Sermons

Adam: Lessons From The First Father  Opening Illustration: Someone had noticed that the word "father" appears in the dictionary just before the word "fatigued" and just after the word "fathead." So to all us fatigued, fathead fathers, Happy Father's Day! Illustration: One time a little boy was asked to define Father's Day and he said, "It's just like Mother's Day, only you don't spend as much on the present." Illustration: Last week I read a web site called "Kids Speak a Different Language": Parents frequently make the mistake of thinking they speak the same language as their children. We see this kind of misunderstanding all the time. Think about when an American and an Englishman converse. For instance when an American says "bonnet" they mean a kind of hat. When the Englishman says "bonnet" they mean the hood of a car. The same is true when talking with your childr

According to Luke: The Coming Kingdom Opening Illustration: Growing up, my family went on a few road trips. I can remember going to Dallas. I can remember driving to Oklahoma City. We even went with my Dad on a business trip to Washington D.C. In each case, we drove. My brother and I divided the back seat up and we were trapped in the car for the duration of the trip. My brother and I had developed quite a system to prevent fighting. There was a line of demarcation, a demilitarized zone if you will, in the middle of the back seat. That buffer zone was not to be violated. My stuff could not bleed over the line, neither could his. If for whatever reason the line was crossed, it was seen as an act of war. I can remember my Dad reaching around from the driver’s seat to pinch and hit my brother and I when we were fighting with one another. If my brother and I were warring countries, my father was the militarized version of the United Nations. He was a peace keeper who packed a punch.

According To Luke: Overcoming Prejudice Opening Illustration: I love stories where people overcome the odds don’t you?  1. Johnny Fulton was run over by a car at the age of three. He suffered crushed hips, broken ribs, a fractured skull, and compound fractures in his legs. It did not look as if he would live. But he would not give up. In fact, he later ran the half-mile in less than two minutes. 2. Walt Davis was totally paralyzed by polio when he was nine years old, but he did not give up. He became the Olympic high jump champion in 1952. 3. Lou Gehrig was such a clumsy ball player that the boys in his neighborhood would not let him play on their team. But he was committed. He did not give up. Eventually, his name was entered into baseball’s Hall of Fame. 4. Woodrow Wilson could not read until he was ten years old. But he was a committed person. He became the twenty-eighth President of the United States. 5. At the age of seven, he had to go to work to help s