CHRISTMAS HANDS Christmas hands with curled up baby fingers soon you will stretch out nail-pierced for me. By L. Johnson
Sermon Illustrations
CHRISTMAS OUTLAWS When the Puritans landed in America, they disapproved of setting aside any day except the Lord's Day. By an act of parliament, Christmas was canceled in 1652 . . . even Parliament would…
CHRISTMAS TIME The rich merchant clad in purple and fine linen, occupying the choicest suite....stiffening and refusing to give up his room. The proud Pharisee with his braided tunic and sumptuous quarters when asked to…
DIVINE SHOVING A little girl, dressed in her Sunday best, was running as fast as she could, trying not to be late for Bible class. As she ran she prayed, "Dear Lord, please don't let…
GOD'S SOVEREIGN PURPOSE William Carey, the father of modern missions . . . faced a ministry disappointment of overwhelming proportions. Only by resting in God's sovereign purposes was he, like Habakkuk, able to endure and…
COMMON SENSE, COURTESY, & GOALS On December 13, 2000 Vice President Al Gore conceded the American presidential election to George W. Bush. In Bush's speech he encouraged the country to work with "common sense, common…
REACHING FOR GOD We reach for God in many ways. Through our sculptures and our scriptures. Through our pictures and our prayers. Through our writing and our worship. And through them He reaches for us.…
MOMENTS OF TRANSCENDENCE Art, music, and literature all come together in a movie, and when they all come together just right, something beautiful happens. A window opens, and you glimpse something. Or you glimpse something…
SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF RATIONAL LIVING In his book Getting What You Want, The 7 Principles of Rational Living, Robert J. Ringer presents seven principles that can bring success to those who incorporate these principles. The…
TRAINING MEETS OPPORTUNITY Olympic swimmer Matt Biondi is quoted as saying: "Success is when 10,000 hours of training meet with one moment of opportunity."
NOTRE DAME CONVERSION A young Jewish college student entered Notre Dame to play football. At the end of the semester, the young football player returned home. One day during break, he happened to see his…
BETTER BRAZILIAN ELECTIONS We have some friends who are missionaries in Brazil with ABWE. John and Yvonne Baab work in the area of theological education for local pastors. They produce a wonderful newsletter entitled "The…
TEN THINGS TO KNOW Journalist Maria Shriver, wife of Arnold Schwartzeneger, in her book Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out Into the Real World, tells about these ten things she wishes…
KNOWLEDGE & WISDOM Knowledge likes to speak; wisdom prefers to listen. Knowledge studies; wisdom observes. Knowledge knows how to take things apart; wisdom understands how to put them back together. Knowledge is proud of all…
BURNING GOD'S FLAME God warned Moses not to come any closer to the bush. This was holy ground, for God was present in the bush. Here we see one of the simplest, most powerful pictures…
PEACEFUL CHANGE Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. -- John F. Kennedy
HARD LIVES Your life is not going to be easy, and it should not be easy. It ought to be hard. It ought to be radical; it ought to be restless; it ought to lead…
CHANGING TO THE WAY IT WAS What is taking place in the church today is not a fad. It is not even a trend. It is much more significant than either one, and its impact…
THE PATH TO WINNING First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win. -- Gandhi
ADAM BEFORE EVE Question: At what time of the day was Adam created? Answer: A little before Eve.
