A REASON TO DIE During the second World War, a woman of the "upper crust" of English society was overheard upbraiding, chiding and criticizing Sir Winston Churchill at a social gathering. She concluded her chastisement…
Sermon Illustrations
REALLY DEAD DEBTORS My sermon for the morning was on the fifth petition of the Lord's Prayer: "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors." The children are always excused just before my sermon…
HOW IS YOUR ATTITUDE INDICATOR? Our son Tom, who is an aviation technology student at LeTourneau University, tells me that airplanes fly with the use of an "Attitude Indicator". In the flying of an airplane,…
HAVING THE FINAL SAY! Carefully backing into a parking lot space, the driver of a big, heavy old Rolls-Royce was angered when a teenager in a snazzy sports car zipped in and stole the place.…
SHARE A BRUSH A little girl is out in the backyard brushing the dog's teeth and her father stops by and says, "What are you doing." She says, "Well, I'm brushing Scuffy's teeth." She pauses…
THIS WIFE IS REALLY MAD Oklahoma City (AP) -- Rachel has raised the Dear John letter to new heights. A brief note in heavy black ink on hot pink paper appeared Wednesday taped to elevators,…
FRIENDLY FIRE A P-38 fighter simultaneously dropped two bombs. They glittered in the sun and reflected a silvery Christmas hue as they descended downward. Missiles flew toward the enemy. They resembled darts flying harmlessly through…
THE PARABLE OF THE MOST GLORIOUS POOL Once upon a time, long ago and far away, there was a people who worshipped swimming pools. Everyone had a swimming pool in their backyard. Each pool was…
THE CHURCH IS A WINDOW The church of Jesus Christ is the window thru which the grace of God is seen and its the only window that He has.
FANATIC OR WITNESS If the devil is not able to destroy a Christian's witness by making him apathetic, he will try to do it by making him a fanatic.
MATERIALISTIC BOREDOM Our materialism impoverishes us! Let's share God's BOREDOM and lose interest in the things that bore God.
A SHOUTING PARENT Shouting to make your children obey is like using your horn to steer the car - and you get about the same results.
HONEST OUTLAWS One big difference between outlaws and inlaws is that outlaws don't promise to pay it back.
JOYOUS IMPERFECTION One nice thing about being imperfect is the joy that it brings to others.
Humor/Heaven/Hell/Friend/Faithfulness Companionship/Sacrifice: A FRIEND TO THE END An Irish priest was preaching to his mission congregation concerning heaven and hell. To emphasize the difference between the two, he asked for all who wanted to go…
CATCH THE VISION Our new pastor was preaching a sermon on the importance of having a vision for the Lord's work. He was about to emphasize a point in his message. He lifted his hand,…
TO KNOW CHRIST A dialogue between a recent convert and an unbelieving friend: "So you have been converted to Christ?" "Yes." "Then you must know a great deal about him. Tell me: What country was…
NEVER TOO OLD An elderly couple of my acquaintance no longer is able to keep house for themselves. They share a small room at a nursing home. Over the years they attended church faithfully. Now…
HOPES FOR SUCCESS "I was once so young and virile, and in what seems like the twinkling of an eye I am old and infirmed. I thought I could set the world on fire, and…
THE WAY TO HEAVEN Rags Raguse said, "You Christians say that heaven is up. People in China say that heaven is the opposite direction. The location can't be both directions. Where is it?" I replied,…
