Sermons on false beauty:

The Beauty Of Ugliness

Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Aug 22, 2013

This was a meditation around the table of the Lord on the Beauty of God and His love for us revealed by the ugliness of the cross.

The Beauty of Ugliness Gal. 6:14 (Lord’s Supper Meditation) The Story is told of a little girl in the younger grades of school. This particular day the children were all given notices to bring to their parents of a show and tell time at school when parents could come to the school to talk ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Is Beautiful! Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Nov 18, 2020

The Bible says "God made everything beautiful in His own time" (Ecc.3:11) and that means HE IS BEAUTIFUL and we can live everyday experiencing His Beauty.

David speaks of the Beauty of the Lord in the Psalms (27:4; 48:2; 90:17) and it exists in the mountains, his nature, in heaven and in His Temple. But greater still in His Son coming to earth as Jesus explains to us what "beauty' means in act of serving Him. (Mark 14:6) Isaiah ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Beauty Of Christlikeness

Contributed by Michael Lashaway on Oct 17, 2021

Christ with me, before me, behind me,.within me, beneath me, above me, on my right, on my left.

The Beauty of Christlikeness Rom 14:7-9 An Ancient Prayer; Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me. Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ in the fort, Christ in the chariot seat. Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

Beautiful Attitudes Series

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 2, 2021

Definitely the crowning explanation of the spirit of the law is Jesus’ commentary on the law in the Sermon on the Mount. It’s the climax of our discussion. Let’s examine some key elements.

Definitely the crowning explanation of the spirit of the law is Jesus’ commentary on the law in the Sermon on the Mount. It’s the climax of our discussion. Let’s examine some key elements. Jesus begins His commentary on the law with the beatitudes, sometimes called the beautiful attitudes, which ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Beauty Of The Cross

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 8, 2021

Weeds being transformed into flowers is amazing, but nothing can compare with the wonder of the cross being transformed from a symbol of horror and death to a symbol of beauty and life.

Luther Burbank took an interest in the common field daisy that was an outcast weed despised by the farmers in the East. He crossed it with the Japanese daisy and an English daisy and produced the Shasta daisy, a flower whose beautiful bloom has grown as much as two feet in diameter, and which will ...read more

Scripture: John 12:29-33

God And Beauty

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 12, 2021

May the prayer of each of our lives be, "Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me." May our lives be filled with the flower power of the Lily of the Valley.

When my daughter was little I use to take her for a ride on a mini bike through the fields. There were a number of wild flowers, and just on impulse I said to Cindy, "Let's see how many flowers we can find out here." Every time we saw a different kind of flower she would pick it, ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11

The Power Of Beauty Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 17, 2021

Not all of us have the gift of beauty that attracts kings, generals, and wide popularity, but all Christians have gifts that are beautiful.

In its 4,000 years of history only one woman became Emperor of China with absolute power. She was Wu tes-t'ien. She got to the throne of China for the same reason Esther got to the throne of Persia. She was a startling beauty. As a young girl she was renowned for her beauty, and the Emperor ...read more

Scripture: Esther 2:5-18

The Power Of Beauty Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 21, 2021

It was Esther's beauty that got her into the palace, and into a position of power where she could be used to save her people. No other quality but beauty could have gotten her there.

In its 4,000 years of history only one woman became Emperor of China with absolute power. She was Wu tes-t'ien. She got to the throne of China for the same reason Esther got to the throne of Persia. She was a startling beauty. As a young girl she was renowned for her beauty, and the Emperor ...read more

Scripture: Esther 2:5-18

Life Is Beautiful Series

Contributed by Dr Fr John Singarayar Svd on Mar 2, 2023

The Third Sunday of the Lent

Life is Beautiful Scripture Matthew 17:1-9 Reflection Dear sisters and brothers, Life is beautiful and we all need to experience it. It is the experience of suffering. It is the experience of difficulties. It is the experience of pain. It is the experience of sadness. It is the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9

Denomination: Other

The Beauty Of Order Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 5, 2021

Christians are to be admired because they add order, and in so doing add beauty and harmony to the church and the state, and every other group they belong to.

Paul Aurandt tells of how even the disorders of life can sometimes be a blessing. Only hours after Pearl Harbor the Japanese went after the Philippine Islands. American and Philippine troops were taken by surprise and had to retreat to the Bataan Peninsula. These brave troops became famous for ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:5

The Beauty Of Heaven Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 8, 2021

Someone looking up at the stars said, "If the suburbs are so beautiful, how beautiful the city of heaven must be. All of our enjoyment of the beauty of this world is a mere faction of the creative work of God.

Among the world's famous short stories is the one called, The Lost Words Of Love, by the French writer, Mendes. It is the fascinating tale of how an evil spirit sought to ruin man by stealing three words out of his vocabulary. The three words were, I love you. The spirit succeeded in ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:9-21

Beauty Advice

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 9, 2021

Ladies take off your masks and adorn your heart to be truly gorgeous in God.

Proverbs 11:22 As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. Matthew 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. Better a woman that by the world's ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 11:22, Matthew 12:34, 1 Peter 3:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

A Beautiful Day.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 20, 2022

Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

A BEAUTIFUL DAY. Psalm 118:14-29. This Psalm is the last of the processional Psalms which were sung by pilgrims on their way up to Jerusalem for the great Jewish feasts. There are echoes of the Passover, and anticipations of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Psalm 118:14 takes us back to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:14-29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Drawn By Beauty

Contributed by Brian Williams on Sep 27, 2023

Where does beauty come from and why are we attracted to it? Why do we as human beings desire to make beautiful creations? The existence of objective beauty points to a God of beauty who loves His creation and desires to give us joy and pleasure.

Today I will be speaking about how objective beauty points us to the Creator God. We’ll be looking at Psalm 27:4 and Psalm 96:6. One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD and to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:4, Psalm 96:6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

True Beauty! Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Dec 2, 2024

What is true and real beauty? Let's explore this in this short sermon.

True Beauty is a Reflection of God's Image The world that often defines beauty by external appearances, we will explore into the Scriptures to discover a deeper understanding of beauty that transcends physical attributes and reflects the very image of God. Let us begin our journey together. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:37-39