In Sermon Illustrations: "Glory"

Elizabeth Elliot On His Sufficient Grace For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009

Elizabeth Elliot on His Sufficient Grace for Discipleship It’s the anticipation of that “glory of victory” that helps us to persevere in the hard times. It’s the assurance of that coming crown that helps us bear our cross today. Just one year after her husband was slain in Ecuador, along with ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:26-27

Tags: Discipleship, Count The Cost

God's Word Described  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 14, 2012

GOD’S WORD DESCRIBED An unknown writer said, "This Book is the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding; its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable. Read it to be wise, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:16-176

Tags: Bible Truth

The Bravest Are Surely Those Who Have The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Missionaries' Lives Spared From Marytrdom As They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009

Missionaries’ Lives Spared from Marytrdom As They Sang the Hymn, "Face to Face" Many years ago, a band of Chinese terrorists had captured Rev. and Mrs. Porteous, who were serving as missionaries in China with the old China Inland Mission. The terrorists led them to a lonely spot on a hill and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:17-39

Tags: Missions

Cnidius, A Skillful Architect, Building A ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 27, 2004

Cnidius, a skillful architect, building a watchtower for the King of Egypt, caused his own name to be engraved upon a stone in the wall in great letters, and afterwards covered it, with lime and mortar, and upon the outside of that wrote the name of the King of Egypt in golden letters. This was all ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:13

Tags: Sin Exposed

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Share Einstein's Affirmation That Anyone Who Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

I share Einstein’s affirmation that anyone who is not lost on the rapturous awe at the power and glory of the mind behind the universe "is as ...read more

Tags: Creation

I Share Einstein's Affirmation That Anyone Who ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 17, 2009

"I share Einstein’s affirmation that anyone who is not lost in rapturous awe at the power and glory of the mind behind the universe ’is as ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Baptist

George Herbert: The God Of Power

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002

“The God of power, as he did ride In his majestic robes of glorie Resolv’d to light; and so one day He did descend, ...read more

Tags: Humanity Of Christ, Christmas

Denomination: Baptist

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing  PRO

Contributed by Tim Gresham on Jan 19, 2004

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail th’incarnate Deity! Pleased as man with men to dwell, Jesus our Immanuel. Hark! the herald angels ...read more

Tags: Birth Of Jesus

Denomination: Baptist

The Road To Success Is Not To Be Run Upon By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The road to success is not to be run upon by seven-leagued boots. Step by step, little by little, bit by bit that is the way to wealth, that is the way to wisdom, that is the ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

19th Century Saint Horatius Bonar Said This

Contributed by Bret Toman on Jul 22, 2009

19th Century saint Horatius Bonar said this "He that would be like Christ, moreover, must study him. We cannot make ourselves holy by merely trying to be so, any more than we can make ourselves believe and love by simply energy of endeavor. No force can effect this. Men try to be holy, and they ...read more

Tags: Sanctification

Denomination: Baptist

The Great Accomplishments Of The World Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The great accomplishments of the world have been achieved by men who had high ideals and who have received great visions. The path is not easy, the climbing is ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

If Men Evolved, As The Evolutionists Say, Then ...

Contributed by James Snyder on Dec 17, 2012

If men evolved, as the evolutionists say, then man has no glory and needs no redemption. Each is simply a part of the process. There is actually no difference between a man and an ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Evolution

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Only A Full View Will Do  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010

Only a Full View Will Do But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord [2Cor. 3:18]. I wish I had spent more time looking in the "mirror," beholding Him more. In the Word of God we ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17-18

Tags: Jesus Christ

Praying For Unity

Contributed by Jw Worcester on Feb 8, 2021

As I think of the unity of God’s Gospel to us, I’m reminded of the unity I’ve experienced over the years with other saints on short term mission trips, volunteer positions at a crisis pregnancy center and a “Rescue Mission”, Promise Keepers (Men’s nationwide Ministry), and the Urban-Suburban ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14

Tags: Self Image, Reflecting Christ

Brennan Manning Describes Christ As "The One ...

Contributed by Mike Quinn on Jan 18, 2006

Brennan Manning describes Christ as “The one whose glory appears as a light so brilliant that he is rendered invisible by his brilliance. It is beyond our ability to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:17

Tags: Christmas

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christian Faith Is A Grand Cathedral, With ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Christian faith is a grand cathedral, with divinely pictured windows. Standing without, you can see no glory, nor can imagine any, but standing within, every ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

Our Language Has Wisely Sensed The Two Sides Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of mans being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created ...read more

Tags: Marriage Singleness

Born Twice  PRO

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010

Quote: Andrew Murray: "Jesus Christ was born twice. The birth at Bethlehem was a birth into a life of weakness. The second time he was born from the grave – the first born from ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:18

Tags: Christmas Advent

Denomination: Brethren

Sad Memories Gather, Like Evening Mists, Round ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Sad memories gather, like evening mists, round aged lives, and the temptation of the old is unduly to exalt the past, and unduly to depreciate the present. Young lips shout ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life