What is home without a Bible? 'Tis a home where daily bread For the body is provided. But the soul is never fed.
Sermon Illustrations
A first grade teacher was leading her class in a discussion about the students' mothers and fathers. After the discussion had turned to their religious beliefs one little boy raised his hand and said, "My…
Sportscaster Joe Garagiola recalls an outfielder who used to draw a cross in the dirt with his bat every time he came up to the plate. Yogi Berra was catching for the opposition the day…
"...he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things…
A little boy was behaving perfectly at the Christening of his small sister until the pastor started to sprinkle water on little Barbara's bald head. Then the lad leaned forward in his seat and whispered…
A group of leaders in the Presbyterian Church met in Scotland for a religious conference. On a warm summer's afternoon they went off to explore the beautiful countryside. Coming to a temporary bridge that spanned…
There was a man who was attracted to Jesus' Gospel and who had been coming to Church for several months. When he was asked why he hadn't yet taken the step to become a baptized…
In a Peanuts comic strip, Linus is upset over the news that one of his school teachers is about to be fired. He turns to Lucy and says, "They can't fire Miss Othmar! I'll write…
S.I. Hayakawa, the great Japanese Christian who labored tirelessly for the poor, and the down-trodden, was visiting in Chicago. He was intrigued by the differences among motormen on the Indiana Avenue streetcar line in Chicago.…
Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things - things that we should forget at once. Perhaps someone we helped has proved ungrateful. Perhaps someone we believed to be a friend has spoken…
An old bishop in Washington, D.C., had grown tired of the socials and embassy parties he was expected to attend just about every other day. At one such occasion, he entered the reception room wearily,…
Humorist Woody Allen was seen on a television talk show discussing his past romantic relationships. He was questioned about the dating experiences he had while in college. Mr. Allen recalled a wonderful relationship that lasted…
Henry Thoreau once described the "art of living" as the "highest of arts." He said that the people who practice this "highest of arts" are not artists in the usual sense of painters, sculptors, authors…
It was reported in "Sports Illustrated" magazine that athletes who intended to participate in the National track and field championships were required to fill out a questionnaire. Among the questions were, "What is your hobby?"…
A few years ago, an important international medical conference took place in London. As the doctors filed into the main conference room for the opening address, they were each handed an agenda for the day,…
The following is a true story. A man named Joe and his wife Evelyn waited in line to board a plane for Chicago. The gate attendant announced over the loud speaker: "Anyone under six or…
Tongue in cheek, the inventor, philosopher, anthropologist, engineer, and architect Buckminster Fuller described how complex a human being is. Mr. Fuller's Human "Specification Sheet" reads as follows: (1) A Self-balancing, twenty-eight jointed, adapter based bi-ped;…
A young girl was shopping in the supermarket with her grandfather. At the baked goods counter, grandfather selected several items, including a loaf of bread wrapped in plastic. Whereupon, the granddaughter removed the bread from…
The famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, designed some unusual buildings. On a university campus in Florida stands a library designed by Wright with an extremely low ceiling, so low that if you are six feet…
St. Peter and Satan were having an argument one day about baseball. With a suspicious grin, Satan proposed a game (to be played on neutral grounds) between a select team from heaven and a hand-picked…
