sermon seasoning - power packed points by w. v. grant, sr

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Do not say what everyone thinks.

Men fight for all that is coming to them whether they want itor not.

If you want to make ends meet, get off yours.

Operations once left scars-Now hospital bi lls do.

This nation has turned out some great preachers-Others notso great should be turned out.

It is better to build safety than buy it.

If you are not able to send your boy to camp, Uncle Sam is.

An uneducated man steals from a box car-An educated onemay steal the railroad.

We are kept moving by ambition and "no parking" signs.

There is one reliable truth-The knowledge some men areunreliable.Girl: "Lord, if you can't improve me, don't worry, I'menjoying myself."


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We need insight more than foresight.Sign on the moon: "Your tax dollars at work."

Let go of the things not worth sticking to. Medicine holds men's interest while nature heals them.The IRS may be courteous but not lenient. Carsneed four wheel brakes and foresighted drivers.

What went with the old-fash ioned men that took care of thepublic's money? We judge a man by the company most people don't know heis keeping.The wise man can seemore opportunities than he can fil l. Ask about the cost of a new one and your old car will run

better.Some grieve for what they have lost-Some for what theynever had. Crime does not pay-Policemen work on a small salary too.Don't be conceited and you will get credit for knowing morethan you do.

The driver should forget the girl and hug the road.

Atheism isa destitution rather than an institution.Some men have a heart of gold-So does a hard boiled egg.

Much of the nation will be working harder than ever, and callit a vacation.

A lamb at the altar can be a wolf at your door.

The criticized is better than the criticizer.Some men have wishes-Some have a purpose. It may take all kinds of people to make the world, but there

are too many of some kind.A politician can tell you today what will happen tomorrow.The next day he can explain why it never took place. It is hard to play tennis without raising a racket.Education helps men to get into intelligent problems.

If you want a bargain, park on the remainder of my dime.A heating system does not always determine the warmth of ahome.

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Inflation affects the figure of speech.f you can't make donations, nor qualify for charity, you arein the middle class.

Fear can't cross the fortress of faith.If you can't say nice things about your friends, get some newones. Many jokes are getting old.

Be more careful in selecting your materials if you are aself-made man. It is better to not know anything and know it than to notknow anyth ing and not know it.

If you do what you are forced to do with a smile, you arecooperati ng.

Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous.

Why know how to live everyone's life but your own?Why not put off until tomorrow what you already put off 'tiltoday? The boss would not be a crank if we had more self-starters

Happiness comes by work. Let's tell the FBI that the senators have been passing somebad bills.Life is what you make it, by the help of your wife and UncleSam. We could brush with the old toothpaste and have less

commercials.The man who entertains salesmen and visitors while we vvorkis an executive. You lose good health if you expect it to take care of itself.

A good idea is valuable if it is put in action. Uncle Sam leads all nations in scattering beer cans.

The man who watches the way people are going and steps infront of them is a leader.

Sometimes snap judgment comes unfastened.

Those guys in the grave yard were big shots too.Johnny thinks he can pass everything if he passeshis driver'stest.

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I read where a man made "Johnny" have some of his hair cutoff, and found he was a neighbor's boy.

One man dreams of success-Another stays awake andsucceeds.

A dentist wants to return to the "good old days."What a girl knows is not as important aswhere she learned it.

When you tell imaginary troubles, they become real.

Faith walks without fear and runs with confidence.

High prices could cause meatless days, and months.

Don't spend money foolishly for things you want, so UncleSam can spend it foolishly for things other nations want.

To get a "new source of revenue," you tap the same taxpayerin a new place.

One man said, "I used to be conceited-God helped me overthat. Now I'm the finest man you ever saw."

One man said, "I promise never to exaggerate again. I know Ihave shed a barrel of tears over it."

You are successful when it costs you more to support UncleSam than to support your wife and kids.

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If you use friendship as a drawing account, don't forget thedeposits.

The future won't last.

Your character determines how you play the game and howyou lose it.One hard thing to open is a closed mind.

