"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding" ( Proverbs 3:5–6 ). Trusting God sounds simple until he asks us to let go of something. These seven stories about trusting God and obedience, retold in our own words, mix humour, parable and history. Some make us laugh at ourselves; others show what confident faith looks like under pressure. Each ends with a takeaway for sermons or reflection. Stories in this collection: "Is Anyone Else Up There?" "Is He Safe?": Aslan in Narnia Thou Shalt Not Cut Off the End of Thy Neighbour's Logs Either Side of the Hill The Chess Master: How God Weaves Our Moves "Let Us Pray That We Are on God's Side" "Come and Join the Winning Side": Desmond Tutu ──────── ✝ ──────── "Is Anyone Else Up There?" A well-known joke; its author is unknown. A man named Jack was out walking along the top of a steep cliff one day when he strayed too close to the edge and ...
Sermon stories for preaching and faithful living