He's Still Glorified
Mary Wilder Tileston's sermon 'He's Still Glorified' emphasizes the importance of trusting God in the midst of trials and uniting our sufferings with Christ's for the purpose of glorifying God.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the desire to know Jesus more intimately, to experience the power of His resurrection, and to share in His sufferings, even to the point of being conformed to His death. She emphasizes the importance of surrendering our doubts, fears, and troubles to God, trusting that He knows and cares for every detail of our lives, and that through our trials, He is working to transform us into the likeness of Christ, bringing glory to God.
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That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death.
PHILIPPIANS 3:10
WHAT within me and withoutHourly on my spirit weighs,
Burdening heart and soul with doubt,
Darkening all my weary days;
In it I behold Thy will,
God, who givest rest and peace;
And my heart is calm and still,
Waiting till Thou send release.
A. H. FRANCKE
WHATEVER thy grief or trouble be, take every drop in thy cup from the hand of Almighty God. He with whom "the hairs of thy head are all numbered," knoweth every throb of thy brow, each hardly drawn breath, each shoot of pain, each beating of the fevered pulse, each sinking of the aching heart. Receive, then, what are trials to thee, not in the main only, but one by one, from His all-loving hands; thank His love for each; unite each with the sufferings of thy Redeemer; pray that He will thereby hallow them to thee. Thou wilt not know now what He thereby will work in thee; yet, day by day, shalt thou receive the impress of the likeness of the ever-blessed Son, and in thee, too, while thou knowest it not, God shall be glorified.
E. B. PUSEY
Sermon Outline
- The Burden of Doubt
- Finding Rest and Peace
- Glorifying God in Suffering
- Uniting Sufferings with Christ's
- Praying for God's Work in Us
Key Quotes
“Whatever thy grief or trouble be, take every drop in thy cup from the hand of Almighty God.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“He with whom 'the hairs of thy head are all numbered,' knoweth every throb of thy brow, each hardly drawn breath, each shoot of pain, each beating of the fevered pulse, each sinking of the aching heart.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- You can trust God in the midst of trials by receiving each one as a gift from His loving hands.
- Thank God for your trials because they can be a means for Him to work in you and bring you closer to His likeness.
- Pray that God will work in you and unite your sufferings with the sufferings of Christ for the purpose of glorifying Him.