Sermon Illustrations
Do What You Can
When we have done what we can, God will do what we can’t
Seeing and Believing
The world says, “I’ll believe it when I see it.”
The Word says, “I’ll see it when I believe it.”
Three Meals A Day
F.F. Bosworth, a great faith preacher some years ago, said that most Christians feed their bodies three hot meals a day, their spirits one cold snack a week, and then wonder why they are so weak in faith!
Feed Your Faith
Feed your faith, and your doubts will starve to death.
Step of Faith
This video illustration is taken from the Indiana Jones film – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and is one of the best depictions of faith that I have come across. See what you think.
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Running Out Of Petrol
The bishop’s car ran out of petrol, but much to his relief his wife remembered passing a garage half a mile back down the road. He searched the boot for a container, but he could only find his baby grandson’s potty, so it had to do! He trudged to the petrol station, then back with a full container.
The leader of a new church, driving by, recognised a fellow Christian in need and stopped his car to offer help. As he approached he saw the bishop pour the contents of the potty into the tank. The man gasped: ‘If I’d known they had faith like that in the Church of England I’d never have left!’From Ready Salted by Peter Graystone p25
Lots of Excuses
Coming home I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don’t have.
The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intention.
I thought my window was down, but I found it was up when I put my head through it.
I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way.
A truck backed through my windshield into my wife’s face.
The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.
I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and headed over the embankment.
In an attempt to kill a fly I drove into a telephone pole.
I had been shopping for plants all day and was on my way home. As I reached an intersection a hedge sprang up, obscuring my vision and I did not see the other car.
I had been driving for forty years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.
I was on the way to the doctor with rear end trouble when my universal joint gave way causing me to have an accident.
As I approached an intersection a sign suddenly appeared in a place where no stop sign had ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident.
To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front I struck a pedestrian.
My car was legally parked as it backed into another vehicle.
An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car and vanished.
I told the police that I was not injured, but on removing my hat found that I had a fractured skull.
I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the road when I struck him.
The pedestrian had no idea which way to run as I ran over him.
I saw a slow moving, sad faced old gentleman as he bounced off the roof of my car.
The indirect cause of the accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth.
I was thrown from my car as it left the road. I was later found in a ditch by some stray cows.
The telephone pole was approaching. I was attempting to swerve out of the way when I struck the front end.Taken From: www.laughnet.net/archive/misc/insuranc.htm
Excuses For Missing School
“Dear School: Please excuse John from being absent on Jan. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and also 33.”
“Please excuse Brian for being. It was his father’s fault.”
“Please excuse Sara for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot.”
“Sally won’t be in school a week from Friday. We have to attend her funeral.”
“Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we thought it was Sunday.”
Pastor Vogel, Sermon: R.S.V.P. to the Gospel
God Insists
C.S. Lewis said: “God will insist in saving people by means of which I do not aprove.”
UK Focus – Holy Trinity Brompton Mag, Aug 97, J. John
Arctic Rivers
Many christians today are like artic rivers; they are frozen at the mouth. And many christians today have a ‘Private and confidential’ lable over their faith.
UK Focus – Holy Trinity Brompton Mag, Aug 97, J. John