Sermon illustrations: Communication

Mark Twain on Reading

“A man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.”—Mark Twain

A Delightful Voice

In June of 2013 news broadcasts across the country featured a little boy named Grayson Clamp doing...

You Can’t Take it Back

In the washroom of a place of business in London, British newspaper publisher William Beaverbrook...

Dividing through Gossip

During World War II, the United States government became concerned that a number of German spies...

107 Trillion Emails

107 trillion emails were sent in 2010 and 89.1% of them were spam. Source: Business Insider,...

He Asked at the Wrong Time

The story is told about a barber who had just been gloriously saved in an old-fashioned revival...

How Long Does it Take to Get to Frankfort, Germany?

The story is told about a lady who called American Airlines and asked the reservation clerk, “How...

The Silent Treatment

A married couple had a quarrel and ended up giving each other the silent treatment. Two days into...

The Biggest Problem in Communication

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”—Bernard Shaw

Write Your Mother

President Abraham Lincoln once summoned an Army surgeon to the White House. The major assumed that...

He Acted Like He Was Listening

A husband and wife were at a party chatting with some friends when the subject of marriage...

She Talked As Long As Someone Would Listen

Christine Chapman was supposed to bring her mother-in-law to the doctor, but she could not get her...

Ads That Should Have Been Proofread

Dinner Special: Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00 Dog for sale: eats anything and...

The Value of Punctuation

A woman who traveled abroad without her husband got to Paris and found a fabulous bracelet she’d...

The Dog Is on the Roof

Tact is one of the lost arts of the twentieth century. I heard about a man who lacked tact. He was...

Messages on Church Signs

Free trip to Heaven—details inside. Try our Sundays. They are better than Baskin-Robbins’....

The Cost of Indecision

Former President Ronald Reagan says he learned the need for decision-making early in life. An aunt...

The Unread Card

One lady waited until the last minute to send Christmas cards. She knew she had forty-nine folks...

Don’t Tune out the Holy Spirit

A park ranger at Yellowstone National Park was leading a group of hikers to a fire lookout. The...

Calling Collect

A mother was away all weekend at a business conference. During a break, she decided to call home...

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