Illustration: Christmas-Missing the Point
What's the true message of Christmas? Be sure you don't miss it!
Illustration: Forgiveness
The famous question asks if it's harder to heal or forgive. Wisdom says they're the same.
Illustration: Hospitality
There's a cost associated with hospitality, but nothing compared to what our demands can cost us.
Can Teams Help Produce Better Sermons?
Many hands make light work, so why not involve a few congregation members to help with Sunday morning tasks?
Illustration: Virtues/Reputation
Many European royals had the same name, so they often were differentiated by numbers such as Charles I, II or III. Even this became difficult to remember, so people gave their kings nicknames.
Illustration: Thanksgiving
A minister's wife and worship leader used to lead the congregation in that old song, "Count Your Blessings." When the congregation got to the part where it would sing, "Count your blessings, name them one by one/Count your blessings, see what God hath done," she would say, "One is not enough. Let's count them by twos."