It is more important to believe God than to understand Him.

It is better to trust God than to comprehend Him.

It is better to obey God than to explain Him.

It is better to love God than to define Him.

An aim that seldom shows marksmansh ip isa budget.

I remember when students carried books instead of picketsigns.

You won't be climbing if you have things easier.

If you want to see a quick draw, open a joint checkingaccount with your husband.

It is not unconstitutional to pray silent.

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Is t here a shortage of truth? Men sure stretch it.nflation has even caused people to stop buying that theydon't mean to pay.The candidate won't fly higher in office than he flew whilerunni ng for office.

Dad don't mind his daughter going with that boy-Dadthinks they are both girls.

Don't leave politics to the politicians.Kissing will be a thing of the past in forty years, for mostmen.

Americans can build a four car garage and fill it with carsthey don't own.

We must raise the salary of teachers so they won't envy thejanitors.

We see what you hit, not what you aim at. If women's clothes did not change so much, we could changeours occasionally.

What dies inside of a man while he lives is a tragedy.

Tight pants teach you not to drop things.Women's clothes become out of style when husband gets araise in salary.

I l ike one man better the less I see him. Tax payers suffer from "shell out" shock.Even if you win, it is expensive-in war, car accidents, courtcase, or marriage.

Diplomats postpone a decision 'til the matter settles itself.

Be sincere whether you mean it or not.When Uncle Sam meets to have an understanding with othernations, he must do all the understanding.

Caution must be used in fishing, if you are the fish. If I act like a heel, I can't gain a toe hold on success.What defies the law of gravity? A farmer shaved himself with a straight razor three years and

did not cut himself either of the three times.About the time you finish the schco I of experience, life isover. In a class reunion they meet with old classmates to see who

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A senator voted for what the people needed, not what theywanted. He isno longer a senator.

The lawyers run our country-Criminals enjoy it.

The politician will do anything for the worker, exceptbecome one.The saying, "What goes up must come down," was usedbefore taxes were invented.

A neglected course in some colleges is barbering.

How can such a small world have big trouble?

The pedestrian has the right of way and the husband is thehead of the home.-How can they collect their rights?

A woman can forgive an enemy after she gets even.

The good days were when they had only silent movies.

Youth comes only one time. We couldn't stand it constantly.

The candidate who is young enough to run should be oldenough to know better.

Some men are poor losers when they diet.

Don't fall asleep at the wheel unless you are in a drive-intheater.

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If you stand neutral, you stand for nothing.

The Lord does not drive by fear.-He draws by faith.

A politician's mind is open-At both ends.

I remember when men counted their blessings instead of theircalories.

The fees are high in the school of experience.

The voice a husband has isan invo ice.

If all the cars in Texas were end to end, some teenagerswould try to passthem.

Doctors are always "practicing."

Why build a fence around a graveyard? The ones in therecan't get out. Those out don't want in.

You are apt to lie when you talk about yourself.

People seek the truth.-It is not lost, but they are.

It ishuman to err-And cover it up.

You usually find what you look for.

You can't push yourself forward by patting yourself on theback.

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, ,Why kill the goose that lays the golden egg?f you are busy with things that do not count, you are idle.

Get out on a limb-Where the fruit is. Mushrooms spring up unexpectedly in the spring-So dofriends.

Don't use "civil rights" to excuse civil wrongs.A little bird should be contented with a little nest.

Getting out of a rut is hard mountain climbing.The light that shines fartherest shines brightest near home.

When you burn the candle at both ends, you are not bright.

When you are kicked from behind, you must be ahead.Scientists prolong a man's life sc he can pay all of hisoasv payments.

You make a road block if you won't lead or follow. Two men's birthdays kill a man.

If you want to stop an argument, lay a cold fact on it. Pull your own weight-Why throw it around?

I'd rather be happy than wise. A man that wants a single thing is a bachelor.I'd rather have a hen tomorrow than an eggtoday. You can't get something for nothing unless someone gets

nothing for something.No work, no money.-No bees, no honey.

