“Do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more…
Sermon Illustrations
“. . . were not our hearts burning inside us as He talked to us ... ?” (Lk. 24:32) The former President of the New York Academy of Sciences once illustrated the mathematical calculations of…
“Where would I flee from Your Presence” (Psalms 139:7). From a man who discovered that the realization of God’s Presence begins with recognizing God: For a long time, I had a long list of rituals…
“Keep watching and praying” (Matthew 26:41). “In our quest for God we think too much, reflect too much, talk too much,” says the celebrated mystic, Anthony de Mello... “Be silent and contemplate the dance. Just…
“…come into His Presence with songs of joy” (Psalms 100:2). One day, a tribesman in a remote corner of the earth was sitting on a rock by a stream, eating an artichoke. Suddenly, as if…
Who is on the Lord’s side? (Exodus 32:26). During World War II, Joe Louis, the champion heavyweight boxer, was one of several celebrities scheduled to say a few words at a fund-raising rally for the…
“The Heavens declare the Glory of God, the vault of Heaven proclaims His handiwork” (Psalms 19:1). If you have ever been to Niagara Falls, you may have taken a ride on the boat called “Maid…
Sing to the Lord a new song (Ps. 98:1). “Precious Lord,” perhaps the world’s most popular Gospel song, established its composer, Tom Dorsey, as the architect of Gospel Music. “Precious Lord’s” appeal crosses denominational lines…
“He was in the world that had its being through Him” (John 1: 10). When the Russian, Yuri Gagarin (the first man in space), returned to earth, he made the statement that he didn’t see…
“Set your heart on His Kingdom first, and on righteousness, and all these things will be given you as well ” (Mt. 6:33). A woman had been going through a particularly trying period in her…
Before he died, at age 24, a young man named Tommy told this story of his search for self-improvement: the “good life” . . . fulfillment . . . happiness — his search for God:…
“His sneezes flash forth light” (Job 42:10). Comedian Allen Rossi tells the story of a dream he had: There I was, sitting at a table for two in an elegant restaurant. I looked across the…
“…‘what am I to do with Jesus who is called Christ?’ They all said, ‘Let him be crucified’” (Matthew 48:22). A Good Friday legend tells of an episode in Jesus’ childhood: When Jesus was a…
“Do not be afraid… for I am with you” (Acts 18:10). A 70-year-old, widowed grandmother decided to take a cross-country motor trip all by herself. The journey went well for the most part. Help at…
“God is God, not of the dead but of the living” (Mt. 22:32). Harold Kushner, who wrote the best-selling book, “When Bad Things Happen To Good People,” was being interviewed about his newest book, “When…
“…how precious, God, Your love! Hence the sons of men take shelter in the shadow of Your wings” (Proverbs 19:5). “Daddy Long Legs” was produced on the American Stage at a time when a play…
“His radiance is like the sunlight” (Habbakuh 3:4). C.S. Lewis once wrote: Any patch of sunlight in the woods will show you something about the sun which you could never get from reading books on…
There is an ancient legend, about a tyrannical, all-powerful king who was able to work his will on his subjects in all things. All things except one: he was unable to destroy their belief in…
“Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is great in heaven” (Matthew 5:12). There is a play in which a troubled man spends his whole life tormented by thoughts of God, which leads to feelings…
“Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, ‘Take courage son, your sins are forgiven’” (Matthew 9:9). In 1992, Dennis Byrd, then a defensive lineman for the New York Jets professional football team suffered a…