A REPLACED FRIEND A man who was a bit paranoid walked into his apartment and found that everything in his apartment had been stolen and replaced with exact replicas. When he reported this crime to…
Sermon Illustrations
REAR-VIEW PATRIOTS The most intense patriotism always flourishes in the rear. From The Gulag Archipelago, Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn, pg. 167
THE WORST EVILS The worst evils of life are those which do not exist except in our imagination. If we had no troubles but real troubles, we should not have a tenth part of our…
THE CARDS OF LIFE Life is not a matter of holding good cards but of playing a poor hand well. From Kids Who Bounce Back, by Terence Monmaney, Newsweek, August 12, 1988
PROLONGED PRAISE When we bless God for mercies, we prolong them. When we bless God for miseries, we usually end them. Praise is the honey of life which a devout heart extracts from every bloom…
THE PAST GOT IN MY EYES Charlie Brown and Lucy are talking about the ball game. Lucy explains why she missed the ball. She says, "I remembered all the others I've missed... the past got…
AN OK DIVE At the Pan American Games, Greg Louganis was asked how he coped with the stress of international diving competition. He said that he climbs to the board, takes a deep breath, and…
DINING ON A BANANA PEEL Traveling in India we could toss banana peels out of the bus window without concern of littering. Momentarily a goat or cow would wander past and dispose of the peel…
DON'T GIVE BLESSINGS ALONE Don't give us blessings- give us grace to be unquestionably obedient to Your every last command and desire. Don't give us status- give us a place to serve. Don't give us…
GUILT GIVES GRACE Indeed, "only the man who is prepared to own his share in the guilt of the cross", wrote Canon Peter Green, "may claim his share in its grace." From The Cross of…
SUCCESS OF ANOTHER Concerning one minister's jealousy over the success of another: I shall never forget the sense of guilt and sin that possessed me over that business. I was miserable. Was I practically saying…
AN EMERGENCY CALL The story of David and Goliath was being taught in a five year old Sunday School class one Sunday. In explaining the story to the children, the teacher asked, "What would YOU…
FREELY GIVEN Despite his best efforts, an encyclopedia salesman just couldn't interest a farmer in an expensive set of encyclopedias. "That sounds like too much money to me," the farmer objected. "Well, I do have…
A DIRECTED SMILE Dennis says to Joey, "A smile isn't any good unless you aim it at someone." From Dennis the Menace, by Hank Ketchum
OBEDIENCE AND BELIEF Only those who obey can believe, and only those who believe can obey. From The Cost Of Discipleship, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
LOST DOLL IN THE BOX As I walked around the Church early one Sunday morning, I saw a sight that struck a cord in my heart. Sitting on the table near the sanctuary entrance was…
NICE TO SEE HER Winthrop is walking down the street with a little girl talking about school. He says, "Mrs. Hackaberry said it was nice to see me again... and I told her it was…
NEEDS A GOOD TICKLING Mrs. Wilson is handing Dennis a plate of cookies and a glass of milk while Good Old Mr. Wilson looks none too pleased. Dennis looks at Mrs. Wilson and says, "Mr.…
TRULY AMAZING GRACE A couple of months ago I was talking with Dr. Barry Bailey pastor of First United Methodist Church in Fort Worth. Dr. Bailey was asked to hold the funeral for rock guitarist…
A RIGHT NUMBER In one of the PEANUTS cartoons, Peppermint Patty calls Charlie Brown on the telephone. "Marcie and I are about to leave for camp, Chuck," she says. "We're going to be swimming instructors."…
