APPEAL OF GAMBLING Billy Graham writes, "The appeal of gambling is somewhat understandable. There is something alluring about getting something for nothing. I realize that, and that is where the sin lies. Gambling of any…
Sermon Illustrations
SAFE PLACE According to one story about W.W.II, a U.S. Army general needed a new driver. He interviewed three soldiers for the responsible position. "If you're on a winding mountain road during a battle, how…
JUDGED BY HIS OWN HAND It was Christmas time and the house was filled to the seams with family and friends. Tyler, a six year old, had received a plastic "HE-MAN" sword and he was…
WRONG LEGS Soren Kierkegaard describes the one who fails to recognize himself as he truly is on the inside, but sees only the external characteristics with the following story: It is related of a peasant…
REPENT AND QUIT The children's Sunday School teacher asked, "What does it mean to repent?" A boy responded, "It means being sorry for your sin." But then a girl said, "It means being sorry enough…
SEEDS OF SIN For temptation to conceive (become sin), two ingredients are necessary, just as two ingredients are necessary for the conception of a human baby. Essential are the contributions of both the father and…
TEMPT NOT THE OTHER A man left his car in a "No Parking" space with a note: "I have searched the area for an hour and now am late for my appointment... FORGIVE ME MY…
RAISING DELINQUENTS Dear Readers: The Houston police department prepared 10 easy rules for raising a delinquent. Here they are: 1. Begin at infancy to give the child everything he wants. In this way he will…
WHICH KIND OF SEA ARE YOU? Two Seas in Palestine In Palestine there are two seas; One is the Sea of Galilee. It's a beautiful sea--the Sea of Galilee; Into it the Jordan River flows,…
SINFUL SUBSTANCE? "A century ago American society was grappling with a social problem - the threat of a substance that the governor of Minnesota said had been created by 'the ingenuity of depraved human genius.'"…
THE WRONG MASTER About 600 B.C. Aesop told this fable: It seems the frogs in one pond wanted a leader. They were so determined that they complained night and day to the Greek god Zeus,…
SURVIVAL OF THE MEANEST Alex Haley tells a legend in Roots about a boy who found a crocodile trapped in a net. "Help me!" the crocodile begged. "No," said the boy. "You'll kill me." The…
KNOWING SIN The mother of John Wesley sent a letter to her son, who was a student at Oxford University. It contained a stated rule of thumb concerning what kinds of convictions to have. Her…
VIRTUE OF WORK Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do which must be done, whether you like it or not. Being forced to work, and forced to do…
ENVY: The grass may be greener on the other side - but it is just as hard to mow.
EXCUSES: Alibis are like weeds - grow a few and they are soon your only crop.
TEMPTATION: Playing with forbidden fruits gets you in bad jams.
SPEECH: Talk is cheap since the supply is greater than the demand.
BEHAVIOR: Live today so you will not fear tomorrow nor be ashamed of yesterday.
CONSEQUENCES: If you plant thorns, do not be surprised when you get pricked.
