Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0990A recorded on April 21, 1985 teaching from Philippians 3:7-21 – We Shall be Transformed.
Pastor Cyril A. Stevens uses a powerful historical anecdote—King George VI working among the debris after a bomb strike in London—to illustrate the theological concept of Christ’s Incarnation and shared glory. This narrative serves as an analogy for Jesus, the King of Kings, who laid aside His divine glory to take on human form, essentially wearing the “coverall and tin helmet” to rescue humanity from the “debris of sin.” Pastor Stevens emphasizes that just as Jesus was raised from the dead and given glory, believers who love Him will also be transformed to share in this glorious body and likeness, ultimately overcoming their mortal bodies and earthly suffering to be one with Him. Furthermore, the present struggles and physical groaning of believers are framed not as burdens, but as the painful process of shedding the old body and being changed into the likeness of the glory of Jesus.