One man related that after the death of his oldest child, he was standing in an airport waiting for his flight. He noticed a little blonde girl, ten years old or so, and she was looking at some dolls in one of the mall areas. She had an elderly man with her and she said, “Granddaddy, loan me the
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Brian Stevenson on Nov 24, 2006
I’m going to give you a quick quiz. Don’t worry, it’s easy! I’ll give you a word and you give me the opposite. READY?
The opposite of Fast is… Slow.
The opposite of Long is… Short.
The opposite of Cold is… Hot.
The opposite of Young is… Old.
The opposite of Soft is… Hard.
The opposite of Sour
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Vineyard
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
Persistent Kids The Center for a New American Dream reports 55% of young people say they are usually successful on getting their parents to give in. 40% have asked their parents for an advertised product they thought their parents would not approve of, and of those 59% say they don’t give up—they
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2007
Persistent Kids The Center for a New American Dream reports 55% of young people say they are usually successful on getting their parents to give in. 40% have asked their parents for an advertised product they thought their parents would not approve of, and of those 59% say they don’t give up—they
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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PICK OUT THREE HYMNS
I heard about this pastor. He was raising money for a new sanctuary. He told his congregation one Sunday morning "If anybody will give $1000, you can pick out three hymns."
A little old lady in the back raised up her hand and said "Pastor, I’ll do it." He was so excited. He
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
SHED THE LOAD
A missionary in the Philippines was driving in a large flat back truck. He saw a local farmer who he knew walking with a really heavy load tied to his back. The load was obviously heavy and weighing him down, so the missionary stopped and told the farmer to jump on board the truck.
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Brethren
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 12, 2012
ANGER: STRENGTH IN YOUR CLAWS
The biggest lobster ever caught in Maine, a 27-pounder (12.25 kg) with claws tough enough to snap a man's arm, was released back into the ocean on Thursday after being trapped in a shrimp net last week, marine officials said.
The 40-inch (one-meter) male crustacean,
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 19, 2013
GOING IN CIRCLES
A family who moved into a new neighborhood had a late start one morning. As a result their six-year-old missed her school bus. Though it would make him late for work her father agreed to take her to school if she gave him directions. After 20 minutes of going in circles they
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Baptist
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 13, 2019
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THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME.
In his book, Your God is Too Small, J. B. Phillips describes some of the common gods that people manufacture. One is the grand old man god, the grandfatherly, white-haired, indulgent god who smiles down on men and winks at their adultery, stealing,
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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(IL) C.H. Spurgeon told the story of the preacher who was walking in the countryside and stopped by a farmhouse for a drink of water. The old farmer who lived there went out to talk to the preacher. As they were talking the preacher noticed that the barn had a weather vane on it that was spinning
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