CHURCH FIGHTS It often seems that the church is a place for contention, which seems to turn some people away from the church. But some see fighting in the Church as a healthy sign that…
Sermon Illustrations
PASSING THE TEST It seems that this college student needed a small two-hour course to fill out his schedule. The only one that fit was in Wildlife Zoology. He had some reservations as he heard…
HELP FROM EXPERIENCE Two nimrods flew deep into remote Canada for elk hunting. Their pilot, seeing that they had bagged six elk, told them the plane could carry only four out. "But the plane that…
BUSTED SMILES "Freddie, you mustn't laugh out loud in the school room," the teacher warned. "Teacher, I didn't mean to. I was just smiling and the smile busted."
WHEN JESUS CALLS It's like the delightful story about the farmer and his mule. A farmer owned a mule that was very important to him because it was a good plowing animal. The mule got…
SEVERE JUDGMENT A Christian lady wanted a parrot that could talk. She looked in several shops before finding one. The owner told her, however, that the parrot had been previously owned by a bartender and…
PROBLEM SOLVING A woman in Terre Haute, Indiana, called the police station to report a skunk in her cellar. The police told the woman to make a trail of bread crumbs from the basement to…
FIRST PRIORITY A young Ensign, after nearly completing his first overseas cruise, was given an opportunity to display his capabilities at getting the ship under way. With a stream of commands, he had the decks…
GET THE STORY STRAIGHT A group of four- year-olds were gathered in a Sunday School class in Chattanooga. And the teacher, to keep their attention and also by nature, is extremely enthusiastic. She looked at…
AFFIRMATION Everyone needs recognition for his accomplishments, but it is possible to carry the need too far. Such people are like the little boy who says to his father: "Let's play darts. I'll throw and…
DANDELIONS A gardener took great pride in caring for his lawn. But one year it grew full of dandelions. He tried every method and product to get rid of them, but nothing worked. Exasperated, he…
WHO'S BLAMED? A professional football coach was hired to manage the team. They had been experiencing a bad season. Like all football teams, if they don't win the coach is replaced. To succeed in football…
STOP WHILE YOU'RE AHEAD A crook broke into a wealthy home and was filling his sacks with stolen goods when he heard a large growl. He looked down to see the biggest Doberman pinscher dog…
THAT'S HEAVY! There was once a famous guru who had many disciples. Some lived close to him and hung upon his every word. Others were less fortunate and gathered on the porch of his home…
DIFFERENT THEORIES ON HAPPINESS Ancient Chinese Proverb says: If you wish to be happy for one hour, get intoxicated. If you wish to be happy for three days, get married. If you wish to be…
A POINT OF REFERENCE Picasso asked his friend, Rodin, "Do you like this painting? I have not yet signed it, but I thought I would ask your opinion first." Rodin took the picture, turned it…
BE SURE YOU GET THE WHOLE STORY A farmer in Bloomington bought a horse and was told, honestly, by the seller that there was only one thing wrong with the horse. He likes to sit…
CONVERSATIONAL GRACE An attractive woman was taken to dinner one night by William E. Gladstone, the distinguished British statesman. The next evening she attended a dinner where she sat next to Benjamin Disraeli, his equally…
SHORT-SIGHTED A pig ate his fill of acorns under an oak tree and then started to root around the tree. A crow remarked, "You should not do this. If you lay bare the roots, the…
I WANT TO BE USED LORD, BUT There was a pious old gentleman of an earlier generation who used to get up regularly at prayer meeting in his church to pray: "Use me, O Lord,…
