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Mystery

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 19, 2020

Paul talks about a Mystery hidden in God. Let me tell you about a great mystery story: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior, was a doctor. As such he was very interested in the use of ether. In order to know how his patients felt under its influence, he once had a dose administered to himself. As he was ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:26-27

Tags: Mystery Hidden, Mystery Found

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Mystery

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 13, 2020

Paul talks about a Mystery hidden in God. Let me tell you about a great mystery story: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior, was a doctor. As such he was very interested in the use of ether. In order to know how his patients felt under its influence, he once had a dose administered to himself. As he was ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:26-27

Tags: Mystery, Mystery Found

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Hidden Devil

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 7, 2011

HIDDEN DEVIL [Reuters] "Art restorers have discovered the figure of a devil hidden in the clouds of one of the most famous frescos by Giotto in the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, church officials said on Saturday. The devil was hidden in the details of clouds at the top of fresco ...read more

Tags: Demons

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Hidden Treasure  PRO

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jul 8, 2007

Hidden Treasure The Smith House in Dahlonega, Georgia, has been sitting on a gold mine for more than a century. During renovation of the landmark hotel back in February of 2006, workers discovered the entrance to a four-foot wide hole under the concrete floor in the main dining room. The hole goes ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Mystery Of The ...

Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 16, 2008

The Mystery of the Mop Everyone at the State University knew that Donner Hall had the best parties. All-night dancing and beer guzzling attracted the largest weekend crowds by far – especially on the notorious second floor. By midnight every Friday and Saturday, the entire second floor was three ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Mystery

Contributed by Todd Leupold on Feb 3, 2009

THE MYSTERY A mystery, by definition (and certainly in Biblical usage) is something which is not easily understood, but that will eventually be revealed to those who search and wait. Think about it. How interesting do you think it would be if Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote his Sherlock Holmes ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: Baptist

Profoundly Hidden Divinity  PRO

Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Dec 24, 2001

PROFOUNDLY HIDDEN DIVINITY “...The Virgin birth denotes particularly the mystery of revelation. It denotes the fact that God stands at the start where real revelation takes place – God and not the arbitrary cleverness, capability or piety of man. In Jesus Christ God comes forth out of the ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Easter Resurrection, Divinity Of Christ

Denomination: *other

The Monarch Mystery  PRO

Contributed by Michael Elmore on Jan 17, 2002

The Monarch Mystery. The ability to find home evokes legends of Rover or Fido who, when owners have moved from one coast to the other, have made a 3,000-mile trek to find their owners in a location to which they’ve never been before. At least the dogs make it back home. But not the monarch ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-19

Tags: Creation, God's Omniscience, New Creation

Denomination: Methodist

Stradivarius Mystery

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011

STRADIVARIUS MYSTERY Perhaps the greatest of all Stradivarius mysteries is why no modern violinmaker has been able to replicate Stradivari’s work. The violins of Stradivari’s time were treated with a varnish made from the resinous material of any of a number of possible plants. We don’t know what ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:24-29

Tags: Growth In Christ

There Are Many Mysteries

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Aug 25, 2021

There are 12 or 13 diseases that Doctors know nothing about or very little. They are Mystery's. One such mystery disease is “the sleeping sickness”. From 1917 to 1928, half a million people were afflicted with a ghastly condition that could be part of the plot-line of a horror film. The ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14

Tags: Mysteries, Mystery Of God Can Be Found

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Mistletoe Mystery

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 3, 2024

The myth: Mistletoe will bring you good luck. Remember that old joke? If athletes get athlete’s foot, what do astronauts get? Missile toe! Mistletoe is an odd plant: it is a parasite that grows atop tree or shrub branches. The association of good luck with mistletoe goes back centuries. The idea ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Tags: Christmas, Customs, Traditions, Decorations, Mistletoe, Christmas Myths  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Dance Is The Hidden Language Of The Soul Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dance is the hidden language of the ...read more

Tags: Culture

Hidden Prayer Results In Revival

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011

HIDDEN PRAYER RESULTS IN REVIVAL I heard Brother John Harrell of Bridge City, Texas tell of a church up in the piney woods of east Texas that began to have a tremendous breakthrough revival. An evangelist came in and they started their series of meetings and from the beginning of the meeting, all ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:18

Tags: Prayer Persistence

Nothing Is Hidden From God

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 23, 2011

NOTHING IS HIDDEN FROM GOD R.C. Sproul: "There are many things in my life that I do not want to put under the gaze of Christ. Yet I know there is nothing hidden from Him. He knows me better than my wife knows me. And yet He loves me. This is the most amazing thing of all about God’s grace. It ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:13, Hebrews 4:13-16

Tags: God's Omniscience

Let Your Adorning Be Hidden

Contributed by David Hodgin on Oct 9, 2011

LET YOUR ADORNING BE HIDDEN Author Jennifer McBride wrote, "Ladies and gentlemen, I exhort you to dress in such a way that does not capture anyone’s gaze, but actually gives others something else, besides your attire, to think about. Discretion is a godly trait. At times, it is better to ...read more

Tags: Beauty

This Is The Mystery Of The Riches Of Divine ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"This is the mystery of the riches of divine grace for sinners, for by a wonderful exchange our sins are now not ours but Christ’s, ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

This Is The Mystery Of The Riches Of Divine ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"This is the mystery of the riches of divine grace for sinners; for by a wonderful exchange our sins are now not ours but Christ’s, and Christ’s ...read more

Tags: Jesus Christ

Mysterious Life Principle

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2011

MYSTERIOUS LIFE PRINCIPLE A wise old professor of biology stood before his class of eager students. The Professor held a little brown seed in his hand. Quietly he spoke to his class. "I know just the composition of this seed. It has nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon. I know the exact proportions. I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22-25

Tags: Creation

Donald Grey Barnhouse On Mystery ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009

Donald Grey Barnhouse on Mystery Engagement The second aspect of our being strengthened is given in the last half of Romans 16:25 where Paul says, “according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages.” In other words, we are strengthened when and as the ancient mystery is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:25-27

Tags: Secrets

I Love A Mystery When It's A Mystery

Contributed by James Snyder on Aug 1, 2020

Because of the situation we are in these days, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I have spent some significant time watching mysteries. We enjoy a mystery movie. I have always loved mysteries. I have read all of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. I have read the Father ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 25:14

Tags: Mystery, Wager

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance