The most compelling, heart-stirring messages are those which bring to light the truth of God’s Word in the heart of the hearer. This is the primary task of the expositor: To take biblical truth and communicate it in such a way that the congregation has a clear understanding of the meaning of Scripture.  Such a process will force men to make decisions about their lives in consideration of the truth that has been revealed.  Perhaps there is no more effective way to do this than by using illustrations.

The act of illustrating comes from the Latin word illustrare which literally