2 Corinthians 4:7
But we hold this treasure in pots made of clay, so that the power, great beyond measure, may be God's and may not come from us.
Treated in 39 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Breaking of the Outer Man cites 2 Corinthians 4:7
…that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves” (2 Corinthians 4:7, ASV). The treasure is Christ. The vessel is human. Nee's concern was not to despise the…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 2 Corinthians 4:7
…personally Lord. Scriptures to revisit Galatians 2:20; John 12:24; Colossians 3:3-4; 2 Corinthians 4:7; Matthew 16:24. Reflection 1. Which parts of your Christian life are genuinely personal…
- The Key Teachings of Andrew Murray ·
The Glory of the Creature cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 This reverses our instinct about dignity. We tend to think that to be great is to be…
- Portraits of Courage – Mary Slessor ·
Preface cites 2 Corinthians 4:7
…that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves” (2 Corinthians 4:7, ASV). This book is the story of that treasure, and of the earthen vessel that carried…
- Purity of Heart ·
Purity, God's Gift cites 2 Corinthians 4:7
2 Corinthians 4:7 says, “But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites 2 Corinthians 4:7–9
…Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season.” Chapter 8 — Helen Roseveare 2 Corinthians 4:7–9 — “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is…
- The Key Teachings of E. M. Bounds ·
Men Are God’s Method cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 That, in the end, is the heart of this teaching. God works through people because He…
- The Key Teachings of C. S. Lewis ·
Conclusion cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 Lewis died on the twenty-second of November, 1963, at his home in Oxford. He had spent…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Preface cites 2 Corinthians 4:7
…that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves” (2 Corinthians 4:7, ASV). The purpose of Christian biography is not to polish the vessel until it looks…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
A Life Given to Christ cites 2 Corinthians 4:7
…that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves” (2 Corinthians 4:7, ASV). The treasure is divine; the vessel is earthen. Christian ministry therefore…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Helen Roseveare — The Doctor Who Called Suffering a Privilege cites 2 Corinthians 4:7–9
…but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed” (2 Corinthians 4:7–9, NIV). The treasure was the gospel. The jar of clay was her — an English doctor with all…
- The Key Teachings of Julia A. J. Foote ·
Conclusion cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 And the light is very bright. She learned her letters from a father who hardly knew them…
- The Key Teachings of George MacDonald ·
Conclusion cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 MacDonald died at Ashtead on the eighteenth of September, 1905, after years of silence.…
- The Key Teachings of G. K. Chesterton ·
Conclusion cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 Chesterton died on the fourteenth of June, 1936, at his home in Beaconsfield. Near the…
- Portraits of Courage – Elisabeth Elliot ·
Among the Waorani cites 2 Corinthians 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” — 2 Corinthians 4:7, KJV Three Years at Tiwaeno Elisabeth lived among the Waorani for about three years, from…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Legacy of Watchman Nee cites 2 Corinthians 4:7
…that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves” (2 Corinthians 4:7, ASV). Nee preached that verse with words. His life, in all its brilliance, conflict…
- The Key Teachings of Elisabeth Elliot ·
Conclusion cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 What to do with it The danger for any reader of a book like this is that they will admire…
- The Key Teachings of F. B. Meyer ·
Christ in You cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 Making room Meyer ends with three pieces of counsel, and they are more demanding than the…
- Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 2 Corinthians 4:7
…is more complicated and more instructive than the Victorian legend. Scriptures to revisit 2 Corinthians 4:7; John 8:32. Reflection 1. Why do Christians need their heroes to be flawless? 2. What do…
- Elisabeth Elliot (For Teens) ·
Earthen Vessels cites 2 Corinthians 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” — 2 Corinthians 4:7 (KJV) Elisabeth lived among the Waorani for about three years, from October 1958 until…
- Watchman Nee (For Teens) ·
Treasure in Clay cites 2 Corinthians 4:7
…that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves;” — 2 Corinthians 4:7 (ASV) Charity died before her husband. The news reached Nee in confinement, and reports…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 2 Corinthians 4:7
…will that one of these little ones should perish. Scriptures to revisit Matthew 18:10-14; 2 Corinthians 4:7. Reflection 1. What has this life taught you about the cost and the joy of following…
- The Key Teachings of Hannah Whitall Smith ·
Conclusion cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 She outlived four of her children, her husband’s faith and her own public reputation, and…
- The Key Teachings of Jeanne Guyon ·
Conclusion cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 None of these cautions has been raised to diminish her. They have been raised because her…
- The Key Teachings of Charles H. Spurgeon ·
Songs in the Night cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 That was a remarkable thing for a famous preacher to say to young men who idolised him…
- The Key Teachings of Amanda Berry Smith ·
Conclusion cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 And the light is very bright. She was bought out of slavery by her father’s sleepless…
- The Key Teachings of Catherine Booth ·
Conclusion cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 And the light is very bright. She read her Bible through as a sick girl and made it her…
- The Key Teachings of A. W. Tozer ·
Conclusion cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 In one of his Easter sermons, now in the Ochorus library under the title Three Great…
- The Key Teachings of Watchman Nee ·
The Breaking of the Outer Man cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 The next verses describe the vessel being knocked about — troubled, perplexed…
- The Key Teachings of Richard Baxter ·
Conclusion cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 Kidderminster remembered him for generations. The manual he dashed off for a county…
- The Key Teachings of A. B. Simpson ·
Conclusion cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 He died at Nyack in the autumn of 1919, having spent forty years telling people that the…
- The Key Teachings of Jonathan Edwards ·
Conclusion cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 Edwards died at fifty-four, five weeks into a job he had not wanted, in a town he barely…
- Portraits of Courage – David Livingstone ·
Introduction: The Saint, the Explorer, and the Record cites 2 Corinthians 4:7
…that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.” — 2 Corinthians 4:7, ASV A Funeral in the Abbey On 18 April 1874, David Livingstone was buried in the nave of…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
IV. It is no sign that affections are gracious, or that they are otherwise, that persons did not make them themselves, or excite them of their own contrivance and by their own strength cites 2 Cor. 4:7
…Isa. 2:11-17. and that the excellency of the power might be of God and not of man,1515 2 Cor. 4:7. and that Christ's power might be manifested in our weakness,1616 2 Cor. 12:9. and none…
- Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards ·
God Glorified in Man’s Dependence cites 2 Cor. iv. 7
…of God. The ministers of the gospel are sent of God, and all their sufficiency is of him. 2 Cor. iv. 7, “We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
The Heavenly Treasure in Earthen Vessels cites 2 Cor. 4:7
…124 The Heavenly Treasure in Earthen Vessels “We have this treasure in earthen vessels.” 2 Cor. 4:7. 1. How long was man a mere riddle to himself! For how many ages were the wisest of men…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Wisdom of God cites 2 Cor 4:7
…in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us.’ 2 Cor 4:7. Herein is God’s wisdom seen, that no flesh may glory in his Presence. [3] The wisdom of…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 1 — Of the True Church cites 2 Cor. 4:7
…to teach us that the treasure offered to us in earthen vessels is of inestimable value (2 Cor. 4:7), God himself appears and, as the author of this ordinance, requires his presence to be…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 3 — Of the Teachers and Ministers of the Church cites 2 Cor. 4:7
…Accordingly, he hides the treasure of his heavenly wisdom in frail earthen vessels (2 Cor. 4:7), that he may have a more certain proof of the estimation in which it is held by us.…