1500 Illustrations for Biblical Preaching
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1500 Illustrations
for Biblical
Preaching

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Edited by

Michael P. Green

Foreword by

Haddon W. Robinson

© 1982, 1985, 1989 by Michael P. Green

Published by Baker Books

a division of Baker Book House Company

P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287

www.bakerbooks.com

Paperback edition published 2000

Previously published under the title The Expositor’s Illustration File and Index to the Revised Edition

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Illustrations for biblical preaching.

1500 illustrations for biblical preaching / edited by Michael P. Green; foreword by Haddon W. Robinson.

p. cm.

Includes indexes.

ISBN 0-8010-6330-2 (pbk.)

1. Homiletical illustrations. I. Title: Fifteen hundred illustrations for biblical preaching. II. Title.

BV4225.2.I44 2000

251′.08—dc21 99-058160

A computer version of this material is available for both MS-DOS and Apple Macintosh computers. For more information write The Expositor’s Illustration File, P.O. Box 6746, Fort Myers, FL 33906.

Scripture quotations marked nrv are from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part One: Topical Illustrations

Part Two: Illustrations for Selected Scripture

Old Testament

New Testament

General Index

Foreword

It’s a dangerous mission to preach to a king. It’s even more dangerous to preach to a king nursing a guilty conscience. It is most dangerous to preach to a king with a guilty conscience who has already murdered a man as a cover-up for his sin. When Nathan, a prophet, confronted David, his king, about adultery, he thought about the dynamics of the situation—and he told David a story. Actually, the story itself was the sermon. Like the sword in the umbrella, it had a sharp point. And David, with all his defenses up, could not avoid its penetration.

When preachers stand up in the pulpit, they face audiences with their guard up. A few in the congregation wait eagerly for the sermon to begin. Most wait eagerly for the sermon to conclude. Like Nathan before them, the preachers have to smash through barricades erected by indifference, confusion, comfort and guilt. Preachers must turn ears into eyes and free listeners to think with pictures in their heads.

Appropriate illustrations do that. They do everything a sermon must do to communicate—explain, prove or apply a truth. Effective preachers stalk and store illustrations to tell the truth in fresh ways.

The anecdotes, quotes, poems and observations in this book are the best on the market today. I recommend them highly to students at Denver Seminary, ...

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About 1500 Illustrations for Biblical Preaching

Illustrations do not replace good preaching founded on God’s Word, but they add to its presentation, sometimes striking deep into a hearer’s heart. The right illustration can explain, clarify, and apply truth to your sermon. Dr. Green has carefully selected, developed and edited these illustrations for use by pastors, Bible study teachers and those who preach the Word of God. The illustrations are arranged alphabetically by topic, covering subjects from abortion, drugs, and divorce to faith, commitment, and Christian living. The book also includes a section of illustrations from selected Scriptures.

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