FIND A CHURCH Each Christian should select his church because he is convinced that within its particular structure he will find the greatest opportunities for spiritual growth, the greatest satisfactions for his human needs, and…
Sermon Illustrations
ROLE OF PASTORS AND LAITY The pastor's major role for growth is to lead. The congregation's major role for growth is to do the work of the ministry. Although maintaining the proper relationship between the…
PLAY IT SAFE? Wes Seeliger, an Episcopal clergyman in Houston, wrote the following: "I love motorcycles. Not long ago I was in a Honda shop drooling over a 750, and lamenting the pay scale for…
TIME FOR CHURCH Sign seen on a church bulletin board: "Don't wait for the hearse to bring you to church."
BRINGING IN THE NEW When it was built for an international exposition in the last century, the structure was called monstrous by the citizens of the city, who demanded it be torn down as soon…
WHOSOEVER Whites, Blacks, Yellows- Clean or dirty fellows, Whole, sick, maimed, Orphans wild or tamed. Bond slaves or free, Young or ninety three. Rich with coin to spare, Rogue without a care, Poor who live…
WHEN THERE IS NO TOMORROW "People without a TOMORROW, do violence to TODAY." Quoted from Geraldo Rivera on the Arsenio Hall Show, May 4, 1992
A SNAKE IN THE POWERHOUSE At about eleven o'clock on Saturday night, as many people were preparing to turn out lights, the lights in our community all went out by themselves. Air conditioners suddenly quit…
RELIGIOUS VIEWS ON TROUBLE Elie Wiesel, Nobelist and philosopher, on religion: Taoism - Trouble happens. Confucianism - Confucius says trouble happens. Buddhism - If trouble happens, it is not really trouble. Zen Buddhism - What…
GRANDMA'S GLASSES One day two little boys were playing, and one asked the other, "wouldn't you hate to wear glasses all the time?" The other little boy responded, "No-o-o, not if I had the kind…
A BOY'S ESSAY ON "ANATOMY" Your head is kind of round and hard, and your branes are in it and your hair on it. Your face is the front of your head where you eat…
GOD TALKS Tom was a member of the Stewardship Board of our church. He had gone into the alcove which holds the organ pipes to check on the humidifier. While he was there, hidden from…
CHURCH GROWTH 1. Focused churches work from a clear statement of purpose. 2. The best church boards do not serve their church - they serve their communities through the church. 3. Growing churches minister to…
TOTAL LOSS On a moonless, stormy night 200 years ago, four men stood on a grassy knoll overlooking the North Atlantic and peered seaward at a ship's light glowing in the blackness. One man paced…
WHEN WE GO, THEY COME Statistics show it will take 13 visits to enroll one unsaved person in Sunday School! Every time an unsaved person is enlisted in S.S., an average of 4 unsaved are…
OLD SINS A middle-aged woman phoned her daughter in not a little exasperation. "Dear," she said, "have you spoken to your grandmother recently? I've tried to call her every evening this week, and there's been…
PICTURE- PERFECT POINTER: Always point your finger at the chest of the person with whom you are being photographed. You will appear dynamic. And no photo editor can crop you from the picture. Ken Auletta,…
A HEALTHY MARRIAGE "The only certain way to avoid sexually transmitted disease is for a monogamous man to enter into a monogamous relationship with a monogamous woman. There is no other positive way." U.S. Center…
LOUDER, PREACHER One Sunday evening after our choir had sung a particularly lively tune, they invited the pastor to take his place at the drums. Then they repeated the song. He had a great time…
IDEA FLOW: The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas. Linus Pauling, Leadership Quotes
