Sermon Jazzers      from Voicings Publications Each day SearchGodsWord.org and Voicing Publications posts for our users a fresh Sermon Jazzer illustration handpicked for usage with the "Sunday Sermon".   Today's Sermon Jazzer deals with the subject of 'interdependence'. Click here to preview today's "Sunday Sermon." While on a tour of California's giant sequoias, the guide pointed out that the sequoia tree has roots just barely below the surface. "That's impossible!" a man exclaimed. "I'm a country boy, and I know that if the roots don't grow deep into the earth, strong winds will blow the trees over." "Not sequoia trees," said the guide. "They grow only in groves and their roots intertwine under the surface of the earth. So, when the strong winds come, they hold each other up." There's a lesson here. We human beings are like those giant sequoias. We need to hold each other up against the strong winds--destructive forces of evil that threaten over humanity. We need to reinforce each other in times suffering and deprivation and loneliness. Beginning with Church and family and then reaching out to the larger communities, we need to intertwine with each other to keep from being blown over, so to speak, by the winds of despair and disbelief. Voicings Publications, Inc. Copyright, 2001. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form is strictly prohibited.   Each week two new illustrations are posted from the "Handbook of Pulpit Humor: 101 Humorous Sermon Illustrations. Illustration #1 deals with the subjects of 'creation, hand of god and jesus'. In the book entitled, "The Girls With the Grandmother Faces," the author1 fondly recalls a conversation she had with her six-year-old grandson: "Grandma, did you know God made the world in six days with His left hand?" "Honey, the Bible does say God created the world in six days, but what do you mean with His left hand?" "Well, the way I figure it, God had to create the world with His left hand because Jesus was sitting on His right hand." The Handbook of Pulpit Humor: 101 Humorous Sermon Illustrations. From The Editors of Sunday Sermons. Copyright, 1999. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form is strictly prohibited. Illustration #2 deals with the subject of 'romantic love and advantage'. A young man declares his undying love for his girl friend. "I love you with all my heart; I love you more than life itself; my love would move mountains and change the course of mighty rivers for you," he says fervently. To which his girl friend replies, "Would you come over Saturday and help me clean my junk out of the garage?" The young man answers, "I hate people who take advantage." The Handbook of Pulpit Humor: 101 Humorous Sermon Illustrations. From The Editors of Sunday Sermons. Copyright, 1999. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form is strictly prohibited.