Object: A collar or some item associated with a dog, and a Bible
Boys and girls: Did you know that dogs in the wild seldom, if ever, bark? Wolves, foxes and other wild relatives of our pet dogs howl, growl, snarl, yelp or whine--but they do not bark. Only dogs that have come into contact with humans bark. There are some people who have studied dogs' barks and they believe dogs are trying to imitate human speech when they bark.* Isn't that fascinating? When your dog barks, it is because he or she wants to …
Dynamic Preaching, Collected Sermons, by King Duncan