“Happy the peacemakers. They shall be called sons of God” (Matthew 5:9). A story appeared in Reader ’s Digest’s “Humor In Uniform” section about a father and his six-year-old daughter who were looking through some…
Sermon Illustrations
“To you has been given the mystery of the Kingdom of God…” (Mark 4:11). Here is a question for all the food experts among us: What edible product contains the following ingredients?... Carob bean gum,…
“Lest we forget: We are the ones who are intended to become true image of the Son” (Rom. 8:29). Back in the twenties, Thomas Edison wrote these lines: We don’t know the millionth part of…
Once, after playing his latest composition on the piano, a famous composer was asked to explain the music. The artist stared at his questioner for a moment and then played his composition all over again.…
“…there is some merit in putting up with the pains of unearned punishment” (I Peter 2:19) Mike Ditka, former coach of the Chicago Bears, is one of American football’s living legends. Throughout his career, both…
“Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize?” (I Corinthian 10:24). There is an old fable about a dog that was terribly proud of…
“This is a lonely place” (Matthew 14:15). A man was delivering a package from a department store. He knocked at the customer ’s front door and a five-year-old boy answered. “Hello little fellow,” said the…
God is like a mother . . . In ancient Israel the making of clothes was women’s work. It is interesting to note in the story of creation (Genesis 3:21) God is shown making clothes…
“...we worked night and day, sharing and straining, so as not to be a burden on any of you...in order to make ourselves an example for you to follow” (II Thessalonians 3:8,9). A mother ’s…
“My child... See how worried your father and I have been, looking for you” (Luke 2:48). A party of schoolchildren went on a week’s camping trip. After they had settled down in their campsite, one…
“For we who live constantly being delivered over to death for Jesus’ sake so that the life of Jesus also may be manifest in our mortal flesh.” (II Corinthians 4:11). At age 67, John Chancellor,…
“For you have been born again not of seed which is perishable, that is, through the living and enduing word of God” (I Peter 1:23). A sign was posted in the produce section of a…
“I am the Resurrection and the Life; he who hears Me, though he dies, yet shall live” (Jn. 10:25). The doctor who attended King Louis XIV of France was obsessed with hygiene, as well as…
“…the Father sent His Son as Savior of the world” (I John 4:14). Author/Clergyman Frederick B. Speakman describes the following scene from a vacation day at the New Jersey Shore: It was late afternoon and…
“. . . this poor widow has put more in than all who have contributed to the treasury” (Mark 12:43) A life insurance salesman visited a woman who had been recently widowed. For thirty five…
“How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the Kingdom of God” (Luke 10:23). A man of modest means was visiting an old friend who lived lavishly . . . The visitor…
”. . . in the last days there will come times of stress. For we will be lovers of self, lovers of money.” (Timothy 3:1). The late Joseph Campbell, famous for his exploration and interpretation…
“Keep you life free from the love of money . . . ” (Hebrews 13:5). From the pen of an unknown poet: He always said he would retire When he had made a million clear,…
“Keep your life free from love of money...” (Hebrews 13:5). Biographer Philip Guedella often lectured on the art of writing biography. He used to say that a biographer ’s most difficult task is finding out…
“How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the Kingdom of God.” (Luke 10:23). There is the story of an old man on his deathbed. His sons had gathered around him for…