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Sunday, December 04, 2022

Thrive Illustrations

 Illustrations About Thriving


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#Thrive
#Thrived
#Thriving
#Flourish
#Grow
#Prosper

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Proverbs 11:10 When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices, and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.
Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
Psalm 92:12 The righteous thrive like a palm tree and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon. 
Ezekiel 47:9 It will support all kinds of living creatures that will thrive abundantly wherever the river flows. There will be a great many fish, because this water will flow there and turn the salt water fresh. As a result, everything will live wherever the river flows.
Deuteronomy 31:20 When I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I promised on oath to their ancestors, and when they eat their fill and thrive, they will turn to other gods and worship them, rejecting me and breaking my covenant.

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Saturday, December 03, 2022

Promise Illustrations

Teaching Illustrations About Promise

Promises From God
Our Daily Bread, January 1, 1985

A promise from God is a statement we can depend on with absolute confidence. Here are 12 promises for the Christian to claim.
  • God’s presence— “I will never leave thee” (Heb. 13:5)
  • God’s protection—”I am thy shield” (Gen. 15:1)
  • God’s power—”I will strengthen thee” (Isa. 41:10)
  • God’s provision—”I will help thee” (Isa. 41:10)
  • God’s leading—”And when He putteth forth His own sheep, He goeth before them” (John 10:4)
  • God’s purposes— “I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil” (Jer. 29:11)
  • God’s rest—”Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:28)
  • God’s cleansing— “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9)
  • God’s goodness— “No good thing will He withhold from them that work uprightly” (Psalm 84:11)
  • God’s faithfulness—”The Lord will not forsake His people for His great name’s sake” (1 Sam. 12:22)
  • God’s guidance—”The meek will He guide” (Psalm 25:9)
  • God’s wise plan—”All things work together for good to them that love God” (Rom. 8:28)

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Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
Acts 5:3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and [secretly] keep back for yourself some of the proceeds [from the sale] of the land?
Acts 1:4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
James 1:12 Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.
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2 Peter 1:4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.
2 Corinthians 1:20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.
Galatians 3:18 (NIV) For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.
Psalms 106:12 (NIV) Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.
Joshua 21:45 (NIV) Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.

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Thursday, December 01, 2022

Care illustrations

Illustrations About Care


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Ephesians 4:11 And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;
Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest.
2 Timothy 2:15 Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way.
Matthew 6:33 But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.
Acts 20:28 Take care and be on guard for yourselves and for the whole flock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd (tend, feed, guide) the church of God which He bought with His own blood.
James 1:27 A religion that is pure and stainless according to God the Father is this: to take care of orphans and widows who are suffering, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
Acts 6:1 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was increasing, protests were made by the Greek Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were not taken care of in the distribution of food every day.
Luke 12:15 And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Psalms 55:22 (NIV) Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
Philippians 2:4 ESV Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Ephesians 4:32 ESV Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
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Exceptions Illustrations

 Illustrations About Exceptions

No Exceptions
Before his death in 1981, American writer William Saroyan telephoned in to the Associated Press this final, very Saroyan-like observation: “Everybody has got to die, but I have always believed an exception would be made in my case. Now what?”

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Ephesians 5:33 However, each man among you [without exception] is to love his wife as his very own self [with behavior worthy of respect and esteem, always seeking the best for her with an attitude of lovingkindness], and the wife [must see to it] that she respects and delights in her husband [that she notices him and prefers him and treats him with loving concern, treasuring him, honoring him, and holding him dear].
Luke 14:18 “But without exception they all began to make excuses. The first one said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.’
Luke 9:15 They did so, making them all, without exception, sit down.
John 14:6 (NIV) Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Daniel 6:3 Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Recognition Illustrations

 Illustrations About Recognition / Credit

Michelangelo
One day the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo happened to overhear a group of people admiring his Pieta, a statue of Christ on His mother's knees after His death on the cross. One man attributed the work to another sculptor, much to the chagrin of Michelangelo, who took particular pride in the Pieta.

Returning to the sculpture after dark that evening, Michelangelo carved his name on it so that no similar mistake would occur in the future.

Today in the Word August 11, 1992

Didn’t Watch the Cakes
Alfred the Great was the ninth-century king who saved England from conquest by the Danish. At one point during his wars with the Danes, Alfred was forced to seek refuge in the hut of a poor Saxon family. Not recognizing her visitor, the woman of the house said she had to leave and asked Alfred to watch some cakes she was baking. But the king had other things on his mind and did not notice that the cakes were burning. Upon her return, the lady unknowingly gave her sovereign a hearty scolding!

Today in the Word, April 9, 1992

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1 Corinthians 16:18 (NIV) For they refreshed my spirit and yours also. Such men deserve recognition.
1 Timothy 5:3 (NIV) Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Living Generously Illustrations

Illustrations About Generosity

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Alexander the Great
The story is told that one day a beggar by the roadside asked for alms from Alexander the Great as he passed by. The man was poor and wretched and had no claim upon the ruler, no right even to lift a solicitous hand. Yet the Emperor threw him several gold coins. A courtier was astonished at his generosity and commented, “Sir, copper coins would adequately meet a beggar’s need. Why give him gold?”

