MAKING THE AGE A comedian talking about growing older says that when we're young, every year and even parts of the year count. You can't wait to get older. There's something mystical about being older.…
Sermon Illustrations
JELLO RAINBOW "Look at that!" our son exclaimed upon seeing a brilliant rainbow. "God's making JELL-O." Katherine Schwartz, Lesburg, Florida, Country Woman Magazine, November/December of 1993, "From the Mouths of Little Sprouts" pg. 12
THE CHIEF VICTIM OF SIN The chief victim, the principal sufferer from sin, is the sinner. Every act of evil, every thought of sin, inflict a damaging wound, more or less obvious, in the breast…
DESIRE OR DREAM A desire without a design is a dream.
PEANUT SALARIES Those who pay with peanuts will only be able to hire monkeys.
PATIENCE INSURANCE A moment of patience will protect one who is angry from a lifetime of regret.
GENDER TEXTURES Men are hard, but brittle, women are soft, but tough. By Dr. Paul Popenoe, from Walter Trobish's book, The Misunderstood Man, pg. 34
ME OR CHRIST No man can bear witness for Christ and to himself at the same time. No man can give the impression that he is clever and that Christ is mighty to save. By…
A SCORELESS LIFE "Life is more fun if you don't keep score."
TOO LATE After a series of meetings had finished, the evangelist Billy Sunday was helping the workmen take down the tent. A young man who had been in the meeting the night before came up…
SIN UPON SIN Ex-police chief Richard Brzeczek and his wife tell of the addiction that "almost killed" him. He discusses his rise to the top and his fall to the bottom in 42 years. He…
FORGIVENESS AND ANGER A woman who spent time in the hospital for emotional disturbance describes how she worked through her problems: "I wouldn't have grown one bit if I didn't learn to forgive," she said…
WHEN I GIVE When I give nothing: I cast a vote to close the church. When I give less than last year: I have experienced a decrease in income, or I have changed my priorities,…
FAITH IS NOT ALONE Idolatry regards created things too much. Blasphemy regards the Creator too little.
HEAD SWELL Man is only animal you can pat on his back and his head swells up. By Howard Hendricks, from Catch the Spirit of Love, Sweeting, pg. 51
MATURE FAMILIES The best way to bring your children to maturity is to make sure you have done the same first.
THE MAIN THING The main thing, is to keep the main thing, the main thing" By Charles Ryrie, from You Can Climb Higher, Sweeting, pg. 21
FAITH IS NOT ALONE We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is not alone. By John Calvin
GOVERNMENT PAY SCALE EXPLAINED Here is yet another sample of government mumbo-jumbo: "At the end of two years, the employee will be placed in a lower grade. The employee's pay will be set at the…
ACUPUNCTURE AND PORCUPINES Many have not given acupuncture enough credibility. Those who doubt its effectiveness need only look at the porcupine. Rarely does one see a sick porcupine.
