Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things - things that we should forget at once. Perhaps someone we helped has proved ungrateful. Perhaps someone we believed to be a friend has spoken…
Sermon Illustrations
S.I. Hayakawa, the great Japanese Christian who labored tirelessly for the poor, and the down-trodden, was visiting in Chicago. He was intrigued by the differences among motormen on the Indiana Avenue streetcar line in Chicago.…
In a Peanuts comic strip, Linus is upset over the news that one of his school teachers is about to be fired. He turns to Lucy and says, "They can't fire Miss Othmar! I'll write…
There was a man who was attracted to Jesus' Gospel and who had been coming to Church for several months. When he was asked why he hadn't yet taken the step to become a baptized…
A group of leaders in the Presbyterian Church met in Scotland for a religious conference. On a warm summer's afternoon they went off to explore the beautiful countryside. Coming to a temporary bridge that spanned…
A little boy was behaving perfectly at the Christening of his small sister until the pastor started to sprinkle water on little Barbara's bald head. Then the lad leaned forward in his seat and whispered…
"...he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things…
Sportscaster Joe Garagiola recalls an outfielder who used to draw a cross in the dirt with his bat every time he came up to the plate. Yogi Berra was catching for the opposition the day…
A first grade teacher was leading her class in a discussion about the students' mothers and fathers. After the discussion had turned to their religious beliefs one little boy raised his hand and said, "My…
What is home without a Bible? 'Tis a home where daily bread For the body is provided. But the soul is never fed.
A pastor in Washington, D.C. had an early morning Bible Study Program on TV. Each Sunday after the program, he would stop at the hospital to visit sick parishioners. On one such visit, he received…
Three people were talking about some of the newer translations of the Bible. One said, "I like the New English version of the Gospels. It's easier reading than all the older versions." Said the second…
Two little boys were comparing the habits of their grandparents when one asked, "Every time I come over to your house to play, I see your grandfather sitting in the same chair reading the same…
The pastor of a rural congregation travelled several hundred miles to make arrangements for a sign to be placed outside the Church. When he arrived he discovered he had lost the dimensions. He wired his…
A very wealthy man invited his four married daughters to dinner. "I'm getting on in years," he said to them, "and I've lived a full life for which I'm grateful. But I continue to be…
A hospital emergency room nurse received a call from a very excited man who screamed, "I'm going to rush my wife to your hospital. She's having a baby!" "Calm down," said the nurse, "and please…
A man came back from a weekend "encounter" experience and when a friend asked him how it was, he said, "I died!" The friend asked him what he meant. "You see," the man answered, "I…
In Eugene O'Neil's story "Days Without End," John Loving, a Roman Catholic boy, prays that his parents, both of whom have been injured, might not die. But their lives were not saved by the kind…
I am the bread of life...Whoever eats of this bread will live forever." (John. 6:48, 51). "A little boy from the inner-city was struck by a car and taken to the hospital. It was quickly…
Man does not live by bread alone, but he also does not live long without it. To eat is to acknowledge our dependence, both on food and on each other. It also reminds us of…
