by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Sep 3, 2019 | Sermon Illustrations
Have you ever heard the phrase “Mise En Place?” (translated literally everything in its place) Pronounced [mi zɑ̃ ˈplas], it comes from the French culinary world, and has to do with putting all the ingredients, utensils, pots and pans in the right place ahead...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Aug 27, 2019 | Sermon Illustrations
Jesus said, “It is more blessed to give than receive.” “Well,” you say “that is a nice theory—but is it really true?” There is really only one way to find out: Give! Give generously and consistently, and before long you will begin to experience the...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Aug 20, 2019 | Sermon Illustrations
In her book, The Next Right Thing, Emily Freeman describes the difficulty in making decisions, including the decision that would eventually lead to her enrollment in Graduate school. After a prolonged period of discussing the options over and over, eventually Freeman...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Aug 13, 2019 | Sermon Illustrations, Uncategorized
What a great illustration of Psalm 23 and Jesus’ own self-designation as the “good shepherd”. Jesus draws His flock to Himself as the great shepherd over the human race: During the riots in Palestine in the middle thirties a village near Haifa was...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Aug 6, 2019 | Sermon Illustrations, Uncategorized
You will always find what you are looking for. Think about the difference between two birds: a vulture and a hummingbird. Vultures soar high in the sky, looking and searching. What does a vulture find? Dead things. The ugly oversized bird doesn’t stop until he finds...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Jul 30, 2019 | Sermon Illustrations
A man started a company and built it into a very large enterprise, and was planning to hand over the reins to his son at retirement. One day, he was walking through the factory and observed his son angrily berating an employee in front of other employees. He looked at...
