BEG TO DIFFER The perfect response to "Beggars can't be choosers!" is... "I beg to differ..." By Michael Hodgin
Sermon Illustrations
JUST DIE Jim Elliot - martyred missionary to the Auca Indians in Ecuador. "When it comes time to die, make sure that all you have to do is die." Taken from Through Gates of Splendor,…
LOGIC LAPSES Letter from Dutch Mother to her son, Hans: Dear Son; I'm writing this letter very slow 'cause I know that you can't read fast. You should also know that we don't live any…
HIDDEN ART In the January 21, 1991 issue of Newsweek, a story is told of how a previously unknown still-life painting was found hanging on the wall of an elderly Wisconsin couple. The painting was…
AN ORAL EXAGGERATION A man with a toothache went to the dentist. "I have a huge cavity!" he said. The doctor, seeing only a moderate amount of decay, assured him, "It will only be a…
PAY ATTENTION As the flight attendants called our attention to their pre-flight safety instructions, I turned to the in-flight magazine, flitting through the pages on the off chance of finding an article worth reading. I…
LET HIM SPEAK A lawyer was questioning a farmer about an accident. The lawyer said to the farmer, "Tell me what happened right after the accident, when you were reported to say, "I feel fine!"…
A NEW GIFT Before a big game the high school quarterback approached the coach and said; "Coach, we're going to give you a victory for your birthday." "That's great!" exclaimed the coach. "I was expecting…
BATTERED EXPECTATIONS In his book Dying for Change, Leith Anderson says, "Depression has increased tenfold in the last two decades as people struggle to cope with the disappointment of unmet expectations. Not the least of…
WHAT THEN? He was a splendid young fellow, eighteen years of age, a freshman at the university, of athletic build, with a good mind. His father was my law partner, a devout Christian, standing high…
AFRAID OF LOVE Love is not the villain, Nor is fate. The sinners against love Are men/Too fearful To give love away, And too suspicious To claim it. By Robby Robinson, McAlester, Oklahoma
LIFE GOES ON An old man and his grandson were spending time together one day. As often happened, the little boy was plying his grandad with questions. Suddenly, with a very serious tone the little…
A REASON FOR AFFLICTION A linesman for an electric company was working on a new utility pole which was wet and green; the street was wet, and overhead was a high line carrying 33,000 volts.…
HANGING BY A THREAD There's an old parable about a spider. He decided one day to move, so he spun a long strand of web up in the barn rafter, and he lowered himself to…
OVERNIGHT RELATIONSHIP A bumper sticker on a Denver car read as follows... "Wanted: A Meaningful Overnight Relationship" From John Seville, Lakewood, Colorado
DISCIPLINE NEEDED "...In examining the overall effects of that period of time on our society, it seems we were wrong. The moral perversion that was unleashed on our nation has affected every area of our…
WIN THE WAR In the early morning darkness of January 18, 1991, an Iraqi Scud Missile streaked high over the desert of Saudi Arabia, bound for the heart of the coalition forces allied against Saddam…
THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL In ethics, as in so many other fields, we have recklessly and willfully abandoned our great classical-Christian heritage. We have even degraded the very words without which ethical discourse…
WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? Early in this century, there was a remarkable Methodist bishop in the southeastern United States named Arthur J. Moore. Moore had pastored some of the largest Methodist churches in the…
WASHED UP PERFECTION A man once came up to C. H. Spurgeon at a Christian retreat and said that he had reached a state of spiritual perfection. Spurgeon picked up a pitcher of ice-cold water…
