... , not the dove, but the wild goose as a symbol representing ... Spirit to be like a wild goose. When you hear of ... attention. The image of a wild goose descending upon you is ... a different matter altogether. A wild goose is one noisy, bothersome ... the Holy Spirit as a wild goose because it jars us ... camel's hair and eating wild locusts proclaimed, "I baptize you ... 3:28). It was this wild Goose that Jesus referred to ...
2. The Little Wild Orchard
Illustration
John Killinger
... pleasure in watching it turn wild and useless. When I walk ... the boundaries of extremes, of wildness and domestication. It tells me ...
3. Wild World Warnings
Illustration
Staff
In 1722 Count Nicholaus von Zinzendorf of Saxony founded a colony of pietist believers called "hernhut," later known as Moravians. He also traveled to America and set up communities that began to send out missionaries, first to Greenland, then to the West Indies, then beyond. By the time Zinzendorf died in 1760 some 300 missionaries, all laypersons, had gone out from the various colonies. in 1738 when some of the challenges of missionary life had become clear, Zinzendorf wrote his famous instructions, many ...
4. The Price of Giving In to Sin
Matt 4:1-11; Mark 1:9-13; Luke 4:1-13
Illustration
Ronald Meredith
... night came the sound of wild geese flying. I ran to ... . What is to compare with wild geese across the moon? It ... the pond. They heard the wild call they had once known ... of prompting deep into their wild yesterdays. Their wings fluttered a ...
5. Life's Little Fragments
Illustration
Max Lucado
... , he had brought a dozen wild horses with him. Once again ... it was a blessing. Twelve wild horses had returned with one ... man began to break the wild horses. After a few days ...
6. How Do You Know It's A Bad Thing?
John 1:1-42
Illustration
Brett Blair
... returned with a herd of wild horses. Now his friends came ... trying taming one of the wild horses, he is thrown and ...
7. Who Is the King?
Luke 4:1-13
Illustration
Maxie Dunnam
... . The greatest beast of the wild. And he wanted to make ... the greatest beast of the wild?" And the elephant didn't ...
8. Never Read Any of His Books
John 20:1-18; Luke 24:36-49
Illustration
James W. Moore
... he got careless and threw wildly; it hit his dad in ...
9. We All Need Dad
Eph 6:1-4
Illustration
King Duncan
... young males--whether they are wild animals or human beings--need ...
10. Chipmunks Aren’t All Alike
Luke 2:41-52
Illustration
Brett Blair
... just went off to gather wild berries, which he ate or ...
11. Redeemed, Redeemed, Redeemed!
Matthew 24:36-51
Illustration
Brett Blair
... , they're just little old wild birds and can't sing ...
12. Suddenly, Their Eyes Were Opened
Luke 24:13-35
Illustration
Scott Hoezee
... was once gored by a wild boar, leaving a nasty scar ...
13. Wakeup Call
Illustration
Staff
... 't care if you throw wild or not, but throw it ...
14. Humor: The Most Difficult Case
Mark 10:46-52
Illustration
Billy D. Strayhorn
... world. He believed that a wildly rich uncle in South America ...
15. A Fable on Peace
Illustration
Editor James S. Hewett
... snowflake," a sparrow asked a wild dove. "Nothing more than nothing ...
16. Whose Hands?
John 6:1-15
Illustration
Source Unknown
... hands will keep away a wild animal. A rod in Moses ...
17. The Direction We Walk
Mark 13:24-37
Illustration
Joel D. Kline
Brethren historian Don Durnbaugh tells the story of Rufus Bucher, a noted Church of the Brethren minister and evangelist in the early 1900s. Bucher was called to the ministry in 1901, and in the course of that ministry was one of the most effective leaders of revival or evangelistic meetings that were common in those days. Indeed, Rufus Bucher led more than 200 series of such meetings in thirteen states, reportedly assisting nearly 3000 persons to make commitments to Christ and the church. A resident of ...
18. Lift Up Your Heads! - Sermon Starter
Luke 21:5-38
Illustration
Brett Blair
... , they're just little old wild birds and can't sing ... is the song of those wild birds. It's the song ...
19. Interpreting Failure
Mark 6:1-13
Illustration
Sadhana de Mello
... returned with a herd of wild horses from the hills and ... to tame one of the wild horses, he fell off its ...
20. It Doesn't Have to Be That Way - Sermon Opener
Luke 8:26-39
Illustration
James W. Moore
... like a horror-story. This wild-eyed, adrenalin-filled, madman comes ... there and dealt with this wild man. Jesus healed him. He ...
