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SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: HOLY SPIRIT The Holy Spirit’s Work in Our Lives The story is told about a little boy who was flying a kite. It was a windy day, and the kite kept SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: BLESSINGS Praising God in the Midst of Trials. I visited one who was ill in bed; and, after having buried seven of her family in six months, had Trials, Praise, Love, Faith, Blessings. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: CONTENTMENT Personal Devotions. In the 1880s a young man who was an earnest Christian found employment in a pawnshop. Although he Spiritual Growth, Priority, Prayer, Faithfulness, Dedication, Contentment. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: COMPASSION Bleeding to Death outside the Hospital Christopher Sercye was playing basketball with his friends on May 16, 1998 when he was shot in the SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: GRATEFULNESS Giving Thanks When It Takes Faith. In the late 1800’s George Mueller operated an orphanage that at one time had 1,000 orphans. One Thanksgiving, Gratefulness, Giving, Faith. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: FAITHFULNESS A Blind, Illiterate Soulwinner. A missionary to Africa told the story of an elderly woman who was reached with the gospel. Though Soulwinning, Dedication, Missions, Faithfulness. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: SIN Death’s Sting Is Gone. A little boy and his father were driving down a country road on a beautiful spring afternoon. Sin, Salvation, Resurrection, Fathers, Easter, Death. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: FORGIVENESS Wash Your Hands After Dealing with Death. In 1818, Ignaz Philip Semmelweis was born into a world of dying women. The finest hospitals lost Sin, Forgiveness, Repentance.

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Counter-Cultural Christians Needed. 3 Actions Bible-Believing Pastors Can Take to Help Guide Their Churches. by Dr. Paul Chappell | July 09, 2020 Current Events. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS Sermon Illustrations. Each week, new sermon illustrations are posted to the illustration archive—many of these are taken from Dr. Chappell’s files, and many others are submitted from our contributors. The illustrations are completely searchable and viewable by keywords and topics. The search bar below only searches sermon

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SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: HOLY SPIRIT The Holy Spirit’s Work in Our Lives The story is told about a little boy who was flying a kite. It was a windy day, and the kite kept SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: BLESSINGS Praising God in the Midst of Trials. I visited one who was ill in bed; and, after having buried seven of her family in six months, had Trials, Praise, Love, Faith, Blessings. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: CONTENTMENT Personal Devotions. In the 1880s a young man who was an earnest Christian found employment in a pawnshop. Although he Spiritual Growth, Priority, Prayer, Faithfulness, Dedication, Contentment. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: COMPASSION Bleeding to Death outside the Hospital Christopher Sercye was playing basketball with his friends on May 16, 1998 when he was shot in the SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: GRATEFULNESS Giving Thanks When It Takes Faith. In the late 1800’s George Mueller operated an orphanage that at one time had 1,000 orphans. One Thanksgiving, Gratefulness, Giving, Faith. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: FAITHFULNESS A Blind, Illiterate Soulwinner. A missionary to Africa told the story of an elderly woman who was reached with the gospel. Though Soulwinning, Dedication, Missions, Faithfulness. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: SIN Death’s Sting Is Gone. A little boy and his father were driving down a country road on a beautiful spring afternoon. Sin, Salvation, Resurrection, Fathers, Easter, Death. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: FORGIVENESS Wash Your Hands After Dealing with Death. In 1818, Ignaz Philip Semmelweis was born into a world of dying women. The finest hospitals lost Sin, Forgiveness, Repentance. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS Sermon Illustrations. Each week, new sermon illustrations are posted to the illustration archive—many of these are taken from Dr. Chappell’s files, and many others are submitted from our contributors. The illustrations are completely searchable and viewable by keywords and topics. The search bar below only searches sermon

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SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: CONTENTMENT Personal Devotions. In the 1880s a young man who was an earnest Christian found employment in a pawnshop. Although he Spiritual Growth, Priority, Prayer, Faithfulness, Dedication, Contentment. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS Sonya Thomas beat men four times her size in an eating contest. Ms. Thomas, who weighed 106 pounds, defeated 400-pound runners-up Ed “Cookie” Jarvis and Eric “Badlands” Booker in New York’s Thanksgiving Invitational by downing 7 3/4 pounds of holiday food in

12 minutes.

SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS On August 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines flight 225 crashed just after taking off from the Detroit airport, killing 155 people. One survived: a four-year-old from Tempe, Arizona, named Cecelia. WHY I BELIEVE LOCAL CHURCHES CAN FLOURISH IN 2021 A new Gallup survey reports that for the first time in American history, church membership nationwide has dropped below 50 percent.. This past year has been a challenging one for pastors and churches. Although there are multiple factors that have contributed to decreased church attendance and membership, the Covid-19 pandemic has certainly brought them to a head. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS “Do not think that any work God gives you to do in the world is on too small a scale for you to do it.”—T. DeWitt Talmage “I have seen, at different times, the smoke of a thousand villages—villages whose people are without Christ, without God, and without hope in the world.”—Robert Moffat SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS The brilliant Scottish writer, Thomas Carlyle, lived on a farm in Dumfriesshire, which he called “the loneliest nook in Britain.” Each day he climbed a ladder to his attic, where he worked until dark. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS Dr. Al Fasol, a retired preaching professor, wrote about the true story of a man who experienced a rude awakening in church. He generally slept in church, so he dropped off like he always did, only this time a power outage left the auditorium in total darkness. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS An astronomer was lecturing a group in France, and declared, “I have swept the universe with my telescope, and I find no God.” A musician appropriately rebuked the astronomer: “Your statement, sir, is as unreasonable as it is for me to say that I have taken my violin apart, have carefully examined each part with a microscope, and have found no

music.”

SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS In 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report based on a nationwide survey of 10,847 women. They found that twenty percent of first marriages end in divorce or separation within five years while forty-nine percent of premarital cohabitation

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Counter-Cultural Christians Needed. 3 Actions Bible-Believing Pastors Can Take to Help Guide Their Churches. by Dr. Paul Chappell | July 09, 2020 Current Events. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS Sermon Illustrations. Each week, new sermon illustrations are posted to the illustration archive—many of these are taken from Dr. Chappell’s files, and many others are submitted from our contributors. The illustrations are completely searchable and viewable by keywords and topics. The search bar below only searches sermon

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SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: HOLY SPIRIT The Holy Spirit’s Work in Our Lives The story is told about a little boy who was flying a kite. It was a windy day, and the kite kept SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: BLESSINGS Praising God in the Midst of Trials. I visited one who was ill in bed; and, after having buried seven of her family in six months, had Trials, Praise, Love, Faith, Blessings. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: CONTENTMENT Personal Devotions. In the 1880s a young man who was an earnest Christian found employment in a pawnshop. Although he Spiritual Growth, Priority, Prayer, Faithfulness, Dedication, Contentment. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: KINDNESS Kind Words. One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two Friendship, Encouragement,

Kindness.

SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: SPIRITUAL GROWTH Sanctification Demonstrated by an Iceberg. The process of sanctification can be compared to an iceberg, which is almost 90% under water. As Spiritual Growth, Sin, Sanctification. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: SIN Death’s Sting Is Gone. A little boy and his father were driving down a country road on a beautiful spring afternoon. Sin, Salvation, Resurrection, Fathers, Easter, Death. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: ANGER The Incredible Consequence of Anger. Lam Luong, a 37 year-old man, confessed that after getting angry about a dispute with his wife, he

Anger, Revenge.

SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: FORGIVENESS Wash Your Hands After Dealing with Death. In 1818, Ignaz Philip Semmelweis was born into a world of dying women. The finest hospitals lost Sin, Forgiveness, Repentance.