Alexander responded in royal fashion, “Copper coins would suit the beggar’s need, but gold coins suit Alexander’s giving.”


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Thursday, November 24, 2022

Thanks Illustration

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Saturday, November 12, 2022

Worry Illustrations

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Tuesday, November 08, 2022

Goal Illustrations

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primarily, "a watcher" (from skopeo, "to look at;" Eng., "scope"), denotes "a mark on which to fix the eye," and is used metaphorically of an aim or object in Phl 3:14, RV, "goal" (AV, "mark").

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Monday, November 07, 2022

Curiosity Illustrations

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  • Curiosity: General Scriptures Concerning Pro 27:20; Ecc 7:21
  • Curiosity: Instances Of
    • Of Eve, Gen 3:6.
    • Of Abraham, to know whether God would destroy the righteous people who lived in Sodom, Gen 18:23-32.
    • Of Jacob, to know the name of the angel, Gen 32:29.
    • Of the Israelites, to see God, Exd 19:21, 24;
      • to witness the offering in the Holy of Holies, Num 4:19, 20.
    • Of Manoah, to know the name of an angel, Jdg 13:17, 18.
    • Of the people of Beth-shemish, to look inside the ark of the covenant, 1Sa 6:19.
    • Of the Babylonians, to see Hezekiah's treasures, 2Ki 20:13.
    • Of Daniel, to know a vision, Dan 12:8, 9.
    • Of Peter, to know what was being done with Jesus, Mat 26;
      • to know what John would be appointed to do, John 21:21, 22.
    • A disciple, to know if few would be saved, Luk 13:23.
    • Of Herod (Antipas), to see Jesus, Luk 9:9; 23:8.
    • Of the Jews, to see Lazarus, after he was raised from the dead, John 12:9;
      • and to see Jesus, John 12:20, 21.
    • Of the disciples, to know whether Jesus would restore the kingdom of the Jews, Act 1:6, 7.
    • Of the Athenians, to hear some new thing, Act 17:19-21.
    • Of angels, to look into the mysteries of salvation, 1Pe 1:12.
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Friday, September 23, 2022

Purpose Illustrations

Illustrations About Purpose


Jesus Brings World Together
A little girl wanted to know what the United States looked like. Her Dad tore a map of the USA from a magazine and then cut it into small pieces. He told her to go to her room to see if she could put it together. After some minutes she returned and handed the map correctly fitted and taped together. The Dad was surprised and asked how she had finished so quickly. She said, "On the other side was a picture of Jesus and when I put him back then our country just came together"
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Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Comfort Illustrations

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#Comfort
#Comforted
#Comfortable
#Comforter
#Comforts
#Comforting
#Comfortably
#Comfortingly

Philippians 2:1
Romans 15:4
2 Corinthians 1:3

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Together Illustrations

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Good Illustration

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agathos: good
Original Word: á¼€Î³Î±Î¸ÏŒÏ‚, ή, όν
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: agathos
Phonetic Spelling: (ag-ath-os')
Definition: good
Usage: intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Greatness Illustrations

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Only God Is Great
In 1715 King Louis XIV of France died after a reign of 72 years. He had called himself “the Great,” and was the monarch who made the famous statement, “I am the state!” His court was the most magnificent in Europe, and his funeral was equally spectacular. As his body lay in state in a golden coffin, orders were given that the cathedral should be very dimly lit with only a special candle set above his coffin, to dramatize his greatness. At the memorial, thousands waited in hushed silence. Then Bishop Massilon began to speak; slowly reaching down, he snuffed out the candle and said, “Only God is great.”

Today in the Word, April, 1989, p. 24.






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Sunday, September 11, 2022

Body Illustrations

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Saturday, September 10, 2022

Benevolence Illustrations

 Illustrations About Benevolence




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Good thoughts from a Christian Science perspective.



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Thursday, September 08, 2022

Continuous Illustrations

Illustrations About Continuing



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#Continue
#Continuous
#Continually
#Continued
#Continual

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Romans 3:23 since all have sinned and continue to fall short of God's glory.
Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God.
John 15:5 I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who continues in me and in whom I continue bears abundant fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
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Wednesday, September 07, 2022

Motivation Illustrations

Illustrations About Motivation


"The only lifelong, reliable motivations are those that come from within, and one of the strongest of those is the joy and pride that grow from knowing that you've just done something as well as you can do it."

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Tuesday, September 06, 2022

Harmony Illustrations

Illustrations about Harmony


"An obedient will and a harmonious will are very different. Obedience is related to actions, whereas harmony is related to character. The obedient will of a servant is seen in carrying out every order of his master.

"But the harmonious will is shown in the son who knows the father’s heart and whose will is one with the father’s. The harmonious will not only fulfills his duty but also fulfills it with delight.

"An obedient will puts a stop to one’s own activity, yes, but a harmonious will is in addition one heart with God."


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