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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 6 views
A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. 'I've gone for 30 years now,' he wrote, 'and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think…
Illustrations
Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 9 views
Reasons to Assemble Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:25 Recommended Reading Acts2:42-47 It is said that one Sunday, King Louis XIV of France arrived at his chapel for…
Illustrations
Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 24 views
There is the story of a preacher who got up one Sunday and announced to his congregation: I have good news and bad news. The good news is, we have enough money to pay for our new building program. The bad news is, it's still in your pockets. ------------------------------------------------- While driving…
Poetry
Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 15 views
This poem was given to me, quoted to me actually while serving an interim at the Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. This dear elderly lady was a resident of a local nursing home during that time (c. 1978-1979). The pastor of the church and I visited with her and when she learned that I was preparing for a career in ministry, but attended a Methodist College (Wofford, Spartanburg, SC) she was greatly concerned that I do not leave the Baptist denomination to become a Methodist
Illustrations
Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 67 views
God recently allowed me to see Jesus through the eyes of someone seeing Him for the first time. Having the advantage of knowing how the story ends, we can easily forget the cost of our redemption and the love of
our Savior.
Illustrations
Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 9 views
Isn't it amazing how God works in our lives! On a Saturday night several weeks ago, this pastor was working late, and decided to call his wife before he left for home. It was about 10:00 PM, but his wife didn't answer the phone. The pastor let it ring many times. He thought it was odd that she didn't…
Quotes
Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 7 views
> 1. "To the world you might be one person, but to one person > you might be the world." > 2. "Going to church does not make you a Christian anymore > than going to MacDonald's makes you a hamburger." > 3. "Real friends are those who, when you feel you've made > a fool of yourself, don't feel you've…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 5 views
When I was visiting one of our sick friends he uttered a sentence that stuck to me. He said, “I have had some education for heaven in attending the Metropolitan Tabernacle.” “How is that?” “Because I have been used to worship with a great company of godly people, used to join in the songs of great multitudes,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
A recent AP-NORC poll found that “About three-quarters of Americans who attended religious services in person at least monthly before the pandemic say they are likely to do so again in the next few weeks, poll. But 7% said they definitely won’t be attending.” https://www.wavy.com/news/national/millions-of-us-skipped-church-during-pandemic-will-you-go-back/…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
A Gallup poll reports that most Americans assessed their overall mental health as worse during the coronavirus pandemic. Only 34 percent of respondents reported their emotional health as “excellent,” which indicated a nine percent drop from the survey in 2019. While the overall numbers were not encouraging,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
For most people, the airport experience is a necessary, if dreaded, part of travel. But with travel impossible for many in Taiwan, the Taipei Songshan Airport found 7000 people willing to endure the indignities of airport security without taking any trips. The airport chose 60 via lottery and invited…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Erica Komisar is a therapist who deals with the depression and anxiety common among children and adolescents. She states that one of the most important explanations is the declining interest in religion. A 2018 study in the American Journal of Epidemiology examined how being raised in a family with religious…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
In his book, Bezonomics: How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives and What the World's Best Companies Are Learning from It, Brian Dumaine writes, “Whether Democrat or Republican, those surveyed respected Amazon more than the FBI, universities, Congress, the press, the courts, and religion. That perhaps helps…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
According new research by the Barna Group, 44% of American Christians told researchers that attending church is not an essential part of their faith. World Magazine, December 28, 2019, p. 13 Interestingly, whatever these respondents told the researchers, it doesn’t square with the plain teaching regarding…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
The North Texas Church of Freethought looks like any other church on the one Sunday each month that it meets. At their gatherings, members enjoy discussions of history, morals, personal and social problems, listen to music and learn about inspiring scientific breakthroughs. “Our services are educational,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Time Magazine recently devoted much of a weekly issue to the discussion of living longer. One of the key articles was about the effect of church attendance on life expectancy. Several studies have shown a definite relationship between attending religious services and living a long time. One comprehensive…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
We have all heard the saying, “If momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” Well new research reported in the New York Times indicates what makes momma happy. The paper reported that their research shows “the happiest of all wives in America are religious conservatives, followed by their religious progressive…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Jon Peters holds the high school record for consecutive wins as a pitcher. He set the record in 1989 with his 51st consecutive win. After arm injuries in college ended his dream of a Major League Baseball career, his life began a downward spiral of broken relationships, alcoholism, and depression. After…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
The Plateau Valley Church has less than 50 members, yet they feed hundreds of needy people each week. The church is located Colbran, Colorado, a ranching town with a population of 700. Every Friday the volunteers pass out food to over one hundred families from the community. Before handing out food,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Carlotta Flores, owner of the El Charro restaurant in Tucson, said a former employee sent them $1,000 and an apology for stealing from them years earlier. The letter came from a woman who said she worked at the restaurant while attending school in the 1990s. The woman said a waiter encouraged her to…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 44 views
China has charged Rachel Han with smuggling. Her “smuggling” was the result of her role in China’s underground railroad. This network helps North Korean defectors make their way to South Korea. Her commitment to Christ began when her baby daughter died of leukemia. As she lamented her baby’s death and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 113 views
A Nurses’ Health Study analyzed by Harvard University researchers discovered that people who attend religious services a couple of times a week may live longer. The study was a survey of 74,534 healthy women beginning in 1992. Researchers tracked them for 20 years. By 2012, 13,537 of the women had died.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Brad Wilcox, a sociology professor at the University of Virginia is also the director of the National Marriage Project. In an interview in World Magazine he states that “Men who work diligently, attend church with their spouse regularly, are emotionally engaged in their marriages, and don’t abuse drugs…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
In Bellevue, Washington, an arsonist burned down a mosque. Those who attended the Islamic Center of the Eastside were left without anywhere to pray. The Bellevue Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints offered space, free of charge in their Mormon church building that is right next door…