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  • And Which One Were You?  PRO

    Contributed by Stan Martin on Aug 25, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,347 views

    AND WHICH ONE WERE YOU? Maybe you heard about the Desert Storm soldier who while he was overseas received a Dear John letter from his girlfriend back home in the states. To add insult to injury, she wrote, "Will you please return my favorite photograph of myself-- I need it for ...read more

  • Halfway Through A Rehearsal, With Trumpets ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 14, 2007
     | 1,415 views

    Halfway through a rehearsal, with trumpets blaring, drums rolling, and violins singing their rich melody, the piccolo player muttered to himself, “What good am I doing? I might as well not be playing. Nobody can hear me anyway.” So he placed his instrument to his lips but made no sound. Within ...read more

  • I Remember Saying This Very Clearly As A Young ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Sep 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,915 views

    I remember saying this very clearly as a young man “Well God I’m pleased that I have Jesus in my life but I’d like to try it on my own before I really give my whole life over, and this was even after publicly declaring Jesus as my Lord and saviour. How thick I was, you see even Kings who have ...read more

  • I Am Stubborn, Then  PRO

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Jul 2, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,311 views

    I AM STUBBORN, THEN. Here is a transcript of a conversation between my three year old grandson and I this week: "Help put away the toys, please." "No." "Come on, Aaron. Please help to put away the toys." "No." "Tell you what, you help put away the toys and you'll get a treat afterwards." "I'm ...read more

  • A. W. Tozer, Christian Publications, 1964, P. 90 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,641 views

    A. W. Tozer, Christian Publications, 1964, p. 90 Worship is to feel in your heart and express in some appropriate manner a humbling but delightful sense of admiring awe and astonished wonder and overpowering love in the presence of that most ancient Mystery, that Majesty which philosophers call the ...read more

  • Silly Signs  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Shockley on Jun 29, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,077 views

    SILLY SIGNS • Bargain basement upstairs. • Would the person who took the step ladder yesterday please bring it back or further steps will be taken. • After tea break staff should empty the teapot and stand upside down on the draining board. • This is the gate of heaven. ...read more

  • The Creation  PRO

    Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Feb 16, 2003
    based on 83 ratings
     | 6,953 views

    The Creation God created the mule and told him: "You will be mule, working constantly from dusk to dawn, carrying heavy loads on your back. You will eat grass and you will lack intelligence. You will live for 50 years." The mule answered: "To live like this for 50 years is too much. Please, ...read more

  • A Teenage Boy Found Himself In A Parked Car With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Donald Carpenter on May 9, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,335 views

    A teenage boy found himself in a parked car with a few other rather unscrupulous friends. He knew that he was where he shouldn’t be. The car was tucked away in a private location to keep their deeds secret. Soon, a bottle of 151 rum made its way around the car. Each teen took a large gulp and ...read more

  • God Is Your Father

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jul 25, 2018
     | 4,810 views

    As a child, before my brothers and sisters and I would sit down for breakfast, we would ask our father what we could do to please him so that he would let us eat breakfast. He’d tell us. If we wanted lunch money for school we would ask our father what would please him. He’d tell us. At supper time, ...read more

  • J.c.ryle Wrote, About Gods People "See Only One ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 6, 2006
     | 2,099 views

    J.C.Ryle wrote, about Gods people “see only one thing”- care for one thing, live for one thing, are swallowed up in one thing ...read more

  • My Last Girdle Was Called The Constrictor 747. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,372 views

    "My last girdle was called the Constrictor 747. It was mechanically engineered to take inches off your waist and hips. There was a brochure that came with it that said, Please familiarize ...read more

  • I Like The Story Of The 72 Year Old Woman Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,570 views

    I like the story of the 72 year old woman who went to bed one night and prayed this prayer: "Please God, give me the skin like a ...read more

  • Don't Choose Dates Like Cars

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 7, 2011
     | 2,327 views

    DON'T CHOOSE DATES LIKE CARS Most young people choose their dates like some folks buy cars. If it looks good on the outside, it’s the right color, the right style; if it’s interior is pleasing to their eye and pleasing to the touch; and if it’s got all kinds of bells and whistles...that’s the car ...read more

  • At An Open-Air Gospel Meeting The Preacher Asked ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Apr 26, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,835 views

    At an open-air Gospel meeting the preacher asked for testimonies. While this was going on a skeptic was passing by just when the testimony of a saved drunkard was being given. He stopped and listened. The former drunkard was telling how Jesus had wrought a miracle and saved his poor soul. The ...read more

  • Prayer Of A Half-Hearted Christian

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 5,134 views

    Prayer of a Half-hearted Christian I love thy church, O God; Her walls before me stand; But please excuse my absence, Lord; This bed is simply grand A charge to keep I have; A God to glorify; But Lord, don’t ask for cash from me; The glory comes too high. Am I a soldier of the cross, A follower ...read more

  • Snoopy's Week

    Contributed by Mark Bauer on Aug 1, 2007
     | 2,054 views

    For years there has been a Snoopy poster that shows how he spends his week: On Sunday, he dances, with the caption, "Party-Time!" On Monday, he scowls, with the caption, "Don’t speak to me." On Tuesday, he lies flat on his back as though dead, with the caption, "God, get me through ...read more

  • Xxxchurch Was Founded By Craig Gross, With ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,509 views

    XXXChurch was founded by Craig Gross, with help. They have a website at XXXchurch.com. The guys who run it are Christians, and they pioneered a ministry to reach people who are caught in pornography – not just who buy it and view it, but the people who are running the industry. For a few years ...read more

  • Liars

    Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 16, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,647 views

    LIARS Marlene was pulled over by a policeman for speeding. The policeman approached the driver’s door. "Is there a problem Officer?" He said, "Madame, you were speeding. Can I see your license please?" She responded, "I’d give it to you but I don’t have one." "You don’t have one?" "I lost it four ...read more

  • Running The Race God's Way

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 16, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 6,990 views

    RUNNING THE RACE GOD'S WAY Joni Eareckson Tada recently told a story commenting on Romans 15:1-2: "We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up." She writes, "My husband, Ken, serves ...read more

  • My Worth To God Publicly Is Measured By What I ...

    Contributed by George Rhodes on Apr 19, 2006
     | 1,227 views

    "My worth to God publicly is measured by what I really am in my private life. Is my primary goal in life to please Him and to be acceptable to Him, or is it something ...read more