FIRST GOLF LESSON A retiree was given a set of golf clubs by his co- workers. Thinking he'd try the game, he asked the local pro for lessons, explaining that he knew nothing whatever of…
Sermon Illustrations
EVERYTHING IS FIFTY-FIFTY A young man saw an elderly couple sitting down to lunch at McDonald's. He noticed that they had ordered one meal and an extra drink cup. As he watched, the gentleman carefully…
TWO VERSIONS OF GOING TO BED Mom and Dad were watching TV when Mom said, "I'm tired, and it's getting late. I think I'll go to bed." She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches…
DELIVER US SOME E- MAIL A four-year-old girl was learning to say the Lord's Prayer. She was reciting it all by herself without help from her mother. She said, "And lead us not into temptation,…
DUTY & LOVE Duty makes us do things well; Love makes us do things beautifully.
NOURISHED BY SCRIPTURE Here is a wonderful piece by Eugene Peterson author of The Message. He writes, "Christians feed on Scripture. Holy Scripture nurtures the Holy Community as food nurtures the human body. Christians do…
HOPE CROP Hope is the only crop that can grow in any climate.
ALTERED LIVES We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to live one way and pray another. -- William Law
THREE TIMES THREE Three old men are at the doctor for a memory test. The doctor says to the first old man, "What is three times three?" "274" was his reply. The doctor says to…
TEACHING PREACHING Legend tells us that a zealous young man once went to St. Francis of Assisi and implored the saint to teach him how to preach. "Gladly, come with me." All afternoon, the young…
INTERTWINING OUR ROOTS We are like the Sequoia trees of California that tower as much as 300 feet above the ground. Strangely, these giant trees have unusually shallow root systems that reach out in all…
LIFE INCLUDES HARD KNOCKS Dwight Gooden was a phenomenal pitcher for the Mets some years ago. At one time he was one of the most heralded players to go into baseball. He was in the…
BIBLE ACCORDING TO KIDS Every time we get a bundle of these "actual statements" from students, most of the ones from the list are those we have already published. I'm not sure if any of…
HYPOCRISY PROVERBS A bad man is worse when he pretends to be a saint. -- Francis Bacon A man who hides behind the hypocrite is smaller than the hypocrite. -- William Edward Biederwolf A Pharisee…
AWAKENING First thought - as in "first light" let me be aware that I waken in You. Before I even think that I am in my bed let me think that I am in You…
ADAM'S LEAF or LIVING BIBLE A little boy opened the big old family Bible with fascination, and looked at the old pages as he turned them. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible, and as…
TOO MUCH CREDIT It was time for the wedding. The groom was there. The minister was there. The best man was there. The organist was there. The father was preparing to escort his daughter, the…
NATIVE AMERICAN METEOROLOGY: An old Native American Indian chief was famous for predicting what the weather would do. A group of people would go to the chief and ask him, "What will the weather be…
USE A FIFTH A father of four boys was told by his wife who had just returned from the doctor that they were going to have their fifth. The husband informed his wife that at…
CONSISTENT CALLING The following words are from an old engraving on a cathedral in Labeck, Germany: Thus speaketh Christ our Lord to us: You call Me master and obey Me not. You call Me light…
