Tag: sermon illustration
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The weeping Professor | John Ortberg | Sermon Illustrations
The offer of this with-God life has not expired in our day. When my friend Kim was a young girl, her dad pulled the car off the road one day to help a woman change a flat tire. While he was lying under her car, another vehicle accidentally swerved to the shoulder, and in the…
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The Gorilla and the Lion | John Ortberg | Sermon Illustrations
A man who is desperate for work applies to a zoo that he’s heard has some openings. “Well, it’s a little unusual, but I do have something,” said the zoo director. “Our gorilla died sometime ago, and we haven’t had the money to replace him. If you’re willing to wear a monkey suit and impersonate…
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Checkmate and the last move | John Ortberg | Sermon Illustrations
Bishop Kenneth Ulmer is the pastor of a church that meets in Los Angeles at the Forum where the Lakers used to play basketball. He tells the story of two men in a museum who see a painting of a chess game. One character in the painting looked like a man; the other looked very…
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The disciples as “sheep” being sent out among wolves | John Ortberg | Sermon Illustrations
There are animal nicknames for all kinds of sports teams. There are the Bears, Tigers, Lions, Diamondbacks, Wolverines, Badgers, Sharks—these are dangerous animals—Eagles, Hawks, Bulls, Panthers, Bengals, Raptors, Bobcats, Broncos, Grizzlies. I don’t know of a single team—professional, college, or high school—called the Sheep. “The San Francisco Sheep” just doesn’t inspire terror in anybody. Jesus…
