“Don’t Blame Me!” Signed: God If you destroy this beautiful planet I made for you and the earth is scourged by your horrible weapons of war . . . don’t blame Me! If you keep…
Sermon Illustrations
Have you ever noticed how many times Jesus told people to go? Go tell! Go work! Go in peace! Go . . . and sin no more! Go preach! Go to the next town! Go…
An elderly farm couple began “recycling” their garbage long before it became fashionable. They separated their waste into containers for “things that get burned,” “things that go to the dump,” “scraps for the dogs,” “scraps…
A visitor to Lambarene found the great medical missionary, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, pushing a wheelbarrow as he helped build a new road. The visitor was shocked to find the famous doctor performing such a menial…
The president of a corporation once read a book called “Men of God.” He was so impressed with it that he ordered three hundred and seventy-five copies to be distributed to all the high echelon…
A young lad on vacation went to Church with his parents one sunny Sunday morning. He listened closely to the sermon which was entitled, “Whom Do You Trust?” After Church, the boy put on his…
“Myra” had worked for many years in a large downtown business office. Many different things were said about Myra, but on one point all her colleagues agreed: Myra was a hateful person. No one had…
John Adcock wrote a poem in which he speculates on how a child would react if his toy lion should come to life and how a Christian would react if Jesus should suddenly appear. In…
In Sholem Asch’s great novel, “The Apostle,” the closing scene is set in a dungeon in Rome. Hundreds of Christians have been lowered into the dungeon through a little trap door, and they know that…
Indira Gandhi tried to live by the advice given to her early in life by her grandfather, Motilal Nehru: ”He told me there were two kinds of people — those who do the work of…
A monk found a precious stone which he kept in a bag with his meager possessions. One day he met a traveler, and when the monk opened his bag to share his provisions, the traveler…
“...you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God” (I Cor. 3:23). “What does it mean to be a Christian?” asks author William McNamara. He answers, “It means that Christ holds the central position in…
“...for I have come down from heaven not to do My own Will, but the Will of Him who sent Me” (Jn. 6:38). During the terrible winter at Valley Forge, a government official arrived on…
Karl Barth, the famous theologian, was on a streetcar one day in Basel, Switzerland, where he taught. A tourist to the city climbed on and sat down next to Barth. The two men started chatting…
When it’s time for a little peace-and-quiet, some parents play “possum,” like the father whose youngsters had been trying, unsuccessfully, to rouse him from a Sunday afternoon nap. After several efforts, the five-year-old daughter opened…
A nun was telling some children about John the Baptist and said that at one time he had lived in the wilderness and eaten wild honey and locusts. When a child asked what locusts were,…
A little girl came home from school with her report card. On it was an “F” in Spelling. When her mother demanded an explanation the little girl said, “Mommy, words fail me.”
A little boy was about to visit the dentist’s office for the first time. He wasn’t too sure he was going to like this adventure. For several days before “D-Day,” his mother tried to reassure…
A 15-year old girl, although awed by the surroundings of a posh restaurant, was desperately trying to appear sophisticated. Her mother urged her to reach a decision on her order. The waitress suggested the chicken…
You may have seen the cartoon in which a little boy was looking through a book that his mother had been reading entitled “Child Psychology, Ages Five Through Ten.” Turning to one of his friends,…
