LENT OR LINT On the first Sunday of Lent, the preacher had invited all the children down front for the Children's Sermon. After briefly talking about the day itself, he asked the children if anyone…
Sermon Illustrations
A FATHER'S EXAMPLE by: Edgar A. Guest There are little eyes upon you, And they are watching night and day; There are little ears that listen To every word you say. There are little hands…
SEE NO EVIL Winky Ryatt, the youngest boy, is standing on a chair in the kitchen, taking a brownie from a pan on the counter. Mom catches him and says, "Those brownies are for dessert.…
GREATER THAN THE HEART Though all my heart should feel condemned, For lack of one sweet token, There is one greater than my heart; His Word cannot be broken. Martin Luther
A NEW HITCHING POST During the days of the old west, a cowboy used to ride into town on Sunday morning and tie up his horse to the hitching post in front of the saloon.…
FREEDOM OF RELIGION Freedom of religion is the God- given right for each individual to choose to go to hell the human ways or to go to heaven God's way.
KEEP THE FAITH William Stammer from Baltimore, hid his $1200.00 savings in an old pair of shoes. It was safe from burglars, but not from himself. Without thinking, he threw the shoes in the trash…
WHEN GOD CHOSE I know that God choose me before I was born, for He never would have chosen me afterwards. By Charles Haddon Spurgeon
SUBTLE REVENGE See to it that he who hurts you does not cause you to become evil like him... for he is the victor who changes another man to become like himself while he himself…
THREE TYPES OF TEMPTATION These are the three basic types of temptation. I call them the ABCs of temptation: Type A: The devil attacks the God-consciousness, or spirit. James 4:7, You must know your Bible…
REPENTANCE ASSURED "As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent it." Socrates (470-399 B.C.)
LEGALIST CREED The legalist creed: "I get my righteousness the old-fashioned way -- I earn it!" Adapted from Healing Grace, by David A. Seamands, pg. 34
EXPERIENCED OPTIMIST Chuck Daly, the 60 year old coach of the world-champion Pistons, "I'm a pessimist, You know what that is, don't you?" is the way his line goes. "It's an optimist with experience." From…
BODIES ARE ATTACHED TO SOULS Amy campaigned fearlessly against social ills, including widow burning and child prostitution. Some of her donors objected to this "distraction" from evangelistic work. Amy wrote: "Well, one can't save and…
THE INVITATIONS WERE SENT The invitations were delivered For the banquet shall be at hand The feast will be unbelievable The best of the best I understand Since Christ already paid the fee There is…
GARY'S GOSPEL Gary cleans carpets. Or at least he tries to. For years he has shared the gospel about as much as he has cleaned carpets. He could have probably made more money if he…
FAIR WARNING I was taking my mother for a drive, and she'd scold me whenever I went over the speed limit. Unfortunately I dismissed her advice, and a state trooper pulled me over and issued…
IN THE WRONG GROUP My younger sister, as a second grader, was a proud member of the Bluebird reading group. She told me that they were the best, the Redbirds were not quite as good,…
THE TRUE GUILT RULE True guilt is a valuable asset for living. It helps us when we hurt others or betray our own standards and values. God uses guilt to influence us to change our…
LUTHER ON CONVERSION Martin Luther said, "If you had knocked at the door of my heart anytime before my conversion and had asked: 'Who dwells here?' I would have answered that no one dwells here…
