SERVICE WINS When Ignatius Loyola and his band of nine--bearing glittering degrees and doctors of divinity--went to petition Pope Paul III in the sixth century to form a new religious order, the Pope was unimpressed.…
Sermon Illustrations
WAY OF CAIN An old- time southern preacher was putting the finishing touches on his sermon at the Sunday morning breakfast table, getting ready to take his wife and house full of kids to Sunday…
TEN BOOM ON HUMILITY Corrie ten Boom was asked if it was difficult for her to remain humble. Her reply was simple: "When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday on the back of a…
TEN BOOM ON PRAISE Corrie ten Boom explained how she was able to handle the many compliments and praise that were constantly heaped upon her. She said that she looked at each compliment as a…
YOU BE JESUS Kevin and Ryan, ages 5 & 3, were waiting for breakfast one Saturday morning. As their mother was preparing some pancakes, the boys began to argue loudly over who would get the…
WHERE TO PUBLISH YOUR PAPER 1. If you understand it and can prove it, then send it to a journal of mathematics. 2. If you understand it, but can't prove it, then send it to…
THE BOY GOD MADE The minister promised to visit a kindergarten Sunday School class the following Sunday, so the teacher anxiously prepared. When the minister asked the children who created them, Jimmy was to say,…
WHEN WE ARE RIGHT Lord, when we are wrong, make us willing to change. And when we are right, make us easy to live with. -- Peter Marshall, Chaplain of the US Senate
EVANGELICAL SIN The greatest sin of the evangelical church is that we want to put God in a little box. -- D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
BRON One of the memorable scenes in an English novel of some years ago describes how a little boy named Bron goes to church for the very first time. He watches with interest every part…
QUALITY QUOTES Our response to God's abilities are our responsibilities. -- Alan Redpath This was a summary statement Dr. Redpath used while teaching a class in Germany in 1975 at the Bodenseehof Bible School in…
Constant Conscious Communion -- Albert Wollen This is the way Pastor Wollen described the practice of the presence of God, while he pastored Cedar Mill Bible Church in Portland, Oregon, the home church of world…
Before God can make a ministry, He must make a man or woman of God. -- Albert Wollen This is the way Pastor Wollen described the preparation of a life for ministry.
Our capacity for God's abilities are our capabilities. -- Rev. Steve J. Boyle After attending Bible School in Europe it came to be a way for me to articulate the challenge to grow in Christ…
NAKED TRUTH Criticism- -speaking the naked truth without grace: "However, when someone says something critical that we know is true-- partially or totally true--it makes us angry and takes away our sleep. We feel judged…
FOOTBALL COMMITMENT Some boys taught me to play football. This was fine sport. You thought up a new strategy for every play and whispered it to others. You went out for a pass, fooling everyone.…
KING ME! Howard Hendricks tells about the times he would go to a nearby park and watch the older men play checkers. On one such occasion, one of the men asked him if he would…
KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY British commander Oliver Cromwell clearly understood the role of human effort in conjunction with God's providence when he prepared to cross a river with his soldiers to launch an attack. He…
LEARNING ABOUT LEARNING In his excellent book on organizational change called The Learning Paradox, author Jim Harris quotes a number of proverbs that illustrate his business survival skills. Many of these proverbs have a lot…
FLIM-FLAM JUDGMENT Two men had an argument. To settle the matter, they went to a Sufi judge for arbitration. The plaintiff made his case. He was very eloquent and persuasive in his reasoning. When he…
