Sermon Illustrations
Getting A Girl To Love You
“If you want a girl to love you, one way is to take her out to eat. Make sure it’s something she likes. Chips usually work for me.” – Tom aged 9
Sixty Second Marriage – Rob ParsonIt’s Better
“It’s better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need somebody to clear up after them!” – Lynette aged 9
Sixty Second Marriage – Rob ParsonsNot Rushing
“I’m not rushing into being in love. I’m finding year six at school hard enough.” – Becky aged 10
Sixty Second Marriage – Rob ParsonsHunger for Love
“The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.”
Mother TeresaWhat Does Love Mean?
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8-year-olds, “What does love mean?” The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
“When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.” Rebecca – age 8
“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth.” Billy – age 4
“Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.” Karl – age 5
“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.” Chrissy – age 6
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” Terri – age 4
“Love is when my Mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.” Danny – age 7
“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.” Bobby – age 5
“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend whom you hate.” Nikka – age 6
“There are two kinds of love. Our love. God’s love. But God makes both kinds of them.” Jenny – age 4
“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.” Noelle – age 7
“Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.” Tommy – age 6
“My Mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.” Clare – Age 5
“Love is when Mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken.” Elaine – age 5
“Love is when Mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.” Chris – age 8
“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.” Mary Ann – age 4
“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.” Lauren – age 4
“I let my big sister pick on me because my Mom says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her.” Bethany – age 4
“When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” Karen – age 7
“Love is when Mommy sees daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross.” Mark – age 6
“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.” Jessica – age 8
Quoted from www.cybersalt.org email list
What Kids Say About Love
WHAT MOST PEOPLE ARE THINKING WHEN THEY SAY “I LOVE YOU”:
“The person is thinking: Yeah, I really do love him. But I hope he showers at least once a day.”
Michelle, age 9“Some lovers might be real nervous, so they are glad they finally got it out and said it and now they can go eat.”
Dick, age 7HOW A PERSON LEARNS TO KISS
You can have a big rehearsal with your Barbie and Ken dolls.”
Julia, age 7“You learn it right on the spot when the gushy feelings get the best of you.”
Brian, age 7“It might help to watch soap operas all day.”
Carin, age 9WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
“When they’re rich.”
Pam, age 7“It’s never okay to kiss a boy. They always slobber all over you. That’s why I stopped doing it.”
Tammy, age 10“If it’s your mother, you can kiss her any time. But if it’s a new person, you have to ask permission.”
Roger, age 6“I look at kissing like this: Kissing is fine if you like it, but it’s a free country and nobody should be forced to do it.”
Tom, Age 7HOW TO MAKE LOVE ENDURE
“Spend most of your time loving instead of going to work.”
Dick, age 7“Don’t forget your wife’s name. That will mess up the love.”
Erin, age 8“Don’t say you love somebody and then change your mind. Love isn’t like picking what movie you want to watch.”
Natalie, age 9
Quoted from funny(at)net153.com email listPeople In Love
When people are in love, weird things happen. Men get more female hormones, and women get more male. Scientist Donatella Marazziti says it’s as if nature wants to eliminate what can be different in men and women, perhaps to help the mating process.
Quoted from http://news.bbc.co.uk 7th May 2004Object Lesson About Listening To God
I Cannot Pray
- I cannot say OUR if my religion has no room for others and their needs.
- I cannot say FATHER if I do not demonstrate this relationship in my daily life.
- I cannot say WHO ART IN HEAVEN if all my interests and pursuits are in earthly things.
- I cannot say HALLOWED BE THY NAME if I, who am called by his name am not holy.
- I cannot say THY KINGDOM COME if I am unwilling to give up my own sovereignty and accept the righteous reign of God.
- I cannot say THY WILL BE DONE if I am unwilling or resentful of having it in my life.
- I cannot say ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN unless I am truly ready to give myself to his service here and now.
- I cannot say GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD without expending honest effort for it or by ignoring the genuine needs of my fellow men.
- I cannot say FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US if I continue to harbor a grudge against anyone.
- I cannot say LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION if I deliberately choose to remain in a situation where I am likely to be tempted.
- I cannot say DELIVER US FROM EVIL if I am not prepared to fight in the spiritual realm with the weapon of prayer.
- I cannot say THINE IS THE KINGDOM if I do not give the King the disciplined obedience of a loyal subject.
- I cannot say THINE IS THE POWER if I fear what my neighbors do or say to me.
- I cannot say THINE IS THE GLORY if I am seeking my own glory first.
- I cannot say FOREVER if I am anxious about each day’s events.
- I cannot say AMEN unless I honestly say “Cost what it may, this is my prayer.”
Cliff Richard – Millennium Prayer
When we did a series on the Lord’s Prayer I wanted to use Cliff Richard’s Millenium Prayer but took a long time to track down what I thought was the best version. I can no longer find it on YouTube, however it may available on a VHS video (maybe now on DVD) called The Lord’s Prayer in the series Open House Open Bible from Trinity Vision. However there are lots of versions of Cliff Richard singing this on YouTube.