The illustration of the Flagstaff Flooding provides us an example of hope and hopelessness. In the story, the town of Flagstaff was scheduled to be flooded as part of a dam project and the creation of a lake. As the town was to be flooded, people quit making repairs to their houses and quit doing any type of maintenance or improvements to the town. People had no hope in the town.

The illustration of Forgiveness, Peace, Love of neighbors, Love for enemies: Bought a Lawsuit provides us an example of forgiveness and loving your neighbor. In the story, one neighbor threaten a lawsuit with another neighbor because of the placement of a fence over a land boundary. Eventually, the other neighbor sells the land. The neighbor then threatens the new owner with the lawsuit.

The illustration of the Life on the Trapeze provides us an excellent example of what Christian grace is all about. Jesus has provided forgiveness for ALL our trespasses. Both the net and the ability to stay on the trapeze are works of God's grace.

The illustration of the Marred Hands Settled the Issue provides us an excellent example of what Christian redemption is all about. Jesus paid a terrible price in order for us to be free from the penalty of sin. He provided this free gift because He loves us.

The illustration of The Road to Success highlights that success is a lot of hard work and persistence. God has provided us an environment to be successful both materially and spiritual. God desires for us to benefit from the fruit of our labor. God has given us purpose and meaning in life to persevere any trial and tribulation. Enjoy the illustration below concerning the road to success.

Paul's ministry in Athens illustrates how to minister the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world but not be of the world. Paul arrived in Athens, a city of great learning. The citizens of this city knew many things, but they did not know Christ. Paul began to experience their culture, but he continued to value God above anything that he experienced or learned in Athens.

The illustration of The Boy and the Bathing Suit highlights how we let temptation get the better of us. In the story the father has told the boy not to jump in the canal. The boy then walks by the canal carrying a bathing suit. It is obvious what happens next. Most of us have a conscience and know what we are suppose to do and not do. The trouble is that we make provisions to do wrong.

The illustration of The Mice Who Lived In A Piano provides us an example of the futility of man's theories in regard to creation. The creation of the world was a supernatural act that cannot be explained by our five senses. Creation cannot be explained by our finite knowledge. God is the source and the possessor of infinite knowledge.

The illustration of How an Eskimo Kills a Wolf provides us an example of how easy it is for us to be consumed by lust. In the story Paul Harvey explains how an Eskimo kills a wolf. The Eskimo does this be putting several layers of blood on a sharp knife. The wolf then comes and licks the knife.

The illustration of The Father, Preacher, and Lost Son provides us an example of God's unconditional love. In the story the son is found by the preacher, but the father has all types of conditions in accepting his son back to him. This father's love was conditional: if you meet these requirements I'll love you. But fortunately for us God's love is unconditional.

The illustration of The Compassion of the Two Moravians provides us an example of the compassion that Christ has for us. In the story, the two Moravians sold themselves into slavery so that they could preach the gospel to the slaves. This is the same compassion that Jesus has for us in that He came to us in human form so that He could give us the good news that we may be saved.

The illustration of The Rat and Pilot highlights how we can overcome temptations in our lives. In the story, the hungry rat could not survive at high altitudes. This is the same with temptation. If we focus on spiritual things, sin will not dominate our lives. If God is the focus of our lives, temptation becomes dull. We become dead to sin.

The humorous illustration of God Help highlights what it means for us to put our faith in God. Faith is more than just saying we believe in God. Faith is not faith until we put it into action. God will ask us sometimes to do the strangest things. Enjoy the illustration of Jack's call for help ...

The illustration of the little boy discovering his own conscience highlights the feelings many of us feel when we first become aware of our own conscience. Just when we are thinking of doing something wrong, a little voice says, "No". Enjoy the illustration of the little boy discovering his own conscience ...

Sacrifice: IT PAYS TO HONOR GOD

A poor widow, who made her living by doing washings, had two wayward sons. This poor woman heard of a mission, where souls were saved, which was about to be closed for lack of funds. The amount necessary was about $500.00. She was greatly interested and longed for that amount of money, stating she would gladly give it if she had it.