Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 5, 2010
THREE BONES IN CHURCH
ILLUS: TAN-9022. Three “Bones” In Church
Church members may be divided into three classes in a mere skeleton outline: wishbones, jawbones, and backbones. The wishbones are always languidly hoping that their church will somehow grow without their effort; the jawbones talk
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2010
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LEAVE THE BONES
A clergyman took a seat in a dining car on a train traveling along the Hudson River. Opposite him was an atheist who, seeing his clerical collar, started a discussion. "I see you are a clergyman." "Yes," came the reply. "I am a minister of the gospel." "I suppose you believe the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2011
A BONE OR A STEAK?
Which is better, a bone or a steak?
Think of it this way. It’s easy to give a dog a bone, but it’s almost impossible to take a bone away from a dog. Even our little Schnauzer, Betsy, the world’s friendliest dog, will growl at me if I try to take a bone away from her.
But
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2005
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A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"On the Plains of Hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the Dawn of Victory,
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Contributed by Jay Mccluskey on Jan 28, 2009
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IS YOUR CHURCH A CHURCH OF BONES?
In the town of Sedlec in the Czech Republic, there is a famous cemetery that dates back to the 13th century. Some 40,000 people who died from the Black Plague in the 14th century and in the Hussite wars in the beginning of the 15th century were buried there.
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011
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THREE BONES IN CHURCH
Church members may be divided into three classes in a mere skeleton outline: wishbones, jawbones, and backbones. The wishbones are always languidly hoping that their church will somehow grow without their effort. The jawbones talk their way out of doing things, and the
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Contributed by James Snyder on May 19, 2023
I had a frightening experience the other day. I know I must be getting old because things that never frightened me before frighten me. I also see things I never saw before.
Going into the bathroom one morning, I looked in the mirror, and my grandfather looked back at me. I almost passed out. With
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Denomination:
Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2010
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MAKE A WISH
Have you ever dreamed of finding a genie in a lamp where you could get three wishes?
Our Pastor, who is in charge of the prison ministry, always tells the same joke, because the prisoner population has a new turnover each time he visits. He always sets them up by asking if they had
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Contributed by Tim White on Mar 4, 2012
THE UNENDING WISH
When I was a boy, my dad asked me if I could have one wish be granted, what would it be? We played that game as a family, and every time my brother or one of my sisters thought of a better wish than I thought about, I would change my wish. Then my dad unplugged all the fun by
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2012
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THE SLIGHTEST WISH
During the War Between the States, General Lee one day sent word to Stonewall Jackson that the next time he rode in the direction of headquarters the Commander-in-Chief would be glad to see him on a matter of no great importance. General Jackson received the message and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"We wish peace; but we wish the peace of justice, the peace of righteousness. We wish it because we think it is
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 9, 2002
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Someone has written that there are four kinds of bones in the world.
The WISH BONES who spend their time wishing someone else would do the work;
The JAW BONES who do all the talking, but very little else;
The KNUCKLE BONES who knock everything
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Church Of God
Contributed by Larry Langston on Jan 6, 2009
Thanksgiving weather: A weight watch and indigestion warning have been issued for the entire area, with increased stuffiness around the beltway. During the evening, the turkey
will diminish and taper off to leftovers, dropping to a low of 34F in the refrigerator.
Looking ahead to Friday and
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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For they wished to fill the winepress of eloquence not with the tendrils of mere words but with
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"If you wish to be a leader you will be frustrated, for very few people wish to be led. If you aim to be a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"If you wish to be a leader you will be frustrated, for very few people wish to be led. If you aim to be a
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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
There was this man and a woman who got married. But they shared the same birthday and they decided to get married on the same day. So they got married, had a few kids, and lived the lives they dreamed.
But 20 years passed. They were celebrating their 40th anniversary
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Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by John Sears on Jul 21, 2011
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WISH THEY WERE ON OUR TEAM
I played a football when I was in Jr. High School. There was one week of practice that I hated. It was the week we practiced against the High school team. Folks, they were better. They were bigger, stronger, faster, and more experienced. They beat up on us all
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Denomination:
Christian Church
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