Sermon illustrations: Preaching

Preaching Boldly

In the sixteenth century, there was a protestant reformer in England by the name of Hugh Latimer....

He Started Small

Charles Spurgeon preached to thousands in London each Lord’s day, yet he started his ministry by...

Preaching Good Sermons

There was once a pastor who had a five-year-old daughter. The little girl noticed that every time...

Poor Pastors

After resigning his pastorate to go lead another church, a pastor was approached by an endearing...

The Perfect Pastor

The results of a computerized survey indicate the perfect pastor preaches exactly 15 minutes. He...

The Sleepy Church Member

A man asked his friend, “What color are your pastor’s eyes?” He answered, “I don’t know. When he...

The Pastor Who Was Like Pharaoh

A man got up to leave early from a church service and the pastor asked him where he was going. Joe...

A Sermon from a Nut

A preacher gave an unusual sermon one day, and used a peanut to illustrate several things from the...

Boring Preaching

After a long, dry sermon, the minister announced that he wished to meet with the church board...

Preaching Truth

There is a tale told of the great English actor, Macready. An eminent preacher once said to him: “I...

The Importance of Preaching

In a British weekly called the “Glass Window” this letter was published: “It seems ministers feel...

A Preacher That Would Not Be Bought

At one time Mr P.T. Barnum, head of the great Barnum & Bailey Circus, invited Charles Haddon...

Threatened with Death

It was Easter Sunday, 1973. Uganda groaned under the terror of Idi Amin. Still fresh in young...