Sermon illustrations: Fruit

Pull the Weeds

One of the most destructive weeds that crop farmers must deal with is the Canadian thistle. It has...

Follow God’s Call

When Adoniram Judson graduated from college and seminary he received a call from a fashionable...

Efforts of Man and Spiritual Fruit

A number of years ago, the Associated Press released a study done by an agricultural school in Iowa...

Only Children Joined the Church

A Philadelphia congregation watched as three 9-year-old boys were baptized and joined the church....

The Domino Effect of Soulwinning

Mr. Kimball, a Sunday school teacher, in 1858 led a Boston shoe clerk to give his life to Christ....

Only a Boy

An old preacher was met one of his deacons, whose face wore a very resolute expression. “I came...

Jim Elliot’s Prayer

Jim Elliot was one of the martyred missionaries in 1956. He was a passionate Christian who...

Pressure Forms Diamonds

Diamonds are formed under great pressure and heat. If these conditions do not exist, they are...

Strawberries

Strawberries are my favorite fruit. I even love strawberry plants, for once they preached a...

Visible Result

We ought to know better than to despair over the visible result of spiritual endeavor. During a...

Sowing and Reaping

Many Christians spend six days a week sowing wild oats and then come to church and pray for crop...

Wait for Fruit

Some of the greatest missionaries of history devotedly spread the seed of God's Word and yet had to...