Sermon illustrations: Humor

Changing Diapers

After bringing their first baby home from the hospital, the wife suggested to her husband that he...

Father to Son

One little tike’s apparent misunderstanding of the term broken home prompted this admonition from...

Don’t Quit Reading the Bible

Mrs. Jones relaxed by reading her Bible each day. After observing this habit for several years...

Charge It

A mother took her young son shopping. After a day in the stores, a clerk handed the little boy a...

Praying Before Meals

A teacher asked a little boy, “Johnny, tell me frankly, do you say your prayers before you eat?”...

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...

Mark Me Absent

Two sisters were playing together when eight-year-old Martha insisted that they play school. Five-...

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...

Don’t Be Like an Easter Egg

Some folks are like Easter eggs—ornamented on the outside and hard-boiled on the inside! Source:...

Falling Asleep in Church

Dr. Al Fasol, a retired preaching professor, wrote about the true story of a man who experienced a...

Getting Sick at Church

Little Johnny was feeling queasy in church, so he whispered to his mom, “I think I’m going to throw...

Sleepwalking in Church

“I hope you didn’t take it personally, Preacher,” an embarrassed woman said after a church service...

The Anonymous Usher

An elderly woman walked into a church. The friendly usher greeted her at the door and helped her up...

Messages on Church Signs

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

Skipping Church

One Sunday morning, two men are out in a boat, fishing. After several hours on the lake without...

Church on the Island

A man was marooned on a desolate island. After he had been there for five years he was found and...

12 Reasons I Don’t Go to Sporting Events Anymore

1. Every time I went, they asked me for money. 2. The people sitting in my row didn’t seem very...

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