*** be study 47 p. 247 - p. 248 Effective Use of Visual Aids ***

Use pictures, maps, charts, or other objects to
Visual aids often make important points of instruction more vivid or clearer. When teaching or presenting a message, visual aids can make a more lasting impression on the mind of people than spoken words. They can help hold the attention of your audience and to strengthen the effectiveness your teaching. . When visual aids are coupled with the spoken word, information is received through two senses. Jehovah God and Jesus Christ used visual aids that people are well familiar with. When Jehovah was making a covenant with Abraham, in
(Genesis 15:5) He now brought him outside and said: “Look up, please, to the heavens and count the stars, if you are possibly able to count them.” And he went on to say to him: “So your seed will become.” Now what impression will this have on Abraham? He had to be deeply moved to the point that his faith was strengthen.

(Jer. 18:1-6) Jehovah commands Jeremiah to go down to the potter’s house. There he observes how the potter turns back a spoiled vessel of clay, making it into another vessel as he pleases. Jehovah then declares himself to be the Potter to the house of Israel, with power to pull down or to build up.

Jesus employs visual aids? When the Pharisees and the party followers of Herod tried to trap him in his speech, Jesus asked for a denarius and drew attention to the image of Caesar on the coin. Then he explained that Caesar’s things should be paid back to Caesar but that God’s things should be paid back to God. (Matt. 22:19-21) *** Bible Citations ***
(Matthew 22:15-22) Then the Pharisees went their way and took counsel together in order to trap him in his speech. 16 So they dispatched to him their disciples, together with party followers of Herod, saying: “Teacher, we know you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and you do not care for anybody, for you do not look upon men’s outward appearance. 17 Tell us, therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay head tax to Caesar or not?” 18 but Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said: “Why do YOU put me to the test, hypocrites? 19 Show me the head tax coin.” They brought him a de·nar′i·us. 20 And he said to them: “Whose image and inscription is this?” 21 They said: “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them: “Pay back, therefore, Caesar’s things to Caesar, but God’s things to God.” 22 Well, when they heard [that], they marveled, and leaving him they went off. To teach a lesson in honoring God with all that we have, Jesus pointed out a poor widow at the temple whose contribution—two small coins—was her whole means of living. (Luke 21:1-4) On another occasion he used a young child as an example of being humble, free from ambition. (Matt. 18:2-6) He also