Sermon Illustrations

The remarkable fulfillment of Biblical prophecies stands in stark contrast to the failures of modern prophets. Malcolm Bessent predicted that sometime between 1975 and 1980 New York City would be flooded and uninhabitable. It didn't happen. David Bubar predicted that by the middle 1980's Russians and Americans would try to...

In Charles Schultz's famous Peanuts comic strip the little dog Snoopy is recalling the past. "I remember those summer evenings years ago at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm. We used to sit around and sing while someone strummed a banjo." After a long sigh Snoopy sits up and says, "Actually, that's not true. No one knew how to play...

One of the slogans of environmentalists is: "The Earth Does Not Belong To Us. We Belong to the Earth." Of course, in one sense the slogan is true. Our bodies came from the dust of the earth. But in another sense, the slogan is not true. While our bodies came from the earth, we do...

The name of Curtis G. Lloyd is famous in botanical and pharmaceutical circles. The Lloyd Library in Cincinnati, Ohio, is named for him and his brother. He is buried in his hometown of Crittenden, Kentucky. The marker is most interesting. On one side it says...

Donald Grey Barnhouse, who was pastor for many years of the Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, once told of a young man he knew who was dating a woman many of his friends thought was not worthy of him. The friends were relieved when he went into the army and she began dating other men. While in the...

Did you hear about the 90-year-old man who married a 25-year-old woman? His son by a previous marriage asked, "Dad, don't you think, um, sex is a little dangerous at your age?" "Well, son," he replied, "if...

John began to think about how blessed he was to have such a wonderful wife, and he decided to show his appreciation. So he went out and bought a box of candy and a dozen roses. When he got home, he decided to ring the bell and surprise her at the door. When Mary answered the bell and saw him with candy and roses, she...

Here are some classified ads that needed a bit more editing before publication: - For sale: Antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers. - Dog for sale: eats anything and...

What do Walt Disney and Babe Ruth have in common? They were both failures! Walt Disney was fired from an ad agency because he didn't draw well. Babe Ruth broke the major league record for strikeouts. But neither one let their failures get in the way of their success. One of today's most successful business leaders, Bill...

There was one clerk in the large candy store who always had people waiting in line, even when the other clerks were standing around with nothing to do. The manager finally asked her why she was so popular with customers. "It's easy," she responded. "The other...