Picture
To keep my young son quiet during the morning service, I gave him a pencil and paper to draw on. A few minutes later, he held up a picture. “That’s nice,” I said. “What is it?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “I never saw it before.”
Perfect Pet!
A man goes into a pet shop and tells the owner that he wants to buy a pet that can do everything.
The shop owner suggests a faithful dog.
The man replies, “Come on, a dog?”
The owner says, “How about a cat?”
The man replies, “No way! A cat certainly can’t do everything. I want a pet that can do everything!”
The shop owner thinks for a minute, then says, “I’ve got it! A centipede!”
House call / Bring Your References / Feeding the Animals
“If houseplants ever take over the world, I’m probably going to be sitting in shackles at their version of the Nuremberg trials.” House Call A lady answered her front door to find a plumber standing there. “I’m here to fix the leaky pipe,” he announced. “I
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Reverend Rick
Just a few doors down from my parents’ house lives an elderly man the neighbors call Reverend Rick. When he was in his twenties, he felt God leading him to leave his job and attend Bible School. After that, nothing much happened. He returned home, continued working, gotmarried. Years later he was asked to teach
The Christmas message
The Christmas message is that there is hope for a ruined humanity – hope of pardon, hope of peace with God, hope of glory – because at the Father’s will Jesus Christ became poor, and was born in a stable so that thirty years later He might hang on a
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Presuming Upon the Future
“The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender” (Prov 22:7). “Do you think I should pay off my mortgage?” I said to the investment counselor. “Oh, absolutely not; you can use that money to invest and make more than what you are paying in
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There is no pit so deep
There is no pit so deep, either within you, or around you, that it can stop the ear of God when he inclines to listen. Be thy pit ever so horrible, and ever so deep, only you cry like David, and you will sooner or later share David’s deliverance. As
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‘n Kaleb-gesindheid
Kaleb was nie iemand wat ’n rustige lewe verkies het nie. Toe hy as jongman teruggekeer het uit Kanaän, het hy saam met die minderheidsgroep aangekondig: “Met God aan ons kant, kan ons hierdie land inneem!” Op die ouderdom van 85 het hy steeds reuse verslaan en berge versit. Dit
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One Sunday school teacher
In 1855, a Sunday School teacher named Kimbell, led a 19-year old shoe clerk to Jesus Christ. He in turn became a Sunday School teacher leading other youth to Christ. Later he became a world renowned evangelist. His name — Dwight L. Moody. He led hundreds of thousands to Christ
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Missed Opportunity
Years ago, Walter took his friend Arthur to see some land in open country where cattle were idly grazing. Walter explained about his dream for developing this area. He told his friend that in time the area would be surrounded by many restaurants, hotels and convention centers. He told Arthur that his plan would take all of his money and he needed others to develop the surrounding area. He wanted his friend to have the first opportunity to buy into this project.
But Arthur thought to himself, “Who in the world is going to drive twenty-five miles for this crazy project?”
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