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Counter-Cultural Christians Needed. 3 Actions Bible-Believing Pastors Can Take to Help Guide Their Churches. by Dr. Paul Chappell | July 09, 2020 Current Events. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS Sermon Illustrations. Each week, new sermon illustrations are posted to the illustration archive—many of these are taken from Dr. Chappell’s files, and many others are submitted from our contributors. The illustrations are completely searchable and viewable by keywords and topics. The search bar below only searches sermon

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SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: HOLY SPIRIT The Holy Spirit’s Work in Our Lives The story is told about a little boy who was flying a kite. It was a windy day, and the kite kept SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: BLESSINGS Praising God in the Midst of Trials. I visited one who was ill in bed; and, after having buried seven of her family in six months, had Trials, Praise, Love, Faith, Blessings. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: CONTENTMENT Personal Devotions. In the 1880s a young man who was an earnest Christian found employment in a pawnshop. Although he Spiritual Growth, Priority, Prayer, Faithfulness, Dedication, Contentment. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: KINDNESS Kind Words. One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two Friendship, Encouragement,

Kindness.

SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: SPIRITUAL GROWTH Sanctification Demonstrated by an Iceberg. The process of sanctification can be compared to an iceberg, which is almost 90% under water. As Spiritual Growth, Sin, Sanctification. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: SIN Death’s Sting Is Gone. A little boy and his father were driving down a country road on a beautiful spring afternoon. Sin, Salvation, Resurrection, Fathers, Easter, Death. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: ANGER The Incredible Consequence of Anger. Lam Luong, a 37 year-old man, confessed that after getting angry about a dispute with his wife, he

Anger, Revenge.

SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: FORGIVENESS Wash Your Hands After Dealing with Death. In 1818, Ignaz Philip Semmelweis was born into a world of dying women. The finest hospitals lost Sin, Forgiveness, Repentance. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS Sermon Illustrations. Each week, new sermon illustrations are posted to the illustration archive—many of these are taken from Dr. Chappell’s files, and many others are submitted from our contributors. The illustrations are completely searchable and viewable by keywords and topics. The search bar below only searches sermon

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SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: CONTENTMENT Personal Devotions. In the 1880s a young man who was an earnest Christian found employment in a pawnshop. Although he Spiritual Growth, Priority, Prayer, Faithfulness, Dedication, Contentment. WHY I BELIEVE LOCAL CHURCHES CAN FLOURISH IN 2021 A new Gallup survey reports that for the first time in American history, church membership nationwide has dropped below 50 percent.. This past year has been a challenging one for pastors and churches. Although there are multiple factors that have contributed to decreased church attendance and membership, the Covid-19 pandemic has certainly brought them to a head. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS Sonya Thomas beat men four times her size in an eating contest. Ms. Thomas, who weighed 106 pounds, defeated 400-pound runners-up Ed “Cookie” Jarvis and Eric “Badlands” Booker in New York’s Thanksgiving Invitational by downing 7 3/4 pounds of holiday food in

12 minutes.

SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS On August 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines flight 225 crashed just after taking off from the Detroit airport, killing 155 people. One survived: a four-year-old from Tempe, Arizona, named Cecelia. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS “Do not think that any work God gives you to do in the world is on too small a scale for you to do it.”—T. DeWitt Talmage “I have seen, at different times, the smoke of a thousand villages—villages whose people are without Christ, without God, and without hope in the world.”—Robert Moffat SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS The brilliant Scottish writer, Thomas Carlyle, lived on a farm in Dumfriesshire, which he called “the loneliest nook in Britain.” Each day he climbed a ladder to his attic, where he worked until dark. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS Dr. Al Fasol, a retired preaching professor, wrote about the true story of a man who experienced a rude awakening in church. He generally slept in church, so he dropped off like he always did, only this time a power outage left the auditorium in total darkness. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS An astronomer was lecturing a group in France, and declared, “I have swept the universe with my telescope, and I find no God.” A musician appropriately rebuked the astronomer: “Your statement, sir, is as unreasonable as it is for me to say that I have taken my violin apart, have carefully examined each part with a microscope, and have found no

music.”

SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS In 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report based on a nationwide survey of 10,847 women. They found that twenty percent of first marriages end in divorce or separation within five years while forty-nine percent of premarital cohabitation

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Counter-Cultural Christians Needed. 3 Actions Bible-Believing Pastors Can Take to Help Guide Their Churches. by Dr. Paul Chappell | July 09, 2020 Current Events. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS Sermon Illustrations. Each week, new sermon illustrations are posted to the illustration archive—many of these are taken from Dr. Chappell’s files, and many others are submitted from our contributors. The illustrations are completely searchable and viewable by keywords and topics. The search bar below only searches sermon

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SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: HOLY SPIRIT The Holy Spirit’s Work in Our Lives The story is told about a little boy who was flying a kite. It was a windy day, and the kite kept SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: BLESSINGS Praising God in the Midst of Trials. I visited one who was ill in bed; and, after having buried seven of her family in six months, had Trials, Praise, Love, Faith, Blessings. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: CONTENTMENT Personal Devotions. In the 1880s a young man who was an earnest Christian found employment in a pawnshop. Although he Spiritual Growth, Priority, Prayer, Faithfulness, Dedication, Contentment. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: KINDNESS Kind Words. One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two Friendship, Encouragement,

Kindness.

SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: SPIRITUAL GROWTH Sanctification Demonstrated by an Iceberg. The process of sanctification can be compared to an iceberg, which is almost 90% under water. As Spiritual Growth, Sin, Sanctification. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: SIN Death’s Sting Is Gone. A little boy and his father were driving down a country road on a beautiful spring afternoon. Sin, Salvation, Resurrection, Fathers, Easter, Death. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: ANGER The Incredible Consequence of Anger. Lam Luong, a 37 year-old man, confessed that after getting angry about a dispute with his wife, he

Anger, Revenge.

SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: FORGIVENESS Wash Your Hands After Dealing with Death. In 1818, Ignaz Philip Semmelweis was born into a world of dying women. The finest hospitals lost Sin, Forgiveness, Repentance.

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Counter-Cultural Christians Needed. 3 Actions Bible-Believing Pastors Can Take to Help Guide Their Churches. by Dr. Paul Chappell | July 09, 2020 Current Events. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS Sermon Illustrations. Each week, new sermon illustrations are posted to the illustration archive—many of these are taken from Dr. Chappell’s files, and many others are submitted from our contributors. The illustrations are completely searchable and viewable by keywords and topics. The search bar below only searches sermon

illustrations.

SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: HOLY SPIRIT The Holy Spirit’s Work in Our Lives The story is told about a little boy who was flying a kite. It was a windy day, and the kite kept SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: BLESSINGS Praising God in the Midst of Trials. I visited one who was ill in bed; and, after having buried seven of her family in six months, had Trials, Praise, Love, Faith, Blessings. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: CONTENTMENT Personal Devotions. In the 1880s a young man who was an earnest Christian found employment in a pawnshop. Although he Spiritual Growth, Priority, Prayer, Faithfulness, Dedication, Contentment. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: KINDNESS Kind Words. One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two Friendship, Encouragement,

Kindness.

SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: SPIRITUAL GROWTH Sanctification Demonstrated by an Iceberg. The process of sanctification can be compared to an iceberg, which is almost 90% under water. As Spiritual Growth, Sin, Sanctification. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: SIN Death’s Sting Is Gone. A little boy and his father were driving down a country road on a beautiful spring afternoon. Sin, Salvation, Resurrection, Fathers, Easter, Death. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: ANGER The Incredible Consequence of Anger. Lam Luong, a 37 year-old man, confessed that after getting angry about a dispute with his wife, he

Anger, Revenge.

SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: FORGIVENESS Wash Your Hands After Dealing with Death. In 1818, Ignaz Philip Semmelweis was born into a world of dying women. The finest hospitals lost Sin, Forgiveness, Repentance. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS Sermon Illustrations. Each week, new sermon illustrations are posted to the illustration archive—many of these are taken from Dr. Chappell’s files, and many others are submitted from our contributors. The illustrations are completely searchable and viewable by keywords and topics. The search bar below only searches sermon

illustrations.

SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: CONTENTMENT Personal Devotions. In the 1880s a young man who was an earnest Christian found employment in a pawnshop. Although he Spiritual Growth, Priority, Prayer, Faithfulness, Dedication, Contentment. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS Sonya Thomas beat men four times her size in an eating contest. Ms. Thomas, who weighed 106 pounds, defeated 400-pound runners-up Ed “Cookie” Jarvis and Eric “Badlands” Booker in New York’s Thanksgiving Invitational by downing 7 3/4 pounds of holiday food in

12 minutes.

WHY I BELIEVE LOCAL CHURCHES CAN FLOURISH IN 2021 A new Gallup survey reports that for the first time in American history, church membership nationwide has dropped below 50 percent.. This past year has been a challenging one for pastors and churches. Although there are multiple factors that have contributed to decreased church attendance and membership, the Covid-19 pandemic has certainly brought them to a head. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS On August 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines flight 225 crashed just after taking off from the Detroit airport, killing 155 people. One survived: a four-year-old from Tempe, Arizona, named Cecelia. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS “Do not think that any work God gives you to do in the world is on too small a scale for you to do it.”—T. DeWitt Talmage “I have seen, at different times, the smoke of a thousand villages—villages whose people are without Christ, without God, and without hope in the world.”—Robert Moffat SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS The brilliant Scottish writer, Thomas Carlyle, lived on a farm in Dumfriesshire, which he called “the loneliest nook in Britain.” Each day he climbed a ladder to his attic, where he worked until dark. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS Dr. Al Fasol, a retired preaching professor, wrote about the true story of a man who experienced a rude awakening in church. He generally slept in church, so he dropped off like he always did, only this time a power outage left the auditorium in total darkness. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS An astronomer was lecturing a group in France, and declared, “I have swept the universe with my telescope, and I find no God.” A musician appropriately rebuked the astronomer: “Your statement, sir, is as unreasonable as it is for me to say that I have taken my violin apart, have carefully examined each part with a microscope, and have found no

music.”

SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS In 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report based on a nationwide survey of 10,847 women. They found that twenty percent of first marriages end in divorce or separation within five years while forty-nine percent of premarital cohabitation

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Counter-Cultural Christians Needed. 3 Actions Bible-Believing Pastors Can Take to Help Guide Their Churches. by Dr. Paul Chappell | July 09, 2020 Current Events. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: SACRIFICE On February 3, 1943, a troop ship named The Dorchester was carrying more than nine hundred soldiers Sacrifice, Soulwinning. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: ENCOURAGEMENT Encouragement Is Not Soon Forgotten. “Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may Quote, Encouragement. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: CHANGE The Joy of the Lord Is Better Than the Pleasures of Sin. A Russian countess accepted the Lord Jesus as her Saviour and was open about her testimony. The Sin, Salvation, Joy, Change. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: COMPASSION Bleeding to Death outside the Hospital Christopher Sercye was playing basketball with his friends on May 16, 1998 when he was shot in the SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: FREEDOM Christ Bought Our Salvation. Elizabeth Keckley was a slave in Missouri before the Civil War. Her greatest desire was to purchase Salvation, Grace, Freedom, Desire. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: SPIRITUAL GROWTH Sanctification Demonstrated by an Iceberg. The process of sanctification can be compared to an iceberg, which is almost 90% under water. As Spiritual Growth, Sin, Sanctification. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: POWER The Greatness of a Man’s Power Is the Measure of His Surrender When J. Wilbur Chapman was in London, he had an opportunity to meet General Booth, who at that time SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: BLESSINGS Praising God in the Midst of Trials. I visited one who was ill in bed; and, after having buried seven of her family in six months, had Trials, Praise, Love, Faith, Blessings. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: FAITHFULNESS A Blind, Illiterate Soulwinner. A missionary to Africa told the story of an elderly woman who was reached with the gospel. Though Soulwinning, Dedication, Missions, Faithfulness.

