Sermons on gate called beautiful:

The Beauty Of New Life

Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 7, 2007

And it is in the resurrection of Jesus Christ of that first Easter morning that we receive the presence of God’s love in our hearts. While the Cross reflects God’s love to us… the resurrection makes God’s love real to us… As He hung on the Cross he said,

The Beauty of New Life John 20: 1-18 (Year C Easter Sunday) Introduction A couple of years ago I heard a story of a boy named Jeremy. He was born with a twisted body, a slow mind and a chronic, terminal illness that had been slowly killing him all his young life. One Sunday morning in early ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Christian Church

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

Something Beautiful For Jesus

Contributed by Scott Nichols on Mar 25, 2017

This message looks at the actions of Mary as she breaks open the bottle of perfume and anoints Jesus during Holy Week. It challenges us to ask the question what can we do for Jesus that is beautiful?

She hesitates in the doorway separating the two rooms. Through the opening she sees her sister Martha hard at work helping Simon’s wife prepare the evening meal in the kitchen. She listens to the laughter and conversation as it drifts through the house. She hears Simon make a joke at Peter’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Persian Beauty Contest Series

Contributed by Greg Van Heukelom on Dec 15, 2020

People today like to watch the show ‘The Bachelor’ or ‘The Bachelorette’ and yet the reality is this Persian contest was set up only for one person, the King. A big question for today: HOW can God use a pagan King and Esther---unfaithful (to the Jewish) laws. And yet God is in CONTROL

Persian Beauty Contest Esther 2 18 Oct 2020 Hello! I'm Pastor Greg of Calvary Reformed Church. This video is the second video in a series of Esther, an Old Testament book about a Jewish young lady who becomes Queen of Persia. Persia, in the 400 BC’s, was one of the greatest capitals of ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Beautiful Things For Jesus

Contributed by Ken Durham on Aug 1, 2005

Let’s be open to the heart of Jesus that He may reveal to us the beautiful things He has planned for us to do.

1. Introduction: You know Jesus has some very strange friends! We are told that this dinner was held in the home of Simon the Leper from the details recorded both in Matthew 26:6 and Mark 14:3. I don’t think His friends would be considered “Cool” do you? After all, we can be sure that no ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-7

You Are A Beautiful Thing

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Apr 22, 2014

The One power that can free you from your sinful nature is not involved in your problems, because, you haven't decided to make Him your Savior. You are not designed for shame or regret. You are designed for power and a purpose.

The word 'slave' is terrible word with a horrible meaning. Today we don't use the word slavery as much as we use the word trafficking. But, it's the same thing. According to the UN 2.5 million human beings are bought and sold as property all over world. According to this same report 1.2 million ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:16-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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

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

Beautiful Acts For God

Contributed by Palitha Jayasooriya on Aug 27, 2014

The sermon talks about doing beautiful and selfless acts to glorify God and bless others.

Beautiful Acts for God (Mark 14:3-9) Introduction – There is a story of a child who was slow in learning and did poorly in her first grade in school. However, when she started grade 2, her grades started to improve dramatically. The reason: her new teacher, on the first day of school, would ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:3-9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Beauty In A Ugly Church

Contributed by Matthew Morine on Sep 11, 2007

There is some many problems in the church. You can become discouraged. But if you look into the church, you will see more beauty than ever.

THE BEAUTY IN A UGLY CHURCH TEXT: EPH. 5:26-27 THEME: THERE IS BEAUTY IN AN IMPERFECT CHURCH Sometimes you can see too much of a church. My friend always warned me of this. In ministry you will see the cuts and the blemishes on the church. You will see too much of the people. This was ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:26-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Beauty From Ashes Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 21, 2013

God's nature dictates that he transform our lives from brokenness to strength. We see this illustrated in three stories from Matthew 8

“A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way” Mark Twain I heard the story of a missionary in California’s early days who gave a bible to a native Chief. Three weeks later the Chief came back and handed the Bible back to the missionary. He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:1-17

Denomination: *other

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

Making Grace Beautiful

Contributed by David Scudder on Aug 21, 2010

When we talk about good works there are two extremes that must be avoided. Both of them are based on an inaccurate view of who God is.

Purpose: To show how God's grace motivates us to do right. Aim: I want the listener to treat others selflessly in order to display the gospel. INTRODUCTION: When we talk about good works there are two extremes that must be avoided. Both of them are based on an inaccurate view of who God is. On ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:11-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A New King - Zechariah 9 Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 30, 2009

Zechariah 9-14 is mostly Hebrew Poetry. One commentator has called these "perhaps the most problematic 6 chapters in the bible"

A New King Zech 9 October 5, 2008 Intro: This morning we are going to continue our study of Zechariah by looking at chapter 9, and we might need to work hard with it so before we dive in, let me begin with these: The Sunday School teacher was describing how Lot’s wife looked back and turned ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 9:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Necessity And Beauty Of Forgiveness Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jun 15, 2009

As David comes back into power, and returns to Jerusalem, Shimei seeks David’s forgiveness for the way he had offended David earlier. David graciously forgave him.

Introduction: A. In his book Lee: The Last Years, Charles Flood reports that after the Civil War, Robert E. Lee visited a Kentucky lady who took him to the remains of a grand old tree in front of her house. 1. There she cried bitterly that is limbs and trunk had been destroyed by Union Artillery ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