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  • Teach Your Kids!

    Contributed by Eduardo Quintana on Oct 4, 2015
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     | 3,804 views

    God’s word instructs us to be teachers to our children. For the past 5000 plus years, children would help with the family business. If they were carpenters, the children would help doing work that was appropriate for them. As they helped, they would become masters at the skill that they were being ...read more

  • A Dirty Dog  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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     | 2,117 views

    John Barrymore once played the role of a father who disapproved of the man his daughter planned to marry. In one scene, the daughter had to ask Barrymore what he thought of her fiancé, who had just exited. Barrymore was supposed to answer, “I think he’s a dirty dog.” One night, when the ...read more

  • Dirty Laundry

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Mar 15, 2011
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    DIRTY LAUNDRY I have to admit, I dislike washing the laundry, but I detest wearing filthy clothes even more. Okay, truth be told, I don’t usually have to wash the clothes. My wife does most of it, and she does it well. I’m thankful, though, she doesn’t toil in the same manner as our ...read more

  • Pretty Dirty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    As a father came home from his work he saw his little daughter who had been playing in the mud. He said to her, “Honey, you’re pretty dirty.” In her childish way she replied, “Yes, I know daddy, ...read more

  • Dirty Windows

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jun 12, 2023
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    "A friend of mine, Bud Wood, founded Shepherds Home in Wisconsin for boys and girls with developmental disabilities. The original ministry opened its doors in 1964 to 36 children, providing them a loving residential environment and a school that would focus on their unique needs, helping them ...read more

  • Esther's Shoes  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
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    ESTHER'S SHOES Your story, my story, our story is in the Bible. We know what it is like to be in Esther's shoes. We have had moments when our faith and our commitment to God has been tested at work, in the classroom, at home, and in the neighborhood. We are faced with the question, "Am I going ...read more

  • Sin And Dirty Water

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Jun 26, 2011
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    SIN AND DIRTY WATER A group of explorers in Africa came across some natives who for centuries had made their home on the banks of this one particular river. They showed the explorers the polluted stream that they drank from. It was filled with dirt and every contamination imaginable. The natives ...read more

  • Pride And Dirty Laundry

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 17, 2011
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    PRIDE AND DIRTY LAUNDRY A woman looked out of her window every morning and commented on the dirty laundry on her neighbor's line. One day she noticed it was sparkling clean. "Maybe she's using a new detergent," ...read more

  • Handsome In My Dirty Clothes  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,546 views

    HANDSOME IN MY DIRTY CLOTHES On one of Matthew Rogers’ recent work trips to the Dominican Republic, everyone in the group was encouraged to leave behind any clothes or gear they didn’t want, because someone there could certainly use them. He was just going to give away some of his old worn out ...read more

  • Silver Shoe Kid

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
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    Story – Silver shoe kid. I worked for years in a department store. There was this kid that worked in the China Department. A place of high value products. This kid was offered a much better position – turned it down! Why? Because he walk out each day with a set of silverware I each shoe. Big ...read more

  • The God Of Unmatched Shoes  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
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    A man who was commissioned to paint a picture of the Prodigal Son. He went into his work fervently, laboring to produce a picture worthy of telling the story. Finally, the day came when the picture was complete, and he unveiled the finished painting. The scene was set outside the father’s house, ...read more

  • Waiting For The Shoe To Drop

    Contributed by Wes Richard on Sep 24, 2008
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    Waiting for the Shoe to Drop A man living on the first-floor of an apartment got upset every night because the guy living above him dropped his shoes on the floor when he got ready for bed. Every night, the same thing happened. First, the noise from one shoe, then the noise from the other. ...read more

  • I Was No Longer The Dirty American

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 2,638 views

    I was no longer the Dirty American I read a story the other day on the Internet by a missionary to India named Doug Nichols. Nichols was serving as a missionary in India when a bout with tuberculosis landed him in a public hospital for a spell. It wasn’t like hospitals here. It was a big ward ...read more

  • D.l. Moody And The Shoes  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 25, 2011
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    D.L. MOODY AND THE SHOES A large group of European pastors came to one of D. L. Moody’s Northfield Bible Conferences in Massachusetts in the late 1800s. Following the European custom of the time, each guest put his shoes outside his room to be cleaned by the hall servants overnight. But of course ...read more

  • The Feet Of Regret Step Into The Shoes Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    The feet of regret step into the shoes of ...read more

  • Shoes Pave The Way To The Kingdom

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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     | 3,331 views

    SHOES PAVE THE WAY TO THE KINGDOM Because Vance is an African American living in a predominately Hispanic neighborhood, he stands out. But what really sets Vance apart is that he is a servant-hearted father who cares not only for his own kids, but also for the many other kids who play in the ...read more

  • The Shoes From My Father

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jan 21, 2013
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    THE SHOES FROM MY FATHER Roy Smith was a preacher of a past generation. In his book Tales I’ve Told Twice, he tells about being at a dress rehearsal for the school play. He was a freshman at the little junior college in the town where his family always lived. He didn’t know how but somehow his ...read more

  • Just An Old Shoe Box

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 11, 2008
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    JUST AN OLD SHOE BOX It was just an old shoe box with a pink faded ribbon wrapped around. The old house was sad and sat strangely quiet… Ever since momma was called to go home. It’s like she had just turned loose of living… Dutifully to follow dad on. My Brother and I had moved things for ...read more

  • A Shoe Company Sent A Representative To A ...

    Contributed by Tim Hbc on Apr 11, 2008
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    A shoe company sent a representative to a foreign country. As soon as he arrived he emailed his boss back home: ‘Catching the next flight home. Nobody in this country wears shoes’. When he returned, the company sent another representative over to the same country. This second representative ...read more

  • What Kind Of Shoes Are You?  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Lewis on Sep 25, 2008
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    What Kind of Shoes are YOU? House shoes/slippers: They are comfy, you can relax in them, maybe fall asleep. Beliefs: too comfy, too relaxed. Church is just a routine, been doing it for years, same pew. High heels: Vey stylish, but not very comfortable, probably hard to walk, although I wouldn't ...read more