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  • I Heard Of A Couple Who, As They Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Smith on May 5, 2006
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    ILL: I heard of a couple who, as they were paying for groceries in the check-out line, were discussing their soon to be 50th wedding anniversary, when the young cashier interjected by saying, "I can’t imagine being married to same man for 50 years!" The wife wisely replied, ...read more

  • A Little 4 Year Old Girl Was Once Hard At Study ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on May 14, 2006
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    A little 4 year old girl was once hard at study in her drawings with a crayon. Her mother asked her, "Sally, what are you doing which requires such concentration?" Sally said, "I am drawing a picture of God." Her mother smiled and said gently, "Sally, no one knows what ...read more

  • Two Men Were Marooned On An Island. One Man Paced ...  PRO

    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 ...read more

  • Derek Mcginnis, A 29 Year Old War Vet, Lost His ...

    Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Sep 10, 2006
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    Derek McGinnis, a 29 year old war vet, lost his left leg to a suicide bomber in Iraq, but he became determined not to let that stop him from his passion of surfing. With that determination, he gathered other war amputees around him to teach them how to surf. Transitional ...read more

  • The Great Danish Philosopher And Theologian ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Dec 17, 2006
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    The great Danish philosopher and theologian Soren Kierkegaard points out that our Mighty God is even more wonderful and powerful as our Redeemer than He is as our Creator. He says, “God creates out of nothing. Wonderful, you say. Yes, to be sure, but He does what is still more ...read more

  • A Young Man Was At A New Year's Party. He Asks ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dan Mahan on Jan 1, 2007
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    A young man was at a New Year’s party. He asks his friend for a cigarette. The friend replied “I thought you made a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking,” The young man answered ’I’m in the process of quitting, Right now, I am in the middle of phase ...read more

  • Mt. Corcovado (Hunchback Mountain) Overlooks The ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Feb 18, 2007
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    Mt. Corcovado (Hunchback Mountain) overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro. At the summit, standing with outstretched arms, is the statue named “Christ the Redeemer” which can be seen from any part of the city below. It stands 98’ tall with arms spanning 92’ and weighs 1,145 tons. In the "sign ...read more

  • A Mother And Her Daughter Were Shopping For ...

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jun 16, 2007
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    A mother and her daughter were shopping for father’s day when a little boy pitched a fit in the store, fell on the floor, and kicked his mother as she begged him to get up. Seeing that as a teachable moment, the mother said to her daughter, “Do you know what that boy needs?” (She ...read more

  • Charles Spurgen Said It Best Over 100 Years Ago…

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Charles Spurgen said it best over 100 years ago… “you may study, look, and meditate, but Jesus is a greater Savior than we can ever think Him to be. Even when our thoughts are at there highest, Jesus is more willing to love us, help us, accept us, and ...read more

  • When A Surgeon Enters An Operating Theater, He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    WHEN A SURGEON ENTERS AN OPERATING THEATER, HE IS CAREFUL TO WORK IN A STERILE ENVIRONMENT, BY SCRUBBING HIS HANDS; WEARING A STERILIZED GOWN AND MASK TO PROTECT THE PATIENT AND HIMSELF, FROM ANY GERMS OR BACTERIA. L. THE THEOLOGICAL IMPLICATION IS THAT WE SHOULD HATE SIN, BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY WE ...read more

  • In A Peanuts Cartoon Strip, Linus Shared With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In a Peanuts cartoon strip, Linus shared with Charlie Brown his dreams for the future. “When I get big,” Linus says, “I’m going to be a real fanatic.” Charlie responded, “What are you going to be fanatical about?” With an uncertain look on his face, Linus ...read more

  • Quote, "Teaching Is The Transfer Of Material ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Quote, “Teaching is the transfer of material from the teacher’s notes to the student’s notebook, without it going through either’s minds.” We can drive ourselves crazy with worry. A man went to his psychiatrist and he said, “Sometimes I think I’m a tepee and ...read more

  • A Tool, Not A Toy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A Tool, Not A Toy • It’s like a raincoat or a tractor- when it is needed it needs to be used Question- How would it be profitable to say we have a tractor and then not plow the field? • How can you reap a harvest? Question- How would it be profitable to say we have a raincoat and then not put it ...read more

  • 1 The Children Had All Been Photographed, And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    #1 The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture. “Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, ‘There’s Jennifer, she’s a lawyer,’ or ‘That’s Michael, he’s a ...read more

  • Crossing Over

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    CROSSING OVER The story is told of old Bishop Warren Chandler, after whom the school of theology at Emory University was named. As he lay on his death bed, a friend inquired as to whether or not he was afraid. "Please tell me frankly," he said, "do you fear crossing over the river of ...read more

  • A Mother Was Preparing Pancakes For Her Sons, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5, Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. “If Jesus were sitting here, He would say ‘Let my brother have the first ...read more

  • St. Augustine, While Puzzling Over The Doctrine ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    St. Augustine, while puzzling over the doctrine of the Trinity, was walking along the beach one day when he observed a young boy with a bucket, running back and forth to pour water into a little hole. Augustine asked, "What are you doing?" The boy replied, "I’m trying to put the ocean into this ...read more

  • Don't Trust Your Eyes

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Don’t Trust Your eyes. Joke: a. A woman walks in a store to return a pair of eyeglasses that she had purchased for her husband a week before. "What seems to be the problem, madam?" "I’m returning these glasses I bought for my husband. He’s still not ...read more

  • Sometimes I Find Myself Like The Little Boy ...

    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 ...read more

  • Marriage Seminar  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
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    MARRIAGE SEMINAR While attending a Marriage Seminar dealing with communication, Tom and his wife Grace listened to the instructor, "It is essential that husbands and wives know each other’s likes and dislikes." He addressed the man, "Can you name your wife’s favorite ...read more