This is my favorite from The Last Battle:

"And as He spoke He no longer look to them like a lion; but the things that began to happen after that were so great and beautiful that I cannot write them. And for us this is the end of all the stories, and we can most truly say that they all lived happily ever after. But for them it was only the beginning of the real story. All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read: which goes on forever: in which every chapter is better than the one before.”

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Was just recently reminded of a line Puddleglum says in SC. Paraphrasing him, He says that Aslan told Jill what the signs would be and what to do. He never said what would happen to them. Just because it could be dangerous to follow the signs doesn't mean they don't have to follow them.
That's a very good point. As a Christian, we shouldn't disobey God because of fear, danger or inconvenience. I find this part of the book to be very encouraging and empowering. We don't have to know the outcome. God is in control.

Another favorite of mine is in PC, when all the Pevensies are finally able to see Aslan. Susan admits to Lucy she believed her but didn't want to. She then humbly goes to Aslan and admits her faults. The next part I love. Aslan tells her she has been listening to her fears. He then breaths on her and simple tells her to forget them.
That's an excellent example of God's love and grace. Susan also displays a terrific example of how Christians should humble themselves and confess their faults to one another and to God.

I read some of the posts in this topic and wasn't sure if some people think that everything in Narnia is supposed to represent something in the Bible or our world. The Chronicles of Narnia isn't supposed to be allegory (where everything represents something else). I think that's one common misconception of the book series. I'm no Narnia scholar, but I personally feel you will glean more from the books if you do not try to match up every character or event with something in the Bible or our world.
Rather, look for the Christian concepts and messages that appear in the books. For instance, Prince Caspian could be compared to the story of Moses. But the point of Caspian's story is about restoration, restoring truth and order after a long time of untruth and darkness. Hope you don't mind me bringing this up. Just adding my two cents.

I also love the part in HHB when Shasta realizes that Aslan was standing on his side to guide him and to keep him from falling of the edge of the pass. It shows how even in our dark circumstances, God is still watching over us in ways we may not even realize.

There is also the line in VDT when Aslan says, "I am the great Bridge Builder". It brings up the popular image of a cross acting as a bridge between the sinners and heaven.

That's my favorite part too, Lilygloves (The one from HHB)!! I love it so much, and it's meant so much to me these past few months in my life when I was going through some very difficult circumstances! That analogy has reall come to life for me, and it gives me so much hope and encouragement!!!

I also really love the Salvation scene in LWW. That's my second favorite Christian message in the Narnian books. I really love how the whole scene plays out, and how the book is set so that you are being prepared for it all even without knowing it! It's so sad at first, and then so wonderful, just like the story of Jesus' crucifixion! I love the power it carries with it, and the beautiful, perfect analogy it holds!!

The most meaningful Christian message to me is pretty much the entire book of The Silver Chair. (Yeah, there's a reason it's my favorite book )

Jill is being a twit, showing off on the edge of a cliff, Eustace tries to stop her and he falls. Aslan gives her the signs, blows her to Narnia, but Eustace is so mad at her (understandably) that they miss the first sign.
We can assume that had she not been acting like an idiot, their quest to save Rilian would have gone just as smoothly as the Pevensie's quest to save Narnia in PC.
BUT, even though their quest didn't start well and Jill forgets the signs halfway through, they were still successful.

This to me is an incredible picture of my own life. Even though I continually screw up over and over, God can and will still use me for His own glory and accomplish something magnificent through me.

This to me is an incredible picture of my own life. Even though I continually screw up over and over, God can and will still use me for His own glory and accomplish something magnificent through me.

Awww. Wow. I never thought of it that way before. That is really beautiful, FK. Thanks for sharing.

Like FK, the Silver Chair contains some of my favorite Christian messages, especially Puddleglum's speech in the Underworld about believing in Narnia and Aslan even if they don't exist. It really inspires me.

Also, Edmund's conversion is also very powerful and one of my favorites, because it shows that no one is ever too far gone for God's grace and redemption.

But I think the one that takes the cake is the end of the Last Battle, when they discover Aslan's Country. Especially the part where Jewel says, “I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now...Come further up, come further in!”

It's hard to explain exactly why I love this quote, because there are a bunch of reasons, really. It encourages me to come further up & further in, pressing on with my love for Jesus. It reminds me of what we have to look forward to in heaven, and what a beautiful journey we're on. And ultimately, that it will be worth it in the end. As someone who is keenly aware of human suffering and pain, it's beautiful to think about what I have to look forward to after the rest of the world fades away. And as C.S. Lewis himself said, “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”

(Not sure where exactly he said this quote as I have yet to read his nonfiction writing, so if he didn't actually say it, I apologize.)

Ooh, this is a tough question. I'm going to answer based on some of my favorite scenes, since they seem to go hand in hand.

One of my favorite messages comes in HHB when Aslan talks with Shasta. His reminders and revelations about His presence in Shasta's life, even in the moments when Shasta could not know that Aslan was there or thought that there was something wrong happening. The admonishments "There was only one lion" and "I was the cat who comforted you among the Tombs" are two of my favorite quotations from that passage.

