Contributed by David Yarbrough on Aug 19, 2001
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The royal palace in Tehran, Iran has one of the most beautiful entrances of all palaces in the world today. As one enters the royal palace the doomed ceilings, sidewalls, and columns seemed to be covered with diamonds. When the Royal Palace was planned, the architects sent an order to Paris for
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001
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SHOWING FORGIVENESS TO JIM BAKKER
Former televangelist Jim Bakker speaks of events that occurred immediately after his release from prison:
When I was transferred to my last prison, Franklin [Graham] said he wanted to help me out when I got out-with a job, a house to live in, and a car. It was my
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Contributed by Jim Luthy on Feb 25, 2002
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You turn on the TV set to see a large family sitting at a long dining room table. A man and a woman sit at opposite ends of the table, with three boys on one side and three girls on the other. Then another woman appears from the kitchen wearing a blue blouse and a white apron. She’s also wearing
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Oct 10, 2002
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"No Excuse Sunday." Cots will be placed in the foyer for those who say, "Sunday is my only day to sleep in." Murine will be available for those with tired eyes... from watching television too late on Saturday night. We will have steel helmets for those who say, "The roof would cave in if I ever
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United Methodist
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Satan’s worldwide convention:
Satan called a worldwide convention. In his opening address to his devils, he said, “We can’t keep Christians from going to church. We can’t keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth. We can’t keep them from forming an intimate, abiding relationship
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 17, 2004
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AN INVITATION (AND A REJECTION FORM)
Dearest (your name),
You are cordially invited to come and enjoy the delicious banquet of my salvation. Serving will begin at My House and will continue for eternity. I’d love for you to come and get to know Me personally–and join my Family.
This feast is
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2004
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BUILT BY GRACE
Years ago, late on a stormy night in Philadelphia, an elderly couple walked wearily into a hotel. They approached the night clerk at the desk and practically begged him for a room. Apparently there were three conventions in town, and every hotel was filled to capacity. "Are there
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2004
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WELCOMING MISFITS
Ryan Johnson, minister in Glen Elder, Kansas, shares this story:
I was heading north out of Salina, Kansas when I saw him.
His name was Charlie.
Charles was sitting in the ditch with large army bags.
The cold misty rain was drenching him and his bags.
He wore his Vietnam
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2004
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THE REASON IT HAPPENED...
The Metropolitan Insurance Company has published this list:
Reasons/Excuses for Auto Accidents:
(1) “An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car, and vanished.”
(2) “The pedestrian had no idea which direction to go, so I ran over him.”
(3) “I had been driving for
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 9, 2011
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A UNIQUE EXCUSE
A man who bought a brand new Mercedes and got out on the interstate. It was a convertible and the top was down, the breeze was blowing through his hair, and he decided he would open it up to see what it could do. The needle hit 80 miles an hour, then 90, then 100, then 110, then
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 21, 2013
Unusual Banquet
Boston Globe's account in June 1990 of a most unusual wedding banquet. Accompanied by her fiance, a woman went to the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Boston and ordered the meal. The two of them poured over the menu, made selections of china and silver, and pointed to pictures of the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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My wife’s grandmother was a real character. Her name was Ora Gee Craycraft . Everyone in the family just called her Mom. She was a loving lady, always smiling, full of compassion, always putting others before herself. Her strong suit was nurturing. If you were sick, or someone hurt your
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Presbyterian/Reformed
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A man comes home while his wife is in the middle of ironing . He says to his wife, "Honey, I need to take a quick shower, but I am expecting an urgent call. Would you get it for me if they call?" The man proceeds to jump in the shower, and the phone rings and rings and rings. He jumps out the
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Baptist
Contributed by Rick Palmer on Oct 20, 2018
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As a Police Officer we were required to use radar to influence drivers to slow down and obey the laws. One evening I parked at a T-intersection where Main Street intersected a major highway.This intersection was very well lite up because of the businesses located there, a restaurant with a gas
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Contributed by Hal Seed on Feb 11, 2008
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6. YOU TRUST HIM WITH WHATEVER IS TROUBLING YOU.
Anybody having anything trouble you these days?
It’s probably part of God’s sense of humor that I went on a whale-watching trip this week, the week we start learning about Jonah.
PICTURE OF WHALE TALE
I’ve been on whale-watching tours only twice
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Baptist
Contributed by John Bright on Jun 21, 2023
In his book, “Being with God,” Pastor AJ Sherrill addresses how the practices of contemplative prayer help the Believer see what’s going on inside: we are so caught up in our inner dramas that we lack the clarity to know what to pray for. Surrendering to the indwelling Holy Spirit (Romans 8:26-27)
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Methodist
Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 5, 2023
There’s a joke about the Pope coming to visit New York. His entourage had ordered a stretch limo for him. As he approached, they held the rear door open for him, but the Pontiff said that it had always been an ambition of his to drive in New York himself. So he got into the front seat, and
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Sep 5, 2023
The great Russian playwright Anton Chekhov wrote to his younger brother in 1879 responding to a letter in which the brother had signed himself as “your insignificant and obscure little brother.” Chekhov’s answer to this false humility is classic.
“Do you know,” Chekhov asked in reply, “before whom
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