In Sermon Illustrations: "2 Corinthians 4:7-9" showing 1-10 of 10

How To Send An Ultra Top Secret ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2012

HOW TO SEND AN ULTRA TOP SECRET MESSAGE There is a distinguished British gentleman by the name of Sir Oliver Franks. He had been a professor of philosophy at Oxford, and president of a couple of different colleges during the turbulent years of the 1960s and following. He had also been the chairmen ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Tags: Preaching

Keeping Faith In The Midst Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2010

Keeping Faith in the Midst of Trials The story is told of a man who was walking across the road when he was hit by a car. The impact knocked him on his head which caused him to be in a coma for a couple of days before he finally regained consciousness. When he opened his eyes, his loving wife was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:8-18

Tags: Trials And Difficulties

The Vessel God ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009

THE VESSEL GOD USES The Master was searching for a vessel to use; on the shelf there were many--which one would He choose? "Take me", cried the gold one, "I’m shiny and bright, I’m of great value and I do things just right. My beauty and luster will outshine the rest And for someone ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-12

Tags: Servanthood

I Do Not Ask To Walk Smooth Paths Nor Bear An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I do not ask to walk smooth paths nor bear an easy load. I pray for strength and fortitude to climb the rock-strewn road. Give me such courage and I can scale the hardest peaks ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:8-9

Tags: Endurance

The Lord's Mercy Often Rides To The Door Of Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2004

“The Lord’s mercy often rides to the door of our heart upon the black horse of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:8-9

In 1947, Someone Came Across Some Old Jars. ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Nov 1, 2004

In 1947, someone came across some old jars. These old earthen vessels contained the Dead Sea Scrolls, which are a very valuable source of study for the Church. The jars themselves were not ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-12

Tags: Funerals Christian

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Cracked Pot  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 27, 2002

THE CRACKED POT A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7, 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:1, Romans 1:16

Tags: Perseverance, Jars Of Clay, Patience, Imperfection, God In The Hardships  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

In The Foreward Of His Book, Inside Out, Larry ...  PRO

Contributed by Jeffery Lindsay on Aug 11, 2001

In the foreward of his book, Inside Out, Larry Crabb writes this: “Modern Christianity, in dramatic reversal of its biblical form, promises to relieve the pain of living in a fallen world. The message, whether it’s from fundamentalists requiring us to live by a favored set of rules or from ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-24, 2 Corinthians 4:7-18

Tags: Emotions, Heaven, Blessing, Blessed, Hardship Of Life  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

One Of The Characters In The Movie, Toy Story, Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 30, 2001

One of the characters in the movie, Toy Story, is Buzz Lightyear, a new toy to Andy’s room. Buzz is an astronaut, with a lot of neat things attached to him. Buzz comes into the other toys’ lives thinking that there are no other Buzz Lightyears around. He is the only one. Woody, a cowboy toy, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-10, 2 Corinthians 4:7-18, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18:18

Tags: Descriptions Of God, God's Provision, Lordship Of Christ

Denomination: Church Of God

Heres What Cambridge Scholar N.t Wright Has To ...  PRO

Contributed by Bob Hager on Apr 26, 2001

Heres what Cambridge scholar N.T Wright has to say about the subject, "Why did christianity arise, and why did it take the shape it did? The early Christians themselves reply: We exist because of Jesus’ resurrection…. There is no evidence for a form of early Christianity in which the resurrection ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-11, 1 Corinthians 15:12-19

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Methodist