HUNGRY CHILDREN Faith cannot be touched, Yet we all believe In things we have not seen. It cannot be smelled or tasted Yet we all know the sweetness Of really believing in something. Faith in…
Sermon Illustrations
STOP AN IMPALA The African impala can jump to a height of over 10 feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet. Yet these magnificent creatures can be kept in an enclosure in…
A CHILD'S DREAM It was getting close to Christmas and a father decided on a clever way to discover what his daughter wanted. He took her to the local "Toys R Us." They walked into…
THE DARING GURKHAS Tim Bowden, in his book One Crowded Hour, tells about an incident that happened in Borneo during the confrontation between Malaysia and Indonesia in 1964. A group of Gurkhas from Nepal were…
MISSING GUARDIAN ANGELS In Family Circus by Bill Keane, Billy comes into the house all tattered and torn. He looks like he's been in a wreck and then a fight and then drug for a…
VISIONS OF MARY AND JESUS In 1983 Josephine Taylor of Constance Lake, Ontario, said that she saw the image of Jesus Christ on her bathroom floor. Taylor says that one morning she looked down and…
FISHING FOR HEARTS A twelve year old boy became a Christian during a revival. The next week at school his friends questioned him about his experience. "Did you see a vision?" asked one friend. "Did…
A LEVEL OF TRUST From the B.C. cartoon: One guy says, "I'm in a lot of trouble. I don't believe in prayer. I've tried to be good, I've never blasphemed. Yet none of my prayers…
BECOMING COMPLETE Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Christian who died under Hitler for his opposition to Nazi actions, stated the necessity for a definite beginning in Christian Discipleship with these words: "Unless a definite step is…
ROOTS GO DEEP Grandma and Grandpa were driving across Kansas on vacation with their five-year-old granddaughter. They were enjoying the sights, especially the beautiful fields of corn. The wind was blowing hard and Grandma commented:…
THE ART OF EATING POPOVERS My uncle Terwiller ordered popovers from the restaurant's bill of fare. And, when they were served, he regarded them with a penetrating stare... Then he spoke great Words of Wisdom…
BUILDING TRUST A preacher was trying to convince a rancher that he needed to make a personal, radical conversion. After giving the enthusiastic young minister a fair hearing, the rancher replied, "Sounds like you're talking…
THE WORD OF A GENTLEMAN David Livingstone opened Africa to trade and to missionaries and the Gospel. He was in such constant danger and personal privations that only an iron will and a strong faith…
COMMUNICATING TRUST "Dr. Pierce Harris, Pastor of First Methodist in Atlanta of 27 years was once asked, "How do you get people to fill your Church? His reply: 'I'll tell you, good preaching doesn't pull…
DON'T GIVE UP "Can you operate a typewriter?" "Yes, sir, I use the Biblical system." "I never heard of it." "Seek and ye shall find." From 10,000 Jokes, Toasts & Stories, edited by Lewis and…
OCCUPIED WITH JESUS Scripture Reading: Luke 10:38-42 "Occupy till I come." - Luke 19:13b Martha in the kitchen, serving with her hands; Occupied for Jesus, with her pots and pans. Loving Him, yet fevered, burdened…
THE SIMPLER LIFE Mother Theresa has said: "You will never know that Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you got."
WAITING FOR RAIN "The trouble with saving up for a rainy day," says Elaine Cowen, "is that you're always tempted to spend on the forecast of bad weather." Burton Hillis, in Better Homes and Gardens,…
TRUST AND OBEY? Trust and obey, That is such a hard way, I would rather be lazy than to trust and obey. By Michael Hodgin
SERVIC E... AND THEN SOME A retired business executive was once asked the secret of his success. he replied that it could be summed up in three words -- "and then some." "I discovered at…