21. Tough Love
Illustration
King Duncan
... it got up. "In the wild, baby giraffes must be able ... for lions, hyenas, leopards, and wild hunting dogs. The best way ...
22. Don't Be A Fat Goose
Illustration
Michael P. Green
A flock of wild geese was flying south for ... the farm and join the wild geese on their next winter ...
23. When Your Struggles Subside, You're Ready
Illustration
Michael P. Green
... swim, as he thrashed about wildly. A man on the banks ... strong swimmer, watched until the wild struggles subsided. Then he dove ...
24. The Cape of Good Hope
John 20:1-18; Acts 20
Illustration
Pastor Buchs
... point and found beyond the wild raging storms, a great calm ...
25. Someone Who Loves You
Eph 6:1-4
Illustration
King Duncan
... was a startling feeling of wild hope, a feeling so new ...
26. Sowing the Seed
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
Illustration
David E. Leininger
... School teacher; I was a wild lad and a sore trial ...
27. Our Lord's Abundant Table - Sermon Starter
Matthew 14:13-21
Illustration
Brett Blair
... of Sunday school like a wild stallion. His eyes were darting ...
28. Motorcycle Churches
Matthew 14:22-36
Illustration
King Duncan
... -class. Motorcycles are fast, dangerous, wild, thrilling." Then Wes asks a ...
29. When Our Only Measure Is Fairness
Matthew 20:1-16
Illustration
Joel D. Kline
... graciousness. We forget about the wild zucchinis, the people who love ...
30. Small Acts of Kindness
Matthew 25:14-30
Illustration
Robert W. Bohl
... her. She was such a wild one that at times she ...
31. Prepare the Way - Sermon Starter
Mark 1:1-8
Illustration
Brett Blair
... . He fed on honey and wild locust and dressed in garments ...
32. Two Kinds of People in This World
Mark 1: 21-28
Illustration
... world: When trees are waving wildly in the wind, one group ...
33. Calling the Sheep
John 10:1-21
Illustration
David J. Risendal
... sure that wolves or other wild animals aren't able to ...
34. Calming of the Tempest - Sermon Starter
Mark 4:35-41
Illustration
Brett Blair
... hope lies in conquering that wild enemy. Unfortunately storms that rage ...
35. If It Meant Losing Our Heads
Mark 6:14-29
Illustration
Scott Hoezee
... jester for Herod—someone whose wild-eyed, red-faced, veins-popping ...
36. God Is Like a Shepherd
John 10:1-21
Illustration
Frederick Buechner
... of the day so the wild dogs wouldn't get them ...
37. Public Notions of Jesus' Identity
Mt 16:13-20; Mk 8:27-30
Illustration
Brett Blair
... peanuts kids as they go wildly screaming about. Finally in the ...
38. Becoming as a Child - Sermon Opener
Mark 10:1-12
Illustration
... kids are, they will run wild through the building, they will ...
39. Eager for the Journey - Sermon Starter
Luke 5:1-11
Illustration
Brett Blair
... he told them that this wild adventure could be theirs if ...
40. God Loves the Elder Brother Too
Luke 15:11-32
Illustration
... over a soul returning from wild living but for a soul ...
41. Regardless of the Cost?
Luke 8:26-39
Illustration
Bryn MacPhail
... other side, the crowd cheered wildly. Finally, the tightrope walker was ...
42. Repent Your Way to a Merry Christmas - Sermon Starter
Matthew 3:1-12
Illustration
Brett Blair
... this strange phenomenon of a wild man preaching repentance. They were ...
43. In Evil Long I Took Delight
Illustration
John Newton
... sight, And stopp'd my wild career: I saw One hanging ...
44. What Might Have Been
Illustration
Joeseph Stowell
... . He drank immoderately and partied wildly. He carelessly criticized the Czarist ...
45. Faith: Do You Believe?
Illustration
... across easily. The crowds go wild, and he comes to the ...
46. Healing - Gone With One Call
Illustration
Philip Yancey
... , walked onstage, we all cheered wildly. He told us he was ...
47. Grace Rejected
Ezekiel 7:8, 9
Illustration
H.A. Ironside
... on keeping company with a wild, hilarious crowd, who lived only ...
48. The Little Burro
Illustration
... would be harnessed to a wild steed. Bucking and raging, convulsing ...
49. God Is with Us in All the Seasons of Life
Mark 4:35-41
Illustration
Leonard Sweet
... , Fuchsia, Jungle Green, Dandelion, and Wild Strawberry. The reaction on the ...
50. The End of the Gladiator Games
Mark 7:24-37
Illustration
Robert Salzgeber
... their anticipated entertainment! They yelled wildly and stampeded toward the center ...