Sermons & Devotionals by Sermon Illustrations II

"No man can serve two masters." You cannot belong to two kingdoms at once. Lord Brougham grew to be so fond of Cannes that he sought to be naturalized as a Frenchman, but found it was impossible to be both a peer of England and a citizen of a French town; he must renounce the one to become the other... Read More

The king of Prussia, while visiting a village in his land, was welcomed by the school children of the place. After their speaker had made a speech for him, he thanked them. Then, taking an orange from his plate, he asked: "To what kingdom does this belong?" "The vegetable kingdom, sire," replied a l... Read More

There is a little story that illustrates the truth of this. A small boy, it is said, made a toy sailboat. He fashioned it with loving care and finally it was ready to sail. With what pride he surveyed it, brave in its fresh red and white paint. The little boat, lifting its sails proudly to the wind,... Read More

The Miser of Marseilles (an illustration of how Christ's ministry and sacrificial death were maligned and misunderstood by his contemporaries) A man of the name of Guyo lived and died in the town of Marseilles, in France. He amassed a large fortune by laborious industry and severe habits of abstinen... Read More

I was once a pastor at Schuylerville N. Y. where, on the Burgoyne surrender grounds, stands a celebrated monument. It is beautiful to look upon. On one side of it, in a niche, is a statue of General Schuyler, and on the other side, if I remember correctly, is one of General Gates. On the third, in t... Read More

Twenty years after Adoniram Judson reached Burma the New Testament was translated into the Burmese tongue. In 1824, when war was waged between England and Burma, Mr. Judson was thrown into prison, and Mrs. Judson buried the precious manuscript, just ready for the printer, in the earth beneath their ... Read More

A society of gentlemen, most of whom had enjoyed a liberal education, and were persons of polished manners, but had unhappily imbibed infidel principles, used to assemble at each other's house for the purpose of ridiculing the Scriptures, and of hardening one another in their unbelief. At last they ... Read More

Ingersoll held up a copy of the Bible and said, "In fifteen years I'll have this book in the morgue." Fifteen years rolled by. Ingersoll was in the morgue, and the Bible lives on. Voltaire said that in one hundred years the Bible would be an outmoded and forgotten book, to be found only in museums. ... Read More

A woman whose husband was a confirmed drunkard led a most miserable life until one day a colporteur came to her poor home and brought her a Bible. She found much comfort in reading it and soon came to treasure it above everything. Her husband sneered and railed at her about it. One day, when he came... Read More

A woman had often been urged by Christians to receive the Lord. In spite of their persistent efforts, she continued to harden her heart. One day she threw into the blazing fireplace a Bible and several tracts someone had given her. One of the leaflets fell out of the flames, so she cast it in again.... Read More

If you've ever been to Yellowstone National Park, you were probably given a piece of paper by a ranger at the park entrance. On it in big letters was the warning "Do Not Feed the Bears." You no sooner drive into the heart of the park, however, than you see people feeding the bears. When I first saw ... Read More

Paul explicitly states that the sword of the Spirit is Scripture, the word of God. The Scottish pastor and writer Thomas Cuthrie said, "The Bible is an armory of heavenly weapons, a laboratory of infallible, medicines, a mine of exhaustless wealth. It is a guidebook for every road, a chart for every... Read More

The story is told of a college professor who visited the Fiji Islands. Being agnostic, he critically remarked to an elderly chief, "You're a great leader, but it's a pity you've been taken in by those foreign missionaries. They only want to get rich through you. No one believes the Bible anymore. Pe... Read More

We can shine in the literature that we circulate. Spurgeon said: "I have very seldom found it to be a lost thing to give a present of a Testament. I was greatly astonished about a month ago. A cabman drove me home, and when I paid him his fare he said, 'A long time since I drove you last, sir.' 'But... Read More

Sister Taylor took out her Bible and decided she would let the Lord show her the specific verse she needed for the day. She closed her eyes, opened her Bible, and placed her finger on a verse. Opening her eyes, she read, "So Judas went away and hanged himself." She quickly closed the Bible again, an... Read More

A former park ranger at Yellowstone National Park tells the story of a ranger leading a group of hikers to a fire lookout. The ranger was so intent on telling the hikers about the flowers and animals that he considered the messages on his two-way radio distracting, so he switched it off. Nearing the... Read More

What Is An Epistle? A minister had just taken up the ministry in a new church, and was conducting his first Bible study. "Tonight," he said, "we are going to begin with the EPISTLES." The Bible study group stared at him blankly. "You DO know," he asked, "what an EPISTLE is?" One woman spoke up. "I t... Read More

The only way we can really have the desire of our heart is by accepting and obeying God's Word. Those who spurn the Scriptures will someday discover this truth: A young man from a wealthy family was about to graduate from high school. It was the custom in that neighborhood for parents to give their ... Read More

A minister was once asked unexpected to conduct a service in a country home. He called for a Bible, but none could be found. At last, however, they found one in an old sea chest in the attic. Strange to say, on the outside of the chest were the words, "Not wanted on the voyage," Be sure you make you... Read More

The editor of The Dawn vouches for this incident, which he received from one of the persons concerned. Some years ago a steamer was wrecked. One of the crew succeeded in supporting himself upon a piece of wreckage, and the horror of his position awoke the pangs of conscience. It was a mail steamer, ... Read More