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Oct 15, 2014 · This page is a collection of short Christmas stories and illustrations for you to use!
- All Walks of Life- Ira D. Sankey
- What People Spend on Christmas- Financial Statistics
- Reasons to Be Thankful- Matthew Henry
- Favors- The Office
- Empty Boxes- Dr. Tony Evans
- Sacrificial Living- It’S A Wonderful Life
- Life-Changing Generosity- Personal Illustration
Read the full story here. Ira D. Sankey was a hymn writer and song leader at many of D. L. Moody’s revivals. One Christmas Eve, he was on a steamboat and the other passengers requested that he sing a song. So he sang “The Shepherd’s Song.” After he did so, a man came up to him and peppered him with questions: Had he served in the Union Army during ...
In 2014 the average American spent $740 on Christmas gifts. Why? To demonstrate their love for someone else? Truth be told, some of those gifts were probably purchased out of obligation. How many of us have an Aunt Mabel that we forget to buy something for, only to have to grab something last minute, because we don’t want to show up empty-handed? T...
Once, Matthew Henry (of the Matthew Henry commentaries) was attacked and robbed. All of his money was gone. It would have been understandable if he was angry, but here’s what he wrote in his diary: “Let me be thankful. First, I was never robbed before. Second, although they took my purse they didn’t take my life. Third, although they took my all, i...
In one episode of the popular TV show “The Office,” two coworkers, Dwight and Andy, get into a favor battle. Dwight comes in with bagels and when someone takes one, he smiles and says, “You owe me one.” He’s planning to cash all these favors in, but it all comes crashing down when one of the other characters, Andy, insists on cashing favors in imme...
In his book of sermon illustrations, Dr. Tony Evans tells this story: “One year at Christmastime, my wife wanted some wrapped boxes to use for decoration. She took eight empty boxes and had them wrapped to use as a decoration at our front door. Those boxes sat in front of our house, impeccably wrapped, topped with bows, but empty. I didn’t worry ab...
If you’ve never seen it, the premise of It’s a Wonderful Lifeis that a young man, George Bailey, stays in the town of Bedford Falls. Even though he dreams of traveling the world, he does the right thing and helps run his father’s business, which provides loans to low-income individuals. One Christmas Eve, he runs into some trouble and he’s worried ...
Here’s an example of how one act of generosity changed Justin’s life forever: “When I was growing up, things were always tight. But, my parents were committed to tithing, and they taught me to tithe as well. Still, I didn’t consider myself a generous person. I felt like I had to tithe, out of obligation, but anything beyond that I would hold onto. ...
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As we look forward to Christmas, we wanted to point you to some of the best illustrations on the topic of Christmas. We hope that this list will inspire you as you write and develop your Christmas sermons. Four Facts about Christmas in America; The Woman Who Was Too Busy for Christmas; The Story Behind 'Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer' Are ...
2013 Christmas Spending. Some retailers are concerned about the the fact that there are only 26 shopping days between Black Friday and Christmas day this year. Yet, the National Retail Federation expects Americans to spend even more than they did last year. They estimate that we will spend $602 billion on Christmas gifts and merchandise.
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