FEWER INSULTS The chairman of the deacon board approached the new pastor, "Now Pastor, we only pay our pastors $50.00 a week around here." "Why, that's an insult!" responded the pastor. The deacon agreed, "Yes,…
Sermon Illustrations
GET RICH QUICK The wolves were wiping out the farmers' sheep. So the authorities raised the bounty on them. Two hundred men decided they could use the extra money. They headed out to the wide…
PARTNERSHIP WITH GOD A number of years ago, I made a little investment in the stock market. - It was not much, only a few hundred dollars. - But suddenly I was a partner in…
TOUCHING SENSITIVE SPOTS A man who played golf in a foursome with President Eisenhower at the Cherry Hills Club in Denver shanked an approach shot. To his horror, the errant pellet flew toward the President…
MINOR DISCREPENCIES Recently I read about a reunion of those involved in the formation of the old American football league. The veterans and the owners swapped stories and enjoyed an evening of laughs and reflections…
RUINED BY MONEY Years ago I had a friend who was a brilliant, compassionate, and generous man. He was a sensitive and caring psychotherapist. Truly, he was a comfort. He was also heir to a…
FAITHFUL GIVING A pastor was once asked to define "faithful giving". His eye-opening reply was simple: "All I ask is that you apply the same standards to your church giving that you would to other…
PROFILES IN STEWARDSHIP Having made a lot of money advising people on profitable securities in which to invest, John M. Templeton is putting much of it into enterprises stimulating attention to God. "It's a good…
NEW LEASE ON LIFE Everyone has to learn to make adjustments in life. For example, the doctor who gave his patient just six months to live. When the patient didn't pay his bill, the doctor…
THE RICHES OF FATHERS A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.
EYES FOR OTHERS "An old man showed up at the back door of the house we were renting. Opening the door a few cautious inches, we saw his eyes were glassy and his furrowed face…
UNGRATEFUL & UNGIVING In a recent Snuffy Smith by Fred Lasswell, Snuffy's buddy Zeke steps outside and hollers, "HEY, SNUFFY!! You can come on back in th' barn dance now!! Th' fiddlers are all done…
DON'T TAKE MY NAME One Christmas, a woman told her four year old niece that they were going to come to her house to exchange names for Christmas. This brought forth a loud protest from…
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS Harry Truman, talking politics with a group of Yale students, was asked by one earnest youth, "How do I start in politics, sir?" Replied the former President, "You've already started. You're spending…
NOW IS THE TIME FOR TRUST An old banker in a rural Arkansas town was being interviewed for the local paper. "How did you get started in the banking business?" the reporter asked. "Twas simple,"…
FAST FORWARD TO CHRISTMAS In The Family Circus, Billy says, "I wish we could put tonight and tomorrow on fast forward." From The Family Circus, December 23, 1991
PRESENTS OR PRESENCE? A military expert was asked to deliver a speech in St. Louis, Missouri. It was during World War II, and he had a difficult time getting a seat on the plane. However,…
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS "What will you do if I bail you out for Christmas?" asked Daniel Lehner, owner of Inflight Newspapers, Inc. He was speaking to five inmates of the Nassau County (New York) Jail,…
CHRISTMAS EVE TEARS Blessed Is the Ordinary, Reflections of Gerhardt Frost, in his little book he writes: "Christmas eve, late afternoon, I believe I was seven and Mother, bless her, was making something special instead…
TIME IS AFFORDABLE In Hagar the Horrible, the whole family and all their friends are gathered around the Christmas tree exchanging gifts and Mom says, "Time spent together is a Christmas gift any family can…
