THE VIRTUOUS MODERN WOMAN If any woman survived Proverbs 31 without experiencing guilt, this modern version is sure to do her in: Who can find a suitable suburban wife, for her worth is far above…
Sermon Illustrations
WHERE'S THE CORPSE? During a Sunday morning worship service, a man fell from his pew and died. The ushers noticed the commotion and phoned for paramedics. Moments later, paramedics rushed into the church. They had…
NOW IS THE TIME FOR FRIENDS How many friends do you have? Do you make friends easily? How far are you willing to go to make new friends or keep a friend you already have?…
FOOD, THOUGHT, THEN ACTION Gary Paulsen's book Hatchet is a novel for young people that tells of thirteen-year- old Brian Robeson. The story begins when the small, single- engine plane in which Brian is a…
THE WAR TO DEATH OR LIFE This war has been raging since the beginning of time. It is the most violent battle ever to be waged. It has claimed many lives for both sides. Each…
TIME TO QUIT On January 15, 1995 Coach Dan Issel of the Denver Nuggets surprised the entire sports world and announced his resignation. His fans thought he was too well liked and was too good…
HONEYMOONS ARE NOT FUN Heaven can be a bit perplexing to us as to its desirability. Perhaps this can be seen by the analogous conversation of a father with his four-year- old son on the…
X OR KING James H. Cone contrasts the lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King came from a family of love and support. King developed with what Cone calls an "inner…
GOD'S MEASURING TAPE When God measures a man, he puts the tape measure around his heart, not his head. Seen on a church sign in Tampa, Florida
A LITTLE IMPURITY POLLUTES Schopenhauer's Law of Entropy: If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel of…
STANDING UP ON THE INSIDE A father took his boy into a toy shop. The boy got away from his dad and found a statue of a man made of balloons. The boy looked at…
SITTING IN THE DARK You do not have to sit outside in the dark. If, however, you want to look at the stars, you will find that darkness is required. The stars neither require nor…
THREE SURPRISES IN HEAVEN I am certain that there will be three surprises in heaven. First of all, I will see some people there whom I never expected to see. Second, there will be a…
PRIDE IS OUR COMPANION "Oh what a constant companion, what a tyrannical commander, what a sly, subtle and insinuating enemy is this sin of pride!" From The Reformed Pastor, Richard Baxter, pg. 95, as quoted…
OUT OF GAS One New Year's Day, in the tournament of Roses Parade, a beautiful float suddenly sputtered and quit. It was out of gas. The whole parade was held up until someone could get…
TAKING UP THEIR CROSSES Cases of easy, spontaneous evangelism can be found, but the world will not be won by Christians' enjoying each other and waiting for it to happen. Discipleship is costly. Effective evangelism…
GUIDANCE BEYOND UNDERSTANDING Augustine said, "You were guiding me as a helmsman steers a ship, but the course you steered was beyond my understanding." From Doubt, Os Guinness, pg. 206
JUST A KNOCK OFF I remember one time as a teenager, I bought a Bulova wristwatch for twenty dollars from a guy in downtown St. Louis. It was such a good deal that I thought…
UNTIL DEATH DOES US PART Uncle Jesse had married Lydia. After having two children, Lydia was not quite behaving normally. She was careless and had weird ideas. Finally he had to put Lydia in a…
HUMILITY OF THE AX If I appear great in their eyes, the Lord is most graciously helping me to see how absolutely nothing I am without him, and helping me to keep little in my…
