Reformed Confessions
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Illustrations

Two illustrations for every Lord’s Day: a drawing and a short story that clarify and apply its teaching. Each is also available in black and white, ideal for printing, note-taking or colouring with younger students.

Black-and-white set (PDF)
  1. Lord’s Day 1Our Only Comfort
    Sketch for “Preservation That Transforms”Preservation That TransformsSketch for “Freedom Through Surrender”Freedom Through Surrender
  2. Lord’s Day 2The Knowledge of Sin
    Sketch for “The Surgeon Who Refuses to Flatter”The Surgeon Who Refuses to FlatterSketch for “The Marathon We Cannot Finish”The Marathon We Cannot Finish
  3. Lord’s Day 3The Fall & Human Nature
    Sketch for “The Poisoned Spring”The Poisoned SpringSketch for “The Original Blueprint vs. the Present Ruin”The Original Blueprint vs. the Present Ruin
  4. Lord’s Day 4God’s Justice & Judgment
    Sketch for “The Judge Who Loves His City”The Judge Who Loves His CitySketch for “The Weight of Reality”The Weight of Reality
  5. Lord’s Day 5The Need for a Mediator
    Sketch for “The Ledger That Must Balance”The Ledger That Must BalanceSketch for “Digging a Deeper Hole”Digging a Deeper Hole
  6. Lord’s Day 6The True Mediator
    Sketch for “The Firefighter Who Cannot Be on Fire”The Firefighter Who Cannot Be on FireSketch for “The Thread of Scripture”The Thread of Scripture
  7. Lord’s Day 7True Faith & The Gospel
    Sketch for “The Seed That Was Not Self-Planted”The Seed That Was Not Self-PlantedSketch for “The Map That Guides the Journey”The Map That Guides the Journey
  8. Lord’s Day 8The Holy Trinity
    Sketch for “The Three Dimensions of a Single Reality”The Three Dimensions of a Single RealitySketch for “The Sun, Its Light, and Its Warmth”The Sun, Its Light, and Its Warmth
  9. Lord’s Day 9God the Father & Creation
    Sketch for “The Window That Shows What Was Always There”The Window That Shows What Was Always ThereSketch for “The Conductor Who Never Leaves the Podium”The Conductor Who Never Leaves the Podium
  10. Lord’s Day 10God’s Providence
    Sketch for “The Master Weaver”The Master WeaverSketch for “The Hand Beneath the Surface”The Hand Beneath the Surface
  11. Lord’s Day 11The Name Jesus
    Sketch for “The Only Lifeline”The Only LifelineSketch for “The Only Rescuer Who Can Reach the Depths”The Only Rescuer Who Can Reach the Depths
  12. Lord’s Day 12The Name Christ
    Sketch for “The King, Prophet, and Priest”The King, Prophet, and PriestSketch for “The Kingdom Where Subjects Become Sons”The Kingdom Where Subjects Become Sons
  13. Lord’s Day 13The Only Begotten Son
    Sketch for “The Adopted Child Given the Family Name”The Adopted Child Given the Family NameSketch for “The Rescue That Demands a Response”The Rescue That Demands a Response
  14. Lord’s Day 14The Incarnation
    Sketch for “Infinity Taking on Finitude Without Losing Itself”Infinity Taking on Finitude Without Losing ItselfSketch for “The Seed That Enters the Soil Without Polluting It”The Seed That Enters the Soil Without Polluting It
  15. Lord’s Day 15The Suffering of Christ
    Sketch for “The Bridge Bearing the Load of an Entire City”The Bridge Bearing the Load of an Entire CitySketch for “The Tree Growing in Hostile Soil”The Tree Growing in Hostile Soil
  16. Lord’s Day 16Death & Burial
    Sketch for “The Physician Who Must Take the Cure Into His Own Body”The Physician Who Must Take the Cure Into His Own BodySketch for “The Captain Who Walks the Darkest Corridor First”The Captain Who Walks the Darkest Corridor First
  17. Lord’s Day 17The Resurrection
    Sketch for “The Frozen River That Begins to Flow Again”The Frozen River That Begins to Flow AgainSketch for “The First Fruit in the Field”The First Fruit in the Field
  18. Lord’s Day 18The Ascension
    Sketch for “The First Climber to Reach the Summit”The First Climber to Reach the SummitSketch for “The Banner Bearer”The Banner Bearer
  19. Lord’s Day 19Christ at the Right Hand
    Sketch for “The Shepherd Who Leads His Flock”The Shepherd Who Leads His FlockSketch for “The Commander Who Sees the Whole Battlefield”The Commander Who Sees the Whole Battlefield
  20. Lord’s Day 20The Holy Spirit
