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Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 59 views
Perhaps there is nothing so heartrending as royalty despised. There is a story of an English king who was taken out by his cruel enemies to a ditch. They seated him on an anthill, telling him that was his throne, and then they washed his face in the filthiest puddle they could find. But think of the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 19 views
On October 13, 2012 Los Angeles experienced a once in a lifetime opportunity. It was the space shuttle Endeavor transported southbound on Crenshaw Blvd and then eastbound on Martin Luther King Blvd. The crowds were enormous and people came from miles around. Many slept in their cars overnight to experience…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 16 views
A maximum security penitentiary in Louisiana has allowed the inmates to produce and perform a passion play called The Life of Jesus Christ. It has changed the atmosphere of the prison, once known as “America’s bloodiest prison.” Inmates are discovering the gospel message in the Life of Christ. This is…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 39 views
A new study from the Barna organization indicates that as American society becomes more religiously diverse; there is more confusion over what the Easter holiday is all about. When asked what Easter meant to them personally, a majority of Americans said they believed there is a spiritual connection to…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 1,131 views
The Passover When a Jewish boy turned twelve, He was "a son of the law," taking on the full obligations of the law. If Jesus had lived within 20 miles of Jerusalem, it would have been His obligation to attend the Passover feast, but He didn't, He lived in Nazareth, about 60 miles from Jerusalem. But…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 15 views
Juan Zamora of Richland, Washington owed a bill he could not pay for a charge he did not make. After filling up with gasoline and charging the $26 to his PayPal debit card, he arrived home to a message on his answering machine. The message, from PayPal asked him to verify a gas purchase of $81,400,836,908…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 202 views
WORTH Do you like watching the Antique's Road Show? On those shows, an expert on antiques looks at a person's prize possession and places a monetary value upon it. The value varies based upon its condition, uniqueness or who owned it. But ultimately, value is determined by the amount someone is willing…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
Palm Sunday On Palm Sunday the crowds cried out " "Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord," and on Good Friday they cried, "Let Him be crucified." How could they turn so fast? Some scholars suggest that the first crowd was primarily Gentile and the second one primarily Jewish, thus…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 17 views
Fickle What was the mood in the upper room at the Last Supper? When I close my eyes and try to imagine the evening, all I can see is da Vinci's painting. (Why did they all sit on the same side of the table?) My art critique aside, I would imagine it was a very serious evening. Jesus dramatically showed…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
VICARIOUS SUBSTITUTION Denival Santos, an unemployed baker’s assistant spent three months in prison posing as convicted robber Rene Coelho Honorato. Santos told police he had wrecked Honorato’s motorcycle and decided to impersonate him to cover the $275 dollars for repairs. While Santos sat in prison,…