TALK TELLS You cannot put kerosene in the cake batter and expect the cake to taste good. You cannot spend your life envying other people and expect them to love you. What we say privately…
Sermon Illustrations
ENJOYING LIFE How much we ENJOY what we have is more important than how MUCH we have. Life is full of people who have more than they know what to do with, but are very…
SPEECH CENTER Neurosurgeons tell us that the speech center rules the entire brain. To speak gives control over the entire body. -- James 3:1-7
WATCH THOSE WORDS The cowboy philosopher said: "Be careful of the words you say. Keep them soft and sweet. You never know from day to day, which ones you'll have to eat." Will Rogers.
THINKING IS HARD WORK Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it. Henry Ford.
LIKE A SNAKE Bruce Thielmann, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, tells a story about his tenth grade biology class. One day his teacher made the class watch him feed a live white…
READY TO GO Wherever I have seen the print of His shoe in the earth, there have I coveted to put mine also. By John Bunyan
THE STONES OF LEADERSHIP Often the crowd does not recognize a leader until he has gone, and then they build a monument for him with the stones they threw at him in life. By Lettie…
LEARNING TO DUCK A Sunday School teacher told the class the story of David and Goliath. He embellished the story with great detail. He animated with gestures and movements, concluding with all the details of…
IMPERSONAL CONFRONTATION The Boss is talking to his secretary and says, "I'm afraid I've lost touch with the employees, Miss Jones. Do you think a personal letter from the heart would help?" Miss Jones looks…
MORE COURAGEOUS THAN WISE Two little girls are sitting and talking about the first girl's dog. "My father has been training our dog to protect our house from strangers. He's been putting on disguises and…
GOING TO GET HELP Once, when riding in a four-engine propeller job over Kansas, three of the engines conked out. Immediately, the cabin opened up and the pilot appeared with a parachute on his back.…
WHO'S FLYING or NO PILOT ON BOARD Ronald Reagan tells a story, he says is true, about a newspaper photographer out in Los Angeles who was called in by his editor and told of a…
AGAINST MYSELF by Amy Wilson Carmichael God, harden me against myself, The coward with pathetic voice Who craves for ease and rest and joy. Myself, the arch-traitor to myself, My hollowest friend, My deadliest foe,…
HOW HIGH DO WE GO? A shabbily dressed boy walked into the park one day and saw a balloon vendor. Though he didn't have any money, he picked out in his mind the best balloon,…
COURAGEOUS CHRISTIANITY A news article from the Kansas City Times was entitled: "Paganism Now Permeates Society, Professor Warns." The article cites the shift in conditions in United States society from 1950 to 1970. It then…
WILD ADVENTURES A little boy came running into the kitchen and hurriedly asked his mother if he could watch a wildlife special on the public television station. "Hurry Mom, it's got lions and tigers and…
DURANT ON PURPOSE Renowned historian Will Durant mailed questionnaires to a number of famed contemporaries. Among other things, he asked, "What is the meaning and worth of life?" The replies to his questions were published…
PURPLE HEART FOR LIVING Correspondent Ed Bradley visited the Vietnam Memorial in Washington and happened to notice a letter propped against the black wall. This is what it said: "Hi lover. I wanted to come…
OSTRICH SAFETY Two ostriches are standing side by side, their heads in holes in the ground. One ostrich says to the other, "How should I know if it's safe yet?" How prophetic. Denial never gets…
