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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 7 views
Search Committee’s Reference checks We do not have a happy report to give. We have not been able to find a suitable candidate for this church, though we have one promising prospect. Thank you for your suggestions. We have followed up on each one with interviews or by calling at least three references.…
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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 13 views • unknown
THE LORD'S PRAYER (Could be a skit for worship) Rather cleverly done. This is in two parts, The Prayer (in blue or black type) and GOD (in red type) in response. It is very, very good. ********** Our Father Who Art In Heaven. Yes? Don't interrupt me. I'm praying. But -- you called ME! Called you? No,…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 40 views
Often when I have been traveling on the Continent I have been obliged to put up at a hotel that was full, where the room was so inconvenient that it scarcely furnished any accommodation at all. But we have said, “Oh, never mind; we are off in the morning! What does it matter for one night?” So, as we…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 46 views
I might illustrate the willfulness of many a supplication by that of a little boy who was very diligent in saying his prayers, but was at the same time disobedient, ill-tempered, and the pest of the house. His mother told him that she thought it was mere hypocrisy for him to pretend to pray. He replied,…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 52 views
Man must have a master. He cannot serve two masters, but he must serve one. Of all sorts of men this has been true, and it has perhaps been most clearly seen in those who were evidently made to lead their fellow men. It is specially seen in such a man, for instance, as Alexander, a true king of men,…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 10 views
When a man ran in the Grecian games, if he had run halfway, and passed most of his fellows, and had then turned to look round and to rejoice over the distance which he had already covered, he would have lost the race. Suppose he had commenced singing his own praises, and said, “I have come down the hill,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
When Parcoul-Chenaud, a man living in France, sat down to enjoy his dinner, a house fly disturbed him. His angry response was to kill the fly. He grabbed an electric fly swatter and began swinging at the fly. The swatter then ignited a leaking gas canister in the home, leading to an explosion that damaged…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
In Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek writes, “It is said that if you wake up in the morning and the first thing you crave is a drink, you might be an alcoholic. If you wake up in the morning and the first thing you do is check your phone to read e-mail or scan through your social media before you even get…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
Major league baseball has been trying to eliminate some of the arguments from the game. One recent innovation that has reduced many contentious moments is the instant replay. A team of umpires located in a New York studio with video feeds to every big league ball park view close, contested plays review…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
For the first time since forecasters began recording data in Los Angeles 132 years ago, the city failed to reach a high of 70 degrees for the month of February in 2019. The average high for the month was 61 degrees, significantly lower than the historical February average of 68 degrees. That means February…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 94 views
For better or worse, media is a big part of most people's lives and it is more than a reflection of our society: It is helping to shape who we are, how we interact, and how we see ourselves. “It turns out that what you watch, read, listen to and play can affect your mood, temper, and even how generous…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 53 views
They say, “Patience is a virtue,” in the case of a New Zealand man, it pays. The anonymous man was waiting in line to purchase a lotto ticket, when a man cut in line in front of him. “I wasn’t in any hurry,” he said, “so I let them go ahead and didn’t say anything.” You guessed it—the patient man won…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 97 views
In his book, Shaped by God, Max Lucado writes ”When God sets out to shape us in His image, he often uses the heat and pressure of our daily lives to temper us and craft us into beautiful instruments He can use.” Shaped by God, 175 James 1:2 (HCSB) “Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
A new documentary, The Drop Box, tells the story of Pastor Lee Jong-rak, who founded South Korea’s first box for abandoned newborn babies. The film tells how Lee, once a dirty-tempered, skirt-chasing drunk, was transformed by a loving heavenly father to love his own child and other newborns and sick…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
When Pope Francis visited South Korea in August of 2014, it caused quite a stir to some journalists. What was the stir? It was not the grand pomp and pageantry accompanying a papal visit. The stir was the fact that Pope Francis rode in a very small and modest Kia to his different destinations. –Jim L.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
Pastor Eric Dammann, recently used a personal illustration to demonstrate that God can even use a person’s mistakes by telling about an event more than a dozen years ago when he was a youth worker. He punched a smart alec teenager in the chest, knocking him to the ground. He then said to the child he’d…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Police in New Jersey say a man has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident and reckless driving backing his car into a utility pole. David Scarpa turned himself in to authorities the following day and told them he had left the scene of the accident because he did not want to deal with his…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Jayme Leon wanted his money back and he wasn't going to take "no" for an answer. He was angry because his quarter pounder had onions on it and he claimed he ordered it without them. When he called to complain, an employee agreed to issue the refund so he showed up to get his money. However, he showed…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 2 views
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has an anger problem. His lack of control has caused him several fines and suspensions from the NFL. Amazingly he received advice from one of the kings of anger, tennis star John McEnroe. McEnroe told him; “Eventually it (uncontrolled anger) starts hurting…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 15 views
The movie Argo is set in November 1979 Iran and depicts a mob of angry locals outside the gate of the United States embassy. Tempers erupted. Cries of angry voices blared. Sounds of breaking chains and windows reverberated through the embassy compound. Finally the Iranians rushed into the building. That…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
“The Gulf of Mexico is not the only place blowout preventers fail,” according to Jeffrey Kluger in Time Magazine. Time, July 5, 2010, p. 13 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell That is certainly the truth. We all need a blowout preventer on our temper. Sometimes they fail under stress. Our…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 60 views
In Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash A Revolution In Your Life in Christ, Peter Scazzero writes, “The Bible does not spin the flaws and weaknesses of its heroes. Moses was a murderer. Hosea's wife was a prostitute. Peter rebuked God! Noah got drunk. Jonah was a racist. Jacob was a liar. John…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
In Lead with LUV: A Different Way to Create Real Success, Ken Blanchard and Colleen Barrett write, “I demonstrate love as patience when helping People who are down on their luck by showing them that I care about their problems. I want to help them rebuild their self-confidence so that they can, in turn,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Most employees would agree there are times when their bosses do not seem to listen to them. Whether it involves spending money when an employee suggest it is unwise, or pursuing an action when a knowledge employee advises against it. Kelly See, Assistant Professor of management and organization at New…
Robert Phillips • Illustration • • 4 views
"I want to thank You, Lord, for being close to me so far this day. With Your help, I haven't been impatient, lost my temper, been grumpy, judgmental, or envious of anyone. But I will be getting out of bed in a minute, and I think I will really need Your help then. Amen"