THE POVERTY OF PROGRESS "We have used our wealth, our literacy, our technology, and our progress to create the thicket or unreality which stands between us and the facts of life...experiences of our own contriving…
Sermon Illustrations
GRAVE REALIZATION On the grave of a millionaire: He thought of course his holdings must Admit him to the Heavenly Trust But when he handed in his proxy, He found they wanted orthodoxy. From The…
CLOTHES MINDED During the 1992 Summer Olympics, all U.S. athletes were required to wear Reebok warm-up suits at the awards ceremony. Charles Barkley of the U.S. basketball "Dream Team" anticipated the probability that his team…
THE SPEED OF MONEY Though money does not go as far as it did, it certainly goes much faster. As quoted by Ben Holden
GIVE THEM BACK AND GET THEM One spring a family of five was driving through Georgia in a Volkswagen. It was late at night and raining so heavily they could hardly see 100 feet down…
NO GLOW The world has a lot of glitter, but it doesn't have the glow. Bill Frye
WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR GOD Ernest Hemingway wrote of the crash of 1929 when men who adored money lost their "god": "Some made the long drop from the apartment or the office window; some took…
I WANT MY MONEY BACK At the conclusion of a recent mid-week service in which a special mission emphasis program had been presented by our Women's Missionary Union, the Mission Friends were brought into the…
IT'S GONNA BREAK Remember, if you get real lucky, if you make a lot of money, if you go out and buy a lot of stuff -- it's gonna break. You got your biggest, fanciest…
BRING THEM IN! I was sitting on the porch of relatives we were visiting when I noticed the activity of my three-year-old daughter, Judy. she was methodically making trips to the bedroom, each time taking…
MONEY FOR THE FOOLISH Riches are the least worthy gifts which God can give people. What are they compared to God's Word, to bodily gifts such as beauty and health or to the gifts of…
INTEREST ON WIDOW'S MITE It is estimated that if the widow's mite had been deposited at the "First National Bank of Jerusalem" to draw four percent interest semi-annually, the fund today would total $4,800,000,000,000,000,000,000. Author…
FORTUNE IN THE SKY The world is poor because her fortune is buried in the sky and all her treasure maps are of the earth.
STRETCHING CHRISTIANS As leaders in the Kingdom, our challenge is not simply to make dollars stretch. It is to make Christians stretch." H.B. Luffberry
NOTHING AND EVERYTHING He who has God and has everything, has no more than he who has God and has nothing.
TREAT GOD LIKE A NUT Some people treat God like an elephant. They give him peanuts and expect him never to forget.
THIRD PARTY PATRONS When two church people talk about money the only thing they can frequently agree on is that a third person should give more.
A GENEROUS MEMORY A generous man forgets what he gives and remembers what he receives.
TIME IN LIFE "There comes a time in every man's life and I've had plenty of 'em!" By Casey Stenge -- Editor's Note: I've felt that way a few times, myself!
MARTINI MIRACLE An airline flight attendant was working her way down the aisle with drinks. She asked the man in an aisle seat if he wanted a cocktail. The man ordered a martini. She saw…
