Faithful Figures
He faithfully obeyed God’s call to leave his homeland for an unknown destination and was willing to sacrifice his son, Issac, trusting in God‘s promises.
Abraham
Who said, “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Cain (Genesis 4:9)
Who lays down his life for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd. (John 10:11)
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
Genesis
Genesis 2:24The shepherd boy who took down a giant with a sling and a smooth stone.
David
The name of the river in which John the Baptist baptized people.
Jordan River
Whoever comes to me shall not hunger
I am the bread of life. (John 6:35)
“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favour of the LORD.”
Proverbs
proverbs 18:22
She risked her position and her life to save her people from destruction. “If I perish, I perish!” became her rallying cry.
Esther
No one knows my name. I made my brother and my father sad. I hung out with pigs. I‘m in the New Testament.
The Prodigal Son
Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness…
I am the light of the world. (John 8:12)
“and the two shall become one flesh’; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh.”
Mark
Mark 10:8
She poured out her heart, trusting God with her longing for a child. Her story stirs us to pray with expectancy.
Hannah
Whoever believes me, though he die, yet shall he live;”
I am the resurrection, and the life. (John 11:25)
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,”
Ephesians
Ephesians 5:25
A radical transformation from persecutor to preacher is a story of unwavering commitment.
Paul
“… No one cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
I am the way, and the truth, and the life.
(John 14:6)
“Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?”
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 6:14