Sermon Illustrations

Lying is so ingrained in our culture that we’ve come to joke about some of the more common lies. Doug Mushrow has written an article titled “19 Great American Lies.” Here are a few of the classics:

[SLIDE] 1. The check is in the mail…

[SLIDE] 2. Your table will be ready in a few minutes…

[SLIDE] 3. We service what we sell…

[SLIDE] 4. One size fits all…

[SLIDE] 5. Money cheerfully refunded…

[SLIDE] 6. I just need five minutes of your time…

[SLIDE] 7. It’s not the money, it’s the principle…

[SLIDE] 8. I’m from the government and I’m here to help you…