Another, Altogether
The sermon emphasizes the importance of trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ and His perfection, rather than our own strength or weakness.
Miles J. Stanford preaches about finding the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ in the midst of our weaknesses and imperfections, emphasizing the need to focus solely on Christ and His perfection. He highlights the humbling yet comforting realization that our flaws only serve to magnify the greatness of God's salvation through Jesus. By recognizing our own insufficiencies and embracing the perfection found in Christ, we can experience true transformation and allow Him to live through us.
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"This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him" (Matthew 17:5).
Seeing the blackness of my heart provides the perfect backdrop for the bright and shining glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is my life. I am to be as well pleased with Him, and Him alone, as is my Father.
"The learning of what I am and of what I have been in Adam, is truly humbling; but it need not be distressing if I see that all those conditions which have been present with me have just been the occasion for my Father to bring to light what is in His heart concerning me. When I see this, those very conditions magnify before my soul the greatness of His salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ.
"The weakness that is in myself, and the many things which I have to deplore in my past, or perhaps even in my present, make me thankful to know that my Father has brought in another Man, and has secured in Him all his own thoughts of blessing manward.
"There is what is perfect and absolutely for God's satisfaction and delight in the Lord Jesus, and it remains unaffected by what I find in myself. Nay! every self-discovery makes His perfection more a necessity to my heart. What I learn and experience in myself makes me rejoice to believe on Another in whom every promise of God is Yea and Amen." -C.A.C.
"The secret of being like the Lord Jesus is, that we are to count ourselves dead to the old and alive in the new. We are to give up our self-efforts after likeness to Him; we are to distrust our own strength as much as we distrust our own weakness and our own sin; and instead of striving to live like the Lord Jesus, let Him live through us, as He greatly desires to do."
"For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ" (2 Corinthians 4:6).
Sermon Outline
- The Glory of the Lord Jesus Christ
- Seeing the blackness of our hearts as a backdrop for His glory
- The Lord Jesus Christ is our life
Key Quotes
“What I learn and experience in myself makes me rejoice to believe on Another in whom every promise of God is Yea and Amen.” — Miles J. Stanford
“The secret of being like the Lord Jesus is, that we are to count ourselves dead to the old and alive in the new.” — Miles J. Stanford
“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” — Miles J. Stanford
Application Points
- You can trust God's promises because they are Yea and Amen in the Lord Jesus.
- Letting God live through you is the key to living a life like the Lord Jesus.
- Counting yourself dead to the old and alive in the new is essential to being like the Lord Jesus.