THE MIRACLE OF CHANGE When we tell ourselves "I can never change," or "That will never happen," we presume too much and believe too little. In Jesus Christ, God renders all of our final conclusions…
Sermon Illustrations
POWERFUL POSITIONS FOR PRAYER It seems these three ministers were talking about prayer in general and the appropriate and effective positions for prayer. As they were talking, a telephone repairman was working on the phone…
TRUE CONFESSION Confession is different from spilling the beans to the public. Celebrities are not confessing when they hire writers to tell a prurient public their boring stories of sexual trysts; they are not after…
VISION FOR YOUR BUSINESS William Carey was a shoe maker by trade, but he had a longing to be a missionary. Everyone who came into his shoe shop heard about Jesus Christ. One day his…
JESUS UNDERSTOOD The way the story goes is that Jesus was walking along one day when he came upon a man crying and he said, "My friend, what's wrong?" The man replied, "I'm blind; can…
HANDLING FAILURE Chuck Colson summarizes his life this way in Loving God: The real legacy of my life was my biggest failure -- that I was an ex-convict. My greatest humiliation -- being sent to…
THE RULES FOR BEING HUMAN 1. You Will Receive a Body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this time around. The choice is yours. 2.…
EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING The youngster brought home a report card heavy with poor grades. His mother asked, "What have you to say about this?" The boy replied, "One thing is for sure,…
THE RICH VARIETY OF PEOPLE Some people are like wheels -- They don't work unless they're pushed. Some people are like trailers -- They have to be pulled! Some people are like kites -- Always…
WORKING TOGETHER Two men were riding a bicycle built for two and they came to a big steep hill. It took a great deal of struggle for the men to complete what proved to be…
THE FULL RANGE OF GOD'S MUSIC I used to go out in the morning to get the paper when we lived in El Paso. Our house was a good four miles from the main parade…
EYES TO SEE Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor, was once working on a head of Lincoln. A woman who was sweeping out his studio wondered what he was doing. One day she finally recognized the face…
QUIET COMMUNICATION Silence need not be awkward or embarrassing, for to be with one you love, without the need for words, is a beautiful and satisfying form of communication. I remember times when our children…
SPIRITUAL ELOQUENCE IN COMMUNICATION Eloquence isn't necessarily flowery language so much as heartfelt expression. Consider this prayer of a country preacher in Red Rock, Mississippi: "Oh Lord, give Thy servant this mornin' the eyes of…
CONVERSION STORIES FOR TWO Leja Messenger was once a Russian baroness with a 300-room castle, who in recent years lived in Michigan. The ex-baroness met God in a remarkable way just before the Russian revolution.…
PERSPECTIVE Former Under Secretary of the Interior John C. Whitaker is reminded of how easy it is to get an out-of-perspective feeling about one's importance in government whenever he thinks of an 85-year-old woman who…
THE ONE-LINERS While attending some graduation exercises, my wife and I heard a marvelous concert by a handbell choir. During that concert, I suddenly became aware of a lovely young lady standing on the very…
AN INSIDE JOB In a remote Swiss village stood a beautiful church. It was so beautiful, in fact, that it was known as the Mountain Valley Cathedral. The Cathedral was not only beautiful to look…
BLAME Wives feel resentment when it is assumed that they are responsible for everything that goes wrong around the house. This is epitomized in the television ad in which the husband is upset because there's…
BEHAVIOR CHANGE A friend of mine tells the story of having counseled a man who was falling out of love with his wife. My friend advised the man to think of all the ways he…
