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  • The If/Then Of Easter  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 7, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 7,172 views

    THE IF/THEN OF EASTER It’s Easter time. Time to eat all the candy and marshmallow eggs. Time to pig out. There’s gotta be a nicer word for pig out. A euphemism, as it were. Hey, try to think up a nicer word for euphemism. And while you’re at it, think up a shorter word for abbreviation. And a ...read more

  • Telling Everyone  PRO

    Contributed by Dale Harlow on Sep 5, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,983 views

    TELLING EVERYONE In a Rolling Stone interview, Tanya Donelly, lead singer of Grammy-nominated alternative rock band Belly, notes, "For some reason, God is embarrassing to people. It doesn’t embarrass somebody to talk about how they got completely bombed the night before and puked all over ...read more

  • Telling Lies

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,246 views

    TELLING LIES A grandmother was looking after her two little grandchildren, a 7-year-old girl, and a 5-year-old boy. Both of them had been really naughty. But as the time approached for their mother to pick them up, the little girl said to her grandmother, "Are you going to tell Mummy?" The ...read more

  • Telling A Secret

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 18, 2012
     | 4,056 views

    Is there anybody here who has ever told somebody a secret? What’s the first thing you say, when you are about to tell somebody a secret? Right-Don’t tell anybody. But if the secret is some really good news, and you’re the person who is being told the secret, your face lights up, your eyes get ...read more

  • A Story To Tell

    Contributed by Bobby Jenkins on Feb 2, 2013
     | 3,958 views

    A STORY TO TELL (A poem to honor our military veterans ) By Pastor Bobby W. Jenkins Jr. A story to tell, one we can’t fully understand One of sacrifice and bravery of so many men A story to tell of a perilous fight That cost so many their lives and gathered such might A story to tell of the ...read more

  • Show And Tell

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jul 10, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 946 views

    A kindergarten teacher gave her class a “show and tell” assignment of bringing something to represent their religion. The first child got in front of the class and said, “My name is Benjamin, and I am Jewish, and this is the Star of David.” The second child got in front of her class and said, ...read more

  • Brand Must Tell A Story: Story Telling Is A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,952 views

    Brand Must Tell A Story: Story telling is a fundamental way humans transmit and process information. Brand recognition is no substitute for brand connection and it’s through brand stories where consumers can connect. It is through brand story telling that corporate ...read more

  • Eddie Smith Tells Of New Coverts Telling How ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Nov 15, 2007
     | 990 views

    Eddie Smith tells of new coverts telling how their preschool children were seeing ghosts in their home. As they prayed through the house they saw a Southwestern picture of a dead Indian being burned and his spirit going to the sky on his horse. On the back of the picture it said it was painted by ...read more

  • Jim Lopardo Tells This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
     | 2,800 views

    Jim Lopardo tells this story: I was a percussion major when I was in college, and during a rehearsal of the student orchestra, my section kept making mistakes. "When you’re too dumb to play anything," the professor conducting us sneered, "they give you a couple of sticks, put you in the back and ...read more

  • Pastor! Tell Them!

    Contributed by Fred Parker on Oct 23, 2014
     | 3,100 views

    Written by Pastor Fred Parker Sat, 21st January, 2012 Proverb 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: [and] a good report maketh the bones fat.KJV Frankie was a dynamic woman. Her whole life has been spent in ministering to others in her quiet gentle way. As she sat in her wheel chair ...read more

  • God Tells Me  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 29, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,468 views

    A little girl had a dad who was a pastor. “Daddy, how do you know what to preach on Sundays?” “God tells me,” responded the dad. “Then daddy, why do you crinkle up so many sheets of paper and toss them into the waste basket?” We are much better off saying, “I think God wants me to tell you this” ...read more

  • Just Tell The Truth

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
     | 4,133 views

    JUST TELL THE TRUTH A small boy was on the witness stand in an important lawsuit. The prosecuting attorney cross-examined him, then delivered, he thought, a crushing blow to the testimony. "Your father has been telling you how to testify, has he not?" "Yes," the lad replied and did not hesitate ...read more

  • Patsy Dancey Tells This ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 15, 2008
     | 1,986 views

    Patsy Dancey tells this story: Hospital regulations require a wheelchair for patients being discharged. However, while working as a student nurse, I found an elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet-who insisted he didn’t need my help to leave the ...read more

  • Bernard Goldstein Tells This ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 6, 2008
     | 1,508 views

    Bernard Goldstein tells this story: One of my pet peeves as a musician in a symphony orchestra is trying to follow the unpredictable beat of famous guest conductors. I didn’t realize how strongly the rest of the musicians felt until we were talking to someone from a university physics department at ...read more

  • Never Tell People How To Do Things. Tell Them ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 1,365 views

    "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what you want them to achieve, and they will ...read more

  • Then There Is The Story That Erma Bombeck Tells ...  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 13, 2001
    based on 150 ratings
     | 2,426 views

    Then there is the story that Erma Bombeck tells about a little boy at church with his mother. He was a good little boy, quiet & well behaved. He didn’t cause any problems. But every once in a while he would stand up in the pew, turn around, look at the people behind him & smile at them. His ...read more

  • They Tell Me There Were These Three ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 28, 2003
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,841 views

    They tell me there were these three professionals sitting around a table talking about what the oldest profession was. The doctor says, "Well, the Bible says that God took a rib out of Adam to make woman. Since that clearly required surgery, then the oldest profession is medicine.” The engineer ...read more

  • Psychologists Tell Us That The Excitement Of ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Nov 8, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,985 views

    Psychologists tell us that the excitement of being in love increases your heart rate so that your face glows, your lips look more red, and those circles under your eyes actually become less noticeable! Heightened emotions of love cause your pupils to ...read more

  • Satan Tells You Lies  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Krieger on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,839 views

    Satan tells you lies. “It is a lovely place, my house,” said the Queen. “I am sure you would like it. There are whole rooms full of Turkish Delight, and what’s more, I have no children of my own. I want a nice boy whom I could bring up as a Prince and who would be King of Narnia when I am gone. ...read more

  • The Danish Philosopher, Kierkegaard, Tells A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sandra Jean on Aug 26, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,471 views

    The Danish philosopher, Kierkegaard, tells a parable of a theater where a variety show is proceeding. Each show is more fantastic than the last, and is applauded by the audience. Suddenly the manager comes forward. He apologizes for the interruption, but the theater is on fire, and he begs his ...read more

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