WISH YOU WERE THERE After attending church with his father one Sunday morning, before getting into bed that evening, a little boy kneeled at his bedside and prayed, "Dear God, we had a good time…
Sermon Illustrations
GENERATION OF MULES The church today is raising a whole generation of mules. They know how to sweat and to work hard but they don't know how to reproduce themselves. SOURCE UNKNOWN
THE PERFECT BROOM A very trying customer had handled almost every article in the hardware store but nothing satisfied her. Wearying of her criticism, the harried clerk suggested inspection of a new lot of brooms…
THE FIRST CONFESSIONAL A noted Washington monsignor, beloved by his parishioners, was to be the guest of honor at a Washington banquet. A prominent politician was to serve as chairman of the affair, but had…
BRAIN WEIGHT The average human body contains 66 pounds of muscle, 42 pounds of bone, and only three and a half pounds of brain, which probably explains a lot of things.
A PARTY FOR COATS "You must hurry," friends cried to the Teacher as he rushed home from the fields. "The banquet at the home of Halil has already begun. You are late." "They are right,"…
NOT ALONE As a POW in Vietnam, Col. Laird Gunnert was beaten and tortured mercilessly. Between "interrogations," he was forced to kneel for hours at a time. In fact, he was never allowed off of…
I SHALL NOT WANT It was Mother Teresa who said, "You will never know that Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you've got." From Christianity Today, Aug. 18, 1989
SNATCHED FROM DEATH Gregory Robertson, a safety and training adviser for the U.S. Parachute Association and a veteran of 1,500 jumps, followed Debbie Williams and five other divers out of a plane two miles over…
THE COMPASSIONATE PRINCE After the First World War, the Prince of Wales was invited to visit a military hospital in which there were 36 injured soldiers. He willingly accepted. In the first ward he visited,…
SHARED MOURNING It was a dull afternoon in Belfast, Northern Ireland. My Grandfather had just finished the morning shift and was leaving to go home. As he left the place of employment, he stopped at…
A SKEPTIC'S CONVERSION A minister had among his congregation an eminent lawyer who was an infidel. He had long desired the salvation of the skeptic, and one day, knowing that he was to be present…
THE HANDS OF CHRIST In a small French country village during World War II, there was a beautiful marble statue of Jesus with His hands outstretched before him, standing in the courtyard of a quaint…
CHANNELS ONLY The Sacrament of Sacrifice "He that believeth in Me . . out of him shall flow..." John 7:38. Jesus did not say - "he that believeth in Me shall realize the blessing of…
ANSWERING THE THREE QUESTIONS The following is a portion from Tolstoy. I offer my sincere apologies to Tolstoy for the presumption of editing his great work. To get the full impact of this work, I…
WHO STRUCK OUT? "Until a profound renewal of the Judeo- Christian ethic occurs in our society, I'm afraid we've struck out. As for poor Pete (Rose)? Perhaps he'd be interested in the Harvard Chair in…
DO IT NOW If you're putting off something you've been meaning to do, what are you waiting for?/Always wanted to play the banjo? Start taking lessons./Dreamt about visiting the Greek islands? Call a travel agent,/Hate…
LOVE AT SECOND SIGHT Some folks believe in love at first sight; others believe in taking another look." By Sam Levenson
SALVATION-NEAR It is said that some years ago, a vessel sailing on the northern coast of the South American continent was observed to make signals of distress. When hailed by another vessel, they reported themselves…
CHANGE OF FACE Betty Crocker has recently undergone a one Million dollar facelift, her sixth makeover in 65 years, according to a recent UPI article. General Mills said Betty had to be updated, in order…
