Sermon Illustrations
A Rebel Relents
Contemporary Christian musician Kathy Troccoli was a rebellious teen who drank, partied, and was caught in a vicious cycle of bulimia. But at a summer job, she couldn't escape the Christian witness of co-worker Cindy:
"She was the epitome of a girl I could not hang out with. When she started telling me about Jesus, I made fun of her. And yet, deep down inside, I admired her. I liked that she didn't seem to care what people thought about her. I even suspected she was right, and I was on the wrong path.
"Finally, Cindy said to me, 'You know, Kath, Jesus is Lord whether you accept him or not.' I went home thinking about that. If Jesus was real, I had to check him out. I plowed through the Gospel of John and when I got to the end, I knew I had to make a decision. Everything would have to change. And sixteen years ago, it did."