“By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him” (I John 4:9). At the very beginning…
Sermon Illustrations
“He began to teach them that the Son of Man was destined to suffer grievously ... be put to death, and after three days to rise again. (Mark 8:31). A middle-aged man is sitting in…
“…if any one of you thinks of himself as wise…then he must learn to be a fool before he really can be wise” (I Corinthians 3:18). Two men in a small village got into a…
The horizon is the line or arc that forms the boundary between earth and sky. The English word “horizon” comes from the Greek word “horos,” which means “limit.” The horizon is the limit of one’s…
“Last night I suffered greatly in a dream…” (Matthew 27:19). “Do you ever have dreams?” asked the psychiatrist. “Yes,” the patient replied, “I had one last evening. I dreamed I was watching a terribly boring…
“Everything will soon come to an end” (I Peter 4:7). Someone wrote a letter to columnist Ann Landers asking why the TV commercials for blue jeans were putting such great emphasis on the shape of…
It has been said that every baseball team could use a player who plays every position perfectly: never strikes out, and never makes an error. The problem is, how do you get him to put…
“They were unable to find fault with anything He had to say. His answer took them by surprise” (Luke 20:26). Legend has it that the important scientific “Archimedean Principle” was discovered by Greek mathematician Archimedes…
A kindergarten teacher had prepared what she thought would be a model lesson in Christian Discipleship. She said, I had placed a considerable amount of time planning the lesson, which included a game, a song…
“The crew sensed that land of some sort was near... Paul said to the centurion and these men, ‘Unless those men stay on board, you cannot hope to be saved” (Acts 27:27). A man ran…
“Upon them a light dawned” (Matthew 16:1). Did you know that the climbing vine we call “honeysuckle” always grows clockwise, to its right? The “jasmine,” on the other hand, always entwines counterclockwise, to its left.…
“May God our Father Himself and our Lord, Jesus Christ, make it easy to come to you”(I Thessalonians 3:11). There was a flurry of excitement in the household of a family whose oldest child was…
“Blessed is the man who finds no stumbling block in Me” (Matthew 11:6). Isn’t it strange that princes and kings, and clowns that caper in sawdust rings, and common people like you and me are…
“... when he was called ...he went out, not knowing where he was going” (Heb. 11:8). Thomas Huxley, the world-famous, nineteenth century biologist who championed Darwin’s theory of evolution, spent a good deal of time…
“Happy the peacemakers; they shall be called sons of God” (Matthew 5:9). A little boy got into an argument with some lads twice his size. He drew a line in the dirt and dared them…
“Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves!” (2 Corinthians 13:1). Three doctors were driving to the hospital. Suddenly, the ride became very bumpy. The driver stopped the car and all…
“It was to undo all that the devil has done that the Son of God appeared” (1 John 3:8). One day the devil followed a married woman to Saks Fifth Avenue. There she spent more…
“‘Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your Name.’ He said to them, ‘I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and have all the power of the enemy’” (Luke…
“It was to undo all that the devil has done that the Son of God appeared” (1 John 3:8). The story is told of a man who asked the question, “What is the devil?” Before…
“But we will all be changed” (ICorinthians 15:51). I’m going to tell you a fish story: It seems that some scientists decided to develop a fish that could live outside of water. They selected several…