Imagery & Illustrations for Sermons

•  Most of us use technology in our daily lives, whether it be a computer, cell phone, I-pod, I-pad, television, etc.  Even music is illustrated visually.

•  Teaching and learning are most effective when people see and hear the message.  In today’s world, Pastors MUST use visual technology to reinforce their spiritual message in order to have the most impact.

•  Unfortunately, many pastors think that putting up text on the screen is “visual.”  They are missing the point and their parishioners can’t remember the “point”.

•  Parishioners more easily remember the truth of a scripture if it is illustrated by a visual metaphor, picture or story.

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Matthew 9:35 – 38, The Harvest is Plentiful, the Workers are Few, Pentecost 4 A.

Have you ever been down to the bank on late Friday afternoons to deposit a check? Are the lines long on Friday afternoons? Yes. Do you enjoy waiting in those lines? No. And you are pleased when you hear the voice of the bank manager echoing through the bank: ‘Tellers to the front window please.” [...]

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Matthew 9: 9-13, Pentecost 3, A despised tax collector

In today’s world in America, what do you think is the most despicable occupation? According to a Harris poll, accountants were at the very bottom of the list with only 14% of Americans thinking that accountants had an honorable occupation. Others at the bottom of the list were bankers, business people, lawyers and journalists and [...]

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Matthew 13: 1-23; Pentecost 8 A, "Producing Results"

   Imagine yourself in the winter, thinking about springtime, and plans for your garden. You’re looking thru the seed catalogue and you find seeds that make really, really big tomato plants with big tomatoes. So you order some of the seeds from the catalogue, they come in the mail, you put them with your gardening [...]

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Matthew 13: 24 – 43; Pentecost 9 A, "Final Judgment Call"

Theme: Like an umpire, God makes the final judgment call. The word for weeds is a technical Greek word that needs to be explained since it unlocks the meaning of the story.  The Greek word for weeds is “zizania” which is a very particular type of weed that looks just like wheat as it is [...]