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976. Differing Perspectives

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Editor James S. Hewett

... in Cuba, there were strong persuasive attempts at turning the people away from God. In grade schools, teachers would ask their students whether God could live up to His promises or not. Of course, the students said yes. The teacher would then illustrate how impotent God actually was. The teacher instructed the students to fervently pray for candy. After ten minutes, the teacher would ask if anyone received any candy. The students responded with a sad "No." Then the teacher would ask the students to ...

977. Bearing One Another's Burdens

Galatians 6:20

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Editor James S. Hewett

... pain and discomfort. His older brother, moved by his brother's suffering, would wear Booker's new shirts, until they were broken in and smoother to the touch. Booker said it was one of the most striking acts of kindness he had experienced among his fellow slaves. What a beautiful illustration of "bearing one another's burdens," which we are admonished to do in Galatians 6:20.

978. The Advance Miner

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Editor James S. Hewett

... methane gas. And then after checking the mine, he would rise up to the surface, and there would be all the miners gathered around expectantly waiting for him to announce, "It's OK; it's safe; you can now go down into the mine." And as Dr. Hughes used the illustration, he said, "That's what Christ has done for us. Coming up out of the depths of death, he has announced to all who are gathered here in this life on earth: 'It's OK; it's safe. You can enter into death, into the darkness and the unknown. It ...

979. The Gift of Encouraging Words

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Editor James S. Hewett

A great place to glean some profound insights into life is from children’s stories. On a Winnie the Pooh record, for instance, there is a scene that is a delightful illustration of our desire to hear words that are friendly and warm, rather than harsh or hard: One day Pooh Bear is about to go for a walk in the Hundred Acre wood. It’s about 11:30 in the morning. It is a fine time to go calling—just before ...

980. The Gift of Standing By

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Editor James S. Hewett

... alone. But when Chief Justice Hughes was called, he took his place beside the laundryman. When the minister had welcomed the group into the church fellowship he turned to the congregation and said, "I do not want this congregation to miss this remarkable illustration of the fact that at the cross of Jesus Christ the ground is level." Barnhouse commented: "Mr. Hughes behaved like a true Christian. He took his place beside the laundryman, and by his act he prevented embarrassment to the humble Chinese; he ...

981. God in Christ--The King Seeks a Wife

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Editor James S. Hewett

The Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard once sought to describe the incarnation of God in Christ. He used this simple illustrative story: A certain king was very rich. His power was known throughout the world. But he was most unhappy, for he desired a wife. Without a queen, the vast palace was empty. One day, while riding through the streets of a small village, he saw a beautiful peasant girl. So ...

982. Family Plot

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Editor James S. Hewett

... work!" Nobody listened to what he was saying, except one foreign diplomat. When the president said, "I murdered my grandmother this morning," the diplomat responded softly, ''I'm sure she had it coming to her." Note: It is uncertain whether this story is true or if it was invented to illustrate a point, like the story of George Washington and the cherry tree told by Parson Weems.

983. Losing and Finding Oneself

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Editor James S. Hewett

... , she met the brilliant young German director, Otto Preminger. They fell in love and soon married. They went to America soon thereafter, where he began his career as a movie director. Unfortunately and tragically, Hollywood is a place of dramatic illustrations of people "biting, devouring, and consuming" one another. Marian was caught up in the glamour, lights, and superficial excitement and soon began to live a sordid life. When Preminger discovered it, he divorced her. Marian returned to Europe to live ...

984. Commercial Communication

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Neill Postman

... advice. And the actor, of course, is usually ecstatic. One has simply got to wonder what the effects are on a young adult who has seen a million of these little vignettes. One has to ask, "What is being taught?" HERE IS ANOTHER APPROACH TO THIS ILLUSTRATION Commercials are very interesting. We have been able to calculate that the average kid will see about 750,000 of them between the ages of six and 18, which makes them about the most important source of instruction of our children in America today. They ...

985. Both Top and Bottom

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Editor James S. Hewett

Corrie ten Boom often showed a piece of embroidery to her audiences. She would hold up the piece of cloth, first showing the beauty of the embroidered side, with all the threads forming a beautiful picture, which she described as the plan God has for our lives. Then she would flip it over to show the tangled, confused underside, illustrating how we view our lives from a human standpoint.

986. Inspired by the Best

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Editor James S. Hewett

... unable to complete the great painting which his master had begun. But da Vinci silenced him. "Will not what I have done inspire you to do your best?" Our Master began two thousand years ago—by what he said, by what he did, and supremely by what he suffered. He illustrated his message and he has left us to finish the picture.

