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Sermon Illustrations: Sowing & Reaping
Anecdotes
Obviously not the brightest light in the sky. A Florida driver had four drink-driving convictions so when he applied for a new licence he pretended to be his former neighbour. Unfortunately for him, he was then arrested because his old neighbour was actually a sex offender who failed to comply with the law and put his name on the state register.
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death. The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved. "I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life." "No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel. "Is that your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly. "I'll make you a deal." Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be proud of." And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin. Years afterwards, the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia. What saved him? Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.
Two guys invest in a bank at 6% simple interest. One invests $100,000, and the other invests $50,000. At the end of the year the one who invested $100,000 has made another $6,000. But the one who invested $50,000 has only made another $3,000. The guy who made the $3,000 can't march into the bank and say, "Hey, how come he made $6,000 and I only made $3,000? That's discrimination ..." Why will his complaint fall on deaf ears? Because what you sow is what you reap.
We must sow the Word of God into our own lives. Many Christians are like farmers standing around waiting for someone else to sow their field - they think it's the preacher's job.
What would you think of a farmer who said, "I'm not going to plant any corn seeds this year. When God gives me some corn, then I'll plant some seeds." So every day he's out there in the field checking it out for corn. "Hey God, where's my corn?" That guy's never going to get any corn. Sowing comes first, then you reap - this is the most basic of principles.
Quotes
God gave a Son and He reaped a family. Duane Vanderklerk
Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a lifestyle; sow a lifestyle, reap a destiny.
In sales, it?s called the Law of Psychological Reciprocity: whatever you give out, you?ll get back.