COSTLY GRACE Cheap Grace is the deadly enemy of our Church. We are fighting today for costly grace. Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession,…
Sermon Illustrations
PROGRESS IN DOCTRINE A young pastor preached a sermon he entitled "Rules For Raising Children." Then he got some kids of his own and the next time he tackled the topic he called it "Suggestions…
YOU THINK YOU WAVER AT TIMES? You imagine that I look back on my work with calm and satisfaction. But there is not a single concept of which I am convinced that it will stand…
BE SURE YOUR SINS WILL FIND YOU OUT I remember when I was about 8 or 9 years old and my father told me to go out to the backyard and weed the flower bed.…
ENTREE The great Bible teacher H. Clay Trumbull was riding on a train next to a person who opened a flask and offered him a drink of whiskey. Dr. Trumbull declined the offer. A few…
FRUGAL Papa lay dying and his sons and daughters were gathered about him in the family bedroom. The eldest son moved forward and respectfully asked, "Papa, is there anything you want?" The old man whispered,…
VISUALLY BLESSED If you have your sight, you are blessed. If you have insight, you are a thousand times blessed. Bits & Pieces
WHEN WOULD YOU LEAST EXPECT HIM? The nurse escorted a tired, anxious young man to the bedside of an elderly man. "Your son is here," she whispered to the patient. She had to repeat the…
THE SACRIFICE OF LOVE If I were sitting on the end of the pier on a summer day enjoying the sunshine and the air, and some one came along and jumped into the water and…
THE COST OF SHORT SIGHTEDNESS A man flying a small aircraft encountered engine trouble and was forced to land in the middle of a desert wasteland. Stranded without water, the unfortunate man trudged through the…
SEEKING GOD'S WILL John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) became President of the United States by a strange turn of events. In 1824, since none of the candidates -- Adams, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, or William Crawford…
KIDDING ASIDE A five-year-old boy had a very precocious interest in motorcycles. Whenever he saw one he would let out a howl of joy, accompanied by animated remarks of "Look at that! Look at that!…
FOR ME During the Civil War in America a farmer was drafted to be a soldier. He was very concerned about it, not because he was a coward, but because his wife had been dead…
UNUSED RESOURCES In his book The Power of Positive Praying, John Bisagno told of an elderly Russian woman who was being moved into low-income housing provided by the State. When a friend inquired about why…
A CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE One day I offered to watch my neighbor's young daughters so she could run a few errands. The four-year-old and I got along very well, but I was slightly concerned about the…
CARING A young journalist and his wife attended a reception at the home of a well-known religious figure who lived in the same city. On the way home, they discussed how much they would enjoy…
COMING OUT OF THE DARKNESS Have you ever been at sea in a dense fog, when it seemed as if a tangible white darkness shut you in, and the great ship, tense and anxious, groped…
COMFORT That lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house as a guest and then becomes a host and then a master. Joseph Conrad
WORMS FOR FEATHERS Some of you may remember the fable of a skylark who came from a noble skylark family. He loved to fly high above the earth and sing beautiful melodies. One thing he…
REVENGE A little boy was smarting after being punished by his father. Shortly afterward he knelt by his bed to say his prayers which ended with the usual blessings for all the family but one.…
