Evangelical Illustrations
Personal conversion, biblical authority, evangelism.
Key question: “How does this passage call people to faith in Christ?”
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The Father Who Jumped - Traditional (John 3:16)
In 1989, a father and his young son were hiking near a river when the boy slipped and fell into the rapids. Without hesitation, the father dove in after him. Rescuers later found them—the father had d...
Corrie ten Boom's Fleas - Traditional (Romans 8:28)
Corrie ten Boom and her sister Betsie were imprisoned in Ravensbruck concentration camp for hiding Jews. Their barracks was infested with fleas—miserable, biting, constant. Betsie insisted they thank ...
Eric Liddell's Greater Race - Traditional (Philippians 4:13)
Eric Liddell won Olympic gold in 1924, made famous in "Chariots of Fire." But his greater race came later. As a missionary in China during WWII, he was interned in a Japanese camp. With meager resourc...
The Original Context of Exile - Traditional (Jeremiah 29:11)
Before quoting Jeremiah 29:11, know the context: God was speaking to exiles in Babylon who had LOST everything—homeland, temple, freedom. They wouldn't see the "hope and future" in their lifetime. God...
The Eagle's Secret - Traditional (Isaiah 40:31)
Eagles don't flap their way to high altitudes—they soar on thermals. When a storm approaches, other birds hide. Eagles fly toward the storm, using its updrafts to rise higher. They spread their wings ...
The GPS That Requires Trust - Traditional (Proverbs 3:5-6)
When GPS first became common, many drivers fought it. The device said turn left; they "knew" a better route. They'd argue with the machine, override its directions, and often end up lost or late. The ...
The Gift You Can't Earn - Traditional (Ephesians 2:8-9)
A wealthy man died, leaving his estate to his lazy nephew. The nephew had done nothing to deserve it—hadn't worked for his uncle, hadn't visited him, hadn't earned a penny of it. The inheritance was p...
William Carey's Cobbler Shop - Traditional (Matthew 28:18-20)
William Carey was a poor cobbler in 18th-century England who hung a hand-drawn map of the world above his workbench. While repairing shoes, he prayed over nations that had never heard the gospel. When...
When Hospitality Meets Real Life
In our modern world, Hospitality presents both challenges and opportunities for people of faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are called to navigate t...
Finding Pentecost in Everyday Moments
In our modern world, Pentecost presents both challenges and opportunities for people of faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are called to navigate the...
When Climate Change & Stewardship Meets Faith
The climate crisis is perhaps the greatest moral challenge of our generation. Like the parable of the talents, we have been entrusted with a precious gift - our planet - and we will be held accountabl...
Modern Examples of Clobbering the Clobber Texts
In our modern world, Clobbering the Clobber Texts presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in thei...
Real-World Friends
In our modern world, Friends presents both challenges and opportunities for people of faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are called to navigate these...
The Mental Health and Spirituality Challenge
In our modern world, Mental Health and Spirituality presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in th...
A Modern Story of The Bible is Not a Sex Manual
In our modern world, The Bible is Not a Sex Manual presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in the...
The Social Media & Faith Challenge
In our digital age, social media has become the modern marketplace where ideas are exchanged. Like the merchants in the temple courts, we often find ourselves caught up in the noise of endless scrolli...
A Modern Story of Pentecost
In our modern world, Pentecost presents both challenges and opportunities for people of faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are called to navigate the...
Finding Salvation in Everyday Moments
In our modern world, Salvation presents both challenges and opportunities for people of faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are called to navigate the...
Real-World The Peculiar Politics of Christ
In our modern world, The Peculiar Politics of Christ presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in t...
Lessons from Mental Health and Spirituality
In our modern world, Mental Health and Spirituality presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in th...
Lessons from Technology and Human Connection
In our modern world, Technology and Human Connection presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in t...
When Science and Faith Meets Real Life
In our modern world, Science and Faith presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we ...
Lessons from Easter
In our modern world, Easter presents both challenges and opportunities for people of faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggles in their time, we too are called to navigate these ...
When We Have What We Need to Practice Love Meets Real Life
In our modern world, We Have What We Need to Practice Love presents both challenges and opportunities for people of progressive Christian faith. Like the biblical characters who faced similar struggle...