Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better. (Camus)
Sermon Illustrations
SELF-IMPROVEMENT: Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is to you. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
LAWYERS: A lawyer is someone who writes a 30 page document and calls it a brief. (Alfred E. Neuman)
Many of those who cry so loudly for justice would soon beg for mercy, if justice were done to them. (Richard J. Needham)
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. (source unknown)
The first sign of maturity is that the volume knob turns to the left. (source unknown)
The first sign of maturity is when any person is finally able to say the five most powerful words there are: "Will you please help me?"
Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. It doesn't matter what you do in particular, so long as you have had your life. If you haven't had that, what have you had? (Henry…
You can close more business in two MONTHS by becoming interested in other people than you can in two YEARS by trying to get people interested in you. (Dale Carnegie)
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the enemy. (Henry Kissinger)
Never learn to do anything. If you don't learn, you will always find someone else to do it for you. (Mark Twain)
Doing what's right isn't the problem. It's knowing what's right. (Lyndon Johnson)
BEAUTY: Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical. (Sophia Loren)
PLEDGED ALLOWANCE We recently received pledges for a special project which our church wanted to undertake. One grade school age girl made a fifty cent pledge. The morning following the pledge, the girl's parents were…
OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABES My sister and her children moved to my city not long ago and began attending church for the first time in their lives. They particularly loved the singing and…
PRAYER PRODUCED PEACE While my son, Kenny, was in Viet Nam, I prayed daily for his safety. I asked God to protect him during the fierce, savage and cruel battles in which he fought to…
END OF THE ROAD About 350 years ago a shipload of travelers landed on the northeast coast of America. The first year they established a town site. The next year they elected a town government.…
REGRETTABLE ACTIONS A father and his young son were out for a ride with the horse and buggy (many years ago). It had been a very rainy week, and the roads were extremely muddy. They…
PEOPLE ARE LIKE THAT My friend Stella, driving home from work each day, often noticed an old rocking chair sitting on the front porch of one of the homes that she passed. Sometimes an old…
JESUS OR BOOTS Secretary of State James Baker met with Edward Shevardnadze in Jackson, Wyoming last September to discuss important matters of State. After two productive days, the two men exchanged gifts. Baker gave the…
