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 Davon Huss on Dec 16, 2002
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M. G.K. Chesterton once said in the 1990’s: “Whenever you remove any fence, always pause long enough to ask yourself the question, ‘Why was it put there in the first place?’ Howard Hendricks says, “You are I are living in a time when fences are being removed all around us. America is playing a
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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A little 5-year-old boy one day was playing with his 2-year-old brother when the 2 year old reached up and yanked his older brother’s hair. He screamed in pain, and his mother came rushing in. He cried and said that his younger brother had pulled his hair. His mom said, “Well, he’s only 2 years
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Methodist
Contributed by Charles Salmon on Mar 11, 2003
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The story is told that when the Gospel was first preached on the island of Barbados, several accepted the invitation to be baptized. When they arrived at the water for the baptismal service the women were dressed in nightgowns and the men in striped pajamas. The missionaries were afraid this might
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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SINGER PAVAROTTI
There was a time in Pavarotti’s life when he wasn’t sure whether to be singer or a music teacher. So he asked his father, "Shall I be a teacher or a singer?"
His father replied, "Son, if you try to sit on two chairs, you will fall between them. For life, you must choose one
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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In the days of the pioneers, when men saw that a prairie fire was coming, this is what they did. Since not even the fastest of horses could outrun it, the pioneers took a match and burned the grass in a designated area around them. Then they would take their stand in the burned area and be safe
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Aunt Lucy was losing her hearing and the doctor recommended surgery to correct it. She promptly vetoed the idea saying, “I’m 94 years old and I’ve already heard enough.”
Mike was watching the last part of the TV show when his Dad called down the basement steps, “Mike Come up for dinner”
Mike
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Contributed by Stephen Wright on Jul 8, 2007
A Jewish father had only one child, a little girl. He was very fond of her. She was the one the death angel would kill if the blood was not put on the door. Before going to sleep she asked her father if the blood had been sprinkled on the door posts. He said that it had been and she fell asleep.
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2008
Why? Look at the Israelites, he parted the seas, let them cross, while he blocked the Egyptians from attacking with pillars of fire, and when they were across, the Egyptians pursued them and he brought the walls of water down on them.
Now think of it in another sense, think about it, he set our
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Sep 16, 2008
Topography, Basketball and the Gospel
Jack went to an Ivy League School and was a star on the basketball team and graduated with a degree in topography – that is, the study of mapping. What do basketball and topography have to do with the Gospel? Nothing. Except that years later Jack found himself
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by William Jones on Sep 20, 2008
Recently when Hurricane Ike was taking aim at Galveston Texas all the residents of that island were given orders to leave the island or to face certain death. As the Hurricane approached they were given one last warning, leave before it is too late, if you do not there will be no rescue. Many of
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Baptist
Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 10, 2006
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Father Graham was an old-fashioned gentleman beloved by everyone, and his influence in the little town was great, so good and active was he.
A young man of the village had been badly insulted, and came to Father Graham full of angry indignation, declaring that he was going at once to demand
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Seventh-Day Adventist
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 3, 2006
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One way baptism becomes a source of division, is when preachers emphasize it so much that they neglect the condition of the heart. It leads to people being baptized for the wrong reasons.
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Now being
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Christian Church
Contributed by Paul Humphrey on Sep 3, 2006
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Sez I to myself, as I grumbled and growled,
Im sick of my church, and then how I scowled.
The members unfriendly, the sermons too long;
In fact, it seems that everything’s wrong.
I don’t like the singing; the church a disgrace
For signs of neglect are all over the place.
I’ll quit going there, and
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United Methodist
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