Stories and Illustrations2022-12-05T11:51:50-05:00

Stories and Illustrations

Preachers are always looking for great stories to illustrate their sermon points. Here are some of my favorites. Enjoy! – Marty

The Talking Frog

My good friend Bob Puckett was going on his usual evening walk, breathlessly trying to keep up with his dog Zany. Bob was enjoying the [READ MORE]

Looking for God

There once was a little boy who decided he wanted to find God. He knew it would probably be a long trip, so he decided [READ MORE]

The Search Party

The boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees about an urgent problem with one of the main computers. He dialed [READ MORE]

George Gobel

George Gobel once said, “Sometimes I feel like the world’s a tuxedo, and I’m a pair of brown shoes.”

You ever feel that way??

The Gaza Circle

In the sixteenth century there was a monk by the name of Dorotheos of Gaza who used a simple diagram to illustrate the [READ MORE]

El Capitan

Many years ago, a man was climbing the face of El Capitan, a rather famous rock formation out west. The mountain is something like [READ MORE]

Fingers Crossed

I wonder if you’ll take your right hand, and cross your middle and forefingers. Got it?  Long before this little gesture came to represent promising something [READ MORE]

Teddy Bear Funeral

The little girl who lived in the house next door to the cemetery was fascinated by the long lines of cars and large groups of [READ MORE]

Finding the Way Home

Anne Lamotte, in her wonderful book “Traveling Mercies”, tells the story of her pastor’s best friend who – as a little girl of [READ MORE]

A Crying Baby

Fred Craddock tells the story of a baby being born on one of the weeks when it was his turn to serve as [READ MORE]

Buried Talents

A young priest preached a sermon on the parable of the talents. Remember that famous story Jesus told about the faithless servant who buried his [READ MORE]

Asking for Directions

A fellow from Massachusetts drove off on a vacation to Bangor, Maine. Not being too sure about the directions he was following, this [READ MORE]

Don’s Cobra

My friend Don Voorhis died of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).

Don was a church member who became a friend, a husband who tenderly cared for his [READ MORE]

Little Christopher

A neighbor boy, little Christopher, was just three or four years old when he was severely injured. He was with his parents in [READ MORE]

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