RISING TO GREATNESS It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. -- John Steinbeck From Understanding Ministry in a Changing Culture, by George Barna, pg. 131
Sermon Illustrations
RISK NECESSARY Risk is essential. There is no growth or inspiration in staying within what is safe and comfortable. Once you find out what you do best, why not try something else. -- Alex Noble
DEAD IN THE FOOTHILLS Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties that do not exist. From Success Easier Than Failure, by E. W Howe
TAX IT, THEN SUBSIDIZE IT The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops…
AN EXPERT IS An expert is... 1. a person who has made a lot of good guesses. 2. a person from another city, and the farther away that city is, the greater the expert. 3.…
LITTLE & GREAT FAITH A little faith will bring your soul to heaven, but great faith will bring heaven to your soul. From Staying Positive in a Negative World, Roger Campbell, pg. 18
A WORLD OF ETHICAL INFANTS Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we do about peace. We know more about killing than we do about living.…
THREE LAMENTS Employee's Lament: I'm working too hard. I'm not paid enough. I'm smarter than my boss. I work harder than the other employees. They're ripping me off and taking advantage of me. They're fortunate…
LAWYERS & LAWSUITS Good attorneys don't win clients lawsuits. Good attorneys keep their clients out of lawsuits -- Abraham Lincoln From Moody Pastor Conference May, 1995
THE DARKEST HOUR Even the darkest hour of your life is only sixty minutes long. -- source unknown
DISHONESTY IS STUPID At Illinois State University in Champagne, Illinois, a woman called police to report she'd locked her keys inside her boyfriends car and wondered if they could help get them out. Unfortunately for…
DISCIPLINED CREATIVITY At first sight, the idea of any rules or principles being superimposed on the creative mind seems more likely to hinder than to help, but this is quite untrue in practice. Disciplined thinking…
INDIFFERENCE PRODUCES UNBELIEF I was led to unbelief not through conflicting dogma but through my grandparents' indifference. -- John Paul Sartre
WHEN I DON'T PHONE If the phone doesn't ring, it's me. From Internet address:
HATRED GIVES PURPOSE Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. -- Eric Hoffer From Internet address:
CIRCULAR SEASONINGS I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd eat it, and I just hate it. -- Clarence Darrow From Internet address:
FIRED FROM LIFE Death is life's way of telling you you've been fired. -- R. Geis From Internet address:
STRANGE REASON FOR LIFE The Meaning Of Life: The reason that we're all here is that it was too crowded where we were supposed to go. -- Steven Wright From Internet address:
UNCONCERNED GENERALIZATION I realize that I'm generalizing here, but as is often the case when I generalize, I don't care. -- Dave Barry From Internet address:
DRINKERS FORGET THE QUESTION Booze may not be the answer, but it helps you to forget the question. -- Lt. Henry Mon, USAF, 1961 From Internet address:
