FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD In his book, Joy That Lasts, Gary Smalley gives reasons to make God your best friend: 1) Friendship with God is security [through commitment]. 2) Friendship with God is prayer. 3) Friendship…
Sermon Illustrations
WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING Professional golfer Julie Inkster won the 2000 LPGA Championship. Wendy Ward shared the 54-hole lead. What many people did not know was Wendy could have made the playoff, but she…
THREE TRUTHS There are three truths in life: Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah . . . Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the leader of the Christian faith . . .…
STATUS QUO Rastus had been off to junior college for three months and had learned himself an education. He explained his reasoning to his brother Jake, "I went off to school to get myself out…
BETTER THAN GOD Abraham Lincoln was once asked about the family heritage of his wife, Mary Todd. Lincoln declared that his wife came from a very prestigious family and explained, "Why the Todds spell their…
COLD BATHROOM An eighty-year-old man went to his doctor for his annual physical. All of his tests came back with normal results. His doctor said, "Everything looks great physically. How are you doing mentally and…
A SONG IN THE HEART A little boy who loved to listen to music was bitterly disappointed because he could neither play nor sing. But a kindly gentleman encouraged him with these words: "There are…
HIGHER CLASS OF PEOPLE A couple was moving from their neighborhood to another part of town. The snobbish woman who was moving explained the reason for their move: "Our business has been very successful. It's…
SELF-HELP SECTIONS A man walked into the hardware store and asked where the self- help section was. The clerk apologized to the man but told him that he would have to figure that out himself.
LONG LINE A man had been waiting in line at a convenience store for a long, long time. He finally ran out of patience. He yelled up to the front of the line so the…
PREACHING PERFORMANCE Preaching is not the performance of an hour. It is the outflow of a life. From Power through Prayer, by E. M. Bounds
FULLY PRESENT Los Angeles Lakers basketball coach, Phil Jackson, once wrote, "I sensed that there was a link between spirit and sport. Besides, winning 'at any cost' didn't interest me. I'd already learned that winning…
GRETCHEN SWEETY A female chauffeur was hired by a large corporation. The CEO was a stuffy old guy. The first time he was picked up in the car he asked the drivers name, "My name…
EXCLUSIVE CHRIST Here is a great quote from Richard Foster on the true exclusivity of Christ. He writes, "The uniqueness of Christ, his exclusivity, which is today that Jesus is the only way of salvation,…
TWO VIEWS OF CHURCH LIFE I thought all you Pioneers would like these descriptions in The Theology of the Wild West by Wes Seelinger but changed only slightly by Mike Southerland. There are two views…
EXTRA OFFENDERS Giving a sermon one Sunday, a preacher heard two teenagers in the back giggling and disturbing people. He interrupted his sermon and announced sternly, "There are two of you here who have not…
DEFENDING OUR LIMITATIONS Argue for your limitations and you get to keep them. Richard Bach From Illusions, by Richard Bach
GRACIOUS LOVE OF GOD God's love is an action toward us, not a reaction to us. David A. Seamands From Healing Grace, by David A. Seamands
WHY WE ARE VALUABLE God does not love us because we are so valuable; rather we are valuable because God loves us. From Theological Ethics, by Helmut Thielicke
CHRIST IS ENOUGH Christ is enough. To have Him and nothing else is to be rich beyond conceiving. To have all else and have not Christ is to be a cosmic pauper, cut off forever…
