“After it was first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us . . . God also testified both by signs and wonders and by various miracles” (Hebrews 2:4). Moses, Jesus and an old…
Sermon Illustrations
“You shall love the Lord your God.” (Matthew 22:37). A Little essay on God, written by an eight-year-old Southern California lad puts a little light on the subject: “One of God's jobs is making people,”…
“God created man in the image of Himself” (Genesis 1:27). In the story “The Sword and the Stone,” the author has God give all the little embryos the opportunity to choose any gift they would…
“Your faith has made you well” (Mark 5:34). It is the Love of God, ultimately, that gives you OK feelings about yourself. An ex-alcoholic has written about discovering God’s Love through Jesus and how this…
“There is only One who is good” (Matthew 19:17). In a Sunday School quiz, a six-year-old misspelled the word God. Instead of G-O-D, she wrote G-O-O-D. The teacher gave her an “A Plus.” After all,…
“I think I have some reason to be proud of what I, in union with Christ Jesus, have been able to do for God” (Romans 15:17). Professor Abraham Maslow, one of the most widely-read social…
"This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12). We are told that George Boldt, a hotel baron, made an unusual gift to his wife. He purchased one…
“Give, and there will be gifts for you” (Luke 6:38). One of the characters in John Steinbeck’s novel, “Burning Bright,” is a middle-aged man named John Saul. What John desires most in life is to…
“…the ornament of a sweet and gentle disposition – this is what is precious in the sight of God” (I Peter 3:4). If you know anything at all about football, you know that there is…
“For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs” (I Timothy 6:10). Recently,…
“...why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” (John 20:15). Popular author, Merle Shain, writes about a man she knows who has searched for fulfillment all his life: In the beginning, perhaps because he…
"Sing," they said, "some hymns of Zion. How could we sing one of Yahweh’s hymns in a pagan country?” (Psalms 137:3-4). There was a little “friendship” card in the gift shops which showed a picture…
An old legend from India tells of a huge elephant and a tiny mouse who became close friends. Everywhere they went they walked together, side by side. One day, they came upon a long, narrow…
“The Spirit has explicitly said… there will be some who will desert the faith and choose to listen to deceitful spirits” (I Timothy 4:1). One Sunday morning, Helena, a member of the Providence, Rhode Island…
“Today salvation has come to this house” (Luke 19:9). One Sunday morning, after listening to a learned sermon on the Christian law of forgiveness, a woman in the congregation was confused. At a very deep…
“Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other just as God in Christ has also forgiven you” (Ephesians 5:32). “Why do you keep talking about my past mistakes?” said the husband. “I thought you…
“…if you forgive others for their transgressions, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you” (Matthew 6:14). John and George, both in their seventies, had been friends since their high school days. They held strong opinions…
“. . . not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does” (James 1:25). A certain sales manager was complaining to a colleague about one…
“That is why I am telling you not to worry about your life…” (Matthew 6:23). Some time ago, a poster appeared in the gift shops which contained the following message: Our mission is to approach…
“And now my fall is upon me and there is no relief from my pains” (Psalm 38:17). The story is told of two climbers, Jim and Tom, who had just reached the top of a…