Christ
Illustration★★★I lift my gaze beyond the night, and
see,
Above the banners of Man’s hate unfurled,
The holy figure that on Calvary
Stretched arms out wide enough for
all the world.1!
“T Lift My Gaze”
proud, not the idle, not the vaunting
empires of the world. Something has
happened on this hill today to shake all
the kingdoms of blood and fear to dust.
From The Black Panther, copyright 1922
by Charles Scribner’s Sons. Used by per-
The earth is his, the earth is theirs and
they made it. The meek, the terrible
mission.
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Found in A TREASURY OF SERMON ILLUSTRATIONS, CHARLES L. WALLIS · chunk wallis_aa
The point
A poetic meditation on Christ's outstretched arms at Calvary embracing the whole world, with affirmation that something eternal and kingdom-transforming happened on that hill.
Audience
Adults
Tone
Reverent · Powerful
To tell aloud
under a minute · 95 words
Subjects