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John Palmer • Illustration • • 499 views
I had a drug problem when I was young. I was drug to church on Sunday morning, I was drug to church for weddings and funerals. I was drug to family reunions no matter the weather. I was drug to the bus stop to go to school every weekday. I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults and teachers.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 412 views
Recently Tom Watson, an eight time major champion indicated that he would no longer participate in the golf championships at the Masters in Augusta, GA. The main factor for shelving the event was the course length. Watson indicated to the press that his greatest regret at this point was that his time…
Abraham H. Clark • Illustration • • 312 views
Introduction I just want to say today, God is good. We are a blessed people. No matter how we look at it God has been good to all of us even when we did not deserve it. God did not have ot but He allowed us to labor in His field these many years. As we look around and see how far God has brought us we…
John Leffler • Illustration • • 243 views
Transcript It is always very difficult knowing how to explain what I do when people ask me. I’m a Cannon in the Church of England. But if I say that, people don’t know what I’m talking about. So I try to be a little bit creative. I was sitting next to a lady in an airplane at Heathrow Airport. And I…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 169 views
What is the worst thing that may happen to us because of our faith? In our current culture we may face ridicule or perhaps some form of censure, but for many in our world, the cost of following Jesus is paid in the blood of martyrdom. The mother of an Egyptian Coptic who was among the 21 Christians beheaded…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 147 views
Cooking I never thought of myself as a good cook. Oh, I can heat up a TV Dinner with the best of them, and I can flip a burger on the grill, but I'm not much of a cook. One of my problems is I can't follow a recipe. When Susan cooks, she carefully measures out a cup of this and a teaspoon of that; cooking…
Eleanor Emmott • Illustration • • 102 views
There’s a story about an old cowboy who went to church one Sunday and arrived just before the service was to begin. Although the old man and his clothes were spotlessly clean, he wore jeans, a denim shirt, and boots that were very worn and ragged. In his hand he carried a worn out old hat and an equally…
Reflections Podcasts
Rosemary Laxton • Meanwood Valley Baptist Church • Illustration • • 86 views • 19:36
Background to the nativity story. A Christmas meditation.
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 78 views
PREACHING A decision by the 3rd U.S. Circuit court of Appeals has dealt a setback to a Jewish congregation trying to open a synagogue in a Philadelphia suburb, and at the same time, sent an interesting message to believers. The court ruled that towns trying to control noise and traffic may legally prevent…
Ralph Andrus • Illustration • • 78 views
Wedgwood Baptist Church -Fort Worth TX. 7 killed and 7 injured By now almost everyone has heard of the tragedy that took place on Sept.15, 1999 when a gunman entered Wedgwood Baptist Church and killed 7 people and injured 7 others before taking his own life. That morning had been the day of "See You…
Illustration • • 74 views
”Parish Change” A minister who had been with the same parish for many years, decided to leave and take a similar position in another church. Without telling anyone he had made this decision or writing a letter to the congregation, he waited until Sunday morning to announce his resignation in church.…
Illustration • • 70 views
The Homeless Woman’s Poem A homeless woman once approached a preacher for help, but because he was busy and helpless, he turned her away and offered to pray for her instead. The homeless woman, it is said, wrote this poem as a response too that insensitive minister: "I was hungry, and you formed a humanities…
Ralph Andrus • Illustration • • 70 views
A small congregation in the foothills of the Great Smokies built a new sanctuary on a piece of land willed to them by a church member. Ten days before the new church was to open, the local building inspector informed the pastor that the parking lot was inadequate for the size of the building. Until the…
Brent Harris • Illustration • • 69 views
Hebrews 10:25 A small town had only three Churches in it, but they all suffered with the same problem. You see, all three had a serious problem with squirrels getting into the Church. Now each Church, in its own fashion, had a meeting to deal with the problem. The first Church congregation decided that…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Faithlife Sermons • Illustration • • 60 views
When a farmer comes to thrash out his wheat and get it ready for the market, there are two things that he desires—that there may be plenty of it of the right sort, and that when he takes it to market he may be able to carry a clean sample there. He does not look on the quantity alone, for what is the…
Rich DeRuiter • Illustration • • 51 views
Even churches can know what it is to walk on the water. Wes Seliger is an unconventional Episcopal clergyman who loves motorcycles. He tells about being in a motorcycle shop one day, drooling over a huge Honda 750 and wishing that he could buy it. A salesman came over and began to talk about his product.…
Illustration • • 50 views
The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------…
Reflections Podcasts
Rosemary Laxton • Meanwood Valley Baptist Church • Illustration • • 47 views • 9:47
Reflections Podcasts
Rosemary Laxton • Meanwood Valley Baptist Church • Illustration • • 46 views • 9:26
“God is creating a new humanity and something incredibly beautiful... Reach out and see the possibility of an amazing future.”
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 42 views
In his book, What is a Healthy Church?, Mark Devers begins with a parable about a nose and a hand. The nose is one of the leaders in the church and the hand is one of the church members. The parable begins with a conversation between brother Nose and Mr. and Mrs. Hand. Mr. Hand and his wife are considering…
Abraham H. Clark • Illustration • • 39 views
Christ has set the Church to be a grocery store for all Christians needs. If you need prayer, uplifting, spirtual blessing, come to the Church. If you are down and in darkness and you can't seem to find your way up and out come to the Church.
Oscar Pereda • Illustration • • 39 views
A churchgoer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. "I've gone for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So I think I'm…
Illustration • • 39 views
In what the news called "The Miracle at Quecreek," nine miners trapped for three days 240 feet underground in a water-filled mine shaft "decided early on they were either going to live or die as a group." The 55 degree (Fahrenheit) water threatened to kill them slowly by hypothermia, so according to…
Illustration • • 36 views
Barna's Annual Tracking Study Shows Americans Stay Spiritually Active, But Biblical Views Wane May 21, 2007 (Ventura, CA) - It is hard to miss Americans' comfort with and interest in spirituality. Most adults say that their religious faith is very important in their life. Two-thirds of the nation’s adult…