Sermon illustrations: Encouragement

Encouragement Is Not Soon Forgotten

“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may...

It Is Well with My Soul

One of the best-loved hymns of the faith, “It Is Well with My Soul,” was written by Horatio...

Be an Encourager

George Truett was a tremendously effective pastor for decades in Texas. His heart was broken when...

Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd That’s relationship! I shall not want That’s supply! He maketh me to lie...

The Canteen at North Platte

Ten days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, residents of North Platte, Nebraska heard a...

They Said He Couldn’t Sing

As a young boy he worked in a factory, but had an intense desire to be a singer. When he turned ten...

Caring Enough to Act

A young boy, on an errand for his mother, had just bought a dozen eggs. Walking out of the store,...

Sailing around the World

On May 24, 1965, a 13½ foot boat slipped quietly out of the marina at Falmouth, Massachusetts. It...

They Still Had a Chance

A man stopped to watch a Little League baseball game. He asked one of the youngsters what the...

How Is Your Arthritis?

Mamie Adams always went to the same post office in her town because the postal employees there were...

John Wesley's Letter

John Wesley wrote the following letter from his deathbed to William Wilberforce to encourage him in...

Cheering Others On

Forty thousand fans were on hand in the Oakland stadium when Rickey Henderson tied Lou Brock’s...

The Power of a Mother's Praise

When the great painter Benjamin West was a young boy he decided to draw a picture of his sister. He...

The Result of Praise

One morning Marion Gilbert opened her door and was surprised to see a small dog she had never seen...

Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Alexander Solzhenitsyn was a prisoner in a Soviet prison in Siberia. He became so weak and...

God Will Take Care of You

James Cash Penney (who started J. C. Penney stores) made some unwise commitments and became very...

The Grass Grows on Your Path

Early African converts to Christianity were earnest and regular in private devotions. Each one...

Motivation to Keep Going

I heard once of a man who dreamed that he was swept into Heaven, and oh, he was so delighted to...

Loved Ones Are Not Lost When They Go to Heaven

A little girl whose baby brother had just died asked her mother where Baby had gone. “To be with...

Horse Survives Being Shot With Crossbow

A horse shot twice with a crossbow survived after four fellow mares spent three hours taking turns...

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