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Special Health Club Caters to Physically Unfit People
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Matt Woodley reflects on Downsize Fitness, a gym which caters to "extremely unfit people." This approach can illustrate the church's need to welcome the "spiritually unfit," as in Luke 19:1-10, Matthew 28:18-20, Colossians 2:13, etc.
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Culture, Compassion, Mercy, Church

Foster Mom Is Called 'The Baby Whisperer'
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This sermon illustration from Matthew Woodley discusses a woman who fostered many children after the death of her son.
Exodus 22:22; Psalms 10:17-18, 146:9; Isaiah 66:12-14
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Compassion, Kindness, Care, Devotion

Faith Helped Woman Confront Terrorists
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Matthew Woodley tells the story of a woman whose faith propels her to talk terrorists down during an attack. Suggested as an illustration for Joshua 1:8-9, Isaiah 41:10, Matthew 5:9, and other similar passages.
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Faith, Fear, Compassion, Courage

Protecting Babies with Down Syndrome
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This illustration describes how a geneticist suffered criticism from the medical community for taking a pro-life stance against aborting babies with Down's Syndrome.
Exodus 20:13; Psalm 72:1-4; Proverbs 30:8-9
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Compassion, Courage, Abortion, Persecution

Documentary Records Our Secret Pain
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This sermon illustration describes the performance art of Marina Abramovic. She sat in a chair and made eye contact with people, who often got in touch with deep pain. Corresponds with Galatians 6:2, Romans 12:15, and...
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Culture, Misery, Pain, Suffering

Drowning People Can't Cry for Help
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This illustration provides five medical facts about drowning, which illuminate some common misconceptions. The helplessness of drowning persons becomes a metaphor for salvation and deliverance. This is appropriate for Proverbs 21:13, Romans 1:16-17 and Ephesians 2:1
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Sin, Compassion, Salvation, Drown

Atheist Flabbergasted by a Church's Love
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The experience of an atheist, bewildered by a church's help in his time of need, illustrates the impact of living out Christian beliefs in kindness and grace, as in Matthew 5:13-16 and other scriptures.
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Love, Evangelism, Kindness, Church