Pot pollutes people.The best apple is on the highest limb.

Luck iswhere preparation meets opportunity.Venture a small fish-Catch agreat one.

An armed robber makes you an offer you can't refuse.Wewould not enjoy the sun if there were no clouds.

A dog is happy because he wags his tail rather than histongue.

Stand up to be seen. Speak up to be heard. Shut up to berespected.

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Drive safely. Your car may not be the only thing that goesback to its Maker.

Money can't buy happiness, but helps you enjoy misery.

A bald headed man is like heaven-No parting there.

A bald headed man always comes out on top.

We are told, "If you are bald behind, you are a lover; if youare bald in front, you are a thinker; if you are bald in frontand behind, you think you are a lover.

A preacher may be out of tune but not out of faith.

We play different instruments, but we should all be in tune.

Feed your faith-Starve your doubts.

Feed your faith instead of your face.

It's a sorry man who can't say, "I'm sorry."

Few make much who risk little.

Taking a nap prevents you from getting old-while driving.

The only way you can go while you are on the bottom-is up.

A grasshopper Christian can't represent the Lion of the tribeof Judah.

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We must have a warrior's shout instead of an invalid's groan.

We must have the cry of a spiritual giant rather than the wailof an infant in the night.

The church never had asmuch power over the world aswhenshe had nothing to do with it.The church does not give what she does not possess.

The church must save herself before she can save the world.

We must not be aspowerless asa burnt out volcano.

How can a church be as terrible as an army with banners ifher members are in sick beds.

It is better for the world to oppose us than to ignore us.

The church has put a smoke screen of mill ion dollar buildingsaround itself.

Can Satan say to you, "Jesus I know and Paul I know butwho are ye?"

Does our church machinery sound louder than the voice ofthe Spirit?

Is the fame of your preacher greater than the fame of ourSaviour?

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A fire truck draws more people than an ice wagon.

The new life is more important than the new birth.

The church is like a sleeping giant. When she awakes, theworld will be conquered.

If ye compromise, you will drag Jesus' name in the dirt.

It is a sin for a Christian to be earth bound.

Some Christians read the menu but fail to order.

The church must meet its own need before it meets the needof the world.

Some Christians are playing with toys when they should befighting kingdoms.

A church must not be too comfortable and cozy.

In the church, someone must sound the trumpet for battle.

Christians must not spend their whole lives fighting with theirbacks to the wall.Let's stop singing, "Hold the Fort," and begin to stormSatan's fort.

All that glitters is not gold.

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Don't give your report In battle until all the smoke clearsaway so you can seethe results.

All professions are not conversions.

Some profess but never possess.

Do not drug yourself to sleep with compliments.

The cross of the Godly is more powerful than the hammerand sickles of the godless.

Hammer away ye devil's hands your hammer breaks. God'sanvil stands.

The power and success of the Communists are not in milliondollar buildings but in individual witnessing.

A preacher who depends on degrees will die by degrees.

An apostolic church is better than an apostate church.

We G.1i1'thave evangelism without the evangel.

The church needs "gospelers" to take the place of gossippers.

While some are asking, "Where is the God of Elijah?", God isasking, "Where isGod's Elijahs?"

The church that rejects God's power is rejected by God.

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Preachers must try to improve themselves and not try toprove themselves.

Patience is more than a virtue; it is a daily necessity.It is not an elective; it is a required course in the schoolof life.

Prices of hair cuts went high-Bay's hair go down.

Give advice if you want men to notice your faults.

We are never as bad as some think; we are never as goodas others think; we are always becoming what we think.

You will need a larger house if your kids marry.The red on your handkerchief must match your wife'slipstick.If I discipline myself, others won't need to.

Aim high. Work hard. Serve well. Love much.

Happiness comes not from having much to live on buthaving much to live for.

The weather hinders the climate in our city.

A dog is man's best friend. He gives no advice, nevercriticizes, never tries to borrow money, and has noln-laws.c-He wags his tail instead of his tongue.

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If you don't get what you deserve, congratulate yourself.

