Sermon illustrations: Friendship

Be Careful of Your Influences

One day a farmer grabbed his shot gun to shoot at a flock of pesky crows. Unfortunately, he didn’t...

Descriptions of a Friend

A middle school teacher asked her class to write imaginative definitions of a friend. These were...

An Alarming Answering Machine Greeting

A man dialed a wrong number and got the following recording: “I am not available right now, but I...

The Friend Inside

Throughout his administration, Abraham Lincoln was a president under fire, especially during the...

Why People Choose a Church

Ninety percent of people said that friendliness or facilities was a major factor when deciding...

5 Tips from Dale Carnegie

1. Become genuinely interested in other people. People don’t care how much you know until they know...

Sleep Praying

A young man in Bible college fell asleep during class. As he was sleeping, a friend of the young...

The Blessing of Old Age

A woman was interviewed by reporters on her 102nd birthday. When asked about the benefits of living...

Harsh People Are Like Titanium

The April 29, 1992 issue of the Chicago Tribune reported: “A stripped gear in the propeller...

Do You Know God?

We may know sports figures, their statistics, even their personal likes and dislikes, but we don’t...

Outrunning a Friend

Two men were out hunting in the northern U.S. Suddenly one yelled and the other looked up to see a...

Definition of a Friend

A British publication once offered a prize for the best definition of a friend. Among the thousands...

Horse Survives Being Shot With Crossbow

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

Give Your Time

One ingenious teenager who was tired of reading bedtime stories to his little sister decided to...

Friends Share

Harriet Frye watched as her four-year-old granddaughter handed a small Easter basket of candy eggs...

Kind Words

One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two...