Sermon Illustrations

"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." (William Jennings Bryan)

A hospital posted a notice in the nurses' mess saying: "Remember, the first five minutes of a human being's life are the most dangerous." Underneath, a nurse had written: "The last five are pretty risky, too."

Fielding's travel guidebooks are well known, but one is very unusual. It's a guide to The World's Most Dangerous Places. Reviewers recommend that you read it at home for an armchair adventure, but it is also practical for those who want adventure travel. It includes places like Colombia,

Missionary Dr. Albert L. Shelton said that the first wedding he performed in Tibet was a memorable one. The bride and groom had never seen each other until they arrived for the ceremony. The groom, a Chinese man, was a little over five feet tall. The bride a Tibetan, was nearly six feet t

"Horville had a very humble job in the offices of the largest corporation of the world. He worked as the gofer in the lowest reaches of the building doing what he could to help other people do their jobs, but often he wondered and thought about the floor just above his. "Then came a da

William Satchell wrote a novel about early migrant workers going through the forests of New Zealand's Northland province. They followed after the timber cutters looking for the gum from stumps and branches of the Kauri tree (a gum used for varnish and linoleum). They lived a rough and lon

Ken Blanchard points out, "Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less." -PreachingNow Vol. 3:20

Life expectancy in America has increased from 41 years at the beginning of the 20th century to 77 in 2000; we live almost twice as long as we did a century ago. And both longevity and health are bound to get better. Infant mortality is down 45% since 1980, and we spent 50% more on health

Reno, Nev. - U.S. Route 50 will have to wait a while longer for the light bulb. The Nevada Department of Transportation has received numerous complaints that the telephone at a remote emergency phone booth located halfway up Spooner Summit along U.S. 50 is impossible to see or use at nigh

William James once said, "The best use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it."