======================================================================== DRAWS ALL MEN by Mary Wilder Tileston ======================================================================== Summary: The sermon emphasizes Christ's powerful ability to draw all men to Himself and the transformative impact of His presence in our lives. Topics: "The Cross", "Sanctification" Scripture References: Psalm 139:14, John 12:32, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 1 John 3:2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DESCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mary Wilder Tileston emphasizes the powerful drawing force of Jesus when lifted up on the cross, attracting the hearts of people from all walks of life. She reflects on the transformation that occurs when Christ is born within, restoring God's image in us and illuminating our souls with heavenly light. Tileston challenges believers to contemplate the infinite and miraculous influence of Christ, shaping us into His image and keeping us holy through His presence, not just in the afterlife but also in our earthly journey. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Me. JOHN 12:32 We know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. 1 JOHN 3:2 FOR if Christ be born within, Which the soul had lost through sin, God's own image fair and clear, And the soul serene and bright Mirror back His heavenly light. LAURENTIUS LAURENTI 1700 LORD, never was a magnet so powerful to draw to itself the hard steel, as Thou, the Lord, lifted up on the cross, art powerful to draw unto Thee the hearts of men. 0 beloved Lord, draw me through joy and sorrow, from all that is in the world to Thee and to Thy cross; form me, and shape me into Thine image here below, that I may enjoy Thee eternally in the glory whither Thou art gone. HENRY SUSO THINK who Christ is, and what Christ is,--and then think what His personal influence must be--quite infinite, boundless, miraculous. So that the very blessedness of heaven will not be merely the sight of our Lord; it will be the being made holy, and kept holy, by that sight. CHARLES KINGSLEY ======================================================================== Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/mary-wilder-tileston/draws-all-men/ ========================================================================