Emphasis Preaching Journal
Sermon Illustrations For Lent 3 (2023)
Illustration
Exodus 17:1-7
Two friends met each other on the street one day. One looked sad, almost on the verge of tears. His friend asked, “Why so sad, my friend?”
The man answered, “Let me tell you: three weeks ago, my uncle died and left me forty thousand dollars.”
“That’s a lot of money.”
“But you see, two weeks ago, a cousin I never even knew died, and left me eighty-five thousand dollars, tax free.”
“Sounds to me that you’ve been very blessed.”
Two friends met each other on the street one day. One looked sad, almost on the verge of tears. His friend asked, “Why so sad, my friend?”
The man answered, “Let me tell you: three weeks ago, my uncle died and left me forty thousand dollars.”
“That’s a lot of money.”
“But you see, two weeks ago, a cousin I never even knew died, and left me eighty-five thousand dollars, tax free.”
“Sounds to me that you’ve been very blessed.”
