Sermon illustrations on politicians Burglars in the Senate Maybe, but Not in the House While serving as President of the United States, Grover Cleveland fought constantly with the Senate, but got along rather well with the House of Representatives. A story circulated...
Sermon Quotes Trials Augustine of Hippo Trials come to prove and improve us. Henry Ward Beecher We are always on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things. William Blake The vision of Christ that thou dost see Is my vision’s greatest enemy: Thine...
7th Sunday After Pentecost July 24, 2022 Lectionary Texts Hosea 1:2-10 and Psalm 85Â Genesis 18:20-32 and Psalm 138 Â Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19) Luke 11:1-13Â Highlighted Text: Hosea 1:2-10 Summary of the Text Which do you want first: the good news or the bad...
Sermon Quotes Presence David G. Benner Presence requires inner space, and talk about presence requires the same. Presence and Encounter: The Sacramental Possibilities of Everyday Life, Brazos Press, 2014. Brother Lawrence I still believe that all spiritual life...
Sermon Quotes Spiritual Battles/Warfare Jennie Allen The greatest spiritual battle of our generation is being fought between our ears. Jennie Allen, Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts, WaterBrook, 2020. Mark Batterson Praying hard is not the...
Sermon Quotes Growth Edward Abbey Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell. The Journey Home: Some Words in Defense of the American West. Plume: New York. 1991, p.183. Maya Angelou Most people don’t grow up. Most people age. They find parking...
