ANSWERED PRAYERS The pastor of a rural church had held forth in that parish longer than his welcome endured. Frequent discussions concerning his moving to another parish had been futile. The situation grew steadily more…
Sermon Illustrations
SUCCESSFUL MISSIONS The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his heart. He wanted to be…
WHAT ARE YOU MAKING? While visiting a Swiss town, an American businessman watched a man painstakingly carving the casing for one of the fine cuckoo clocks made in that region. Noting the slow rate of…
ECCLESIASTICAL BALANCE So in a day like ours, when the world is on fire, let us be careful to keep things in proper order. Let us find ways to show the world that while we…
LIVING IN THE PRESENT I believe that only one person in a thousand knows the trick of really living in the present. Most of us spend 58 minutes each hour living in the past with…
THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS AS THEY SEEM It was late in the afternoon in the crowded shopping mall. My three year old daughter and I had visited almost every store. I could tell the little…
DISGUSTING A minister and his family were walking down a street in Daytona Beach, Florida. Two women, wearing "skimpy" bikinis passed by. The minister remarked, "How disgusting!" His wife retorted, "If it is so disgusting,…
A PROBLEM WITH OMNIPRESENCE A young lad was accompanying his mother to church. They stopped for a quick sandwich along the way. The child ran out of time before he ran out of sandwich. His…
THE CHILDREN'S PARAPHRASE The Church of England Publication listed the following children's answers to church school questions. * Noah's wife was called Joan of Ark. * Henry VIII thought so much of Wolsey that he…
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE Maxie Dunnam tells the story of an elderly man who began spending a significant amount of time with an elderly woman. Neither had ever married and had lived alone for many years. Gradually…
FILL THE VOID A young child came to her mother complaining that her stomach hurt. "Oh, honey, your stomach is empty," the mother responded. "You just need to get something in it and you'll be…
CHECK THE FOUNDATION A multi-story building had been occupied for several years when a disturbing crack appeared in a wall on the 42nd floor. The managing director of the company that owned the building immediately…
FAMILY PRAYER During the school prayer breakfast debate, a senator was asked to address the annual men's dinner at a local church. About 450 were present. During the meal, school prayer became a very emotional…
INFATUATION OR LOVE Infatuation is when you think that he's as sexy as Robert Redford, as smart as Henry Kissinger, as noble as Ralph Nader, as funny as Woody Allen, and as athletic as Jimmy…
THE RIGHT COMBINATION I was accompanying my husband on a business trip. He carried his portable computer with him, and the guard at the airport gate asked him to open the case. It was locked,…
A FATHER IS ONE WHO LOVES! Several years ago there was a delightful play called "Fanny" on Broadway. "Fanny" was the story of a young girl in love with a young man. When she told…
FOR A HEALTHY MARRIAGE Time Together Spiritual Emphasis Negotiating Ability Maturity Play and Humor Intimacy Commitment. From Marriage Personalities, by David Field, published by Harvest House
THE HIGH COST OF LOVE The rancher's daughter had just broken off her engagement with a young doctor. "Do you mean to tell me," exclaimed her girl friend, "that he actually asked you to return…
THE POWER OF LOVE There are millions of single men, unlinked to any promising reality, dissipating their lives by the years, moving from job to job, woman to woman, illusion to embitterment. Yet they are…
A PROFITABLE VENTURE A woman walked into a bank and asked to open a joint account. When asked if that joint account would be with her husband, she gasped and replied, "Oh no, couldn't I…
