Robert E. Lee visited a Kentucky lady who took him to the remains of a grand old tree in front of her house. There she bitterly cried that its limbs and trunk had been destroyed by Federal artillery fire. She looked to Lee for a word condemning the North or at least sympathizing...
The words of the sermon are the central focus of the preaching moment, not the preacher. Unless it is part of a sermon illustration, finish the sermon in the same clothes you started in. Do not use expletives or vulgar imagery in the sermon. There are plenty of places in the world wher...
The first servant owed the king 10,000 talents. If it's referring to talents of gold that would be about 10 billion dollars. This is an illustration of how deep in debt that Jesus considers us to be. A debt of sin and guilt that we owe to God. ...
Illustration -Imagine if you will that you are in elementary school and you are picking up sides for a basketball game. You are one of the two leaders who get to pick. And you look across the other students, all about your age and height. Then your eyes come across the one who is s...
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...
and concluding thoughts. As an expository and theological preacher, my goal is to walk people through the biblical text in order that God’s word can be clearly understood. Where the Word of God is properly taught; when the Spirit of God opens the heart; the voice of God is properly ...
Running for the Prize 40:06 Aaron Brooks • 7/14/24 Liberty Baptist Church - 使徒保羅與弟摩氐第二書 4:6-8 Peter's Problem 31:01 Arnold Brevick • 7/14/24 Word of Life Church - John Particular Laws Of Biblical Interpretation-Pt 6-The Law Of Illustration 30:07 Jerry N. Throw...
As many of you know, I have a tradition of keeping my eye open, while doing my Christmas shopping, for some object to use as a physical illustration for this annual event, this sermon on the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Over the years, these illustrative objects have in...