“...and He took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd” (Mark 6:34). In a poem called, “Out of Order,” the author describes how he felt when he saw a young mother…
Sermon Illustrations
“Watch and be on your guard against avarice of any kind for a man’s life is not made secure by what he owns, even when he has more than he needs” (Luke 12:15). Oscar Wilde…
During a college music workshop, the great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong, was being asked questions about his early musical training, his trumpet technique, his repertoire, his singing style, etc. Then, a hush came over the…
“Sing a new hymn to Yahweh! Let his praise resound from the ends of the earth, let the sea and all that it holds sing his praises, the islands and all those who inhabit them”…
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Lk. 12:32-34). There is a scene in the play, “The Clowns of God,” in which God speaks to a group of anxious but well-intentioned…
“A glad heart is excellent medicine” (Proverbs 17:22). Years ago on the NBC-TV “Today Show,” co-host Joe Garagiola recalled a visit he had made to his local drugstore. He said, From the shelves I selected…
“Anyone who welcomes this little child in My Name welcomes Me” (Luke 9:48). A neurosurgeon and an obstetrician were having coffee together in the hospital cafeteria. They began to philosophize over the fact that one…
“. . . and many will rejoice at His birth” (Luke 1:14). A newspaper editor named Samuel Bowles was recognized by his colleagues as a careful man who rarely made a mistake. There was one…
“The Kingdom of God is like a mustard seed...It is the smallest of all the seeds but it is the biggest shrub of all” (Mt. 13:31,32). Jesus’ “Parable of the Mustard Seed” beautifully and profoundly…
“…take as impostors while we are genuine” (II Cor. 6:8). At the peak of actor and comedian Charlie Chaplin’s career, a “Charlie Chaplin Look Alike Contest” was held as a charity fund-raiser. Over one thousand…
“. . . the one who searches always finds” (Luke 11:10). Professor Arthur Frank suffered a heart attack at age 39, and 15 months later was diagnosed with cancer. He has written a book in…
Let there be light shining out of darkness (2 Cor. 4:6). The story is told of a desert-dweller who one night lit a candle in his tent. Then he reached into a bowl and got…
“You cannot serve God and mammon” (Mark 6:24). Several years ago The New York Times published an article by Peter Ivan Hoffman, a senior vice-president for a large communications firm based in New York city.…
Willie Loman is the name of the principle character in Arthur Miller ’s famous play, “Death of a Salesman.” Willie Loman’s ambition in life was to be a super salesman and, at the same time,…
“We are… giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer for those who take pride in appearance and not in heart” (2 Corinthians 6:12). A very distinguished-looking…
“Commend what you do to Yahweh, and your plans will find achievement” (Proverbs 16:2). There is a Peanuts cartoon in which little Lucy is telling her brother Linus to get with it, get on the…
“God created man in the image of Himself, in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them” (Genesis 1:27). In a book published several years ago called, “Adam and Eve…
“In no respect was I inferior to the most eminent apostles, even though I am nobody” (2 Corinthians 12:11). A woman rode down a hotel elevator on a day when the Press crowded the lobby,…
The famous playwright, Arthur Miller, once was asked to describe the difference between an ordinary play and a great drama. “In any successful play,” he said, “there must be something which makes the audience say…
“Do not judge so that you will not be judged” (Mt. 7:1). There is an ancient legend about a man who stole a piece of food and was ordered by the king to be hanged.…