“Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions” (Luke 12:15). A major U.S. industrial giant made a…
Sermon Illustrations
“Greed is the one lesson their minds have learned. They are under a curse” (II Peter 2:14). Several years ago in the New York Times a physician’s “Letter To The Editor” was published. In it,…
Within hours of the first bombs being dropped over Baghdad, the Dow Jones average on the New York Stock Exchange shot up over one hundred points — the largest one-day gain in many years. But…
“. . . our hope is . . . knowing that as you are sharers of our sufferings, so also you are sharers of our comfort.” (Corinthians 1:7). There is an ancient Christian legend in…
A popular author of inspirational books and tapes writes: To Whom It May Concern: If you find me stumbling and falling, I may be trying something new — I may be learning. If you find…
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ” (2 Corinthians 6:12). Elie Wiesel, a great humanitarian and distinguished author, makes a powerful statement on human growth in his book, “Souls On Fire.”…
“Why are you in despair, O my soul?” (Psalm 45:5). “Runaway Train” is the title of a music video by a group called “Soul Asylum.” In the lyric, a runaway teenager laments the mess she…
“Lord, when my brother wrongs me, how often must I forgive him?” (Matthew 18:21). An Oklahoma woman tells us how she learned a lesson from her old kitchen stove on how to get rid of…
“He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up” (Mark 1:31). There is a scene in a novel called “My Lady of the Chimney Corner” in which “the lady” has gone…
“God, your praise, like your name, reaches for the ends of the world, Your right hand holds the victory” (Psalm 48:10). The French Sculptor, Rodin, fashioned two small statues as companion pieces. One is of…
“. . . and lifting up His hands, He blessed them” (Luke 24:50). In one of Rembrandt’s etchings, there is no halo around the Lord’s head, but there is one around His hand. Over the…
“Love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12). A very learned philosophy professor had earned not one, not two, but three post-graduate degrees. His head was crammed full of just about everything philosophers…
“You will rebuild the ancient ruins, build up the old foundations” (Isaiah 58:12). Most of us have experienced what happens to motorists when one of those huge graders goes to work on a highway repair…
“For the Son of Man Himself did not come to be served but to serve” (Mark 10:45). There is a wonderful fable about an orphan girl who had no family and no one to love…
”There is one thing more you must do“ (Mk. 10:21). The ancient philosopher, Aristotle, declared that ”Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” Yet it has…
“Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Luke 10:25). A parable: Once upon a time a man was told that he had an incurable illness. The news filled him with great sadness for…
“I have told you this so that my own joy may be in you and your joy may be complete” (John 15:11). In the words of one of the world’s great psychologists, “Whoever insists on…
“Set your heart on his Kingdom first, and on righteousness, and all these things will be given you as well ” (Mt. 6:33). The United States Constitution affirms the people’s right to freely engage themselves…
“...yes, with You is the fountain of life, by Your light we see the light” (Psalms 36:9). One day a preacher began his Sunday Sermon by telling the congregation that he was going to invent…
“He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire” (Luke 3:16). Our happiness lies within ourselves because within ourselves lies and dwells the Holy Spirit of God. All of this is expressed most beautifully…
