Sermons & Devotionals by Sermon Illustrations II

Herbert Hoover was one of the most vilified and maligned presidents in the history of our nation because the Great Depression began during his Administration. He did not seem to become cynical or bitter. He went on serving his country to the end, maintaining his dignity and serenity. His wife once e... Read More

Nothing is less intelligible to a high-bred mandarin than the desire of foreign females to be introduced to him. At Hong Kong, when English ladies were brought to see the ex-commissioner, Yeh, he turned away and refused to look at them, and on their departure expressed his annoyance and disgust. He ... Read More

Reverend Sam Jones relates the following incident: "One of my stewards was sitting up with his brother who was critically ill. Late at night, as he cared for his sick brother, he fell asleep and had a strange dream. He dreamed he saw his brother die and as he died he saw the soul of his brother depa... Read More

We would say kindly to every backslider and sinner who will go on to live and die in sin, "When you come to the end, there will be some things you will never taste, hear, feel, or see again. It will be "good-by forever." I would make, if you will permit, this kindly suggestion, "Enjoy them all you c... Read More

A man was seriously ill and insisted that the doctor tell him the facts in the case. He asked, "Doctor, will I improve for a brief time; and, if so, will I have another similar attack?" The doctor replied, "We hope you will improve, and then you may have another attack. But you must not worry, for w... Read More

Dying Words of Sinners "I am suffering the pangs of the damned." -- TALLEYRAND PERIGORD. "Give me laudanum that I may not think of eternity." -- MIRABEAU. "I am abandoned by God and man! I shall go to hell! O Christ! O Jesus Christ! -- VOLTAIRE. "What blood, what murders, what evil counsels have I f... Read More

A proud, haughty young woman lay dying. She had had room in her life for pleasure, fun and sin, but no room for Jesus. As the shadows deepened she called to her father, "Papa, won't you go with me? It's so dark and cold." The father replied, "Daughter, I can't go with you." Again she moaned, "It's d... Read More

It is related that two little children died very suddenly of cholera. The mother laid them tenderly upon the bed and spread a sheet over them. When her husband came home, she met him and said, "Husband, a person lent me some jewels, and now wishes them returned. What must I do?" "Why, return them at... Read More

When John Owen, the great Puritan, lay on his death bed his secretary wrote (in his name) to a friend, "I am still in the land of the living." "Stop," said Owen. "Change that and say, 'I am yet in the land of the dying, but I hope soon to be in the land of the living.'"... Read More

A wicked man was near the end of life. He had lived in awful sin and had blasphemed God. He was in terrible agony. He lived near some lonely peaks of a high mountain. Just before the end he said, "When I am gone bury me on one of those lonely peaks. Maybe God will overlook me in the last day." No, h... Read More

A group of boys passed down the road, hollering to some other boys as they passed. They shouted, "We are on our way to hell." Someone heard them and said, "They may be nearer than they think." They were on their way to a mountain climb. They soon reached a high altitude where there were some very st... Read More

Human life is exceedingly cheap and but little value is put upon it Never was there a time when man cared so little for life and so flirted with death for a few coins and a little publicity, as now. In New York City, thousands of people halted on Broadway before the Martinique Hotel to see Harry You... Read More

Rev. Roy Stewart tells of a man in the penitentiary in South Carolina who was to be electrocuted. The electrocution was to take place the following day. Every preparation had been made for an early execution. The condemned man's head had been shaved. The guard was showing the visitors through the pr... Read More

Dr. O. J. Nease tells of a sad mistake relative to transfusion. You know the former method of transfusion was to place a well person beside the sick one, insert a tube into the arm of the well person and one into the arm of the sick one, and then, through a mechanical process, pump the blood from th... Read More

A bright boy heard and was deeply impressed by the text, "My son, give me thine heart." Satan whispered, "Time enough yet," and he put it off. Ten years later a brilliant young collegian heard the same text under circumstances which seemed to make that the time of his salvation. Again the tempter wh... Read More

An aged sinner said, "When I was young I said to myself, 'I cannot give up the world now but will by and by when I have passed the meridian of life. Then I shall be ready to attend to the concern of my soul.' But here I am an old man. I feel no readiness nor disposition to enter upon the work of my ... Read More

In a Western city there lived a pious, Methodist family of three: father, mother, and son. The young man was taken suddenly ill and died. Nothing could ease their suffering. Their faith in God faltered. Next door there lived a family of spiritists. Seances were often held there in the dimly lighted ... Read More

A woman went to a village post office to ask for ten dollarss' worth of postage stamps. The clerk behind the counter asked her: "What denomination, Ma'am?" She replied: "Well, I never thought I would see the day that I'd have to state my religious affiliation before I could buy some postage stamps! ... Read More

In the city of Albany a number of years ago, early in the morning, a certain family was startled by the cry of fire. They were taking their breakfast in a basement dining room, and the fire came so rapidly upon them that they were instantly driven into the street. For some reason outside the dining-... Read More

A shepherd one night when the storm was fierce, counting his sheep that had gathered into the fold, found that two were missing. Going to the kennel where his shepherd dog was lying with her young, he pointed to the wilderness which was ever growing darker, and said, "Two sheep are missing, go. She ... Read More