DON'T DESPAIR I have never known a person who genuinely committed his or her life to God who was ever sorry. Chuck Swindoll has a humorous story in his book, Growing Strong in the Seasons…
Sermon Illustrations
A SACRED TRUST TO ADMINISTER Dennis the Menace was walking out of church with his dad and mom. As they approached the pastor, Dennis asked, much to the embarrassment of his father, "What are you…
WHAT TAKES WHO WITH WHOM? The story is told of Rose Greenhow, a Confederate spy during the Civil War, who tried to evade capture and the loss of her fortune by sewing the gold she…
YOUR HEART FOLLOWS YOUR DOLLARS Connie was a young woman who rejected people and became a lonely individual. Reading, working, and taking care of her apartment became the focal interests in her life. Connie's whole…
TALK ABOUT MONEY I have never felt any hesitation in speaking to my congregation about money. I thrill to it. I revel in it. I love to see the liberal enjoy it. I love to…
AN ANALOGY JUST OFF THE TOP OF HIS HEAD Gary Rinehults shares with us a lesson he uses in teaching stewardship -- using his balding head as a point (excuse the pun) of reference. He…
MONEY MAGNATES In 1923 at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, eight of the most powerful money-magnates in the world gathered for a meeting. These eight, if they combined their resources and their assets,…
UNEXPECTED GIVING On Friday, I had the opportunity to hear Conrad Tietel, one of America's foremost authorities on philanthropic giving and taxes. He told a couple of interesting stories: He said that churches in his…
HEART DISEASE If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. Bob Hope
FAST LANE RELIGIOUS LEADERS Regarding them, I suspect the Lord would say, "If you're too busy to help your neighbor in need, you're too busy." Or, John 3:17: "If anyone has material possessions and sees…
HELPING YOURSELF It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. Ralph Waldo Emerson
JOY OF GIVING Carlyle tells how, when he was a boy, a beggar came to the door. His parents were out and he was alone in the house. On a boyish impulse, he broke into…
DO SOMETHING I am not everyone But I am someone. I cannot do everything But I can do something./What I can do I ought to do. What I ought to do I will do. By…
HUMOR OR TRUTH? THE FATAL SHOT Here is a story of Satan's attack on Christians. First, Satan shot a poisonous dart at his heel; but the Christian was unharmed, because his feet were shod with…
MONEY AS AN INDEX OF CHARACTER Money is one of the acid tests of character and a surprising amount of space is given to it in Scripture. Whether a man is rich or poor, observe…
MAKING VAST SUMS OF MONEY Jenny Lind, the great Swedish soprano, disappointed many of her friends because she turned down so many big contracts that would have made her world famous. One day a friend…
THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF MONEY John Wesley, 18th century evangelist and father of Methodism, had some very astute, insightful comments on the nature of riches: "I fear, wherever riches have increased (exceeding few…
HONORED No man was ever honored for what he received. Honor is the reward for what he gave.
HE WHO LOSES HIS LIFE FINDS IT On one occasion Sadhu Sundar Singh and a companion were travelling through a pass high in the Himalayan mountains. At one point they came across a body lying…
THE WHOLE DUTY Some years ago there was a shipwreck off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. A crowd of fishermen in a nearby village gathered to watch the ship as it was smashed on…
