FATHER'S DAY On a cold winter evening a man suffered a heart attack and after being admitted to the hospital, asked the nuse to call his daughter. He explained, "You see, I live alone and…
Sermon Illustrations
THE POWER OF HYPOCRISY This story illustrated the harmful effects of hypocrisy, especially in fathers, and could be used in a Father's Day message: Years ago in Germany there was a young Jewish boy who…
RIGHT BEHIND FATHER Many stories are told about boys who follow in their father's steps. One that bears repeating is of a man and his young son climbing a mountain. They came to a place…
RELATED TO THE CAPTAIN A young boy happened upon an old man who was fishing in the mighty Mississippi River. Immediately the lad began to ply the aged fisherman with a myriad of questions as…
DIVINE GUIDANCE ON DIETING Did you read the one about the overweight guy who always stopped by the bakery on his way to work in the morning to pick up some goodies for the staff…
REALISTIC GOALS Then there were these two friends who went camping out into the big woods. They woke up the first morning and were standing by their tent having their first cup of coffee for…
WHOOPS, TOO LATE Employees in a Midwestern company recenly found this message printed on their pay envelopes: "If the amount in this envelope does not agree with the amount on your pay slip, please return…
BOILING IT DOWN TO THE ESSENCE A visiting American textile buyer told a long but amusing anecdote at a luncheon in Seoul, Korea. The translator repeated it to the group in just a few words…
DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS The two members of the Hell's Angels brought their motorcycles to a stop at a crosswalk. A nun with her arm in a sling crossed in front of them. One of the bikers…
A GLORIOUS ATTRIBUTE -- LISTENING His thoughts were slow, His words were few, and never formed to glisten. But he was a joy to all his friends -- You should have heard him listen. Quoted…
TOTAL COMMITMENT "I recall the words of a Salvation Army nurse in their fine hospital in Surabaja, East Java, referring to a statement that their founder, General William Booth made when asked the secret of…
APPRECIATING OUR OWN GIFT In Milan, Italy a mechanics union took a group of children to the circus. The children were either deaf or blind . . . but all seemed to be thrilled by…
GOD LEADS A PRETTY SHELTERED LIFE Billions of people were scattered on a great plain before God's throne. Some of the groups near the front talked heatedly -- not with cringing shame, but with belligerence.…
BETRAYING THE SECRET A group of prospectors set out from Bannock, Montana (then capital of the state) in search of gold. They went through many hardships and several of their little company died en route.…
A THOUGHT THAT LED TO A STRATEGY One of the missionary biographies I found inspiring to read a few years back was Sensei by Russell Hitt. It is the story of Irene Webster Smith, a…
SILENT VIOLINS Luigi Tarisio was found dead one morning with scarce a comfort in his home, but with 246 exquisite fiddles, which he had been collecting all his life, crammed into an attic, the best…
CANDID PRAYER There was a farmer who had three sons: Jim, John, and Sam. No one in the family ever attended church or had time for God. The pastor and the others in the church…
HE CONQUERED DEATH At one time, Dr. Harry Rimmer was travelling in Egypt and negotiating with their Secretary of State, a refined and cultured man. Dr. Rimmer began to talk to him about religious matters.…
WILL POWER/CONSCIENCE A man consulted a psychiatrist. He complained, "I've been misbehaving, Doc, and my conscience is troubling me." The doctor asked, "And you want something that will strengthen your willpower?" The fellow replied, "Well,…
SLOW DOWN A woman who had been living a very high-pressured life, moved with her family from the city to the country. The family had resolved to reduce the stresses and tensions they had been…