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Counter-Cultural Christians Needed. 3 Actions Bible-Believing Pastors Can Take to Help Guide Their Churches. by Dr. Paul Chappell | July 09, 2020 Current Events. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: SACRIFICE On February 3, 1943, a troop ship named The Dorchester was carrying more than nine hundred soldiers Sacrifice, Soulwinning. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: ENCOURAGEMENT Encouragement Is Not Soon Forgotten. “Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may Quote, Encouragement. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: CHANGE The Joy of the Lord Is Better Than the Pleasures of Sin. A Russian countess accepted the Lord Jesus as her Saviour and was open about her testimony. The Sin, Salvation, Joy, Change. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: COMPASSION Bleeding to Death outside the Hospital Christopher Sercye was playing basketball with his friends on May 16, 1998 when he was shot in the SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: FREEDOM Christ Bought Our Salvation. Elizabeth Keckley was a slave in Missouri before the Civil War. Her greatest desire was to purchase Salvation, Grace, Freedom, Desire. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: SPIRITUAL GROWTH Sanctification Demonstrated by an Iceberg. The process of sanctification can be compared to an iceberg, which is almost 90% under water. As Spiritual Growth, Sin, Sanctification. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: POWER The Greatness of a Man’s Power Is the Measure of His Surrender When J. Wilbur Chapman was in London, he had an opportunity to meet General Booth, who at that time SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: BLESSINGS Praising God in the Midst of Trials. I visited one who was ill in bed; and, after having buried seven of her family in six months, had Trials, Praise, Love, Faith, Blessings. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: FAITHFULNESS A Blind, Illiterate Soulwinner. A missionary to Africa told the story of an elderly woman who was reached with the gospel. Though Soulwinning, Dedication, Missions, Faithfulness. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: FAITH There Are Bridges All the Way. A young girl, unaccustomed to traveling, was taking a train ride through the country, and it Faith, Children, Worry, Fear. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: TIME Stewarding God’s Time In each day there are 24 hours, 1,440 minutes, and 86,400 seconds-and every one of them is a SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: BLESSINGS Praising God in the Midst of Trials. I visited one who was ill in bed; and, after having buried seven of her family in six months, had Trials, Praise, Love, Faith, Blessings. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS “Do not think that any work God gives you to do in the world is on too small a scale for you to do it.”—T. DeWitt Talmage “I have seen, at different times, the smoke of a thousand villages—villages whose people are without Christ, without God, and without hope in the world.”—Robert Moffat SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: KINDNESS Kind Words. One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two Friendship, Encouragement,

Kindness.

SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS: PRIORITY 1. Johnny Fulton was run over by a car at the age of three. He suffered crushed hips, broken ribs, Work, Dedication, Priority. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS In 2005, the Guinness Book of World Records said that Percy and Florence Arrowsmith held two records—the longest marriage of a living couple (80 years) and having the largest married couple’s aggregate age (205 years).. Both Mr. and Mrs. Arrowsmith have since died, but they left good advice for those who want to have a lasting marriage. Florence said, “You must never go to sleep bad friends. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS Bernard “Kip” Lagat is a world-class runner from Kenya. During the Sydney Olympics, an interviewer asked him how his country was able to produce so many great distance runners. WHY I BELIEVE LOCAL CHURCHES CAN FLOURISH IN 2021 A new Gallup survey reports that for the first time in American history, church membership nationwide has dropped below 50 percent.. This past year has been a challenging one for pastors and churches. Although there are multiple factors that have contributed to decreased church attendance and membership, the Covid-19 pandemic has certainly brought them to a head. SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS A man was walking through the zoo when he saw a little girl leaning into the lion’s cage. Suddenly, the lion grabbed her by the cuff of her jacket and tried to pull her inside and devour her right in front of her screaming parents. Skip to navigation Skip to main content ENCOURAGING, EQUIPPING, AND ENGAGING IDEAS FROM LOCAL CHURCH LEADERS

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