Drive so your license will expire before you do .

Life and taxes-When you finish one, you are through withthe other.

Busy souls have no time to be busy bodies.

Some men grow in office-Others swell.

The national anthem of hell is, "Everybody is doing it."

If you have time to burn, you give the world light.

Patience is the ability to let your light shine after you blowyour fuse.

We are known by the company we shun.

The gift of gab is not a gift.

The difference between stumbling stones and stepping stonesis you.

The cost of sowing wild oats never decreases.

Why spend half your time wishing for things you could haveif you did not spend half your time wishing.

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Temper is too valuable to lose. I guarantee Jesus. If you do not like Him, the devil will takeyou back.

Even if you are on the right track, you may be run over ifyou sit down. Cemeteries thrive if you drink and drive.

If a little bird tells you something, make sure he is not acuckoo.

If a man who never heard of Christmas would watch youcelebrate, what would it mean?

Be sure you have plenty of juice in your battery before youtoot your own horn.

If you rise from prayer a better person, it is answered.

It is important where you stand; also the direction you go.Put off until tomorrow what you want to messup today.

lowe my successto my difficulties.Conceit makes a little squirt think he is a fountain ofknowledge. Birds have bills and yet they sing.

An attic is the highest part to the house and the mostempty-so is pride.

Prayer is a pitcher to carry the water of life.

Prayer is a porter to watch the door of our soul.If you chisel in traffic, you may carve your own tombstone.

Prayer is a guard to watch the fort of our heart.Drugs make you fly now and pay later.

Prayer is a barometer to show our spiritual condition.Your body is the baggageyou carry through life.

Prayer is a tuning of an instrument.Nurse a grudge; but it will not get better.

Prayer is the key to the lock.If religion makes you look sick, it can't cure the world.

A dollar looks small everywhere except in church.Gossip has no body or legs.-It has many tales with a sting.

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A conceited man thinks that he can handle finances betterthan God. He won't tithe.

Which disturbs you the most, to miss Sunday School or tomisswork?

If you want some mail, read a letter from Paul. Which disturbs you most, the church not growing or thegarden not growing.

If you have long standing troubles, try kneeling.

The only way some get through school is on a prayer. Nowwhat will we do?

Which concerns you most, the newspaper not read, or theBible not opened.

Had you rather your income increase or your giving increase.One church is like a storm cloud without rain.

One church is like a lamp with a wet wick.If you obey the heavenly vision, you won't worry about yourprovision.

We need a man who will put God's business first. Hammer home a point, but don't hit the man on the head.

An empty table and some churches are alike. If years wrinkle your forehead, don't let them wrinkle yoursouls.

Don't send your kids to Sunday School; bring them.

A church must not be a dried up fountain.Be as kind to an old man asyou would like for one to be toyou at th at age.

A church house must not be like a light house without alight.

If you could kick the man that causes your problems, youcould not sit down.

Give without hesitation. Through life you should travel about ten smiles per hour.

Lovewithout regret. Little girl: "It pays to worry, for the things I worry aboutnever come to pass."

Which disturbs you most, a'scratch on your new car or lostsouls?

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An ounce of experience is worth a ton of theory. We are in a war where only the strong can make it.

Hook your wagon to the moon and fall among stars. Destroy that sin or it will destroy you.

When I got married, I said, "I do." I did not know that Iwould have to do and do and do.

Do not be so busy doing the work of the Lord til you forgetthe Lord of the work.

One crazy man tried to blow up a bus and burnt h is mouthon the exhaust pipe.

To be forewarned isto be forearmed.

If you shout and give you will shout and live.Sign on car: "Don't kill your wife. Let us do the dirty work."A laundry. The main mistake that I ever made is when I thought I made

a mistake and didn't.Sign on shoe shop: ..Let us heel you and saveyour sole."

The strength of the nation is in the homes.Those who try to get something for nothing get nothing forsomething.

Consider the high cost of low living.God is bigger than my biggest problem and small enough formy smallest ne-ed. We need spiritual fruit rather than religious nuts.

