Sermon Illustrations about Holy Week
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Muslim College Student Explains Why He Follows Jesus
There was once a Muslim college student who came to believe in Jesus Christ. One of his friends was shocked and asked him, “Why did you become a ...
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Police Officer Gives Life in Exchange for Hostage
In March 2018 a lone gunman took several people hostage in a French supermarket. Arnaud Beltrame, a French police officer, offered to trade places with ...
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In Life and Death Jesus Was the Master of the Situation
Imagine a basketball game. It's almost the end of overtime; it's time for one last shot. Who do you want to have the ball? You want the calmest ...
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A Scientist Asks, 'Is There Evidence for Easter?'
Editor's Note: This is a very long illustration, so here are two suggestions: First, you could use the opening and closing quotes from Dr. Swamidass' ...
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When Suffering, Find Empathy in the Cross
We do not always get a simple, satisfying answer to all of our questions about suffering. In a 2014 testimony about his experience with a debilitating ...
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North Korean Escapes Internment Camp Through Friend's Sacrifice
In 2005, Shin Dong-hyuk, became the only person to ever escape from a "total-control zone" internment camp in North Korea and live to tell the ...
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When a Muslim Was Overpowered by God's Selfless Love
Nabeel Qureshi, a Muslim convert to Jesus Christ, had a "resolutely" Muslim friend named Sahar who was attracted to parts of Christianity but ...
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Mount Calvary Is a Monument to Tragedy and Final Victory
On the scenic foothills of the Alatoo Range in northern Kyrgyzstan there is a spot that looks up to the peaks of the towering Celestial Mountains, and ...
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The Crucifixion of Jesus Is Unique Among Famous Deaths
There have been many famous deaths in world history; we might think of John F. Kennedy, or Marie Antoinette, or Cleopatra, but we do not refer to "the ...
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If the NY Times Wrote Jesus' Obituary
Sam Roberts, an obituary writer for The New York Times, imagined how the obituary of Jesus would have read if he was writing the obit 2,000 years ago. ...
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