    Sketch for “The Companion Who Never Leaves the Journey”The Companion Who Never Leaves the JourneySketch for “The Lighthouse Beam Cutting Through the Storm”The Lighthouse Beam Cutting Through the Storm
  21. Lord’s Day 21The Holy Catholic Church
    Sketch for “Coals Burn Hotter Together”Coals Burn Hotter TogetherSketch for “The Stones Selected for a Living Temple”The Stones Selected for a Living Temple
  22. Lord’s Day 22Resurrection of the Body
    Sketch for “Bursting Into Spring”Bursting Into SpringSketch for “The Light Beyond the Tunnel”The Light Beyond the Tunnel
  23. Lord’s Day 23Justification by Faith
    Sketch for “The Judge Who Silences”The Judge Who SilencesSketch for “The Mirror That Reveals”The Mirror That Reveals
  24. Lord’s Day 24Faith & Good Works
    Sketch for “The Scale That Reveals the Real Weight”The Scale That Reveals the Real WeightSketch for “The Father Who Frames His Child’s Crooked Drawing”The Father Who Frames His Child’s Crooked Drawing
  25. Lord’s Day 25Word & Sacraments
    Sketch for “The King’s Seal Pressed Into Soft Wax”The King’s Seal Pressed Into Soft WaxSketch for “The Wind That Fills the Sails”The Wind That Fills the Sails
  26. Lord’s Day 26Holy Baptism
    Sketch for “The Contract Sealed With Both Ink and Signature”The Contract Sealed With Both Ink and SignatureSketch for “The Craftsman Who Restores a Ruined Sculpture”The Craftsman Who Restores a Ruined Sculpture
  27. Lord’s Day 27Infant Baptism
    Sketch for “The Shadow That Points to the Sun”The Shadow That Points to the SunSketch for “The Child Born Into a Kingdom’s Citizenship”The Child Born Into a Kingdom’s Citizenship
  28. Lord’s Day 28The Lord’s Supper
    Sketch for “The Traveler Sustained by Food Prepared by Another”The Traveler Sustained by Food Prepared by AnotherSketch for “The Anchor Chain You Can See Above the Waterline”The Anchor Chain You Can See Above the Waterline
  29. Lord’s Day 29Bread & Wine
    Sketch for “The Portrait That Bears the King’s Likeness”The Portrait That Bears the King’s LikenessSketch for “The Covenant Meal That Reenacts a Pledge”The Covenant Meal That Reenacts a Pledge
  30. Lord’s Day 30The Lord’s Supper & The Mass
    Sketch for “The Medicine That Heals the Sick but Harms the Defiant”The Medicine That Heals the Sick but Harms the DefiantSketch for “The Wounded Soldier Limping to the Field Hospital”The Wounded Soldier Limping to the Field Hospital
  31. Lord’s Day 31The Keys of the Kingdom
    Sketch for “The Shepherd Closing the Fold to Protect the Flock”The Shepherd Closing the Fold to Protect the FlockSketch for “The Passport That Grants Entry on the Spot”The Passport That Grants Entry on the Spot
  32. Lord’s Day 32Why Do Good Works?
    Sketch for “The Patient Who Walks Again After a Costly Surgery”The Patient Who Walks Again After a Costly SurgerySketch for “The Branch Proving It Is Alive by the Buds It Bears”The Branch Proving It Is Alive by the Buds It Bears
  33. Lord’s Day 33True Repentance
    Sketch for “The Man Throwing Away the Poison He Once Enjoyed”The Man Throwing Away the Poison He Once EnjoyedSketch for “The Prisoner Who Steps Into Fresh Air After Years Below Ground”The Prisoner Who Steps Into Fresh Air After Years Below Ground
  34. Lord’s Day 34The First Commandment
    Sketch for “The Parent Carrying the Child Before Teaching Him to Walk”The Parent Carrying the Child Before Teaching Him to WalkSketch for “The Compass Fixed on True North in a World of False Directions”The Compass Fixed on True North in a World of False Directions
  35. Lord’s Day 35The Second Commandment
    Sketch for “The Tour Guide Who Distracts Visitors With Souvenirs”The Tour Guide Who Distracts Visitors With SouvenirsSketch for “The Telescope That Warps the Stars”The Telescope That Warps the Stars
  36. Lord’s Day 36The Third Commandment
    Sketch for “The Banner Bearer Who Carries the King’s Insignia Into Battle”The Banner Bearer Who Carries the King’s Insignia Into BattleSketch for “The Courtroom Where Perjury Destroys Justice”The Courtroom Where Perjury Destroys Justice
  37. Lord’s Day 37Oaths & Vows
    Sketch for “The Signature Applied to a Blank Contract”The Signature Applied to a Blank ContractSketch for “The Lantern That Reveals What Lies in the Dark”The Lantern That Reveals What Lies in the Dark
