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A little old saint who came to church every Sabbath and sat right down front.

The preacher was predictable. The sermons were steady, maybe a bit too steady.

But every week, that dear lady found something to say “Amen!” about.

Every time she did, it startled the whole congregation — because nobody else ever said a word.

Finally, the church board met with the pastor.

“Pastor,” they said, “that woman is disrupting the service. Every time you preach, she shouts ‘Amen!’ or ‘Praise the Lord!’ It throws everyone off.”

The pastor said, “Don’t worry. I’ll handle it.”

So the next Sabbath he decided to preach the dullest sermon of his life — no stories, no spark, nothing that could possibly excite anybody.

He chose the topic of the Exodus, and when he came to the Red Sea, he said, “Scholars tell us it wasn’t really a sea at all, but a shallow marsh — maybe six inches deep.”

The old saint straightened up, eyes wide.

He continued, “So there was no real miracle. The Israelites just walked across in six inches of water.”

Suddenly that little lady jumped to her feet, clapping her hands.

“Glory to God!” she shouted. “Praise the Lord! He drowned Pharaoh and his whole army in six inches of water!”

The church couldn’t help but laugh — and the pastor learned you can’t stop genuine praise.

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