P.A.I.W. VERSUS T.G.I.F. In Moslem countries, the weekend is Thursday and Friday. That's where that old expression "Praise Allah It's Wednesday" comes from. Funny, Funny World
Sermon Illustrations
SWEET BUT STOLEN When Narcelle Hall heard exquisite sound come from her husband's violin, she attributed it to his musical talent. Before he died, however, he confessed he was playing a Stradivarius that was stolen…
UNAWARE, WE PASS "HIM" BY On life's busy thoroughfares We meet with "Angels" unawares -- But we are too busy to listen or hear, Too busy to sense that God is near, Too busy to…
LET GO To let go does not mean to stop caring, it means I can't do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off, it's the realization I can't control…
WHEN TRAGEDY STRIKES It has been about two months since we discovered that our two-year-old daughter, Lisa, has cancer. Of course, things aren't back to normal. They never will be. Our biggest struggle has been…
COMMUNICATION I want to love you without clutching, Appreciate you without judging, Join you without invading, Invite you without demanding, Leave you without guilt, Criticize you without blaming, And help you without insulting. If I…
WORLDLY WISDOM A New Hampshire farmer was trying to explain his horse's problem to the veterinarian. He said, "Something's wrong with my horse. One day he limps, the next day he doesn't. What should I…
THE POEM He always wanted to explain things./But no one cared. So he drew. Sometimes he would draw and it wasn't anything. He wanted to carve it in stone or write it in the sky.…
RESURRECTION POWER -- CHILD'S VERSION I had a friend in seminary who had taught high school before God called him to preach. He had two elementary-school-age sons and was serving a rural church while going…
THE STONE THAT WAS REJECTED H. A. Ironside tells this story in his book on Acts, page 105, 106 which he identifies as a legend, but an illuminative one: The story goes that when the…
RESPONDING V S. REACTING Responding carries with it the positive idea of moving favorably toward another person. Reacting carries with it the idea of resisting or backing away from another. Whether you respond or react…
MEMORIZING BY HEART V S. TAKING IT TO HEART A while ago our family began to memorize Scripture, one verse a week. Because my daughters were ages ten and six, I thought this was about…
EXPERIENCE is the comb mother nature gives to us after we've lost our hair. Funny, Funny World
SEEN ON A BUMPER STICKER It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
HOW LONG TO GIVE For giving is living the messenger said, Go feed the hungry love's sweet bread. Must I keep giving again and again? My selfish and quarrelsome answer ran. "Oh, no" said the…
WHAT STEWARDSHIP IS REALLY ABOUT It's not what you'd do with a million, If a million were your lot; It's what you're doing at present With the dollar and a quarter you've got.
WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS A relatively new parishioner was aghast at the dreadful financial condition of his church. He visited with a wise friend and said, "We've tried grab bags, box socials, benefits, suppers --…
MOTIVATING FOR CHANGE Three things make people want to change. One is that they hurt sufficiently. Another is a slow type of despair called "ennui" or boredom. A third is the sudden discovery that they…
LIMITS ON GIVING The winter had been especially difficult in the mountains of North Carolina. Heavy snowfall and cold temperatures had allowed the snow to accumulate to several feet at the higher elevations. The people…
MAKING GIVING EASIER Then there was the minister who told everyone to stand during the offertory at which time he instructed everyone to reach forward to the person standing in front of him and get…
