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  • There Was A Tool Company That Manufactured Drill ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 10, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,355 views

    There was a tool company that manufactured drill bits. Faced with financial losses, company executives gathered to discuss the problem of declining demand for drill bits. The CEO challenged his people: "How can we revive the bit market?" After an embarrassing long silence, one member of the team ...read more

  • E. Rick Stedman, Minister Of The Adventure ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 10, 2004
     | 1,691 views

    E. Rick Stedman, minister of the Adventure Christian Church in Roseville, California, has a “no sarcasm” rule for his church staff. He says that what makes people laugh at sarcasm is that it always has a nugget of truth in it. That little bit of truth is what hurts people. So “no sarcasm” is the ...read more

  • Blots And Blemishes

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 19, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,781 views

    BLOTS AND BLEMISHES In 2 Peter 2:13-14, false and immoral teachers are called "blemishes." Some of you are teenagers, but those of us who are older can remember the blessings of acne. There were two pimples that were particularly embarrassing: a large one on the tip of you nose that made you look ...read more

  • Dear Abby Letters – How To Dress In Church  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,344 views

    DEAR ABBY LETTERS – How To Dress In Church Dear Abby: May I respond to your reply regarding attire in church? As a priest and pastor, I’m appalled at how some people come dressed for Sunday worship. You said that “Dress codes have been greatly relaxed in recent decades,” which I find to be ...read more

  • : "The Boy Who Believes In The Holy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 30, 2001
    based on 141 ratings
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    Illus.: “The Boy Who Believes in the Holy Spirit Isn’t Here” A children’s catechism class was learning the Apostles Creed. Each child had been assigned a sentence to repeat. The first one said, “I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.” The second child said, “I believe ...read more

  • A New Mother Stayed With Her Parents For Several ...

    Contributed by Richard Sharp on Jan 10, 2008
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    A new mother stayed with her parents for several days after the birth of their first child. One afternoon she remarked to her mother that it was surprising that the baby had dark hair, since both her and her husband had brown blonde hair. The grandmother said “well, your daddy has black hair. “ ...read more

  • Spiritually Dry

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jan 24, 2008
     | 1,905 views

    How to know if you are getting Spiritually dry a. When there is no desire for Bible study and prayer. b. When spiritual conversation embarrasses you. c. When you rationalize sin. d. When you quote scripture and attend services, but it doesn’t make a difference in your life e. When money dominates ...read more

  • The Good Night Kiss  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,715 views

    THE GOOD NIGHT KISS At the end of their first date, a young man takes the girl back to her home. Emboldened by the night, he decides to try for that important first kiss. With an air of confidence, he leans with his hand against the wall and, smiling, he says to her, "Darling, how ’bout a good ...read more

  • Olonga's Persecution

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 10, 2011
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    OLONGA'S PERSECUTION Henry Olonga tells of when he was first selected for the Zimbabwean cricket B-Team. They were touring South Africa and staying in a luxurious Johannesburg Hotel. At that time they had to share a hotel room with a teammate and he was sharing with a more famous, white, senior ...read more

  • When Things Get Smelly!

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 22, 2021
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    When I was around eight, we were visiting some cousins out on the farm and as all kids back then we played tag. I went zipping around the barn and stepped in a slick patty. I fell, slid and rolled through a copious amount of bovine excrement. When I was able to stand up I went to the porch and ...read more

  • It's Aweful When You Do Not Know Something Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Doucette on Apr 18, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,545 views

    It’s aweful when you do not know something is happening! At the end of their first date, a young man takes the young lady back to her house and they are standing on the front porch! Feeling the night went well, with an air of confidence, he leans with his hand against the wall and smiling, he says ...read more

  • Behold, I Cometh!

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Aug 21, 2023
     | 332 views

    Once a pastor was frustrated because his church seemed dead and unenthusiastic. He attended a pastor’s conference for encouragement. The keynote speaker suggests sitting down quietly and creating suspense. Speak on the second coming of Christ. Then stand to the pulpit and raise your hand and shout ...read more

  • Foot In Mouth Disease! (07.20.05--Pride--John ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 19, 2005
     | 3,116 views

    Foot In Mouth Disease! (07.20.05--Pride--John 7:51) Open mouth, insert foot! There are few times in life more embarrassing than when we say something we didn’t mean to say or let something slip that should not have been said. On the occasion of a recent birthday in our household, I was given ...read more

  • Don't Mention It  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Leiter on Feb 18, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
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    DON'T MENTION IT Francis MacNutt quotes theologian Walter Wink in his book “Deliverance from Evil Spirits" and writes: "...if you want to bring all talk to a halt in shocked embarrassment, every eye riveted on you, try mentioning angels, or demons or the devil. You will quickly be appraised for ...read more

  • In The Washroom Of His London Club, British ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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    In the washroom of his London club, British newspaper publisher and politician William Beverbrook happened to meet Edward Heath, then a young member of Parliament, about whom Beverbrook had printed an insulting editorial a few days earlier. “My dear chap,” said the publisher, embarrassed by the ...read more

  • When Sgt. Ray Baarz Of The Midvale, Utah, Police ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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    When Sgt. Ray Baarz of the Midvale, Utah, police department opened his wallet the other day, he noticed his driver’s license had expired. Embarrassed at having caught himself red-handed, he had no alternative. He calmly and deliberately pulled out his ticket book and wrote himself a citation. Then ...read more

  • Flower ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
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    FLOWER MIX-UP A bank in Binghamton, New York, sent some flowers to a competitor who had recently moved into a new building. There was a mix up at the flower shop, and the card sent with the arrangement read, "With our deepest sympathy." The florist, very embarrassed, apologized. But it was worse, ...read more

  • Up To Our Armpits In Our Own Choosing!" 1 Samuel ...

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 30, 2004
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    “Up to Our Armpits in Our Own Choosing!” 1 Samuel 14: 37-46 Key verse(s): 39a: “As surely as the Lord lives, even if it lies with my son Jonathan, he must die . . .” I was fifteen minutes late for my appointment and knew that it would be an embarrassment to admit that I had simply gotten ...read more

  • On New Year's Day, 1929, Georgia Tech Played ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    On New Year’s Day, 1929, Georgia Tech played UCLA in the Rose Bowl. In that game a young man named Roy Riegels recovered a fumble for UCLA. Picking up the loose ball, he lost his direction and ran sixty-five yards toward the wrong goal line. One of his teammates, Beeny Lom, ran him down and tackled ...read more

  • The Story Of Uncle George

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    THE STORY OF UNCLE GEORGE Being honest is not always easy. The children in a prominent family decided to give their father a book of the family's history for a birthday present. They commissioned a professional biographer to do the work, carefully warning him of the family's "black sheep" ...read more