987. A Loving Parent

Revelation 7:9-17

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King Duncan

... . Re-published in https://www.rd.com/joke/msw%e2%80%a8mom-say-what/. 2. “15 Stories of a Mother’s Love” by Lisa Rossi, Des Moines Register, May 7, 2015. 3. “From One Sufferer To Another, Chicago Tribune, Aug, 1987. Cited at https://bible.org/illustration/will-carry. 4. Marion Stroud, Our Daily Bread. Cited at https://odb.org/2015/10/23/for-this-i-have-jesus-2/. 5. “Two Portraits” by Tim Gustafson, Our Daily Bread, March 3, 2017, https://odb.org/2017/03/03/two-portraits/. 6. “Beyond the Valley ...

988. Planted for a Purpose

Luke 13:1-9

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John M. Braaten

... what God would do. And what did God do? God became incarnate, he became present with us. So we are to be present with one another, to come to them in love. That is the setting, that's the atmosphere of witnessing, to above all else, care for others and illustrate it by treating them compassionately. We need, of course, to be encouraged to read God's Word so that we can share it. In fact, there is no better way to grow in faith than by letting God speak to you through the Bible. But like all good news it ...

989. Where's the Magic?

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-12

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King Duncan

... Calm in a Chaotic World (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2017), p. 33. 2. Robert A. Jonas, Henri Nouwen: Spirituality and Practice, Orbis Books, 1998. Cited by The Rev. Dr. Casey Baggott, http://day1.org/6463-parked_beliefs. 3. https://www.sermonsearch.com/sermon-illustrations/2237/the-toaster/. 4. God’s Devotional Book Inspiration and Motivation for the Seasons of Life (Colorado Springs: Cook Communications Ministries, 1984), p. 300. 5. Van Varner, Daily Guideposts (New York: Guideposts, 1983), p. 318.

990. When Mickey Mouse Recognizes You...

Luke 14:1, 7-14

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King Duncan

... Anne Bathurst Gilson, http://www.washingtonparish.org/sermon%20sept%202%202001.htm. 5. Robert Conklin, How To Get People To Do Things (New York: Ballantine Books). 6. Tony Campolo, Stories that Feed your Soul (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2010), pp. 104-106. 7. Source unknown. https://www.sermonsearch.com/sermon-illustrations/2178/broken-eggs/.

991. Final Exam

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King Duncan

There’s a difference between intelligence and wisdom, as illustrated by the old story of the favorite course at the University. The favorite course? A survey of the New Testament. It was a favorite because there was no homework, no reading, and no tests before the final. And on the final, for 25 years, the same professor had always presented ...

992. Playpen Pleading

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King Duncan

Ray Steadman gives the following illustration: The grandfather entered the child’s bedroom. A wide grin brightened his kind, warm face. “Davy!” he said, spreading his arms for a hug. “Grampa!” shrieked the delighted two-year-old from his playpen. “Grampa, hug!” “Sure, I’ll give you a hug, Davy,” said the grandfather. And with that, ...

993. Leading the Blind

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Dennis Davidson

... the basis for a newspaper story. Two weeks later that same reporter attended a meeting held by Dwight L. Moody. His purpose was to catch the evangelist in an inconsistency. He was surprised when Moody used his account of the children trying to explain the toy to their blind to illustrate a truth. “Just as the blind girl couldn’t visualize the toys,” said Moody, “so an unsaved person can’t see Christ in all His glory.”

994. The Problem with "Fawneys"

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

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King Duncan

... you a new heart that is as his heart. Never let it be said of you that you are a fawney. 1. Why You Say It (Nashville: Rutledge Hill Press, 1992). 2. Moody Bible Institute’s Today in the Word, September, 1991, p. 16. 3. Preacher’s Sourcebook Creative Sermon Illustrations (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2007), pp. 639-640. 4. Rev. Adrian Dieleman, http://www.trinitycrc.org/sermons/dan03v28.html. 5. Contributed. Source: Biblical ...

995. Grace Upon Grace

John 1:1-18

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Dean Feldmeyer

... of grace that is spoken of in the Bible and in Christian theology is more complex and complicated than that. It is, he says, free to the recipient but almost always expensive for the one who gives it away. He goes on: I therefore must revise my illustration, adding a little fiction to more accurately describe the grace of God. As my friend broke over the top of that hill at 163 miles per hour, he slammed on the brakes, causing the car to go out of control, smashing into the police car, nearly destroying ...

