Illustrations Archives

• Church, Community  (July 24, 2007)
  "Community requires commitment. The church must be more than a Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club, Lions' Club. All of those organizations have a very valid place in our society, because they are involved in service for others; but they don't go to the depth of sharing that the church of Jesus Christ encourages."
• Church  (July 24, 2007)
  They have found a previously undiscovered royal tomb in Egypt. It is from the era of the famed King Tut. The inscription says that the tomb was created forThe Woman Who Nourished the Body of God.
• Christianity, Faith  (July 24, 2007)
  "For me, Christianity is not a leap into the dark but a step into the light." (Josh McDowell)
• Christian Life  (July 24, 2007)
  Ben Kingsley starred as the main character in the motion picture Gandhi. He spent months preparing for the role, visiting the various Indian locales Gandhi had frequented. He even learned to spin cotton thread on a wooden wheel while holding conversations as Gandhi did.
• Choices, Fatalism, Discouragement  (July 24, 2007)
  Here's an illustration from the animated movie Shrek 2, courtesy of MovieMinistry.com: The Big Idea: Does fate rule our lives, or can we choose? Scene Setup: Shrek, Donkey, and Puss in Boots have made their way to the Fairy Godmother's potion factory to try to find something that will help restore happiness to Shrek and Fiona's marriage.
• Choices  (July 24, 2007)
  A farmer was driving along the road with a load of fertilizer. A little boy, playing in front of his house, saw him and called, "What've you got in your truck?" "Fertilizer," the farmer replied.
• Children, Priorities, Memories  (July 24, 2007)
  A family in Colorado tried unsuccessfully for years to save enough money to replace their ancient bathroom fixtures with new modern sleek ones. But each year as skiing time rolled around, the bathroom money went for a family skiing trip. The children are now grown.
• Children's Thoughts on Love and Marriage  (July 24, 2007)
  What exactly is Marriage? "Marriage is when you get to keep your girl and don't have to give her back to her parents." (Eric, 6) "When somebody's been dating for a while, the boy might propose to the girl. He says to her, 'I'll take you for a whole life, or at least until we have kids and get divorced, but you got to do one particular thing for me.' Then she says yes, but she's wondering what the thing is and whether it's naughty or not. She can't wait to find out." (Anita, 9)
• Character, Reputation  (July 24, 2007)
  "A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you, and were helped by you, will remember you when forget-me-nots are withered. Carve your name on hearts, and not on marble." (Charles Haddon Spurgeon)
• Change  (July 24, 2007)
• Call To Ministry  (July 24, 2007)
  "Those who are truly sent by God . . . are marked by the fact that they are faithful to the message of the Gospel, exalting the Lord Jesus Christ, proclaiming to men the good news of salvation through Him, and bidding men to turn from their sins and come to Christ as Savior and Lord.
• Burden, Preparation  (July 24, 2007)
  In their book The Sacred Romance (Thomas Nelson), John Eldredge and Brent Curtis write: "A 19th-century Scottish discus thrower lived in the days before professional trainers and developed his skills alone in the highlands of his native village, making his own discus from the description he read in a book.
• Burden, Preparation  (July 24, 2007)
  In their book The Sacred Romance (Thomas Nelson), John Eldredge and Brent Curtis write: "A 19th-century Scottish discus thrower lived in the days before professional trainers and developed his skills alone in the highlands of his native village, making his own discus from the description he read in a book.
• Born Again  (July 24, 2007)
  There is a new pseudo-science that says the birth event can affect you whole life. If it was a rapid delivery, they say, you'll rush into things.
• Bible, Truth  (July 24, 2007)
• Attitude  (July 24, 2007)
  A man named Roy described the trip his family made last summer to Disney World. The weather was hot and the crowds were enormous. It seemed that they had to wait in line 45 minutes for everything. Roy and his family began to complain and grumble.
• Anniversary, Marriage  (July 24, 2007)
  Two gentlemen were talking and one said to the other, "You're having an anniversary soon, right?" The other replied, "Yes, a big one. 20 years." "Wow," said the other, "what are you going to get your wife for your anniversary?"
• Ancestry, Ego  (July 24, 2007)
  One socialite said to another, "My ancestry goes back all the way to Alexander the Great. How far back does your family go?" "I don't know," replied the other. "All of our records were lost in the flood."
• Almost Understood  (July 24, 2007)
  One Sunday during the evening service someone noticed their child entering zestfully into the singing of the chorus, "Soon and very soon / we are going to see the King?"
• Age Happens  (July 24, 2007)
  A man has reached middle age when he is cautioned to slow down by his doctor instead of by the police. Middle age is having a choice of two temptations and choosing the one that will get you home earlier.