Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 22, 2008
NEVER TOO OLD
71-year-old pitcher Clay Council pitched at the 2008 All-Star Game Home Run Derby for Josh Hamilton. Clay was Josh's American Legion coach. Old men might have less vision, but they can still
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Sep 26, 2002
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Bishop Lindsey’s Story
I recently had the opportunity to hear our Bishop, Lindsey Davis, speak. He is an avid golfer, so much so in fact that when we went to Augusta for the North Ga Conference meeting they gave him a green jacket – I’m not sure why – I’m kidding I do know the significance of a
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United Methodist
Contributed by David Swinney on May 31, 2010
My dad used to tell a story about an old Georgia redneck who would routinely head out into the swamp and return with a boat full of fish—more than anyone could conceivably catch, even in a long day of fishing with rod and reel. Well, in the course of time, his exceptional good luck caught the
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2003
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*Getting To Heaven*
The pastor was talking to a group of young children about believing in Jesus and going to heaven.
At the end of his talk, he asked, "Where do you want to go?"
"Heaven!" they all piped up.
"And what do you have to be to get
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2004
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I love the story about the little girl who, shortly after her young playmate was tragically killed, went to comfort her friend’s mother. When she returned home, her father asked her what she had said to the grieving mother.
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Contributed by Joe Fornear on Oct 12, 2004
A rookie baseball pitcher who was struggling trying to get his pitches over the plate, so the catcher walked out to have a talk with him. "I’ve figured out your problem," he told the young southpaw. "You always seem to lose control at the same point in
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 14, 2010
WHAT HINDUISM DOES NOT HAVE
A Calcutta paper relates that a young Brahman came to the house of a missionary for an interview. In the course of the conversation, he said:
"Many things which Christianity contains are found in Hinduism, but there is one thing which Christianity has and Hinduism has
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*other
A mayor in Brazil, Da Silva was seeking to make its citizens get adequate health care and solve the problem of a lack of burial space. He proposed that a fine or jail time for the family of those who had family members who died too
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Baptist
Contributed by Eugene Morell on Jul 1, 2012
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MY MOM SAYS MY PRAYERS FOR ME
A young boy was telling the pastor that his mother said his prayers for him each night.
"What do you mean, your mother says your prayers for you?" the minister inquired.
The youngster
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 29, 2008
George Barna Study
Specifically, 61 percent of today’s young adults, who, as teenagers, were churched at one point, are now spiritually disengaged. Spiritual disengagement is identified as being inactive when it comes to church attendance, Bible reading, or prayer. Only 20 percent of
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Joel Vicente on Sep 21, 2002
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Illustrate: Attitude is everything!
1. A chaplain told a young soldier who’s laying on a cot, “Son, you lost your right arm in this war.” The young soldier said, “No, I kept my left arm in this war”
2. A neighbor told her Christian neighbor after a care accident, “Aren’t you mad at God for this
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2002
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I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze
A young Marine saluted it, and then
He stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud
With hair cut square and eyes alert
He’d stand out in any crowd.
I thought, how many men like him
Had fallen through the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 18, 2003
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The late W.E. Sanger, noted British Methodist clergyman, shared a personal experience concerning his attendance at a party held to celebrate a wedding. He arrived late, and did not know anyone except the friend who had invited him. Everyone was in high spirits. They danced. They talked with
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Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jun 30, 2004
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A pastor had gathered a selected group of workers to train them to witness for Jesus. A young worker was complaining to a veteran caller about one of the people he had visited. "I’ tried to tell him about Jesus, I tried to tell him about the love Jesus had for Him. I tried to tell him that Jesus
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Lutheran
Contributed by John Harvey on Nov 2, 2004
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**Sudanese Boys- {page 17}
The four young Sudanese boys cried and screamed out for their mothers but they refused to repeat the words that would mean saving their lives yet renouncing their Christianity. Their red blood began to flow across their black skin, but they would not give up their
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Baptist
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 17, 2005
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Woman In Suitcase
In January of 1985, a large suitcase, unmarked and unclaimed, was discovered at the customs office at Los Angles International Airport. When U.S. customs agents opened the suitcase, they found the curled-up body of an unidentified young woman. She had been dead for a few days,
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Pat Cook on May 16, 2005
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The Bible is full of real and imperfect people. Noah was a drunk; Abraham was too old and a liar; Sarah laughed at God’s promises; Isaac was a daydreamer; Jacob was a liar; Leah was ugly. Joseph was abused; Moses had a stuttering problem and a short fuse; Miriam was a gossip; Gideon was afraid;
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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New Barna Research has discovered that a person’s lifelong behaviors and views are generally developed when they are young – usually prior to reaching teen years. The research showed 4 critical outcomes. First, a person’s moral foundations are generally in place by the time they reach 9. Their
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