Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 20, 2002
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A preacher in Tennessee said his father was not a Christian and never went to church. He said everyone else in the family would get ready and go to church and his dad would stay home. The preacher would come by and visit and his dad would always give him the same pat answer; I know why you’re
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 27, 2003
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Ferris Beaulers Day Off. His best friend is Cameron Frye. Cameron hates his father because his father places everything before him. Ferris and Cameron and Ferris’s girlfriend ride around Chicago in Cameron’s dad’s favorite car all day playing hooky from school. In one of the final scenes
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 6, 2011
ONE HOUR
A child loved his dad but seldom saw him. The man was so busy with so many things to do. The child collected bottles and cans, did odd jobs and seemed to be always trying to make money. One day he asked his father, "How much do you make in an hour?"
The dad said, "$20.00, why?"
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Baptist
Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Jun 14, 2007
Gordon was a skinny, underweight lad of 17 when he talked his mother into signing him up so he could join the Marines. The week he left for "Boot Camp" he was in my office and told me the following. He said he wished for one thing only in this life. And, if he could get his wish, he would never ask
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Methodist
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 22, 2012
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ADDING TO THE WORD
Years ago, my Dad's physician told him to take one aspirin a day for his heart. My Dad was a very smart man, but he figured if one aspirin is good, two would be better. So my dad "added" to the word of his physician, and day after day my dad took two aspirin.
Everything went
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Contributed by Jyoti Banerjee on Nov 27, 2006
Twenty years ago, I visited the city of Calcutta on work. I was looking forward to the visit because it was the city my father grew up in, and being a typical Bengali, he was very proud of his city. But I was also looking forward to the trip because there was a little old lady in Calcutta that I
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Anglican
Contributed by Robert Garrett on Aug 8, 2005
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ILLUSTRATION
“SAVE ONE MORE FOR JESUS”
Rick Warren shares in his book “The Purpose Driven Life” about his dad who was a pastor for over fifty years serving mostly small rural churches. His dad was not simply a preacher but was a man with a mission. He loved taking teams of volunteers overseas to
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Baptist
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THE MORE EXCELLENT WAY
I remember a sermon – years ago, in fact I think I may have preached it during my time here as an intern – where my opening illustration was the difference between the way my father chopped wood and the way I chopped it. You may remember the scene – me as a skinny 18
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2004
When my family lived in Kentucky I was a small boy. During blackberry season Dad would walk down the mountain after working all day inside the Mary Alice mine. As he walked down he would pick blackberries. I remember waiting out back of our coal mining camp house watching Dad coming down the
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Contributed by Paul Steen on May 19, 2013
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YOU’RE GOING TO PLAY BASEBALL THIS SUMMER
Joshua 14:12, James 2:26
A little boy named Jimmy was about 13 years old. He grew up with his brother in a very poor family not too far from downtown. Their dad was very sick and could not work. They had food to eat every morning and evening, but he and
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Calvary Chapel
Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 19, 2002
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CALVIN AND HOBBES—THE REST OF THE STORY
The next day at home, father is sitting at his desk doing paper work. Calvin walks in with a clipboard and pen in hand.
CALVIN: Dad, your polls took a big dive this week. Your "Overall Dad Performance Rating" was really low. See? Right about yesterday
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Methodist
Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 4, 2011
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LIMITED UNDERSTANDING
Suppose I take my 2 year old to the doctor and he gets a shot in the arm and it really hurts. He doesn’t understand that the shot is to help him get better. All he knows is that shot hurt. And daddy just stood there. Doesn’t dad know how bad a shot hurts? Was he unable to
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 19, 2004
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There are going to be things happen to you in this life that will make you cling to that eternal hope because there is no other. Wally and Barbara Rendel know that’s true. Wally is the minister at the Southern Acres Christian Church in Lexington and has been for over 20 years. But five years ago
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Christian Church
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Dec 23, 2005
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I have always held my Father in high respect. I always wanted to please him. But, when I was in 10th grade I lost interest in school. Grades had always been pretty easy and I thought I could just skate by. Besides, everybody knew, baseball and basketball was what was really important. Then I got
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Christian Church
Contributed by Brent Williams on Jun 19, 2001
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When I Grow Up I Want To Be Like You
As children we all have our heroes
The people we want to be like
The Mickey Mantle’s and the Michael Jordan’s
The person I wanted to be like taught me how to catch a baseball
He taught me how to shoot a free throw
But he also taught me how to do something
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