Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Then he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." Acts 16:30-31  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Warning Signs Among the many skills I have not mastered is the driving of a semi-truck. Indeed, I am awed when I see those knights-of-the-roads squeeze their vehicle through narrow a ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live." (Rom 8:13)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Beating the Odds Through God's Spirit. Radical Grace from the Book of Romans (8:13) This reminds me of another text: "No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devot ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Matthew 5:16 "Let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father."   By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Choices Quite a few years ago, a bulletin from our church had a picture of a graphite illustration by Gerald Folkerts, entitled "Self Portrait". The picture so intrigued me that I kept the bulletin all these years; it was dated Good Friday, March ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "I've had it with you! You're hopeless, you religion scholars, you Pharisees! Frauds! Your lives are roadblocks to God's kingdom. You refuse to enter, and won't let anyone else in either." (Matt 23:13, MSG)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Living to our Fullest Potential. The Helpless Heroes and the Vindictive Prideful, Part 5 "Meetings for this, meetings for that. I hate them! You've worn me out ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: Deuteronomy 31:6a "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."   By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Take Courage Psalm31:24 "Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord."NIV Matthew 14:27 "But Jesus immediately said to them: Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid." ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "So don't you see that we don't owe this old do-it-yourself life one red cent. There's nothing in it for us, nothing at all. The best thing to do is give it a decent burial and get on with your new life. God's Spirit beckons. There are things to do and places to go!" (Rom 8:12-14, MSG)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us Leaving the Past for the Future. Radical Grace from the Book of Romans (8:12-14) ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away." (1Cor 13:8)   By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us An Open Book When I was in school I could always tell when my class was about to take a test. You could feel the fear, anxiety, and worry in the air. People's muscles were tense. Their foreheads ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Here's what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won't be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace." (Matt 6:6, MSG)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us A Heart After God. Majestic Mountain View Series, Part 24 Many can't fathom the grace of our Heavenly Father, ev ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighted him down." Isaiah 53:4  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us The Burden Bearer For the first 18 years of my life, my parents assisted me with burdens. From teaching me responsibility to getting me jobs to tending to my basic needs, they helped me carry the burdens that come with growing up. Since then, there have been other occasion ...Continue Reading

Welcome to the Illustrator Today's Bible Verse: "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" (Heb 13:5b-6)  By Answers2Prayer Subscribe Unsubscribe More Illustrations Contact us All Fears are Gone! The Witness Series, Part 2 Last time we discovered that God's Holy Spirit was part of the Creation of our world. He brought light in a place of desolation, bringing hope and joy to all.Today we will see that the Hol ...Continue Reading