Sermons & Devotionals by Sermon Illustrations II

A Austrian lady once said to an English gentleman, "What miserable French you English people speak!" "You must make some allowance for us," replied the gentleman," we never had the estimable advantage of having our capital occupied by French troops." --Dr. Wayland... Read More

All his life Old Bill had never gone to church. No matter how much we coaxed, we could not persuade him to attend even on Christmas or Easter. "When it freezes in June," he would say, "then I'll go to church." One year it was unusually cold and stayed that way till late spring. In the first part of ... Read More

Some people don't need much of an excuse to stay home from church. If it even looks like it might rain, they don't want to risk getting a little wet. The hymn writer Frances Havergal gave several reasons for attending church--especially on rainy days. 1. God has blessed the Lord's Day, making no exc... Read More

In the cartoon strip "Arlo and Janice" we find Arlo waking up, looking in the mirror, and doing his best to practice all he knows about having a positive mental attitude. As he glances into the mirror, he says to himself, beaming, "A new day, ripe for the picking!" He straightens his tie, and says, ... Read More

One day, Fletcher, having offended his father who threatened to correct him, he did not dare to come into his presence but retired into the garden. When he saw him coming toward him, he ran away with all speed. But he was presently struck with deep remorse, and said to himself: "What! Do I run away ... Read More

Are you backslidden now? I'm going to help you answer that question. A backslidden Christian is any Christian who is not as close to Jesus as he use to be. Was there ever a time in your life when you were more consecrated to the Lord than you are now? Was there ever a period in your life when you fe... Read More

A backslider is a person who has accepted Jesus as Lord, who knows the joy, peace, and excitement of walking with the Savior, but for whatever reason or excuse has left the arms of our Lord and is dancing to Satan's tune. They "live it up" and apparently are having the time of their lives. They drin... Read More

A great picture by Rubens was discovered in an old picture shop in the Gresham Road in London. An expert with a keen eye went to the sale, and amid a heterogeneous lot of rubbish he detected in the grime and soot and dust of the years, a masterpiece of Rubens. Crushing down the quiver that came into... Read More

Robert Robinson had been saved out of a tempestuous life of sin through George Whitefield's ministry in England. Shortly after that, at the age of twenty-three, Robinson wrote the hymn "Come, Thou Fount." Sadly, Robinson wandered far and, like the Prodigal Son, journeyed into the distant country of ... Read More

Mr. Whitefield had a brother, who had been like him, an earnest Christian; but he had backslidden; he went far from the ways of godliness; and one afternoon, after he had been recovered from his backsliding, he was sitting in a room in a chapel-house. He had heard his brother preach the day before, ... Read More

During a tour of a large manufacturing plant, a visitor noticed a man using a fiery torch of high intensity to work on huge slabs of steel. Operating from a blueprint on a nearby table, a pointer traced the pattern and then by a clever system of levers enlarged the design as it was burned into the m... Read More

An artist was once frescoing the lofty ceiling of a church, and gradually stepping back on the scaffolding to watch the effect of his work, he was so absorbed in his picture that he did not notice that he was about to step off the edge and fall upon the pavement far below. A brother artist, seeing h... Read More

A newly converted woman, desirous, as new converts are, "to do something," was detailed by her pastor to invite the backsliders to the protracted meetings. She had been reluctantly admitted into a neighbor's home, where the hostess coldly continued her mopping. Conversation lagged until the visitor ... Read More

Disheartened by the extraordinary dangers and difficulties of their enterprise, a Roman army lost courage, and resolved on a retreat. The general reasoned with his soldiers. Expostulating with them, he appealed to their love of country, to their honor, and to their oaths. By all that could revive a ... Read More

A FOX, running before the hounds, came across a Woodcutter felling an oak and begged him to show him a safe hiding-place. The Woodcutter advised him to take shelter in his own hut, so the Fox crept in and hid himself in a corner. The huntsman soon came up with his hounds and inquired of the Woodcutt... Read More

The Prayer Two sailors were adrift on a raft in the ocean. They had just about given up hope of rescue. One began to pray, "O Lord, I've led a worthless life. I've been unkind to my wife and I've neglected my children, but if You'll save me, I promise..." The other shouted, "Hold it! Don't many any ... Read More

"Women" were baptized and used at Pentecost. A lady came to Moody and asked, "Is the Holy Spirit for women?" "He certainly is." "Well, I have an unconverted husband and a class of girls out of Christ, and I need the Holy Spirit to glorify God in my home and in my work." She knelt and received the Ho... Read More

When we say with intensity of "supplication," \reference{Ac. 1:14}{Acts 1:14}, "Father, baptize me with Thy Spirit, now," then He will come. A cultured woman who had long sought the fullness of God rose from an altar and said to Bro. Keen, "I have given all to the Lord, and I believe in His own time... Read More

Happy are the "pushers": for they get on in the world. Happy are the hard-boiled: for they never let life hurt them. Happy are they who complain: for they get their own way in the end. Happy are the blase': for they never worry over their sins. Happy are the slavedrivers: for they get results. Happy... Read More

Two fairly well-to-do women spent an afternoon at the local mall searching for "the perfect outfit." The following day was to be a special event and the two women wanted to look especially attractive. The two had their nails polished to a fine brilliance, hair done by a well-known stylist, selected ... Read More