Sermon Illustrations

The American Clergy Leadership Conference - a group founded by Unification Church leader Sun Myung Moon -- announced recently that it wanted to to promote reconciliation among Christians, Jews and Muslims, in part by examining how Christian traditions are understood by members of other religions. O

Faith Conquers All J.H. Crowell went to work on a sailing vessel at the age of 16. He was the only Christian among a crew of 12. Before leaving home he had promised his mother he would continue his devotions and pray three times a day. When the other sailors discovered his piety, they taunted him a

Protect Your Child 1. Keep your child in sight at all times; when your child is away from you, know whom he or she is with and where. 2. Teach your child not to wander off and to avoid lonely places. 3. Establish strict procedures for picking your child up from school, at a friend's, after a movie

A little boy asked his mother, "Mommy, what is a lie?" His mother answered by saying, "Son, a lie is an abomination unto the Lord…but a very present help in time of need!" Sad to say too often we teach a similar pattern to our children. Let's be careful to model clearly what we teach with ou

The Mystery of Life I wish that life was as easily explained as that great philosopher of the comic strips, Charlie Brown, once deduced that it was. Lucy is saying to him, "Life is a mystery Charlie Brown…Do you know the answer?" Charlie Brown answered, "Be kind. Don't smoke. Be prompt. Smil

A newspaper article reminded me of the kind of "delayed returns" we should be living for. It told of a car dealer who went out of his way to give a foreign student an honest deal on a new automobile. Fifteen years later, the young man had become the sole purchasing agent for the Iranian Contractors

Parental Duty W.C. Fields had a philosophy about raising kids… When they are children, put them in a box with cut out holes in the sides… Whey they become youth, plug up the holes!

Duty of Parents Conveying Christian Values 1. Acknowledge that your child is a gift from God (Ps. 127:3). 2. Dedicate your child to the Lord to be used in his service (1 Sam. 1:11) 3. Make a personal commitment to God to grow as a Christian parent. 4. Identify your values and convey these values

Here is a bad example being set by Wimbledon tennis champ Boris Becker. He told the West German Magazine Sports that if he thought an opponent was beating him by taking steroids, he would take them too. Becker says, "We live in 1990 and every sport is all about money. Your body and health come, if a

William Penn's Walk William Penn, the founder of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, was well liked by the Indians. Once they told him he could have as much of their land as he could encompass on foot in a single day. So, early the next morning he started out and walked until late that night. When he