Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 23, 2000
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Robin Williams who said, “Death is nature’s way of saying, Your table’s ready.” And David Niven who said “I won’t go, I’ll kick and scream and make a terrible fuss” And oh how human was Woody Allens thought when he said “I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” But
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Contributed by Todd Hudnall on Dec 10, 2001
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There was a teenage boy and his grandfather who went fishing one day. While fishing, the old man starts talking about how times have changed. The young fellow picks up on this and starts talking about the various problems and sexually transmitted diseases going around. The teen says, "Grandpa, they
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A SIX WORD LESSON? A FAMOUS SPEECH:
Sir Winston Churchill speaks at Oxford the University Commencement.
As the great statesman addresses the graduates, he steps to the podium, leans on his elbows, looks at the
student body, and says:
NEVER GIVE UP! --- the crowd raises to their feet and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2003
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HOW REAL IS YOUR FOOD?
James Boice puts it this way:
“Is he as real to you spiritually as something you can taste or handle? Is he as much a part of you as that which you can eat? Do not think me blasphemous when I say that he must be real and as useful to you as a hamburger and French fries. I
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2003
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A young boy moving about as fast as molasses in winter approached his father reading the newspaper on the porch, "Dad, why does the wind blow?" "I don’t know, son." "Dad, where do the clouds come from?" "I’m not sure, son." "Dad, what makes a rainbow?" "No idea, son." The young boy leans against
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Contributed by Greg Buchner on May 21, 2005
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A pastor gets a humility check…
A pastor finally gets an opportunity to speak at a large community association gathering. He feels rather proud that he was asked, so he refuses the check saying that "he felt special enough by being chosen" and that the check should go to a better cause.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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There are two (2) African tribes who have an unusual way of expressing thanks One of them, the Masai tribe, a pastoral and hunting people of Kenya and Tanzania, West Africa, bow and put their foreheads on the ground, and say, "My head is in the dirt." The other tribe, whose name I do not know, sit
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 26, 2007
Truman was a folksy type person who popularized such phrases as “The buck stops here." That sign sat on his desk in the Oval Office.
That saying was derived from the expression “passing the buck,” which was an attempt to pass on responsibility or blame to someone else.
Another of his sayings
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 15, 2007
Two men were walking along discussing God, eternity, and judgment. One of them stops and says, “You know, there is a question I’d like to ask God.”
“What question?” his friend responds.
“How could you let all the evil and despair and injustice occur in this world?”
“Yeah, it doesn’t make sense!”
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Church Of God
Contributed by James Chandler on Nov 28, 2007
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I did an experiment by asking everyone in the auditorium to say their name outloud three times. Beforehand I asked one man to say the name of Jesus three times outloud. After everyone had said their name outloud three times I asked if anyone had heard the name of Jesus being said. Only one person
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
During World War II’s Battle of Britain, the Royal Air Force’s valiant defense of the skies over Britain foiled Hitler’s plans for an invasion of the British Isles, prompting Prime Minister Winston Churchill to say in the House of Commons, “Never in the history of mankind have so many owed so much
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 10, 2009
POWER COMES FROM GOD
There is an interesting account about Thomas Aquinas visiting Pope Innocent II in the 12th century. The great theologian and philosopher came upon the pope auditing some of the Vatican's treasure. The pope stated, "No more must the church say with Peter that of silver and gold
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Old Peanuts cartoon: Lucy demands that Linus change TV channels and then threatens him with her fist if he doesn’t. "What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?" asks Linus. "These five fingers," says Lucy. "Individually they are nothing, but when I curl them together like this
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