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Showing posts with label Stories for Sermons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stories for Sermons. Show all posts
Sheik Khalid come Visting Mama Carmine Mathias
Who packs YOUR parachute?
Charles Plumb
Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane as destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that experience.
Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane as destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that experience.
MOTHER - Illustrations
No man is poor who has had a godly mother.
Abraham Lincoln.
An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest.
Spanish proverb.
When Robert Ingersoll, the notorious skeptic, was in his heyday, two college students went to hear him lecture. As they walked down the street after the lecture, one said to the other, “Well, I guess he knocked the props out from under Christianity, didn’t he?” The other said, “No, I don’t think he did. Ingersoll did not explain my mother’s life, and until he can explain my mother’s life I will stand by my mother’s God.”
James S. Hewett, Illustrations Unlimited, Tyndale, 1972, p. 381.
Abraham Lincoln.
An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest.
Spanish proverb.
When Robert Ingersoll, the notorious skeptic, was in his heyday, two college students went to hear him lecture. As they walked down the street after the lecture, one said to the other, “Well, I guess he knocked the props out from under Christianity, didn’t he?” The other said, “No, I don’t think he did. Ingersoll did not explain my mother’s life, and until he can explain my mother’s life I will stand by my mother’s God.”
James S. Hewett, Illustrations Unlimited, Tyndale, 1972, p. 381.
Joseph's Struggle - Advent 4 A - A Dialogue
Fr. Tommy Lane:
Recently I interviewed St. Joseph and this is how the interview went.
My name is Joseph. I’ve been at your celebration of Christmas for quite a while but I suspect you don’t know me too well. I feel sort of like the father of the bride at a wedding. Nobody pays much attention to him but he gets to pay the bills. I want to tell you, your Christmas cost me a great deal!
Where did you grow up?
Kerala nun scripts success story in Garo Hills sans Govt
Apart from rubber cultivation, Sister Rose has also encouraged farmers to go for large-scale coconut plantation, dairy and poultry farming.
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| Sr Rose examines assists workers in examining rubber sheets at Mendipathar Multi Purpose Co-operative Society. |
Apart from rubber cultivation, Sister Rose has also encouraged farmers to go for large-scale coconut plantation, dairy and poultry farming, besides helping them tap agri-horticulture produces.
Stories of Life
"I had a sparrow
as a pet but it flew away one day...Then I had a squirrel but it ran away
too.. Then...I planted a tree and they both came back"....😊
*- Dr APJ Abdul Kalam*
"One day I got chips. My friends ate and ran away One day I got some nuts. My friends ate and ran away. Then I got ALCOHOL. They all came back with chips and nuts"
*-Vijay Mallya* 😂😂
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*- Dr APJ Abdul Kalam*
"One day I got chips. My friends ate and ran away One day I got some nuts. My friends ate and ran away. Then I got ALCOHOL. They all came back with chips and nuts"
*-Vijay Mallya* 😂😂
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Story of Bishops and a Prostitute.
In the early Christian Church, several bishops were
gathered outside a Cathedral in Antioch, when a beautiful prostitute passed by
on the street. Upon noticing her, the crowd of bishops looked away to avoid
being seduced.
Miscellaneous Humor
--every resource a preacher needs
On a nice sunny afternoon a preacher was walking down a dirt road when he came upon a man working in a field full of large fruits and vegies and yells to the man GREAT GARDEN!! the man wipes his face with a rag and walks over to great the preacher "Thanks a lot said the man" The preacher says yes the LORD sure did great work here . The farmer steps back and said Preacher when the lord had this field it was full of stones and sticker bushes!
The rep says, “I’m sorry sir. We can’t do that.”
The man replied: Nonsense. That is what you did last time I flew with you.
Judge the Three Persons
Can you judge who is
the better person out of these 3 ?
Mr A - He had friendship with bad politicians, consults astrologers, two wives, chain smoker, drinks eight to 10 times a day.
Mr A - He had friendship with bad politicians, consults astrologers, two wives, chain smoker, drinks eight to 10 times a day.
A Fiery Sermon in Silence
THE SILENT SERMON
A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the pastor decided to visit him.
It was a chilly evening. The pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for his pastor's visit, the man welcomed him, led him to a comfortable chair near the fireplace and waited.
The pastor made himself at home but said nothing. In the grave silence, he contemplated the dance of the flames around the burning logs. After some minutes, the pastor took the fire tongs, carefully picked up a brightly burning ember and placed it to one side of the hearth all alone then he sat back in his chair, still silent.
The pastor made himself at home but said nothing. In the grave silence, he contemplated the dance of the flames around the burning logs. After some minutes, the pastor took the fire tongs, carefully picked up a brightly burning ember and placed it to one side of the hearth all alone then he sat back in his chair, still silent.
