WE MAY NOT UNDERSTAND In an age in which time is more and more limited and valuable, why do millions return to our sanctuaries week after week to listen to sermons? Though there are multiplied…
Sermon Illustrations
THE BIBLE An Episcopal clergyman took a seat in a dining car on a train traveling along the Hudson River. Opposite him was an atheist who, seeing his clerical collar, started a discussion. "I see…
MATURE LOVE A young boy of about 12 noticed a young man polishing his nice Corvette one afternoon. The boy went up to the young man and asked where he got the car. The young…
LOVE ADDS THE CHOCOLATE A house is a house is a house -- until love comes through the door, that is. And love intuitively goes around sprinkling that special brand of angel dust that transforms…
STRONG SELF-IMAGE "What is your opinion of my painting?" "It isn't worth anything." "I know -- but I'd like to hear it anyway." On the Upbeat
A SIMPLE UNDERSTANDING OF LOVE My eleven year old son, Billy, and I were driving together in a nearby town. As we travelled we were talking about how a person can donate their organs after…
LOVE, WHATEVER Once, while riding in the country, I saw on a farmer's barn a weather vane on the arrow of which was inscribed these words: "God is Love." I turned in at the gate…
THE WORD I open my mouth to speak And the word is there, Formed by the lips, the tongue, The organ of voice. Formed by The Brain, transmitting the word By Breath. I open my…
A DROP IN THE BUCKET A drop in the bucket/But if the drop Is only a drop- A minor moist detail; For a drop can't change The color and taste In a ten-quart watering pail.…
THE HARD WORK OF LOVE In a time of great extremity the young man prayed to God for deliverance. In return for that deliverance the young man promised God a life- long commitment of service…
SAFE FROM LOVE To love all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give…
A CHILD'S VIEW OF LOVE Some children were asked, "What is love?" One little girl answered, "Love is when your mommy reads you a bedtime story. True Love is when she doesn't skip any pages."
MORE POWERFUL COMMUNICATION A citizen received a 'Second notice' from the IRS stating that his tax payment was overdue, and that unless it was immediately forthcoming, the Bureau would be forced to take legal action.…
WHEN THINGS ARE NORMAL Charlie Brown is busy with a woodworking project one day when Lucy comes by and asks: "How's the birdhouse coming along, Charlie Brown?" He replies, "Well, I'm a lousy carpenter. I…
HOW IT ALL BEGAN In the Old Testament kings believed that God gave them direction in dreams. If they wanted to know what they were supposed to do in their administration, they would try to…
ALTERNATIVES An aspiring politician gave his speech his best shot. He felt that it was a stirring, fact-filled campaign speech. Then the candidate looked out on his audience and asked, "Are there any questions?" Someone…
CARE ABOUT TERMINOLOGY The psychaitrist was concerned about his nurse's office procedure so he said to her "When you answer the phone, just say, 'We're terribly busy just now,' instead of 'It's a madhouse.'"
TARDINESS EXPLAINED Albert I. Furth, former editor of Fortune, used to explain his lateness in answering his correspondence by remarking, "Every six months my secretary comes in and turns the compost on my desk." As…
YOU KNOW BUSINESS IS BAD WHEN you start treating wrong numbers like solid sales prospects.
GO WITH THE FLOW A young couple who took their three-month-old baby to the movies were warned by the usher. He said, "If the baby cries, you'll have to leave. We'll give you your money…
