INSULT CAREFULLY Never insult an alligator until you've crossed the river. Cordell Hull
Sermon Illustrations
JUMPING CONDITIONS There are times we are called upon to make tough decisions without as much information as we would like. Such was the case with a group of soldiers from Nepal -- the Gurkhas…
ADVICE REJECTED It's a shame really, that human beings are so lousy at taking advice. There must be some sort of biological nerve ending in our brains that sends an alarm off whenever advice filters…
CHRISTIAN TRUTH I am a Christian because the Christian faith is true. I believe in the Bible and the doctrines taught therein because I have spent considerable time and effort verifying those facts. The Christian…
LEARN ABOUT LISTENING Yesterday was my grampa's birthday. I asked him what the most important thing was that he has learned in his life He said, "I've learned that even when people ask me that…
VIEWS ABOUT GOD First, we can know nothing about God; he is unknowable. Second, we can know everything about God; he is completely and exhaustively knowable. Third, we can know something about God but not…
SOULS MUST CATCH UP In the deep jungles of Africa, a traveler was making a long trek. Coolies had been engaged from a tribe to carry the loads. The first day they marched rapidly and…
SKILLS AND CHALLENGES When you encounter challenges that are greater than your skills, that's anxiety. When your skills exceed the challenges, that's boredom. When your skills are evenly matched with the challenges, that's opportunity. Edited…
CRITICS WELCOME Get a friend to tell you your faults, or better still, welcome an enemy who will watch you keenly and sting you savagely. What a blessing such an irritating critic will be to…
FINDING GOD That we need not step out of doors, or cast our eyes any further than ourselves, to behold God. He shines in the capacity of our souls and the vigor of our members.…
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES Those who lead effectively have a generous endowment of physical and emotional energy. They have a compelling drive toward a specific purpose or goal. They have a mastery of the methods of achieving…
LITTLE LESS UNDERSTANDING British Prime Minister John Major said, "I feel strongly that society needs to condemn a little more and understand a little less," following the murder of a 2-year-old boy and the arrest…
EXPERIENCE IS HONEST What I like about experience is that it is such an honest thing. You may take any number of wrong turns; but keep your eyes open, and you will not be allowed…
SUCCESS MEANS NOTHING Somerset Maughm was described by Time magazine at the time of his death in 1978 as "The most famous author in the world." Eighty million copies of his books had been sold,…
RANDOM CHANCE ART Artist Jackson Pollock became famous for his "random" art work done purely by chance. If you saw a Pollock painting you might say, "It looks like he just spilled paint all over…
DISCERNING PROPHETS The Old Testament teaching on prophesy, gives insight on that which should guide the thinking of the believer. The people of God are warned to ignore those prophets who aren't prophets of God.…
KEEP YOUR EYES ON CHRIST The snow covered the ground where three lads were playing. A man came along and said to them, "Would you like to try a race, and the winner receive a…
SOUL HEALING The engraving above the library of the former monastery of Saint Gall reads: "Enter Here the Pharmacy of the Soul."
PUT COZY PAST BEHIND Aleksander Solzhenitsyn explains the total abandonment of all the superficials of one's self in order to stand firm under the worst torture: "From the moment you go to prison you must…
TALKING TO A DEAD SOLDIER Paul Baumer was talking to a man who jumped into the fox-hole with him and whom he killed instinctively. "The silence spreads. I talk and must talk. So I speak…
