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10 illustrations for sermon preparation
Joseph Exell observed in 1887 that Moses' law was geographically confined to Judea, while other systems adapted to local customs and remained regional.
First, the great facts of human nature—sin, mortality, the soul's hunger for God—remain substantially unchanged across the ages.
When believers emerge from great temptation and trouble—their faith tested and drawn thin—deliverance brings more than relief from that particular circumstance.
This vivid image captures the predicament of our Saviour as He faced His persecutors.
Though David knew reproach, Jesus Christ experienced mockery incomparably deeper—the common heritage of the godly tested by scorn.
The inner life must be sustained by God alone.
Reading these words while contemplating Calvary reveals their prophetic weight: they describe the precise sufferings and agony our Lord endured.
The metaphor derives from the husbandman's practice: he reserves a portion of grain annually for seed, though small compared to his harvest.
The psalmist declares, "Thou didst deliver them"—referring to the faithful fathers who cried unto the Lord and were rescued.
The crucified hung in absolute nakedness—a practice of Roman crucifixion that exposed the condemned to maximum shame and degradation.
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