5. Scripture
The Scripture Module is a story that illustrates the truth of a passage of Scripture. It is often most effective if the speaker reads the Scripture passage after telling the story.
Here is an example:
Lions
Not long ago, my wife and I watched a TV special on African lions. As you know, lions don’t come in packs, herds, or flocks. A group of lions is called a “pride.” “Pride” is very descriptive of their temperament. They roam the landscape as if they own it. No wonder we call them King of Beasts.
The whole special was about one pride, so by the time it was over we had a personal acquaintance with each lion. I normally think of lions as being fierce and dangerous, but when they’re relaxed they have pleasant faces. They look so innocent, so peaceful. The little cubs come along and have the audacity to bite mama on the tail. She just playfully flips the cubs away. It was easy to forget these creatures are one are among nature’s foremost killing and eating machines.
Then they showed a young lion stalking a herd of zebras. He patiently hid in the grass, and then he began inching forward, imperceptibly slow. As he came close to his prey his body rippled with power ready to explode. Suddenly he came out of the brush like a shot and streaked toward the nearest zebra. He hit it with his body like a battering ram, drove it to the ground, and in one quick movement he had his teeth into the zebra’s throat and it was dead. I was shocked at the violence and the cold efficiency of the whole thing.
The next scene was a head-on view of the lion with his face down chewing at the zebra’s insides. I sensed that he was going to look up soon. I somehow expected to see a look of remorse on the lion’s face for the violent and grisly thing he had done. Then he lifted his head, and we had a close-up of his face. His chin and his mane were dripping with blood. Yet, on his face was a look of perfect contentment and tranquility. I had forgotten that lion’s nature is to kill and devour.
I Peter 5:8 says, “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”