A DIFFERENT PITCH Here is a sports story about a young minor league pitcher cast in the mold of Mark "The Bird" Fidrych and Bill "Spaceman" Lee. His name is Turk Wendell, he plays for…
Sermon Illustrations
DISCIPLE IN DISGUISE Charlie Moore is a friend of mine who has ministered in Germany for many years. As a student in Florida, he decided that he would write out a detailed plan for his…
TODAY'S LOST MAN Jim McGuiggan is a preacher in Ireland. He told this story of Davey. He said Davey was three years older than he. Davey had made it into high school long before Jim,…
THE TROUBLE WITH TREBBIES The East German-made car, the "Trebbie" has long been a runt in the world auto market. Competitive only in the old East German socialist system where imports were severely restricted, it…
CONFUSION CLASS One of our humor contest winners tells of some confirmation confusion. The children of his churches generally must attend a confirmation class before receiving communion. Most parents tend not to bring their young…
DETERMINED PURPOSE I 'm part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped off the line, the decision has been made. I'm a disciple…
CHALLENGING GOALS Goals we can reach with little or no effort have no pulling power; they're not the stuff from which winners are made. The excitement of reaching toward a challenging goal is often greater…
PROFILES IN STEWARDSHIP Having made a lot of money advising people on profitable securities in which to invest, John M. Templeton is putting much of it into enterprises stimulating attention to God. "It's a good…
OFFERING TALENTS A great deal of the service of the kingdom of God (and the Church) must be rendered by those who offer their talents, but never get their names into the papers, are never…
GOOD SMART AMERICAN Driving home from Sunday School one day, I asked my five-year-old what he had learned. He proceeded to tell me the story of a poor man who had been beaten and left…
BACKWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS Backward Christian soldiers, fleeing from the fight, With the cross of Jesus nearly out of sight: Christ our rightful Master stands against the foe, But forward into battle we are loathe to…
NO REAL SACRIFICE Here is David Livingstone's testimony: "For my own part, I have never ceased to rejoice that God has appointed me to the missionary office. People talk of the sacrifice I have made…
RADIANT REFLECTIONS A man was asked, "What do you do?" "I will answer your question." Taking his wallet from his hip pocket, he fished out a small round mirror, the size of a quarter. Then…
TIMELY QUOTES Killing time murders opportunity. Shall I rush your rush job before I start the rush job I was rushing when you rushed in??? What is the strongest force in the universe? The force…
THOSE WHO SEEK HOLINESS Blessed are those who seek holiness, they shall not be disappointed. Blessed are they who will abandon what the world loves for what is right. Blessed are they whose inner struggles…
THROUGH THE EYES OF OTHERS In the February 25, 1991 Sports Illustrated ("Making the Cut"), Thomas K. McGuane writes of training cutting horses to work with cows and compete in cutting horse competitions. He tells…
BEYOND OURSELVES From a recent TIME magazine: Quoting Betty Friedan: "Life's meaning is a mystery. I'm not one given to theological musings, but I acknowledge these mysteries. In my own life, the profound root of…
NO BETTER TIME A truck driver who was hauling clay for a landfill, backed his dump truck too far over the grade. As a result, the weight in the back lifted up the front of…
WRONG REVIVAL Our visiting evangelist was preaching away during one of our revival services. During his sermon, he asked the congregation: "How many of you believe First Baptist Church needs revival? Would you say 'Amen?'"…
TWO THINGS AT ONCE Old age is when a person notices that his shoe lace is untied and asks himself: "Is there anything else I can do down there when I lean over to tie…
