until they came to the end of the street where they
stopped in front of a shack. The man asked St. Peter why he got a hut
when there were
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Contributed by Troy Mason on Aug 23, 2002
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IF THEY COULD WRITE
What glorious news they’s have to tell
If only they could write today
Those who have gone afar to dwell
Where all the glorious spirits stay
In fancy then I set it down
What they would pen for me
"I’ve touched the hem of Jesus’ gown
The way they did in Galilee
And thinking
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