includes A homey illustration of how sin enslaves and forgiveness frees. A little boy visiting his grandparents as given his first slingshot. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit his target. As he came back to Grandma's back yard, he spied her pet duck. On an impulse he ...
For many pastors, application and illustration are the most difficult parts of sermon preparation. This portion of sermon preparation requires that you try and anticipate, as best you can, the thoughts, questions, struggles, and needs of your listeners. At this point, my goal is to press in ...
Even if I don't immediately grasp its significance, I write the anecdote down on a 3x5 card and reflect on it. It's a piece of life that someday will fit some insight, illustration, or sermon. Reading books and magazines and watching movies and television—even commercials—is another ...
Summary:Giving is an attitude that allows us to give all that we are, have and possess in the Holy Spirit to provide greater glory for God. 1 2 3 … 5 6 Next Give and It Will Be Given To You (Luke 6:38) We cannot expect our situations to improve unless we lear...
An Illustration of Prayer The angel Gabriel was giving a newly arrived Christian a tour of heaven. The two of them were walking side by side inside a large mailroom filled with other angels. Gabriel stopped in front of the first section and said, “This is the Receiving Section. Here, all...
Perhaps the good news is that God is willing to hang in there all night wrestling with you, if that’s what you want to do. Perhaps this is an illustration of the promise that God doesn’t give up on you, and if God wants to claim and rename you and give you new life, that’s...
Notice how John the Baptist responded to the questions: “I am not the Christ. I am not Elijah who was expected to come at the end of the ages. I am not the prophet like Moses whom God promised to provide. I am a voice crying in the wilderness.” He identified himself with this ...