Sermon Illustrations

BIBLE - Reading not enoughAs Luis Palau points out, "Just reading the Bible doesn't mean you are a Christian. When Karl Marx was seventeen years old, he wrote a fantastic explanation of part of John's Gospel. G... Continue Reading...

AGING - Potential for service"When Winston Churchill returned to 10 Downing Street for the second time in 1951, there was some criticism about his advanced age. A year later a reporter cornered the 78-year-old ... Continue Reading...

ASSUMPTIONS -- Can be costlyThe tough-minded CEO was touring his shipping department and came upon a younger man lounging against a filing cabinet, humming and watching the action around him. The CEO went up to... Continue Reading...

ABORTION - Affects young peopleAccording to the Alan Guttmacher Institute (formerly affiliated with Planned Parenthood), an estimated 183,000 abortions are performed each year on minors under 18 years of age; t... Continue Reading...

CHRIST - Must recognize HimSteve Brown tells the story of a wealthy Ohio farmer who was approached by a young man named Jamie, asking for a job. Taylor hired him and allowed Jamie to sleep in the barn.Over the ... Continue Reading...

AGE - Still usefulEric S. Ritz describes a recent attempt at Annual Conference to deny election as Bishop to anyone over sixty-six years of age, since they would only be able to serve one four-year term. The mo... Continue Reading...

CHRIST - Overcame enemiesRick Davis came across the story of Sir Thomas Overbury, who was locked in the Tower of London because his poetry outraged his political opponents. For 100 days, his captors fed him a d... Continue Reading...

AUTHORITYLewis's is a large department store in Birmingham, England, which made plans to expand. In the way of their expansion plans was a tiny Quaker chapel -- a Friends' meeting house.The store sent a letter ... Continue Reading...

BIBLEStuart Briscoe observes that we live in an age when many people resent authority and do not accept the authority of the Bible. He adds:"I think it was Spurgeon who said, 'If you point a sword at somebody, ... Continue Reading...

ACHIEVEMENT -- Is relativeMrs. Albert Einstein was being taken on a tour of the great Palomar observatory. Pointing to the massive telescope, the director asserted, "With this, we will unlock the secrets of the... Continue Reading...