BREAKS IN THE JOURNEY A husband and wife were driving home after working at their Bible camp for a week. As they made the six-hour journey home, they took turns driving so one could rest…
Sermon Illustrations
DANGEROUS PREACHER The preacher was wired for sound with a lapel mike, and as he preached, he moved around briskly, jerking the cord as he went. Then he moved to one side, getting wound up…
BUY HER AN ELECTRIC CHAIR A husband and wife were shopping when the wife said, "Darling, its my mother's birthday tomorrow. What shall we buy for her? She would like something electric." The husband replied,…
MOTHER DID NOT COME A woman reported the disappearance of her husband to the police. The officer in charge looked at the photograph she handed him, questioned her, and then asked if she wished to…
SLEEP WALKING SERMON While the minister was preaching, a man got up and walked out of the church. After the service, the minister asked the man's wife if he had gotten sick during the service.…
CHANGES IN MARRIAGE A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't. A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
LAST WORDS & ARGUMENTS A woman has the last word in any argument. Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
BAD ANSWER A wife, one evening, drew her husband's attention to the couple next door and said, "Do you see that couple? How devoted they are? He kisses her every time they meet. Why don't…
GOD-IN-LAW A young woman brings home her fianc� to meet her parents. After dinner, her mother tells her father to find out about the young man. The father invites the fianc� to his study for…
CHURCH HUSHERS Six-year- old Angie and her four-year-old brother Joel were sitting together in church. Joel giggled, sang and talked out loud. Finally his sister had had enough. "You're not supposed to talk out loud…
UNDERSTANDING WOMEN There are two times when a man doesn't understand a woman-- before marriage and after marriage.
QUALIFYING PARATROOPERS After enlisting in the 82nd Airborne Division, the recruit eagerly asked his Recruiter what he could expect from jump school. "Well," he said, "it's three weeks long." "What else," he asked. "The first…
HIS FAVORITE MOTHER-IN-LAW A woman was furious with her husband because of the cruel manner in which he spoke of her side of the family. "Why are you always so mean to my family, do…
WHY MEN ARE GLAD THEY ARE MEN Phone conversations are over in thirty seconds flat. You know stuff about military tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars.…
I WANT TO BE SIX YEARS OLD To Whom It May Concern, I hereby officially tender my resignation as an adult. I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of a six-year-old again.…
ROMANCE OF MARRIAGE Love convinces a couple that they are the greatest romance that has ever been, that no two people have ever loved as they do, and that they will sacrifice absolutely anything in…
LOVE & SEX It should be clear that sex must never be depended upon to establish love, but can only grow out of it. [It] will not yield to technique, and any approach with a…
JOYFUL LIVING Children are again probably our best teachers in this regard, for they seem to know how to let life hug them. One of their philosopher friends, Winnie-the-Pooh, expressed disciplined grace well: "poetry and…
CHILDREN'S DREAMS We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open. Harry Edwards, quoted by Dennis Wyss in Time
MORTAL MEN Most men think they are immortal, until they get a cold, then they think they are going to die within the hour. By Norman Cousins
