An elderly mother in Scotland gave up her son to the Lord. One day she went to a missionary society meeting where only contributing members were admitted. The doorkeeper asked, "Are you a contributor?...
One of the real problems of our time is the near celebrity status of many preachers. Many men are almost worshiped by their followers. I am reminded of an incident Lyman Beecher Stowe wrote about i...
Jim Cymbala, Pastor of Brooklyn Tabernacle, tells the following story: It was Easter Sunday and I was so tired at the end of the day that I just went to the edge of the platform, pulled down my tie an...
In the year 1723 the office of King of the Romans was vacant. Ruling princes were supposed to elect a person for this office, but they had neglected to do so. There was so little law and order that th...
The pathway to being lost in the middle of your own ministry story is a road that has been traveled by many. Inspecting their journey can help you understand yours....
David Jeremiah wrote: "It would be nice to be told, when we leave on a long car trip, something like this: 'I want you to know that you are going to reach your destination safely and on schedule. Rega...
Baylor University is a fine institution in Beaumont, Texas. The Christian who gave the money for building that school later lost all his property. Men of the world asked him, "Don't you wish you had t...
Ingenuity, hard work and some stick-to-it-iveness paves the way to a homerun....
Exactly how much of the Bible does one need to know to be a leader within the church? Are you smarter than a fifth grader?...
Philip Nation
We’ve just finished up our message series in Jonah, and I am always devastated by what I learn in the fourth chapter. Here are my preaching notes on the subject of how we learn to take on God’s heart ...
The greatest talents are those who keep trying despite rejection and apparent failure until they do succeed....
Here's an illustration from the movie Matrix: Revolutions, courtesy of MovieMinistry.com: The Big Idea: Love is a connection. Scene Setup: Neo finds himself on a concrete floor. As he awakens, he is l...
Joe McKeever
Listen as the congregation files out of the sanctuary on Sunday, and you'll hear the common refrain: "I didn't get anything out of ___ [fill-in-the-blank] ___."...
A dying man who was living in great fear of death asked his minister if he knew exactly what heaven was like. The minister replied that he did not know exactly what heaven’s like. The sick man replied...
I am an expository preacher, and I am also a Pentecostal. Admittedly, these two categories are not often used in the same sentence....
Robert Anthony tells a story about a man who went to see a psychiatrist because he was obsessed with worry. The psychiatrist used hypnosis in therapy and was able to wipe out the memory of what was wo...
Joe Foss was a bonafide hero. After a good, long life of 87 years, he passed away on January 1st 2003....
We often think of the thou-shalt-nots, but God more often says yes to His children....
A henpecked husband was advised by a psychiatrist to assert himself. "You don't have to let your wife bully you," he said. "Go home and show her you're the boss." The husband decided to take the docto...