Illustrations About Creation

A Specialized Tool

One trade that has been important to humanity since very early is metalsmithing. Metalsmiths have been responsible for creating important tools and instruments that make

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Almost Heaven

If you happen to be driving through the beautiful state of West Virginia, you may notice the state slogan: “Almost Heaven.” “West Virginia is so

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The Father

In season 3 of the television series Gilmore Girls, Jess has never met his father. When he is a senior in high school, his dad

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Enjoying His Creation

In the movie Mary Poppins (directed by Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions, 1964), Mary takes the children to visit her friend Bert. Among other things,

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People Fail

Time and again, the bombast of humans in their own creations and power, thinking that they will never fail, has proven wrongheaded. Cal Hockley, the

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Imitation

Wright provides a comical illustration about imitating God (v. 48). He writes about a father who went away on a business trip. “‘When I’m away,’

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Water-Ice

Conserved Matter

Science describes a principle known as the “conservation of mass.” “Matter can change form through physical and chemical changes, but through any of these changes matter is conserved.”

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Linchpin

A linchpin is a pin that passes through the axel to keep a wheel in place, https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/linchpin. If there was no linchpin, the wheel would

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The Creation Story Sermon Illustration

The Creation Story

Rather than getting bogged down in minute details, the author of Genesis focuses on telling its first readers how the world is meant to function

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Childlike Faith Sermon Illustration

Do It Again

Perhaps in the lessons we learned when we were young, we were closer to God than we realized; perhaps we have grown old and forgotten

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A Beautiful Book

The historic Belgic Confession says the entire universe has been set before our eyes “like a beautiful book in which all creatures, great and small,

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Hardwired

It is amazing how God has hardwired our brains and bodies to even function in ways that reward us following him.

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Gospel View

The gospel goes beyond individuals being saved from their sins and going to heaven after they die. The gospel involves the full scope

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Law & Poetry

In the classic novel A Wrinkle in Time, the angel Mrs. Whatsit is talking to the character Calvin about God’s laws for creation: “In your

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Representatives

A biblical worldview of God as the Creator does more than encourage us with an understanding of our value; it also shows us that we

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