In Sermon Illustrations: "Godly Hope"

[258]. A Message From A Poem – The Christian’s Life The Christian’s Hope

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 8, 2026

[258]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE CHRISTIAN’S LIFE THE CHRISTIAN’S HOPE Nothing is more meaningful than being a Christian who knows he/she has passed from death into life. It is a precious position that those in the world do not know; nor do they care. {{1 John 3:14 “We know that we have ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Revelation 4:1, 1 John 3:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:8

Tags: Expectation, Life In Jesus, Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, World, Hope, Difficult, Church Members  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

[283]. A Message From A Poem – The Lord, Our Hope, Our Joy, Our End

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 31, 2026

[283]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE LORD, OUR HOPE, OUR JOY, OUR END This is another of my earliest poems. This poem is a personal testimony to a time when I was walking in the valley of the shadow. STANZA 1 – All dark nights break forth into sunshine and my dark night looks forward to the Lord ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:2, Psalm 23:4-5, 2 Corinthians 12:2-4

Tags: Christian Poetry, Christian Poems, Joy, Sorrow, Dark Night, Blessings, Burdens, Valley Of The Shadow, Heaven  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Thinking About The Concept Of War, Carl Von ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Oct 6, 2001

WHEN THINKING ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF WAR, CARL VON CLAUSEWITZ, IN HIS EPIC BOOK "ON WAR" WROTE, "WAR…IS AN ACT OF VIOLENCE ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Free Methodist

A Man Is Driving With His Wife At His Side And ...  PRO

Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 22, 2001

A man is driving with his wife at his side and his mother-in-law in the back seat. The women just won’t leave him alone. His mother-in-law says, "You’re driving too fast!" His wife says, "Stay more to the left." After ten mixed orders, ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 6:15-16, 2 Samuel 23:1-7

Tags: Leadership General, Hope

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Recently Heard About A Doctor Who Seemed To ...  PRO

Contributed by Cameron Horsburgh on Feb 1, 2002

I recently heard about a doctor who seemed to have had a huge amount of success as a GP. Whilst he only had a small number of patients on his books, they all stayed in remarkable health. A journalist heard about this doctor, and decided to pay him a visit. Now this journalist, a man by the name of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:29-32, 2 Chronicles 7:14

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Holiness

Muhammad Ali Today Is Called The Greatest. But ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 26, 2002

Muhammad Ali today is called the greatest. But it hasn’t always been that way. He became the greatest in the eyes of the world over the last 40 years. Muhammad Ali used to “float like a butterfly” and “sting like a bee”. He dazzled crowds with his amazing ability to dodge a punch while he used a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:31-34, Romans 1:24

Tags: Leadership General, Hope

I Have A Treasure  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 20, 2002

I have a treasure which I prize, Its like I cannot find; There’s nothing like it on th earth, ‘Tis this–a quiet mind. But ‘tis not that I’m stupified, Or senseless, dull, or blind; ‘Tis God’s own peace within my heart That forms my quiet mind. I found this treasure at the Cross; ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Wesleyan

Dennis Said, "I Don't Think I've Ever ...  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Dec 22, 2000

ILL. Dennis said, "I don’t think I’ve ever experienced greater culture shock than what I experienced at the very first Thai village we visited. This was a village which the missionaries had not yet reached with the good news of Jesus. The people were still living with all their superstitions & ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:20-26

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Psa 91 – Engineer Unit (1943-45)their Chaplain ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Dugal on Jul 20, 2003

Psa 91 – engineer unit (1943-45)Their chaplain encouraged them to carry a copy of this Psalm with them as they went into battle. During two years and over 20 intense battles, the unit expereinced no deaths. During Operation ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:1

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Joy Hard Won, Citation: Joni Eareckson Tada, ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 30, 2003

[Joy Hard Won, Citation: Joni Eareckson Tada, "Joy Hard Won," Decision (March 2000), p.12, used by permission] In Decision, Joni Eareckson Tada writes: Honesty is always the best policy, but especially when you’re surrounded by a crowd of women in a restroom during a break at a Christian women’s ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 18:1-30

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A True Story: A Retired Couple Was Alarmed By The ...

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 1, 2006

A true story: A retired couple was alarmed by the threat of nuclear war so they undertook a serious study of all the inhabited places on the globe. Their goal was to determine where in the world would be the place to be least likely affected by a war, a place of ultimate security. They studied ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Security In The Rock  PRO

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 1, 2006

SECURITY IN THE ROCK The rock badger hides in the crags in the rock. They are greyish in colour and blends well with the rocks. When a predator comes to attack, they will run into a hole, the crag in the rock. The vulture or eagle must sweep down on them before they get into the rocks. ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Neal Alexander, Publisher And President Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006

Neal Alexander, Publisher and President of United Methodist Publishing House/Abingdon says, "What is clear is that the yearning and need for spiritual resources is growing. Contemporary life doesn’t make religious experience irrelevant, it makes it indispensable. The further segmentation of our ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Social Researcher Icon, Daniel Yankelovich, Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Social researcher icon, Daniel Yankelovich, is quoted Forbes, “The culture of affluence is fading now. It’s being replace by a new interest in the spiritual side of life. Its yearning that has nothing to do with church and sectarianism, but with a search for why the so-called material good life ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Our Hearts Are Idol Factories." John ...

Contributed by Mike Quinn on Jan 18, 2006

“Our hearts are idol factories.” ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

More Than 80% Of Religion Surfers Describe Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

More than 80% of religion surfers describe their faith as “very strong,” versus 61% for the general public. (Foster ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Successful Life: 50% Of Teens Believe Having An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Successful Life: 50% of teens believe having an active spiritual life is a “very important” part of having a successful life according to The State of Our Nation’s Youth 2003-2004 by the Horatio Alger Assoc. Other factors teens consider “very important” to success are having a close family ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Nearer, My God, To Thee

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006

Though like the wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone; Yet in my dreams I’d be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Sarah Flower Adams ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

With Complete Consecration Comes Perfect ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"With complete consecration comes perfect ...read more

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You See, My Brethren, My Heart Is Full; I Could ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

“You see, my brethren, my heart is full; I could almost say it is too big to speak, and yet too big to be silent, without ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope