Sermon Illustrations

How does it feel to be outwitted by a 2-year-old, especially when being disciplined?

Grace is not always the pleasant experience we assume that it is, but God's grace is a gift of help that we need.

What do you do when experience teaches that you cannot win for losing?

Do the things you dream of regarding the holidays match reality? Are you more stressed than blessed by trying to take time off to be with and enjoy your family during Christmas?

Children are incredibly honest about that which they are thankful...and more so about that which they are not.

Comparison is not your friend when it comes to self-evalution, only thinking rightly about your God-given abilties and esteeming that which has been placed within you and given to you as gifts for service toward others.

Listen to your inner Boy Scout and always be prepared whether in the work you do or for all eternity.

Be sure to speak the truth you would like to have played out in your life. Remember it was words that brough all of creation into being.

Do you have the ability and ingenuity to redirect light where it needs to shine into the darkness?

Are you able to perceive the light that is there, or has your vision become dark?