CONDENSE IT The king called his wise men and philosophers together and commissioned them to compile the wisdom of the ages and then to condense it to its barest essentials. After painstaking efforts they brought…
Sermon Illustrations
ROBINS WITH STARLINGS From Billings, Montana a few years ago . . . "The mayor of Billings gave no sympathy to some robins who became victims of a city poison spray operation intended for starlings.…
ANOTHER BAD DAY So you think you're having a bad day. The following is taken from a Florida newspaper: A man was working on his motorcycle on his patio, and his wife was inside the…
WHY GOD NEVER GOT A PhD 1. He had only one major publication. 2. It was in Hebrew and Greek. 3. It had no references. 4. It wasn't published in a refereed journal. 5. Some…
PERSUASION OR PROCLAMATION Almost everywhere political secularization was accompanied at length by a general decrease in religious observance. Theological matters ceased to be, if they had ever genuinely been, the main interest of the people.…
EARTH FIRST EARTH FIRST! We'll strip-mine the other planets later. As seen on a bumper sticker
IDEAS CHANGE THE WORLD Ideas, when pushed by wisdom, are the buttons that improve the world. Michael Hodgin
MEASURING A MAN You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him. -- Robert C. Savage
FLYING ABOVE THE STORMS Did you know that an eagle knows when the storm is approaching long before it breaks? The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come.…
PREACHING AS TORMENTING In his masterpiece, Barchester Towers, Anthony Trollope discussed preaching from a layperson's viewpoint back in the 1850s. He wrote: "There is, perhaps, no greater hardship at present inflicted on mankind in civilized…
ALCOHOL FIGHTS WORMS During the days of prohibition, an evangelist was preaching against the evils of alcohol. He demonstrated the destructive force of the demon drink by dropping a worm into a bottle of whiskey.…
PRAISE THE KING My God, my King, Thy various praise, Shall fill the remnant of my days; Thy grace employ my humble tongue, Till death and glory raise the song. From the hymn The Christian's…
FACE TO FACE WITH THE FAMOUS A few years ago, a woman in Kansas City walked into a Haagen-Dazs ice cream shop at the Plaza shopping center. While waiting, she turned to find actor Paul…
REFEREE AROMA The football game was gruesome, and tempers were flaring. The referee called a foul and marked off fifteen yards against the home team. One of the home team players was infuriated. He ran…
WORKS THAT FOLLOW FAITH A little girl had a problem. She was worried because her brother had built some traps to catch rabbits. She loved rabbits and didn't want any of them to be hurt…
GOD MEASURES THE HEART When God measures a man, He puts the tape around his heart instead of his head.
AIN'T WHAT WE WAS We ain't what we oughta be; we ain't what we wanna be; we ain't what we gonna be; but thank God, we ain't what we was! From an African-American Proverb
IGNORANCE IS BLISS Shortly before his death, former Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller was presiding at a church conference. During the heated debate, a delegate rose and began a tirade against universities and education, giving…
WISDOM CONTROLS CIRCUMSTANCES Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
WORSHIP DEFINED The term, "worship," like many other great words, such as "grace" and "love," defies adequate definition. The meaning of these words, like the exquisite perfume of a rose, or the delightful flavor of…
