Sermon illustrations: Humor

A Child’s Description of a Christian

During Sunday school, the teacher asked her class of first-graders if anyone could describe a...

Why They Called Him a Christian

A Sunday school teacher was endeavoring to impress upon a class of boys the importance of living...

Giving up Red Meat

Some people don’t want to accept their need for change. The story is told about a doctor who told a...

Sincerely Apathetic

The nice thing about apathy is you don’t have to exert yourself to show you’re sincere about it....

A Toddler’s Rules of Ownership

1. If I like it, it’s mine. 2. If it’s in my hand, it’s mine. 3. If I can take it from you, it’s...

Despair Is Contagious

There was a fellow who was about to jump from a bridge. An alert police officer slowly and...

Before Asking for Forgiveness

A Sunday School teacher had just concluded her lesson and wanted to make sure she had made her...

Praying about His Diet

A co-worker asked a friend why he got donuts if he is trying to diet. He said, “Well, I came...

Advertisement in a Department Sore

Make this Christmas one you will not soon forget—charge everything! Source: Unknown

The Unread Card

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

Snooping for Gifts

A little boy ran to the kitchen with a big box in his hand and breathlessly told his mother, “We’d...

4 Stages in the Life of a Man

1. He believes in Santa Claus. 2. He doesn’t believe in Santa Claus. 3. He is Santa Claus. 4. He...

An Exasperated Umpire

Sitting in the stands at a baseball game, a lady critic yelled, “Ump, if I was your wife, I’d feed...

5 Things to Be Thankful For

Automatic dishwashers—they make it possible to get out of the kitchen before the family comes in...

Respect for a Foe

During the Civil War someone reported to Abraham Lincoln that Edwin Stanton, one of the President’s...

Motivation to Do More

A farm boy got a white football for Christmas. He played with it awhile and accidentally kicked it...

He Can Be Nice When He Wants To

One woman commented on her husband’s unsavory disposition: “He can be nice when he wants to . . ....

The Verse above the Nursery

The visitor was curious when he saw the Bible verse on the door from 1 Corinthians 15:51: “Behold,...

Political Correctness for Kids

Your bedroom isn’t cluttered; it’s “passage-restrictive.” Kids don’t get in trouble anymore. They...

Watch out for the Hushers

Six-year-old Angie and her four-year-old brother Joel were sitting together in church. Joel giggled...

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