The host watched all this in quiet contemplation. As the one lone ember's flame flickered and diminished, there was a momentary glow and then its fire was no more. Soon it was cold and dead.
Not a word had been spoken since the initial greeting. The pastor glanced at his watch and realized it was time to leave. He slowly stood up, picked up the cold, dead ember and placed it back in the middle of the fire. Immediately it began to glow, once more with the light and warmth of the burning coals around it.
As the pastor reached the door to leave, his host said with a tear running down his cheek, ’Thank you so much for your visit and especially for the fiery sermon. I will be back in church next Sunday'.
Not a word had been spoken since the initial greeting. The pastor glanced at his watch and realized it was time to leave. He slowly stood up, picked up the cold, dead ember and placed it back in the middle of the fire. Immediately it began to glow, once more with the light and warmth of the burning coals around it.
As the pastor reached the door to leave, his host said with a tear running down his cheek, ’Thank you so much for your visit and especially for the fiery sermon. I will be back in church next Sunday'.
We live in a world today, which tries to say too much with too little. Consequently, few listen. Sometimes the best sermons are the ones left unspoken.
What is most valuable is not WHAT we have in our lives, but WHO we have in our lives.
What is most valuable is not WHAT we have in our lives, but WHO we have in our lives.
Good Fish Sold Here
Jack decided to open a new shop for selling fish. And he had a nice sign put up outside his shop which read, "Good Fish Sold Here".
A man walking by noticed the sign and suggested to him: "Obviously, you're selling fish here and not in Timbuktu. Why would you need to write "Here"? So Jack painted off "Here".
A man walking by noticed the sign and suggested to him: "Obviously, you're selling fish here and not in Timbuktu. Why would you need to write "Here"? So Jack painted off "Here".
THE HOT WATER BOTTLE - From Africa
THE HOT WATER
BOTTLE – A True Story By Helen Roseveare, Missionary to Africa
One night, in Central Africa, I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all that we could do, she died leaving us with a tiny, premature baby and a crying, two-year-old daughter.
One night, in Central Africa, I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all that we could do, she died leaving us with a tiny, premature baby and a crying, two-year-old daughter.
Trees in Seasons: Seasons of Life
👴 There was a man who
had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too
quickly.
🗺 So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.
❄ The first son went in the winter
🌿 the second in the spring
☀ the third in summer
and
🍂 the youngest son in the fall.
🗃 When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.
👉 The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.
👉 The second son said, "no it was covered with green buds and full of promise".
👉 The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.
👉 The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.
🗺 So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.
❄ The first son went in the winter
🌿 the second in the spring
☀ the third in summer
and
🍂 the youngest son in the fall.
🗃 When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.
👉 The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.
👉 The second son said, "no it was covered with green buds and full of promise".
👉 The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.
👉 The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.
Flying Kites and Life without strings
Mother is
flying a kite.
Her son is watching her carefully.
After some time son says "mom.
Because of the string the kite is not able to go any further higher.
Her son is watching her carefully.
After some time son says "mom.
Because of the string the kite is not able to go any further higher.
THE PEARL NECKLACE!!!
There was this pretty 8 year-old girl who was checking out
at a store with her mother and saw a plastic pearl necklace. She wanted that
necklace very badly and when she asked her mother if she would buy it for her,
her mother said, "Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of
money. I'll buy you the necklace provided when we get home you can clean up your
room & your bed. Okay?"
We reap what we sow: Violence and Faith Expressions
Billy Graham's
daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her "How
could God let something like this happen?" (regarding the attacks on Sept.
11). Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said
"I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've
been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and
to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has
calmly backed out.
ITS NEVER LATE TO LEARN
The Taj hotel group in India had invited Mr. Masai Imai from Japan to hold a
workshop for its staff. The staff were very skeptical - the hotel is doing
excellent business, this person from Japan has no exposure to hotel industry -
what exactly is he going to teach?
But everybody gathered as planned for the workshop in the conference hall sharp at 9 am. Mr. Masai was introduced to them - a not so impressive personality, nor the English all that good; spoke as if he was first formulating each sentence in Japanese and then translating it into rather clumsy English.
But everybody gathered as planned for the workshop in the conference hall sharp at 9 am. Mr. Masai was introduced to them - a not so impressive personality, nor the English all that good; spoke as if he was first formulating each sentence in Japanese and then translating it into rather clumsy English.
Weekend Humor: Burial for the Dog
A
dog 🐕 died and the owner
took it to a pastor. He asked the pastor if he could organise a funeral service
for the dead animal.
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