Victory

Little Girl Sent Jesus to The Door When The Devil Came (illustration)

The strength for our conquering and our victory is drawn continually from Christ. The Bible teaches that whosoever is born of God does ...

Jesus is Going to Win (illustration)

Vernon Grounds tells of an incident that happened while he was in seminary. Since the school had no gymnasium, he and his friends played basket ball in a nearby public school. Nearby, an elderly janitor waited patiently until the seminarians finished playing. Invariably he sat th …

Victory (illustration)

Every schoolchild in Scotland knows the story of how the thistle saved the country. In the year 1263 when the Scots and Danes were at war, the Danes managed to land unobserved on the coast of Scotland. Under cover of darkness the Danish invaders removed their boots and crept on b …

The thistle that saved the country (illustration)

Every schoolchild in Scotland knows the story of how the thistle saved the country. In the year 1263 when the Scots and Danes were at war, the Danes managed …

Albert Einstein Suffers a String of Failures (illustration)

The 15-year old youngster stood sheepishly before the headmaster of a Munich school, who “read the riot act” to him. The boy was soundly censured for lack of interest in his studies and was asked to leave school. “Your presence in the class destroys the respect of …

D.L. Moody - How to Experience Spiritual Change (illustration)

In one of his meetings, D.L. Moody was explaining to his audience the truth that we cannot bring about spiritual changes in our lives by our own strength. He demonstrated the principal like this: “Tell me,” he said to his audience, “how can I get the air out of the …

Olympic Hockey Team wins Gold Medal (illustration)

In February 1980, the U.S. Olympic hockey team slipped its foot into a glass slipper and walked away with a gold medal at Lake Placid, New York. Those collegians had shocked the world by upsetting the powerful Soviet team, and then they grabbed the championship from Finland while …

The Duke of Wellington and Napoleon Bonaparte Compaired (illustration)

The Duke of Wellington and Napoleon Bonaparte were both born in the same year, 1769. Each was born on an island, each became fatherless in early boyhood, each had four brothers and three sisters, each attended military school in France and at the same time. Both became lieutenant …

No victories at discount prices. (illustration)

There are no victories at discount prices. - (General Dwight Eisenhower) …

Victory (illustration)

There are no victories at discount prices. - (General Dwight Eisenhower) …

Vernon Grounds - Jesus is going to win (illustration)

Vernon Grounds tells of an incident that happened while he was in seminary. Since the school had no gymnasium, he and his friends played basketball in a nearby public school. Nearby, an elderly janitor waited patiently until the seminarians finished playing. Invariably he sat the …

When the devil knocks send Jesus to the door (illustration)

The strength for our conquering and our victory is drawn continually from Christ. The Bible ...

Cheering While Their Team Was Being Beaten (illustration)

Badger Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin was packed. Over 60,000 University of Wisconsin fans were watching their beloved football team take a beating by Michigan State. What seemed odd was that as the score became more and more lopsided bursts of cheers kept being heard in the stan …

“Go ahead and shoot” (illustration)

Foster Walker accidentally strolled into the scene of a holdup at a store in Memphis, Tennessee, and heard the gunman order him to surrender his money or “I’ll shoot you.” “You just go ahead ...

God Was And Is in Charge (illustration)

An old country preacher was challenged by a highly educated agnostic. The skeptic asked, “Why do you Christians constantly claim assurance of victory in the battle of eternity?” The old preacher replied: “Well, Son, it says in the beginning of my Bible that God was …

You May Win the Battle but there is Another One (illustration)

The fighting Irish of Notre Dame playing on their own home court had the audacity to whip the Bruins of UCLA. Digger Phelps, the coach of that Notre Dame team said, “The victory is sweet but unfortunately in a short period of time we will have to go to Pauley Pavilion an …

The Thistle That Saved the Country (illustration)

The Flag of Identity (illustration)

Isaiah says that we are to “lift up an ensign over the peoples” (Isaiah 5:26). An ensign is a flag or banner. If you’ve seen a Navy ship you may have noticed the field of stars flying at the stern. That’s an ensign. It identifies the ship by its nationality. Isa …

The Ice Palace That Melted (illustration)

On November 25, 1895, in Leadville, Colorado the cornerstone was laid for the largest ice palace ever built in America. In an effort to bolster the town’s sagging economy, the citizens staged a winter carnival. On New Year’s Day of 1896, the town turned out for the grand …

D.L. Moody - How to Fill The Void (illustration)

As a Vine Chokes an Oak Tree so Will Sin Hinder Our Christian Life (illustration)

I remember a massive oak tree on the farm where I grew up, and a vine covered its trunk. The vine started small and over the years the entire lower half of the tree was covered by it’s creepers. The mass was so thick that many birds had built their nests there. At this poin …

A Vine Squeezes Life Out of an Oak Tree (illustration)

Walking through a park, I passed a massive oak tree. A vine had grown up along its trunk. The vine started small; nothing to bother about. But over the years the vine had gotten taller and taller. By the time I passed, the entire lower half of the tree was covered by the vine’s …

There is no Easy Road to Victory (illustration)

David Livingstone went to darkest Africa as a lone missionary. After some time his missions committee wrote to him saying, “Some people would like to join you. What’s the easiest road to get where you are?” He replied, “If they’re looking for the easies …