Sermon illustrations: Sacrifice

Sacrificial Love

Maria Dyer was born in 1837 on the mission field in China where her parents were pioneer...

Putting Sacrifices in Perspective

David Livingstone was a Scottish missionary and explorer who spent thirty-three years in the heart...

The Fastest Man Alive

It took less than ten seconds for Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt to cover the one hundred meter...

Making a Difference

Noted historian Thomas C. Reeves, who for many years was a professor at the University of Wisconsin...

Love Does Not Seek a Reward

On May 2, 1962, Gladys Kidd placed a dramatic advertisement in the San Francisco Examiner, “I don’t...

Triumph Requires Sacrifice

During World War II a young soldier named David Webster of Easy Company of the 101st Airborne wrote...

Freedom Requires Sacrifice

Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence. Their conviction resulted in untold...

He Gave for Us

A chaplain was ministering to a soldier in the hospital and said, “You have lost an arm in the...

The Sinking of the Dorchester

On February 3, 1943, a troop ship named The Dorchester was carrying more than nine hundred soldiers...

They Said He Couldn’t Sing

As a young boy he worked in a factory, but had an intense desire to be a singer. When he turned ten...

Follow God’s Call

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

David Livingstone’s Prayer

David Livingstone was a pioneer missionary to Africa, who walked over 29,000 miles. His wife died...

She Gave Her Ring

In one church that had a special need the people came to the front with their offering. One young...

Giving Liberally

One man in a church said to his friend, “I could give $1,000.00 towards the building and not even...

Willing to Die for His Princess

The historian Xenophon states, that when Cyrus had taken captives including a young prince of...

A Race for Life

Every year in Alaska a 1,000-mile dogsled race, run for prize money and prestige, commemorates an...

Putting Others First

Sometime during the late 1980’s, the members of Iloilo Baptist Church decided to honor the Lord...