“Have you come here to torment us before the time?” (Mt. 9:29). In a recent newspaper ad, a digital clock called “Timisis” was touted as a “perfect gift idea.” This is a digital clock that…
Sermon Illustrations
“…he who goes too quickly misses his way” (Proverbs 19:2). A person looks at his or her watch and says, “Well, I have to run.” Oftentimes it seems like everybody’s running somewhere — to work,…
“’How have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings” (Mal. 3:8). In a rural Church, the local grain-elevator manager was asked to become the parish treasurer, and he agreed on condition that no questions would…
“You must give up your old way of life; you must put aside your old self” (Eph. 4:22). A woman claimed to have two bad habits. One was to always get to Church late, and…
“Praise the Lord in song, for He has done excellent things; let this be known throughout the earth” (Isaiah 12:5). There is a story about the great composer, Johann Sebastian Bach that might need to…
“…and he went away, to go from victory to victory” (Revelation 6:2). In a fairytale called, “The Hobbit,” all “hobbits” live very dull, docile, dreary lives. They eat six meals a day and they love…
“The blind recover their sight, cripples walk, lepers are cured, the deaf hear, dead men are raised to life, and the poor have the Good News preached to them” (Matthew 11:5). In one of the…
“As each one has received a special gift, employ it in one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God” (I Peter 4:10). In the famous story by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, the Little…
“The whole group of believers was united, heart and soul” (Acts 4:32). A husband and wife went fishing together one afternoon. As they prepared to cast their lines out into the stream, the husband said…
“It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). Dale Galloway, in his book “Dream a New Dream,” tells the story of a young man who teaches us all a lesson in the…
“For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his…
“Peace I leave with you” (John 14:27). Perhaps some of you remember the story of King Henry and Queen Eleanor of England. They loved each other dearly. As young persons they enjoyed life together with…
“Happy the peacemakers: they shall be called sons of God” (Matthew 5:9). It was early in the Vietnam War, and an American platoon was hunkered down is some rice paddies, in the heat of a…
“God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong” (I Corinthians 2:27). Columnist Erma…
“Husbands love your wives and treat them with gentleness” (Colossians 3:19). On her twenty-fifth wedding anniversary Abigail Van Buren, ran the following letter to her husband in her syndicated “Dear Abby” column: Dear Mort: Today…
“…if any one of you thinks of himself as wise…then he must learn to be a fool before he really can be wise” (I Corinthians 3:18) A young man finished college with a degree in…
“They will all be taught by God” (Jn. 6:45). At the conclusion of the first lecture in a college philosophy course, the professor asked for questions. “What is the difference between learning and wisdom,” a…
“…if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God …and it will be given to him” (James 1:5). In an ancient legend, a young eastern king desires to be a good and wise…
“How awe-inspiring this place is!” (Genesis 28:17). A little girl was traveling on a train with her father. As she looked out the window, she saw many things that excited her. “Look daddy,” she would…
“You have seen done among you all the things that mark the true apostle... the signs, the marvels, the miracles” (II Corinthians 12:13). “There is an indispensable, happy little word being elbowed out of Christianity,”…
