COMEDY IN THE STREETS Talk show host, Dick Cavett, took a jab at the debate concerning television violence as the cause for violence in society. This is what he asked, "There's so much comedy on…
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TO THE VERY END The old monk Baeda had translated the book of John into English up to the passage that says, "but what are these among so many?" in John 6:9. The story was…
DEFINITION OF AN AUDITOR An auditor is person who shows up at the end of the battle and bayonets all of the wounded.
CANINE STOCK EXCHANGE "My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. That's almost $7.00 in dog money." -- Joe Weinstein
SWEET ARROWS OF TRUTH An old Arab proverb, "When you shoot an arrow of truth, dip its point in honey."
SIN OR MISTAKE The girl knelt in the confessional and said, "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned." "What is it, child?" "Father, I have committed the sin of vanity. Twice a day I gaze…
PRIVATE PRAYER A passenger jet was suffering through a severe thunderstorm. As the passengers were being bounced around by the turbulence, a young woman turned to a minister sitting next to her and with a…
TIES & OFFERINGS One Sunday in church a little boy took off his tie and put it into the offering plate. What are you doing, asked his mother? "The preacher told us to give our…
PRIVATE PRAYER The Catholic Church's air conditioning broke down, so they had to hire a man to crawl around in the ducts and figure out what was wrong. As the man peeked down through one…
BREAKING ALL TEN COMMANDMENTS Question: Why was Moses the most wicked man in the Bible? Answer: Because he broke all of the Ten Commandments at once.
CAREFULLY COUNTING THE COST If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men…
WERE YOU GAMBLING? A rabbi, a minister, and a priest were playing poker when the police raided the game. Turning to the priest, a police officer asked, "Father O'Connor, were you gambling?" Turning his eyes…
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WRONG CHEMISTRY Here are ten excellent ways to get thrown out of chemistry lab: 10. Pretend an electron got stuck in your ear, and insist on describing this sound to others in the class. 9.…
ACTS 2:38 An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of religious service when she was startled by an intruder. As she caught the man in the act of robbing her…
COMMUNION MEDITATION Take a moment to show some care And give some love unfettered and fair. Take a moment to ponder God's grace And the depth of sin in the human race. Take a moment…
RIDICULOUS REFERENCES Here are some actual reference questions as reported by American and Canadian reference librarians: "Do you have a list of all the books I've ever read?" "Is the basement upstairs?" (Asked at the…
THE WORLD, THE FLESH & THE DEVIL These then, are our three foes: the devil, the world, and the flesh. Our attitude toward them as Christians can be summed up in one word -- renounce.…
MOTHERS & PSYCHIATRISTS "I had the strangest dream last night," a young Jewish man was telling his Jewish psychiatrist. "I saw my mother, but when she turned around to look at me, I noticed that…
BUSINESS IS BUSINESS A young Jewish boy starts attending public school in a small town. The teacher of the one-room school decides to use her position to try to influence the new student. She asks…
DENOMINATIONAL VALUES A man was walking up the street, when he passed by a Catholic Church. He noticed smoke pouring out of the building. He ran inside, and yelled to the Priest, "Father, Father!! Your…
