Sermon illustrations: Testimony

Evangelizing Cannibals

In the 1840s, John Geddie left the pastorate of a church in Canada to take his wife and two small...

Be Careful of Your Influences

One day a farmer grabbed his shot gun to shoot at a flock of pesky crows. Unfortunately, he didn’t...

Just Going to Church Is Not Enough

A little boy said, “Dad, did Grandpa make you go to Sunday school when you were my age?” His father...

The Anonymous Usher

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

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...

Salvation Changes Lives

When native converts of the island of Madagascar used to present themselves for baptism, it was...

Their Death Validated Their Message

At the one-hundredth anniversary of the arrival of missionaries in Zaire, Christians gathered to...

Is Your Integrity Above Question?

As a schoolboy, I worked with my father during the summer months. Each morning we stopped to pick...

He Chose to Be Happy

Prentice Henderson lived to be 100. He lived through the Great Depression, fought in World War II...

That Is the Way Jesus Saved Me

An American Indian was asked to explain the grace of Jesus. He took a pile of leaves and an earth...

Under New Management

After businesses were ravaged by bombs during World War II the owners would often clear away the...

Faithful All the Time

Late in his career, when the Yankees were comfortably ahead in the pennant race, Joe DiMaggio was...

John Newton’s Epitaph

John Newton’s epitaph reads: John Newton, clerk, once an infidel and libertine, a servant of...

Keeping a Dress White

A young lady who was attempting to defend her attendance at questionable places of amusement told...

Purity Is a Choice

NBA player A. C. Green said that when he became a Christian he resolved to keep his purity. He said...

The Testimony She Left Behind

Lauren McCain was one of the students killed at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007. The freshman from...

Churchill's Funeral

Winston Churchill planned his funeral before he died. His wishes called for a bugler, positioned...

Even a Child Is Known by His Doings

After school one day, a first-grade boy said, “Mom, the teacher asked me today if I have any...

A Dead Man Elected Mayor

Carl Geary died a month ago from a heart attack as he campaigned for the small country town....

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