Sermons on Beauty From Ashes:

Beauty And Truth In Worship Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 11, 2009

Our worship in the Eucharist must bring together what we believe with the way we pray, and reflect both Ultimate Truth and Beauty.

April 13, 2009 Sacramentum Caritatis As we sit in the warm glow of Resurrection Day, we are invited to reflect on the connection between what we believe and how we pray. We believe that Jesus rose from the dead, that He conquered sin and death, and that we who eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:14-33

Denomination: Catholic

What Is Beauty Based

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 12, 2021

Men do not claim to understand women, but they do understand beauty. A man does not need to know anything about flowers to appreciate and enjoy them. So also, ignorance cannot rob men of the one thing they do know about women, and that is their beauty.

Every woman wants to be beautiful, and that is why the beauty business is a seven billion dollar a year industry, and the largest advertiser in America. American women actually worship beauty. They will do almost anything to attain it, including fasting if it is necessary. They will try anything, ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 1:15-16

Beautiful Believer's Baptism Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 6, 2004

A Biblical look at what baptism is and is not: It’s a SYMBOL, NOT A SACRAMENT--FOR BELIEVERS, NOT FOR BABIES--by PLUNGING UNDER, not POURING ON--for SUBMISSION, NOT FOR SALVATION. Link inc. to formatted text, audio & video, & PowerPoint Presentation.

Beautiful Believer’s Baptism Acts 8:35-39 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Baptism.html I’m not saying baptism is for beautiful believers only! (how would you explain Gary?) But it’s a beautiful picture of what happened in the heart of one who trusted Christ as Savior. The most wonderful thing ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:35-39

Denomination: Baptist

The Beauty Of Christian Life

Contributed by Pastor Renji George on Jun 5, 2024

The reason why many Christians, who claim to be holy, look miserable and depressed and long-faced is that they try to produce a sort of holiness by themselves through some rules made by men. They live again under law.

The happiest person ever walked on the face of this earth is Jesus Christ. This doesn’t mean that He was the wealthiest, healthiest, most handsome and most influential person ever lived! But the joy of his life was centred completely on his trust in his Father (God Almighty). Jesus was not moved ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:14-17, Hebrews 8:7-9, Romans 6:14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Beauty In The Eye Of The Beholder

Contributed by Michael Buckingham on Jul 8, 2011

There is beauty in God and His works, all that He does is wonderful, if God gives you a seeing eye, your view on life will be completely different. Read about it here!

Beauty in The Eye of The Beholder The saying, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” is reported to have first appeared in 3rd century Greek writings, and has found its way into many famous writings throughout history, including the writings of Shakespeare. The concept of the phrase ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4

Denomination: Baptist

You Are Beautiful To Me

Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Mar 27, 2001

We are transformed by the way God sees us

Some years ago Jill and I went on holiday to Cyprus, the Mediterranean island. Towards the end of our holiday we saw an advertisement for a Christian Musical by a man called Roger Jones. We had met Roger on two occasions when he came as a guest to the Conference Centre we were running at ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:2-4

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Life Is Beautiful (10)

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 24, 2009

Life is beautiful, and as Christians if we focus on Philippians 4:4-9 we can see that life is beautiful!

INTRODUCTION .SLIDE #1 How many times do we let things cause us to focus in on the difficult times of life? We see war, murder, theft, and other bad things along with job uncertainties, families falling apart among other things. There is so much going on around us that is ugly it can be hard ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God's Beautiful Symphony Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 19, 2012

Like instruments in an orchestra playing the same piece of music, so should all the members of the church and when the church is out of tune, it can get ugly. Four ways Jesus tells us we can tune up our lives.

INTRODUCTION I really enjoy listening to a great symphony orchestra performing classical music. One of my favorite composers is Johann Sebastian Bach. His most famous composition was “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.” Here’s a little bit of trivia about Bach that you might not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Beauty Of Being Alone Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Sep 12, 2024

In a Society where relationships are highly valued, being alone can be seen as a negative experience.

In a Society where relationships are highly valued, being alone can be seen as a negative experience. However, the Bible teaches us that being alone is sometimes better than being in the wrong relationships. Consider the story of David and Jonathan. Jonathan, Saul's son, was a close friend of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:1-4, Judges 16:4-22

The Start Of Something Beautiful

Contributed by Charles Banks on Feb 1, 2005

This sermon serves as an analysis into the events surrounding the last few moments of JESUS on the cross and how He resisted His struggle to make sure someone else was taken care of!

“The Start Of Something Beautiful!!!” John 19:25-26 25. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. 26. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, ...read more

Scripture: John 19:25-26

Denomination: Christian Church

Life Without Beauty Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Dec 25, 2005

Christmas Day Meditation: We are inspired by Jesus to do the beautiful.

WHAT IF JESUS HAD NEVER BEEN BORN? LIFE WITHOUT BEAUTY Exodus 31:1-5 S: Jesus’ Importance in all of Life C: The essentiality of the Incarnation Th: What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? Pr: WE ARE INSPIRED BY JESUS TO DO THE BEAUTIFUL. ?: What? What are we inspired to do? KW: Creative ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 31:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

A Riot Of Colour And Beauty

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 19, 2015

The mysterious workings of God's grace in the believer.

A RIOT OF COLOUR AND BEAUTY. Mark 4:26-34. One year I dug a border outside my living room window. I bought some packets of seeds, dug small troughs, and scattered the seeds randomly in the little troughs before covering them over with light soil (cf. Mark 4:26). Job done. For a while, nothing ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:26-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

To The Foolish: Beautiful Savior Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 10, 2009

December 1989: We choose not to participate in mission and ministry because we do not want to look foolish. Jesus transforms looking foolish into a redemptive model.

Most of us, especially in our younger years, spend an awful lot of effort in trying not to look foolish. Most of us, particularly when we are young and growing and think our bodies are all out of proportion anyway, will go to great lengths to hide our deficiencies and keep from looking foolish. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Denomination: Baptist

The Beauty Of The Next Step

Contributed by Everett Mccoy on Jul 19, 2008

How beautiful are the feet... Beautiful feet are feet that are moving. Encouraging the congregation to simply take the next step, wherever they are in their walk with God.

8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:8-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Beautiful Creation Series

Contributed by Bobby Oliver on Jul 2, 2018

God's creation declares His excellency, His creation has a purpose, and His creation is managed His way.

God’s Beautiful Creation Psalm 8:1-9 - We’re continuing our study through the book of Psalms. - This week, we’re going to look at what David tells us about God’s beautiful creation. - It’s a Psalm that’s all about the glory of our great God and the evidence of that being shown through His ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 8:1-9

Denomination: Baptist