HOW OLD? The pastor was baptizing several people during the Sunday morning service. He asked one little girl, "And how long have you had Jesus in your heart?" "Five years." "Wonderful. And how old are…
Sermon Illustrations
SHARE THE LOAD Thousands of years ago, one Chinese city mayor ruled a city. He sat in his office, looking as if he did nothing save for playing his musical instrument and singing songs. However,…
PARTLY SORRY FOR SINS I was driving down the road listening to a radio talk program and the host had become very sacrilegious in his clowning around about something. He facetiously said he needed to…
THE MORE IMPORTANT COIN Jessie David Roberts tells in "Bears, Bibles and a Boy" about his days as a young pastor around the early 1900s. He received no fixed salary but got the plate offerings,…
ONE TOUGH RIBBON Wishing to open their new pistol range in style, officials of Brigham City decided in 1975 to invite a team of crack marksmen from the Utah Peace Force. The idea was that…
NOT A FANATIC Secretary to irate boss: "Of course I can spell correctly. But I'm not a fanatic about it." Author Unknown
"HE SAID - SHE SAID" Another marriage is shattered, Lord; The divorce will be final next week. He said it was the breakdown of communication and the subtle infiltration of boredom. She said it was…
GOD IS FAITHFUL A pastor was visiting a farmer who was a member of his congregation. While there, the pastor noticed a windmill with an inscription at its base. The words were weathered and barely…
THE SERVANT'S APPROACH Christians are to be servants of both God and people. But most of us approach business and work - and life in general - with the attitude "What can I get?" rather…
NOT TOO FRIENDLY A woman at a grocery store was looking at the ice cream. Another woman came up behind her and grabbed hold of her hand. "Get away from there. You don't need that.…
NO PEER PRESSURE A lady celebrating her 102nd birthday was asked what she enjoyed most about her advanced age. "The lack of peer pressure," she replied. By Sydney Steele, Rotarian Wilmington, Delaware
IN MAIN E... They tell of an old man walking along the beach with his grandson, who picked up each starfish they passed and tenderly threw it back into the sea. "If I leave them…
THANKSGIVING QUOTATION A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. By Henry Ward Beecher
TWO SMILES When you put a smile on another's face, you're bound to have one on your own. As quoted by Ben Holden
THE SOURCE OF LAWS "Let me write the nations' ballads, and I care not who writes the nations' laws." Fletcher of Saltoun
WHEN GOD CALLS I was listening to every pre-schooler recite their memory verse for the week: "Call unto me and I will answer thee" (Jeremiah 33:3). One little girl, trying very hard to remember the…
A RUDE AWAKENING A man awakened in the hospital after an operation. It was dark in the room, all the curtains and blinds were drawn. "Nurse! Nurse!" shouted the man, "why is it so dark…
WORLD VISION Founder Bob Pierce's handwritten note in his Bible, "Let my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God," is a challenge for all of us. Quote from World Vision…
THANKSGIVING QUOTATION The finest test of character is seen in the amount and power of gratitude we have. Milo H. Gates
A GROUCHY CHEER A grouch is a person who spreads good cheer wherever he doesn't go. From The Christian Word by The Downtown Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
