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4558 illustrations evoking awe
"God's Word illumines paths of justice. The prophetic word exposes darkness—injustice, oppression, exploitation. Scripture is not just personal guidance but public light: showing the way toward beloved community, exposing the paths that lead to death. Light for the journey toward justice." — Walter Brueggemann.
"'Lean not on your own understanding' does not mean abandon reason but submit it. Proverbs values wisdom highly—and then says trust God above it. Use your mind fully, but hold conclusions humbly. Divine guidance and human wisdom partner." — John Stott.
"The poor imagine bread; God gives banquet. They ask for justice; He gives kingdom. Liberation exceeds revolution—immeasurably more. The power at work among base communities accomplishes beyond their dreams. God's abundance includes and exceeds our justice work." — Gustavo Gutiérrez.
"Inner renewal is new creation breaking in NOW. While the old body decays, resurrection life grows within. The unseen is more real than the seen; the eternal is present in the temporal. We live in overlap: dying and rising, wasting...
"Every believer is a priest—not clergy alone but all. This holy nation includes all who respond to grace. Royal priesthood means access to God for all, intercession by all, ministry from all. The Spirit gifts every member for the body's work." — John Wesley.
"The moment you believe, you are a new creature. Not shall be—ARE. Not becoming—BECOME. Instantaneously, at the point of faith, old things pass away and all things become new. This is the miracle of regeneration: not gradual reform but instant new creation." — Charles Spurgeon.
"Our mission strategies are too small! God does immeasurably more than we plan, more than we expect, more than we imagine possible. The power at work in mission exceeds our programs. Expect God to surprise; He is doing more than we know." — Lesslie Newbigin.
"In regeneration we become new creations—but the old nature still contends. The promise points toward entire sanctification: the old truly passing, the new fully coming. New creation begins at conversion and progresses toward perfection in love." — John Wesley. Wesleyan:...
"Jesus came to give life—this is the missionary message. Not rules but life. Not religion but relationship. Not scarcity but abundance. The mission offers what every culture seeks: life to the full. We announce the life-giver to a death-haunted world." — Tim Keller.
"I AM come—Christ Himself is the coming of life. That THEY might have LIFE—life is found only in Him. And have it ABUNDANTLY—Christ is inexhaustible. He is not merely the giver of life; He IS life. Apart from Him is...
"Missionaries face wasting—disease, persecution, burnout. But daily renewal sustains mission. Light and momentary troubles produce eternal fruit in lives transformed. Eyes fixed on the unseen harvest, we do not lose heart. The mission is worth the cost." — David Bosch.
"God hides Himself; His ways are not ours. He works through opposites: strength through weakness, life through death, wisdom through foolishness. Human reason cannot comprehend the cross. We cling to the revealed Word while the hidden God remains mysterious." — Martin Luther.
"The cloud of witnesses includes all who ran the race of faith against injustice: prophets who challenged kings, martyrs who faced empire. We run surrounded by their testimony.
"Scripture is lamp and light because it witnesses to Christ, who is THE Light. The Word illumines by pointing to the Word made flesh. We read Scripture to find Him; finding Him, we find our path. Christ illumines through Scripture;...
"Moses speaks to Joshua entering dangerous territory—God goes before the vulnerable, the threatened, those facing powerful opposition. This is solidarity with the marginalized: God does not abandon His people to empire. The promise sustains those who march toward justice." — Walter Brueggemann.
"Abide in His PRESENCE and POWER flows! The Vine is alive with supernatural life! Connected branches carry ANOINTING, AUTHORITY, GLORY! Don't just know about Jesus—ABIDE in Him! Live in His presence and watch SUPERNATURAL fruit appear!" — Bill Johnson. Charismatic: presence abiding.
"'His steadfast love never ceases'—chesed, covenant love, loyal love. Jeremiah laments Jerusalem's fall but clings to covenant faithfulness. The new creation God is faithful; His mercies anticipate resurrection morning. Each daybreak whispers: I will make all things new." — N.T.
"The enslaved people found light in Scripture—the story of Exodus, the songs of hope, the promises of liberation. The Word was lamp for dark nights of bondage, lighting the path toward freedom. Scripture illumines not just individual souls but collective journeys." — Howard Thurman.
"Immeasurably more—now and forever! In this age, God exceeds our expectations; in the age to come, abundantly more. Glory in the church throughout all generations—this spans ages, dispensations, eternity. What begins now overflows forever." — Warren Wiersbe. Dispensational: eternal abundance.
"When the Spirit comes in, everything changes! Old habits fall away; new desires arise. New creation isn't gradual improvement but supernatural transformation. The same Spirit that raised Christ creates NEW LIFE in you—right now, powerfully, completely!" — Smith Wigglesworth. Pentecostal Spirit-transformation.
"Paul stretches language to express the inexpressible: nothing in height or depth, present or future, life or death. Because God's love is infinite—and the infinite cannot be limited or separated. We are held by divine love that has no boundaries,...
"Reason is a beautiful thing, but it must know its limits. 'Lean not on your own understanding'—reason submitted to revelation. Faith goes where reason cannot follow. Trust God's promise even when it contradicts your calculations." — Martin Luther. Lutheran: faith over reason.
"The church shines in the night of this present age—darkness increases as the end approaches. But so must our light! Until Christ returns, we illuminate a dark world. Our good works witness to coming kingdom. The world grows darker; our...
"This is the missionary message: sin pays death; God gives life. Every culture knows death is coming; we announce that life is offered. The contrast is stark, the offer is free, the gift is Christ. This is what we carry...