  38. Lord’s Day 38The Fourth Commandment
    Sketch for “The Harbor Where Ships Are Safely Moored Between Voyages”The Harbor Where Ships Are Safely Moored Between VoyagesSketch for “The Field That Grows Only When the Farmer Steps Back”The Field That Grows Only When the Farmer Steps Back
  39. Lord’s Day 39The Fifth Commandment
    Sketch for “The River Guided by Its Banks”The River Guided by Its BanksSketch for “The Torchbearer Walking Behind a Guide Who Sometimes Stumbles”The Torchbearer Walking Behind a Guide Who Sometimes Stumbles
  40. Lord’s Day 40The Sixth Commandment
    Sketch for “The Blacksmith Who Quenches a Burning Coal Before It Spreads”The Blacksmith Who Quenches a Burning Coal Before It SpreadsSketch for “The Traveler Who Shares His Bread on a Long Journey”The Traveler Who Shares His Bread on a Long Journey
  41. Lord’s Day 41The Seventh Commandment
    Sketch for “The Fortress That Watches the Gates, the Walls, and the Windows”The Fortress That Watches the Gates, the Walls, and the WindowsSketch for “Two Dancers Whose Movements Support One Another”Two Dancers Whose Movements Support One Another
  42. Lord’s Day 42The Eighth Commandment
    Sketch for “The Candle That Burns So It Can Share Its Light”The Candle That Burns So It Can Share Its LightSketch for “The Shepherd Who Repairs a Flockmate’s Broken Fence”The Shepherd Who Repairs a Flockmate’s Broken Fence
  43. Lord’s Day 43The Ninth Commandment
    Sketch for “The Lighthouse Keeper Who Must Keep the Lens Clean”The Lighthouse Keeper Who Must Keep the Lens CleanSketch for “Feathers in the Wind”Feathers in the Wind
  44. Lord’s Day 44The Tenth Commandment
    Sketch for “The Child Learning to Walk While Holding His Father’s Hand”The Child Learning to Walk While Holding His Father’s HandSketch for “The Hairline Crack in the Dam”The Hairline Crack in the Dam
  45. Lord’s Day 45The Necessity of Prayer
    Sketch for “The Window That Must Be Opened for the Breeze to Enter”The Window That Must Be Opened for the Breeze to EnterSketch for “The Soldier Writing Home After Being Rescued”The Soldier Writing Home After Being Rescued
  46. Lord’s Day 46Our Father
    Sketch for “The Child Running Into His Father’s Arms After a Storm”The Child Running Into His Father’s Arms After a StormSketch for “The Traveler Entering a Storehouse Packed With Supplies”The Traveler Entering a Storehouse Packed With Supplies
  47. Lord’s Day 47Hallowed Be Thy Name
    Sketch for “The Lantern Bearer Lighting the Path for Travelers”The Lantern Bearer Lighting the Path for TravelersSketch for “The Explorer Using a True Compass, Not a Decorative One”The Explorer Using a True Compass, Not a Decorative One
  48. Lord’s Day 48Thy Kingdom Come
    Sketch for “The Dawn That Silences the Night Predators”The Dawn That Silences the Night PredatorsSketch for “The Builder Completing a Cathedral Stone by Stone”The Builder Completing a Cathedral Stone by Stone
  49. Lord’s Day 49Thy Will Be Done
    Sketch for “The Sunbeam That Brings Heaven’s Light Into a Darkened Room”The Sunbeam That Brings Heaven’s Light Into a Darkened RoomSketch for “The Firefighter Who Responds the Moment the Bell Rings”The Firefighter Who Responds the Moment the Bell Rings
  50. Lord’s Day 50Daily Bread
    Sketch for “The Traveler Who Realizes His Broken Cistern Holds No Water”The Traveler Who Realizes His Broken Cistern Holds No WaterSketch for “The Worker Paid at Daybreak for That Day’s Labor”The Worker Paid at Daybreak for That Day’s Labor
  51. Lord’s Day 51Forgive Us Our Debts
    Sketch for “The Doctor Treating Others With the Same Medicine That Healed Him”The Doctor Treating Others With the Same Medicine That Healed HimSketch for “The Man Released From Prison Who Holds the Key to Another’s Cell”The Man Released From Prison Who Holds the Key to Another’s Cell
  52. Lord’s Day 52Deliver Us From Evil
    Sketch for “The Benevolent King Who Opens His Treasury for His People”The Benevolent King Who Opens His Treasury for His PeopleSketch for “The Shepherd Standing Between the Wolf and the Flock”The Shepherd Standing Between the Wolf and the Flock

Try a number, like 32 for Lord’s Day 32 or Q 1, or a word from a question.