Christians are hungry beggerswho found bread. A day of fun may mean a lifetime of regret.

A tactful man will not change his mind, but will change hissubject.

Some careers are chisled.-Some are carved.

Why fear the future and fumble the present.Hard work is no accident. The Lord will do what I can't if I do what I can.I will force myself to pray before I am forced to pay. The price of success is lessthan the cost of failure.

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My best antiques are old friends. Christianity will function or fizzle.A lie cast to the earth will rise again. Fault iseasy to find.I had rather be faithful than to be famous. A wise woman has a closed mouth and an open mind.Furnish more tackle and less block. Some sit in church looking like they were baptized in lemon

JUice.You are ripe for trouble if you are green with envy.

A man does not make a fool of a woman.-He directs theaction.

Life begins at forty-to show.

Political corruption is at an all-time high.-So is churchmembership.

An ex-Christian is not attractive.

You would not belong to a perfect church.The favorite cereal of many teen-agers is wild oats.

Praying in secret isthe secret of prayer.Children are excellent home furnishings.

Since the world was here first, it owes us nothing.If I love my enemies, I'll drive them nuts.

Most men under rate what they don't have.To own a Bible isa great responsibility.

A clear conscience isthe best sleeping pill.All people are cremated equal in an atomic war.

Time is a great healer, but it ruins the looks. What can we get for nothing? Failure.Experience isall some men have ever had.Some women like age if it is in a bottle.Gossip istumor of the brain.

A good piece of harness isa bridle for your tongue.

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My ears are not made to close. I can't seefor the suds when you soft soap me.

When in doubt, don't. The golden rule does not canker.

Life is unpredictable. If you find fault, you seldom find anything else.

The smallest handcuff isa wedding ring. When women wear dresses, they must wear a smile.

Flowers make some wives happy-and make some suspicious. Some women pick their friends-to pieces.

We must not delete or delute God's Word. We need a roof over our head and a foundation under ourfeet if we have a home.

Kittens are contented when petted.-Some church membersare. Ask God to strengthen your back instead to lighten yourburden.Television does not take people from church against theirwill. Some pastors fish for men. Some for compliments.

War kills the wrong people. If money can't bring happiness, it can bring pleasant misery.

The main spring to a watch and faith are alike. A senator seems to know the answer before he understandsthe question.

Facts ignored sti II exist.A joke isdirty if it isdoubtful.

The busiest day of your life is often tomorrow. I want to do to others as if I were the others.A teen-age squirt thinks he is a fountain of wisdom.

The fruit of faith can be enduring-insuring-assuring.Hard work does not hurt some people because they never doany.

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A pastor is not to control evil, but to abolish it. When I'm behind your back, I want to pat it.

It is harder to face facts than to get them. What I give will live.

Conscience makes one feel smaller. It takes the whole man to be a Christian.

A gravy train has no empty seats. I only have three faults-what I do and what I say and what Ithink.Christianity is here to stay-so is taxes. Much gossip is cal led news.The easiest th ing is fault findi ng.

Rabbi ts do not mu Itiply as fast as fear.Your pride keeps you there when your temper gets you Introuble.

The wife of a vegetarian may become a "grass widow." I must watch my step-others do.

Food for thought comes canned in Bible schools. Indifference greases the road to hell.

What iseasier kept than to recover-character. You may aswell strike out as to stop on third base.

Do you attend church to seewho did not? Run into anything rather than debt.

One auto accessory you don't buy is caution. Stand up to be heard-Sit down to be respected.

A Christian carries something on his shoulder besides chips. The muscle of conscience whithers when not used.

A few hold the fate of many. Four important words for some are I, me, mine, money.

Great men believe what they don't understand A modest woman is appreciated-if people ever hear of her.

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Dad ate fast-Mom ate a long time. I take after both.

ohe lazier you are, the more you intend to do later.

Many men have ambition-Few have ability.

R E V O L U T I O NIe_ISome gastakes out the knock-So does encouragement.

The loafer has no loaves.

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