... it. But we don't actually DO it! Nobody does, except ...
2. Great Men Are Often Broken by Their High Ideals
Matthew 21:1-11
Illustration
Brett Blair
... of optimism abroad, and people actually believed that the last war ... by cheering mobs. He was actually more popular than their own ...
3. The Blind Pastor
Mark 10:46-52
Illustration
Steven E. Albertin
... I could, until my eyes actually hurt from staring. I wanted ... believe Adam and that there actually was the image of Jesus ...
4. Just Stay in the Race
Mark 13:1-8
Illustration
King Duncan
... end. He decided Heston should actually learn to drive the chariot ... at all sure I can actually win the race." Smiling slightly ...
5. Love One Another - the Hospice Movement
John 13:31-38
Illustration
John R. Steward
... place, but it is not. Actually, it is a hospital filled ...
6. Jesus and the Losers
Luke 6:27-36
Illustration
Richard A. Wing
... father, "He is dead." In actuality they have sold him into ...
7. Authentic Christianity
Matthew 3:1-12
Illustration
... who populated his stories and actually lived his intensely human fiction ...
8. Taste and See
Luke 24:36-49
Illustration
Brett Blair
... like an apple but in actuality it is artificial fruit, they ...
9. Heck of a Place to Lose a Cow
Matthew 17:1-9
Illustration
... . The canyon he used is actually the face of a high ...
10. Mother's Can Be Shrewd
2 Tim 1:5; 2 Ki 4:8-37
Illustration
Brett Blair
... asked some hard questions and actually was rather aggressive and rude ...
11. The Healing Power of Touch - Sermon Starter
Mark 5:21-43; Matt 9:1-8
Illustration
Brett Blair
... only does God care, he actually solicits our concerns "Come unto ...
12. The Special Olympic Race
Matt 9:18-34
Illustration
Brett Blair
... amazed at how good they actually were. But as they reached ...
13. We All Need Dad
Eph 6:1-4
Illustration
King Duncan
... ," says Raspberry. "The young bulls actually started following the Big Daddies ...
14. Good Actions
Matthew 10:40-42
Illustration
King Duncan
... are unable to find the actual painting described in the story ...
15. Getting All the Facts
Matthew 21:28-32
Illustration
Billy D. Strayhorn
... his eyes. The bus was actually stopping for the little boy ...
16. Moses’ Seat
Matthew 23:1-12
Illustration
Brett Blair
... Pharisees and scribes claimed. He actually wasn't attacking the chair ...
17. Rules for Being Human
John 3:1-21
Illustration
Michael D. Powell
... process as the experiment that actually "works." A lesson is repeated ...
18. Escaping the Rat Traps
Mark 9:38-41
Illustration
Jan Campbell
... know, unless and until we actually faced that situation. Would I ...
19. The Law of the Pendulum
Mt 14:22-36; Mk 6:45-56
Illustration
Brett Blair
... way of discovering whether someone actually does have faith. In his ...
20. There Is a Time
Mark 15:1-15, Matthew 27:11-26, John 18:28-40
Illustration
Mark Trotter
... at least in the neighborhood. Actually, the first story takes place ...
21. What Is Unique About Christianity?
John 10:22-42, Ephesians 2:1-10
Illustration
Brett Blair
... . But someone quickly said, "Well, actually, other faiths believe that God ...
22. "A" Priorities
Luke 10:38-42
Illustration
David E. Leininger
... the impression that you are actually getting something done. In other ...
23. Which Way Will You Go?
Luke 16:19-31
Illustration
James Merritt
... the same place, and yet actually wind up oceans apart? That ...
24. A Long Flight
Luke 18:1-8
Illustration
Staff
... , 1911, 84 days later. Rodgers actual time in the air was ...
25. Do You Know the Way to Emmaus?
Luke 24:13-35
Illustration
David E. Leininger
... seemingly superficial mystery regarding the actual location of Emmaus fits in ...
