Stories for Preaching, Sermon Illustrations
High quality stories and sermon illustrations for preachers, preaching and public speaking
Hope - Stories for Preaching
A man tells the story about a special friend he made while just a boy. When quite young, Paul’s father had one of the first telephones in their neighbourhood. Paul was too little to reach the telephone, but used to listen with fascination when his mother talked to it.
All Stories | Stories for Preaching
What emerges in his story is the strands of the stubborn courage of the Chambonnais. They were Huguenots, French Protestants fired by their faith in Christ and the experience of three hundred years of persecution following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
Bible - Stories for Preaching
The following Sunday the pastor stood up to preach once more. This week’s sermon title: “Thou shalt not cut off the end of thy neighbour’s logs.” The next week the minister was sacked. Source: Unknown.
The Messiah is Among You - Stories for Preaching
There was once an old stone monastery tucked away in the middle of a picturesque forest. For many years people would make the significant detour required to seek out this monastery.
Peace | Stories for Preaching
What emerges in his story is the strands of the stubborn courage of the Chambonnais. They were Huguenots, French Protestants fired by their faith in Christ and the experience of three hundred years of persecution following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
Church | Stories for Preaching
Being prophetic in leadership and preaching is challenging but it can also be transforming. Take the case of the once racially segregated churches in South Carolina, USA. One of the Baptist Churches there appointed a new preacher, who though very uneducated, understood the gospel.
Suffering | Stories for Preaching
In 1927 the wife of Scottish preacher Arthur Gossip died suddenly. When he returned to the pulpit he preached a sermon titled “When Life Tumbles In, What Then?” In that sermon Gossip compared life to watching a plane pass through the sky during wartime.
God’s Love | Stories for Preaching
A Hasidic story tells of the angels cheering and dancing in joy – the Israelites are saved, the Egyptian army defeated. Then one of the angels notices God is not present. “Where’s God?” he asks the archangel Michael.
Stories by Title - Stories for Preaching
The True Story of Santa Claus ; The Twelve Days of Christmas ; The Underground Railroad ; The Velveteen Rabbit ; The Volvo and the Torana ; The Voyage of Life ; The Way Our Stories Shape Us ; The Whaling Station ; The Window ; The World is a Puzzle ; They Sent Me to Finish ; They Were Depressed ; Thomas Edison and the Lightbulb ; Three Beers ...
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