“…you were called together as parts of one body” (Colossians 3:15). For most of this century the term “melting pot” has been in use to refer to the assimilation of many cultures into American society.…
Sermon Illustrations
“…Today you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43). An Irish humorist tells the story of a mean, intemperate selfish, unbelieving man named Pat, who died. At the wake, the pastor of the Church…
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:10). In a “Peanuts” comic strip, little Linus listens attentively as his little sister, Lucy, boasts about her religious zeal and her potential as an evangelist.…
“He began to speak out boldly” (Acts 19:26). There is an ancient legend in which a holy prophet went into the market place once a week to proclaim against the evil that people do to…
“Together now they lie in the dust with worms for covering” (Job 21:26). The great Egyptian Museum of Cairo contains a vast collection of ancient statues, coins and other articles from a period of three…
“For you have only one Master, the Christ” (Matthew 23:10). Rudyard Kipling wrote a story about a little ship about to go on its first voyage. The captain’s daughter christened the ship and named it…
“Now that I am on the subject of instructions, I cannot say that you have done... more harm than good” (I Corinthians 11:17). As you can imagine, high flying birds pose considerable danger to commercial…
“…as I have done, so you must do” (John 13:15). There is a cartoon in which two drifters are idling on a park bench. One says to the other, “Remember, no man is worthless. He…
“And they were astonished at His teaching” (Mark 1:22). Two men went to Church to pray. One was a man named Hornblower, the other was a teacher. The man named Hornblower stood and looked heavenward,…
“All she need worry about is being holy in the body and spirit” (I Corinthians 7:34). A thirteen-year-old girl said to her mother, “I feel so nervous.“ Her mother replied, “What do you mean, ’nervous’?”…
“The one who searches always finds“ (Luke 11:10). A California religious newspaper (The “Son” Sentinel), published an article which contrasted the living habits of two kinds of birds that fly over the California desert: the…
“Teacher, what shall we do?” (Lk. 6:40). A distinguished preacher tells of an experience he had while still in seminary: I had the opportunity of speaking to a large group of inmates in a penitentiary.…
“Wisdom is found in the old, and discretion comes with great age” (Job 12:12). Julia Child, the famous TV chef, and her husband, Paul, lived in France for seven years. Looking back on her beginnings…
Juliet was a high school student who studied hard and usually achieved excellent grades. She had taken “chemistry” as a college requirement, but even though she did her best, “chemistry” just wasn’t her thing. She…
“The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God’” (Psalm 14:1). A former agnostic recalls the following conversation he once had with a former chaplain at Stanford University: “If God exists, somebody in all…
“Anyone committed to the truth hears My voice,” Jesus said. The brilliant British Author, Malcolm Muggeridge, once said that a very amusing book could be written about how unbelievers try to explain away the fact…
“… but even with his eyes wide open he could see nothing at all” (Acts 9:8). The early Church leader, St. Augustine, once was confronted by a man who showed him his pagan idol and…
“Yes, My yoke is easy, and My burden is light” (Matthew 11:30). A French Canadian newspaper editor was born with a deformed right leg. The limb was so shriveled and atrophied that it couldn’t bear…
“Examine yourselves… Do you acknowledge that Jesus Christ is really in you? If not, you have failed the test” (II Corinthians 12:5). When the great Japanese Christian, Toyohiko Kagawa, visited the United States for the…
“How happy are the poor in spirit; theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matthew 5:3). A few years ago, a visiting professor from the University of Moscow arrived in Washington, D.C. He was interviewed by…