26. More than a Casual Follower
John 14:1-14
Illustration
Eric Ritz
... he was not able to actually go inside the house. "You ...
27. All Together
Acts 2:1-13
Illustration
Keith Wagner
... them and for some it actually caused them stress, since being ...
28. The Bristlecone Pine
Matt 10:40-42; Heb 12:11
Illustration
Carlyle Fielding Stewart (adapted)
... all. The environmental "adversities," however, actually contribute to their longevity. Cells ...
29. A Modest Birth
Luke 1:1-20
Illustration
Brett Blair
... battlefield today." But history was actually being shaped in the cradles ...
30. Wash Your Hands
John 13:8
Illustration
Boyce Mouton
... "childbed fever." That diagnosis was actually bacterial infections of the female ...
31. In the President's Pockets
Illustration
Charles Swindoll
... Lincoln. And one of them actually reports a speech by John ...
32. Many Ways To a Good Grade
Illustration
Tim Hansel
... uncommon creativity in a story, actually a modern parable, originally told ...
33. Athanasian Creed
Illustration
Brett Blair
... , the intro and outro are actually part of the original text ...
34. The Betts' Violin
Mt 13:44-46
Illustration
Brett Blair
... . But he had gone. THE ACTUAL EVENT The "Betts" is among ...
35. Fear of Disappointment
Mark 10:46-52
Illustration
Billy D. Strayhorn
... was 150% better than the actual thing. That's the way ...
36. Awesome Obedience
Illustration
Editor James S. Hewett
... if a few men were actually willing to commit suicide at ...
37. God in Christ--The King Seeks a Wife
Illustration
Editor James S. Hewett
... suffer with them. He would actually become a peasant. This he ...
38. Jefferson's Revision
Jn 20:1-18
Illustration
Brett Blair
... was a Rational Theist. He actually wrote his own revision of ...
39. Stay on the Road
Matthew 7:13-14
Illustration
Mickey Anders
... sees that the lions are actually beside the road and chained ...
40. Campground Commode
Illustration
King Duncan
... “B.C.?” is what she actually wrote. The campground owner wasn ...
41. The Sacrifice Play
Matthew 16:21-28
Illustration
William J. Carl, III
... know where the term is actually used. Do you know which ... the only sport where you actually can hear this word. It ... and takes up crosses anymore? Actual sacrifice can lead to bitterness ...
42. Messages From God
Matthew 3:13-17
Illustration
Brett Blair
... an advertising campaign for God. Actually, the person responsible for these ... would be nice if God actually would spend a little more ...
43. Why Did The Cheering Stop? - Sermon Starter
Matthew 21:1-11
Illustration
Brett Blair
... of optimism abroad, and people actually believed that the last war ... by cheering mobs. He was actually more popular than their own ...
44. Follow Me…
Matthew 4:1-11
Illustration
Samuel G. Candler
... too. I can throw the actual cast net a long way ... open so that it will actually form a circle around the ...
45. Enough for Action?
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
Illustration
Leonard Sweet
... girl. "But not enough to actually eat them." We Christians like ... , harmony. But not enough to actually do something about them.
46. Eluding the Rescue
John 3:14-21
Illustration
Staff
... punishment. But what we are actually doing is eluding his rescue ...
47. Full Devotion
John 6:51-58
Illustration
Edwin D. Peterman
... what the United States Constitution actually says, and they consider the ... difference between admiring him and actually taking up one's cross ...
48. Footprints
Ephesians 6:10-20
Illustration
Robert R. Kopp
... inside of Yours, I was actually learning to walk in Your ... . I suppose that I was actually growing so much that I ...
49. Freedom Riders
John 18:33-37
Illustration
Steven E. Albertin
... supposedly suffering, but they were actually having a great time. They ... supposedly defeated but they were actually victorious. Why? They may not ...
50. The Christ Event
Luke 13:18-21
Illustration
Glenn E. Ludwig
... is that this book was actually his third attempt at an ... at the time. He had actually written two previous books but ...