As many have said, Puddleglum's speech is great also, as is the message of Aslan's control and Providence that runs throughout SC. I will also ditto Mountie's thoughts about the end of LB. I get chills whenever I read that section.

Other than those, my favorites are from VDT. Eustace's undragoning is just such a powerful illustration of the call to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling, submitting to God's power to be cleansed. Also, the resolution of the chapter "The Dark Island" has always been a favorite of mine because of Aslan's encouragement to Lucy ("Courage, Dear heart.") and the fact that Aslan destroyed the darkness (or brought them through it, depending on the version you have).

In case you can't tell, I like Aslan's encouragements.

I have several favorites as well - I'll mention some of them, but I cannot really grade them against each other ...

Two of them are from LWW, the book I read again and again for many years before any of the others were available.

Aslan's suffering under the cruelty of the Witch and her minions around the Stone Table, always reminds me of Jesus' suffering before his crucifixion. It makes me wonder how he could suffer all that with such patience and calmness - "brought as a lamb to the slaughter".

Then there is what Lewis speaks of as the Deep Magic and the Deeper Magic - the principle that when the innocent lays down his life for the guilty, death's power is broken.
Probably because the only one who was innocent, and thus qualified to substitute for the guilty, was the one who was stronger than death.

God raised him up, having loosed the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
Acts 2:24

I really like the whole "I have another name in your world" scene. With the calm waters, the lilies and Aslan being a lamb, it is just so powerful.

I also love when Lucy sees Aslan and the others don't in PC, and they end up going the wrong way. It just shows that we need to "walk by faith and not by sight".

Of course the Salvation message in LWW is an all time favorite.

In SC I really love Puddleglums' speech! It is so powerful. Actually the Kingdom of the LoTGK is like the life without Christ and how Satan is trying to woo us to sleep, but we can overcome him.

In HHB the scene when Aslan and Shasta walk together in the dark is so awesome. They're whole conversation is soo cool

And of course the LB is probably the most serious and heaviest book of all. I love the part when Aslan tells Emeth that you can't do good in the name of Tash, and you can't do bad in the name of Aslan. Of you do good, you are doing it in Aslan's name no matter what you say.

In HHB the scene when Aslan and Shasta walk together in the dark is so awesome. They're whole conversation is soo cool

I agree - and I remember that it once struck me that even the beginning of it has something to tell me. Shasta walks alongside the unknown companion, getting more and more nervous, and finally has to ask who the other is. And the answer is,
"One who has waited long for you to speak."

So often God doesn't impose himself upon us, he waits for us to take the initiative. And if we don't speak to him for a long time, the loss is on us.

It maybe not be my favorite, but I have always loved the message (although a very saddening message) about men going wild inside like the animals here, and still looked like men, so that you never know which were which in PC.

I always felt it was talking about how wicked men's hearts really are and how we cannot perceive the intent. The Christian message of how deceitful the heart can really be.

I was listening to SC last night and I made another connection to the Bible. In the scene where the LOTGK is enchanting the children, Puddleglum, and Rilian, she is constantly trying to convince them that they were living in a made-up world and hers is the only real world. Then Puddleglum gives everyone's favorite speech about he'd rather have the made-up world than her world. It reminds me of 1 Corinthians when it talks about how things that are wise to God are foolish to man because men cannot understand God's plans. 1 Corinthians 1:27 says, "But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things of the mighty". The LOTGK knew that Narnia is real, but there may be times when we need to have the faith like Puddleglum. Even when the world tells us that we are foolish, we can trust that God's wisdom surpasses theirs.

I think my favorite message and scene from Narnia is from The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. After the undragoning, Eustace is intercepted by Edmund. In the conversation that follows there is such a show of humility from Eustace and such a show of grace from Edmund. Basically these two cousins, who had always fought previously, were now sitting together as men, as friends, and as brothers, discussing a topic that was deeply personal but also inspirational.

This has been such a wonderful model for how the Church can minister. Like Edmund, all we need to do is be gentle, merciful, and kind. We ask questions, then listen to the answers. The people aboard the Dawn Treader couldn't change Eustace. Eustace couldn't even change himself. Only Aslan could that. Likewise, no person can root out the evil in another person. No one can root out the evil in themselves. Only God can cleanse a person from the inside out, after submission to Jesus Christ. But after the person touches God, then they are humbled and ready to share and ask for life-giving advice.

Some days you might be Eustace, other days you might be Edmund, but no matter who you are, finding a good (same gender) Christian friend who will talk with you and pray with you on deeply personal topics will reap such wonderful rewards. It will help you grow so much. It isn't for no reason that James 5:16 says: "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective." (NIV)

In short, ministry isn't about the preaching. It's about the love.

Mh, I've always been quite impressed by the whole "Not a tame Lion" point. I don't know that it's my favorite, per say, but it's definitely important.
Also, forgiveness for traitors.

To live in Aslan's country. The idea that all the good Narnia this privilege is beautiful. The Last Battle portrays this well.