996. Fake News vs. Fantastic Good News

Luke 24:13-35

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King Duncan

... miracle to get His point across, but He didn’t. He chose to work through average people and average circumstances instead. He chose to restrain His overwhelming and awesome power to invite us into the mystery of faith. And this story on the road to Emmaus perfectly illustrates God’s restraint. Because it is in God’s silence, in His seeming absence, in those moments when God’s work or God’s presence is obscure to us, that we sincerely search for Him. That’s when we walk by faith not by sight. If ...

997. The Scariest Job Interview

Acts 1:1-11

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King Duncan

... of job interview embarrassment” by Suzanne Lucas, https://www.inc.com/suzanne-lucas/15-more-hilarious-tales-of-job-interview-embarrassment.html. 3. From a book by Charles L. Allen. 4. “The Incarnation: An Illustration” by Joe McKeever, August 7, 2012, https://joemckeever.com/wp/incarnation-illustration-2/. 5. “Where Did Jesus Travel While On Earth?” by Jack Wellman, December 17, 2015, Patheos, https://www.patheos.com/blogs/christiancrier/2015/12/17/where-did-jesus-travel-while-on-earth/. 6. “FCA ...

998. Who Are You

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Staff

The dilemma of an unclear sense of personal identity was illustrated by an incident in the life of the famous German philosopher Schleiermacher, who did much to shape the progress of modern thought. The story is told that one day as an old man he was sitting alone on a bench in a city park. A policeman thinking that he was a vagrant came over and shook him and asked, "Who are you?" Schleiermacher replied sadly, "I wish I knew."

999. The Judge of the Living and the Dead

Matthew 25:31-46

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Albert G. Butzer III

... minor theme in the Bible, after all, but a major one. What is the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden after they ate the forbidden fruit other than an example of God’s judgment? What is the story of the golden calf other than an illustration of worshiping the wrong God? What is the purpose of the prophets of Israel other than to say that God is displeased because the people like sheep have wandered astray? In the New Testament we also find a fair measure of God’s judgment. In the gospel of ...

1000. An Important Village with a Questionable Reputation

John 1:43-51

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King Duncan

... =social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5ddc01b6967804067c03cc65%26%27Idiots%27%20village%27%20residents%20celebrate%20new%20name. 2. The 50 Weirdest Town Names in America, https://bestlifeonline.com/unusual-town-names/. 3. Source: Anonymous. Hunter, Brian. Illustrations That Connect: Over 100 Illustrations for preachers, teachers, public speaker, and writers to help you connect with your audience in a powerful and insightful way. UNKNOWN. Kindle Edition. 4. Contributed. Source unknown.

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976. Differing Perspectives

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Editor James S. Hewett

977. Bearing One Another's Burdens

Galatians 6:20

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Editor James S. Hewett

978. The Advance Miner

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Editor James S. Hewett

979. The Gift of Encouraging Words

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Editor James S. Hewett

980. The Gift of Standing By

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Editor James S. Hewett

981. God in Christ--The King Seeks a Wife

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Editor James S. Hewett

982. Family Plot

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Editor James S. Hewett

983. Losing and Finding Oneself

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Editor James S. Hewett

984. Commercial Communication

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Neill Postman

985. Both Top and Bottom

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Editor James S. Hewett

986. Inspired by the Best

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Editor James S. Hewett

987. A Loving Parent

Revelation 7:9-17

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King Duncan

988. Planted for a Purpose

Luke 13:1-9

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John M. Braaten

989. Where's the Magic?

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-12

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King Duncan

990. When Mickey Mouse Recognizes You...

Luke 14:1, 7-14

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King Duncan

991. Final Exam

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King Duncan

992. Playpen Pleading

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King Duncan

993. Leading the Blind

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Dennis Davidson

994. The Problem with "Fawneys"

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

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King Duncan

995. Grace Upon Grace

John 1:1-18

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Dean Feldmeyer

996. Fake News vs. Fantastic Good News

Luke 24:13-35

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King Duncan

997. The Scariest Job Interview

Acts 1:1-11

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King Duncan

998. Who Are You

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Staff

999. The Judge of the Living and the Dead

Matthew 25:31-46

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Albert G. Butzer III

1000. An Important Village with a Questionable Reputation

John 1:43-51

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King Duncan

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