Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 26, 2010
BIGGER THAN NOW
When you prepare to come out of high school, you go through processes in grade 11 and 12 where you evaluate future options. You might have had a conversation with your school counsellor, talking about programs and courses you needed to qualify for certain post-secondary studies.
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Apr 30, 2010
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HE STILL LOVES US
There is a strange power in the consciousness of being loved.
It is said that one of the most distinguished statesmen of the times of the American Revolution was once a hopeless drunkard. He had been engaged to a beautiful girl, but his indulgence had compelled her to break the
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Christian Church
Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 15, 2010
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BURMA-SHAVE AND THE CHURCH
Dan Betzer told about the old Burma Shave commercials alongside the roadside. Some of you remember how advertisers would use several well-placed slogans on signs to promote their product. Burma Shave was famous for their billboard advertisements. For example, one
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Baptist
Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jan 19, 2009
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Six-Word Memoirs
One of the surprising best-selling books of 2008 is "Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure." Notice that the main title is only six words: "Not Quite What I Was Planning." People were asked to succinctly sum up their life in six
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Baptist
Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Sep 2, 2023
An Amusing Sight!
Use as an Icebreaker.
Ron, Billy, a Dodge Truck and a Red Lawnmower
Humorous story, in which you can change the names to fit a couple of guys from your congregation.
Make sure you get their permission to joke about them. We know how thin skinned some people are.
Lead in...
As you
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Baptist
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Several times my daughter had telephoned to say... "Mother, you must come see the daffodils before they are over." I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead. "I will come next Tuesday, " I promised, a little reluctantly, on her third call. Next Tuesday dawned
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Normand Cote on May 16, 2001
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> A man was driving down a road and he almost didn’t see the old lady,
> stranded on the side of the road. But even in the dim light of day, he
> could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and
> got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached
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Adventist
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 18, 2007
Lois Pifer in the web site, Sermon Illustrations, relates the following: A few weeks ago, I was tested on my faith that "All things are possible with God." (Mark 10:27 NIV) I had been studying Genesis, and specifically, reading about Abraham and Sarah, and Abraham’s test with the sacrifice of
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 23, 2001
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THE DOOLITTLE RAIDER
The entry for the May 8, 2000 Promise Keepers’ devotional guide, Men of Integrity, shared this story:
After a daring and successful 1942 bombing raid over Japan, led by Jimmy Doolittle, Bombardier Jacob DeShazer was one of eight downed in Japanese-occupied China. The
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Church Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2001
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Rome was celebrating its temporary victory over Alaric the Goth in its usual manner, but watching gladiators fight to the death in the arena, when suddenly there was an interruption. A rudely clad robed figure boldly leaped down into the arena. Telemachus was one of the hermits who devoted
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
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GLADIATOR
Rome was celebrating its temporary victory over Alaric the Goth in its usual manner, by watching gladiators fight to the death in the arena, when suddenly there was an interruption. A rudely clad robed figure boldly leaped down into the arena. Telemachus was one of the hermits who
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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In the year 135 Montanus, a second century Christian, proclaimed himself to be a prophet and prophesied that the New Jerusalem would descend from heaven to earth and take root in what is now Turkey.
He was wrong.
In 204 a Roman Christian named Hippolytus records
that a bishop was convinced that
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A woman was in the process of suing her husband for divorce. She told the judge that she had done her best to get her husband to change his ways, but that he just wouldn’t do it. Referring to Paul’s words about being nice to your enemies, which is found in the 12th chapter of Romans the judge asked
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How many Christians does it take to change a light bulb?
Charismatics/Pentecostals: Ten. One to change the bulb, and nine to pray against the spirit of darkness.
Presbyterians: None. Lights will go on and off at predestined times.
Roman Catholic: None. Candles only.
Baptists: At least 15. One
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