Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007
A man’s daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father. When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows.
An empty chair sat beside his bed. The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit. "I guess you
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Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jul 5, 2004
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One morning at a local elementary school, all the teachers were called into the teacher’s lounge for an unscheduled meeting. This meant they all had to leave their classrooms unsupervised. Mrs. Miles had the most unruly class in school, and being worried about them, she turned on the intercom
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 22, 2007
Russ Blowers is active in his local Indianapolis Rotary club. At club meetings each week a member gives a brief statement about his job. When it was his turn, Russ said: "I’m with a global enterprise. We have branches in every country in the world. We have our representatives in nearly every
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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There’s a story about a local fitness center, which was offering $1,000 to anyone who could demonstrate that they were stronger than the owner of the place. Here’s how it worked. This muscle man would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass, and then hand the lemon to the next
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 21, 2007
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An undertaker ask a local new minister to preach a funeral for a person of no friends, money, or known relatives. The funeral director felt so bad already at the cheap coffin. The new minister responded gladly. The directions were vague and 8 miles into a wooded area and set for 2pm. Panically,
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 17, 2008
A city dweller turned farmer went to the local feed store to get some answers: his best cow had stopped producing milk.
“Are you feeding her right?” asked the storeowner.
“Just what you sold me,” replied the rookie.
“Are you milking her every day?” the owner asked.
“Just about. Sometimes when I
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Church Of God
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 18, 2001
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[Odd Laws Still on the Books, Citation: Robert W. Pelton in The Door. Christian Reader, Vol. 33, no. 5.]
Young girls are never allowed to walk a tightrope in Wheeler, Mississippi, unless it’s in a church.
In Blackwater, Kentucky, tickling a woman under her chin with a feather duster while she’s in
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Contributed by Stephen Evoy on May 11, 2008
GROWTH TYPES
George G. Hunter III has a shrewd mind after God's heart, and he has identified several areas of growth that must all occur in a working church:
- Internal Growth: this kind of growth takes place
in the lives of people who are already coming to
the church. When
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Free Methodist
Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jan 6, 2013
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CORPORATE DISCIPLESHIP
Did you know that there is not a single case of "one-on-one discipleship" in the New Testament? The choice to become and remain a disciple rests with individuals, but discipleship is always nurtured corporately. Discipleship is not a course you go through; it’s a life you
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
The National Association of Evangelicals represents 56 denominations and 45,000 local
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