In Sermon Illustrations:

As Mrs. Cowman Advised Us In Her Classic ...  PRO

Contributed by Wayne Major on Mar 31, 2001

As Mrs. Cowman advised us in her classic devotional, “Do not push away the instrument lest you lose ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Methodist

I Read Somewhere That There Are Only Two Things ...  PRO

Contributed by Wayne Major on Mar 28, 2001

I read somewhere that there are only two things a man can’t hide: the fact that he is drunk, and the fact ...read more

Tags: Marriage Obligations, Romantic Love

Denomination: Methodist

Lewis B. Smedes Writes In His Book: Forgive & ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeeva Sam on Mar 20, 2001

Lewis B. Smedes writes in his book: Forgive & Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don’t Deserve: "If we say that monsters [people who do terrible evil] are beyond forgiving, we give them a power they should never have...they are given the power to keep their evil alive in the hearts of those who ...read more

Tags: Guilt, Peace, Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Methodist

Late One Summer Evening In Broken Bow, Nebraska, ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeeva Sam on Mar 20, 2001

Late one summer evening in Broken Bow, Nebraska, a weary truck driver pulled his rig into an all-night truck stop. The waitress had just served him when three tough looking, leather jacketed motorcyclists - of the Hell’s Angels type - decided to give him a hard time. Not only did they verbally ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:1-16, Galatians 6:7-8

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Anger, Christian Love, Praise, Love, Judging Others, Giving, Reaping And Sowing, Thankfulness, Worship  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Leonardo Da Vinci, Just Before He Commenced Work ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeeva Sam on Mar 20, 2001

Leonardo Da Vinci, just before he commenced work on his "Last Supper" had a violent argument with a fellow painter. Leonardo was so bitter that he determined to paint the face of his enemy, the other artist, into the face of Judas, and thus take his revenge by handing the man down in infamy and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-36

Tags: God's Forgiveness, Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness General

Denomination: Methodist

Wayne Hilliker Tells This True Story About The ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeeva Sam on Mar 20, 2001

Wayne Hilliker tells this true story about the Jewish women in concentration camps during the Second World War having to work to build roads: their wheelbarrows were their aprons; their shovels were their fingernails; on cardboard shoes they went out on frozen ground and worked all day; only ...read more

Tags: Faith, God Brings Hope

Denomination: Methodist

A Man Visited His Longtime Friend, A British ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeeva Sam on Mar 20, 2001

A man visited his longtime friend, a British military officer stationed in an African jungle. One day when the friend entered the officer’s hut, he was startled to see him dressed in formal attire and seated at a table set with silverware and fine china. The visitor asked why he was all dressed up ...read more

Tags: Holiness, Church Purpose Of, Call Of The Disciples

Denomination: Methodist

Several Years Ago The Peanuts Comic Strip Had ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeeva Sam on Mar 20, 2001

Several years ago the Peanuts comic strip had Lucy and Charlie Brown practicing football. Lucy would hold the ball for Charlie’s placekicking and then Charlie would kick the ball. But every time Lucy had ever held the ball for Charlie, he would approach the ball and kick with all his might. At the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:13-18, 2 Corinthians 7:9-11

Tags: Evangelism The Lost, God's Forgiveness, Momentum, Repentance

Denomination: Methodist

Immediately Following The Baltimore ...  PRO

Contributed by Barry Hidey on Jan 12, 2001

Immediately following the Baltimore Raven’s final game last December(1999), Coach Brian Billick gathered the Ravens and said: "We’ve raised the bar. We can’t go back. We are at a new level, and we will move forward. Our fans, the media, the organization - all have new expectations for us. They’re ...read more

Tags: Leadership General, Sports

Denomination: Methodist

If You Want To Follow Jesus," Remarked The ...  PRO

Contributed by Barry Hidey on Jan 12, 2001

"If you want to follow Jesus," remarked the activist priest Berigan, "you had ...read more

Tags: Call Of The Disciples, Commitment To Christ, Discipleship

Denomination: Methodist