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Sermon Illustrations
PRESENTS FILL THE TEMPLE A dear elderly lady was teaching the four and five year old Sunday School class at our church. During one of the lessons, they were learning about the building of the…
THE COST OF BEING FREE The warranty on a new color TV set had no sooner run out than the set started causing trouble. The lady of the house called the company, and they sent…
INCOME DOWNFALL If your outgo exceeds your income, then your upkeep will be your downfall. System Forms Brochure, August 1988
RICHES UNDER FOOT The young prospectors loaded their canoe, food and drilling equipment onto the train. from the end of the unfinished railway, they canoed west through rocky country covered with spruce trees and moss.…
FREEDOM FROM POSSESSIONS The genius of Christian spirituality is to integrate the spirit of possession with the spirit of dispossession. The spirit of dispossession implies that all true good and delightful things of this world…
JUST A POOR PREACHER The new minister's car broke down just after the morning service, so on Monday he had it towed to the local garage for repairs. "I hope you'll go a little easy…
THE DIAMOND The sannyasi had reached the outskirts of the village and settled down under a tree for the night when a villager came running up to him and said, "The stone! The stone! Give…
TWELVE SIMPLE RULES FOR HAPPINESS: 1. Live a simple life. Do not plan too many things for each day. Be temperate and moderate in your lifestyle. 2. Spend less than you earn. This may be…
YOU'VE GOT THE MONEY! A husband and wife had been married for twenty- five years. They always argued a great deal, but they had their biggest argument on the day of their silver anniversary. She…
THE REASON FOR SUCCESS Luke 14:1,7-14 Thomas Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company tells a good story on himself. He says that while he and his wife were out driving…
It isn't the one who has little, but who craves more, who is poor.
DEBT: To stay out of debt, act your wage.
GIVING: Deeper giving means deeper living.
Money is wonderful, but not if you pay too high a price for it.
LIFE: Live simply that others may simply live.
When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.
APPEAL OF GAMBLING Billy Graham writes, "The appeal of gambling is somewhat understandable. There is something alluring about getting something for nothing. I realize that, and that is where the sin lies. Gambling of any…
WHICH KIND OF SEA ARE YOU? Two Seas in Palestine In Palestine there are two seas; One is the Sea of Galilee. It's a beautiful sea--the Sea of Galilee; Into it the Jordan River flows,…
DISCIPLESHIP: If you serve two masters, you will always be half-hearted.
