FRIEND'S MEMORY A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails. From Pioneer Girls Leader's Handbook
Sermon Illustrations
THE DISADVANTAGE OF DOING NOTHING One disadvantage of having nothing to do is you can't stop and rest. Franklin P. Jones
ONE WITH THE MIRROR Why are there so many different views of God? Why do so many theologians disagree on the nature of God and the details of His Word, Kingdom and Law? God is…
COMMUNICATIONS During a commercial airline fight, a woman complained of discomfort due to the changing air pressure, so the flight attendant gave her some gum, indicating that it would relieve the pressure on her ears…
WHOM TO BLAME The reason people blame things on previous generations is that there's only one other choice. Doug Larson
FORBIDDEN FRUIT SPOILS FASTER While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster. Abigail Van Buren
COMMUNICATION INVOLVES LISTENING The sociologist on an African jungle expedition held up her camera to take pictures of the native children at play. Suddenly the youngsters began to yell in protest. Turning red, the sociologist…
BENDING THE TRUTH A LITTLE: The boy's clothing shop was giving away balloons to the children of customers. One little fellow asked if he might have two. "Sorry," the clerk said, "but we give only…
VERY NEWLY MARRIED An older lady was busy at home one day, when a knock was heard at the door. Upon opening the door, she was greeted by a five year old girl and a…
MARRY WELL OR PHILOSOPHIZE "By all means marry. If you get a good wife you will become happy and if you get a bad one you will become a philosopher." Socrates
BEATS DISHES 1st Bride: "I have my husband eating out of my hand." 2nd Bride: "Beats washing dishes, doesn't it?" By Gene Brown
IF YOU LOVE, YOU EAT This timeless truth from the book the Walking Drum was shared by Barbara Lyons of Chelmsford, Massachusetts: It has occurred to me that a man need know but two sentences…
THERE GOES THE BEST MAN We all have our favorite stories of wedding catastrophes. One of my favorites is the very first wedding I performed. We were half way through the ceremony, and I was…
THE MARITAL HALVES "The inventor of the human machine was telling us that its two halves, the male and the female, were made to be combined together in pairs, not simply on the sexual level,…
STARTING OVER "Before she comes in," he said, "let me explain this wedding to you. Both of us have been married before -- to each other! Over thirty years ago, we got into an argument;…
HE'S CELLULITE A handsome young priest in our parish is especially popular with the parochial school students. One morning I was sitting in a pew directly behind a pair of 12- year-old girls, waiting for…
A LONGER ANNIVERSARY We venerate those who have lasted the years in anniversaries. Here is a story of comparisons in anniversaries that gives us a better perspective concerning anniversaries. Walter Cavert tells of attending a…
MARRIAGE STATISTICS Longest Marriage: 86 Years - Sir Temulji Bhicaji Nariman and Lady Nariman enjoyed marital bliss from 1853 to 1940. They were cousins who were married when they were both five years of age.…
LOVE UNFORGOTTEN Robert McQuilkin used to be the president of Columbia Bible College and Seminary in South Carolina. Recently, he retired in order to care for his wife, Muriel, a once-sharp woman now lost in…
WRONG QUESTION Lady widowed at age 30... Man called her... Good man... Said he would eventually ask important question... Went out... Will ask important question... Called... Said was ready to ask important question... Daughter answered...…
