Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 20, 2006
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Two men were marooned on an Island. One man paced back and forth worried and scared while the other man sat back and was sunning himself.
The first man said to the second man, "aren’t you afraid we are about to die." "No," said the second man, "I make
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2007
An Aunt was taking a niece and nephew on a tour of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. She was explaining about in this church tradition they say a prayer and light a candle to allow the prayer to go to God while the candle burns. They all lit a candle and said a prayer. On the
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Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 29, 2007
Your body contains about:
1. Enough iron to make a small nail,
2. Enough salt to fill an ordinary shaker
3. Enough sugar to fill a small bowl
4. Enough lime to whitewash a small chicken coop
5. Enough phosphorus to make a dozen matches
6. Enough fat to
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Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 13, 2007
In his Inaugural Address on March 4, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt made the most famous quote about fear when he said,
...The only thing we have to fear is fear itself...nameless, unreasoning, unjustified, terror which paralyzes needed efforts to retreat into
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 20, 2007
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Marvin Rosenthal, writing in "Israel, My Glory," tells about a mother who was asked by a census taker how many children she had. She responded, "Well, there’s Billy and Harry and Martha and...." "Never mind the names," the man interrupted, "Just give me the number!"
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Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
A mother knows she’s been home too long for the following reasons:
1. She begins to talk to Barney as a real person.
2. She forgets which one is real – Mister Rogers or King Friday.
3. She cries for a wedding on Sesame Street.
4. She is one of the congregation
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Church Of God
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 20, 2009
According to Wikipedia, "The persecution of Christians is the religious persecution that Christians have endured as a consequence of professing their faith, both historically and in the current era. In the two thousand years of the Christian faith, about 70 million believers, of whom 45.5 million
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Nov 12, 2009
As you all know by now, my favorite football team is the Cleveland Browns, and may God have mercy upon me! Our current coach, although hopefully not for long, has a favorite saying when ask about why his team is performing so badly. When asked he simply says,
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Methodist
Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 20, 2009
When we lived in the Ukraine for a month, we witnessed incredible poverty. The beautifully ornate Churches over there have domes which are actually covered in gold leaf, but under them are the beggars. Such a contrast. I noticed at one point some priests driving around in BMW’s, while beggars eked
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
THE AUTHORITY OF THE BODY
When Preacher John Wesley was a student at Oxford Unversity, he was shocked by the amount of drinking done by the students. (Wonder what he would think about college students today?)
After writing to his mother, Susanna Wesley, for her counsel, he received the following
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Salvation Army
Contributed by John Putty on Apr 14, 2011
In The Gospel in Hymns, published in 1950, is a story about Philip Brooks, author of “O Little Town of Bethlehem”:
One April fools day, Brooks saw a boy on Boylston Street in Boston trying to reach a doorbell. Brooks walked up the steps and said, "Let me help you, my little
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by C Jordan on Nov 19, 2011
"How little of Scripture there is in modern sermons compared with the sermons of those masters of theology, the Puritan divines! Almost every sentence of theirs seems to cast side lights upon a text of Scripture; not only the one they are preaching about, but many others as well are set in a new
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Contributed by Jon Lipka on Mar 4, 2012
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: THE DECAYED TENEMENT
In 1846, former president John Quincy Adams had a stroke. Upon his return to Congress the following year, it was apparent that his health was failing. When asked about his health Adams replied, "I inhabit a weak, frail, decayed tenement battered by the winds
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Anglican
Contributed by Charles Newman on Aug 4, 2007
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Sometimes I find myself like the little boy reasoned in his prayer to God. He told God that "Lord, if you can’t make me a better boy, don’t worry about it. I’m having a real good time like I am."
We get so caught up in
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Methodist
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
A Skit – 3 people up front, each with a plate and snack in front of him/her. All 3 are very hungry. Person #1 thinks really hard about the food. Person #2 touches the food – maybe smells or licks it. Person #3 devours it, then asks the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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