PRAYER AND POWER There is enough of God's power available to answer every prayer ever prayed in His will. Leonard Ravenhill in Why Revival Tarries, p. 156, writes: "One might estimate the weight of the…
Sermon Illustrations
POWER OF PRAYER In late May I was admiring my lovely, green, blooming cantaloupe plants. The foliage was hearty and spreading rapidly. Then, in mid-June and throughout July, a drought set in, and the leaves…
CHILDREN'S EVANGELISM A while ago my friends were amazed to hear their five year old daughter, Lindsay, telling her little friend about Jesus. The children were sitting on the front steps of the house, and…
CHILDREN, TEACH US TO PRAY I was sitting in with my wife one Wednesday evening as she was teaching a five-year-old's Bible class. It came time to have some animal crackers and she asked one…
DISPUTING THE POWER OF PRAYER There was a small Kentucky town that had two churches and one whiskey distillery. Members of both churches complained that the distillery gave the community a bad image. On top…
PRAYER AND WORK Hershell Hobbs once explained, "Men do not really pray until they are willing to work. Former Governor William E. Russell, of Massachusetts, had his boat overturn about a mile from shore. He…
THE LITTLE SECRETS OF SNOW FLAKES The complex shapes and uniqueness of snowflakes have confounded scientists for hundreds of years. In the past, it was generally recognized that the formation of a snowflake is a…
FOUR STEPS TO YOUR DREAM Years ago a young black child was growing up in Cleveland, in a home which he later described as "materially poor but spiritually rich." One day a famous athlete, Charlie…
GIFTS THAT GROW Wilma Rudolph was born in a shack in the backwoods of Tennessee of very poor parents. She was a premature baby born at four and one half pounds. At age four she…
ADMIRE THEIR UNIQUENESS Once a wise teacher was speaking to a group of eager young students. He gave them the assignment to go out and find a small, unnoticed flower somewhere. He asked them to…
EVALUATING TALENTS In order to find one's uniqueness, we need to clean away the sin which obscures God's original intent like smoke in the eyes or, in the following case, grime on a painting. Most…
DROP YOUR PEBBLE Some of you remember Aesop's great fable about an old crow who was out in the wilderness and very thirsty. He had not had anything to drink in a long time. He…
WE'RE ALL PRESENTS During the Christmas season when our daughter was three years old, the number of presents under the tree slowly increased as The Day approached. Caught up in the spirit and excitement of…
PARTING THOUGHT The woods would be silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
THANKFUL, IT COULD BE WORSE Snoopy is getting dog food for his Thanksgiving Day dinner and he is aware that everyone else in the family is inside having turkey. He meditates and talks to himself:…
THANKS FOR THE WEEVIL In southern Alabama is the town of Enterprise, in Coffee County. There they have erected a monument to an insect, honoring the Mexican boll weevil. In 1895 the boll weevil began…
HOW MUCH? The Russian author, Leo Tolstoy, tells the story of a rich peasant who was never satisfied. He always wanted more and more. He heard of a wonderful chance to get more land. For…
THANKS BE TO GOD I do not thank thee, Lord, That I have bread to eat while others starve; Nor yet for work to do While empty hands solicit heaven; Nor for a body strong…
THE FRANTIC SIDE OF CHRISTMAS Christmas Eve was a hectic day. Father was worried with bundles and burdens. Mother's nerves reached the breaking point more than once. The little girl seemed to be in the…
THE AWESOME MYSTERY OF BETHLEHEM'S INCARNATION An elephant was thoroughly enjoying himself as he splashed about in the river. A mouse was perched on the sandy shore. It was obvious that he was disturbed about…
