In Sermon Illustrations: "No Hope"

Hope Is The Companion Of Power, And Mother Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has ...read more

Tags: Faith

Your Hopes, Dreams And Aspirations Are ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the storms, above ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Atheism Is The Death Of Hope, The Suicide Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Atheism is the death of hope, the ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

Hope Is Listening To The Melody Of The Future. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Hope is listening to the melody of the future. Faith is dancing to ...read more

Tags: Faith General

To Keep The Heart Unwrinkled, To Be Hopeful, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverentthat ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Hope And Despair Are Both Projections Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Hope and despair are both projections of the imagination. Despair all too readily embraces the ills it perceives. Hope imagines the good that can be ...read more

Tags: Thought

Love Is The Seed Of All Hope. It Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is the seed of all hope. It is the enticement to trust, to ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Marrying In The Hope Of Avoiding Conflict And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Marrying in the hope of avoiding conflict and loneliness is like jumping into ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

The Sudden Disappointment Of A Hope Leaves A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of ...read more

Tags: Emotions

Carrying Hope In Your Heart

Contributed by Luis Marquez on Jan 17, 2010

CARRYING HOPE IN YOUR HEART Vaclav Havel expresidente de Checoslovaquia dijo: "No soy un optimista porque no estoy seguro de que todo vaya a acabar bien; tampoco soy un pesimista porque no estoy seguro de que todo vaya a acabar mal. Yo solo llevo esperanza en mi corazon... y le doy gracias a Dios ...read more

Tags: God Brings Hope

Denomination: Baptist

Hope You Never Sin

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 18, 2011

HOPE YOU NEVER SIN When John Wesley served as a missionary to the American colonies, he had a difficult time with General James Oglethorpe. The general was known for his pride and harshness. One time Oglethorpe declared, "I never forgive." Wesley replied, "Then, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:12

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

False Hope In A Gold Coin

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2011

FALSE HOPE IN A GOLD COIN George Dixon was a lieutenant in the Confederate Army who carried around a $20 gold piece that his fiancée had given him in the early days of the war. During the battle of Shiloh, a union musket ball struck him--actually it struck the gold coin, which saved his life. From ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-7

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Giving Brings Hope And Purpose

Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 29, 2011

GIVING BRINGS HOPE AND PURPOSE I have a friend that called me last night. I have known him for many years and he has been struggling with uncertainty like most folks in his business. He was also questioning, "Is this what the Lord wants me to do?" Well, he just came back from a trip where he was ...read more

Tags: God Brings Purpose

H-O-P-E

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 14, 2014

The best acronym I have ever seen is H-O-P-E: Hold ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-31

Tags: Faith, Heaven, Hope

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hope For When Christ Comes

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Jun 27, 2021

This two-part story can frame a message on heaven, hope or the resurrection. The 1989 Armenian earthquake needed only 4 minutes to flatten the nation and kill 30,000 people. Moments after the deadly tremor ceased, a father raced to an elementary school to save his son. When he arrived, he saw that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:14, 1 Corinthians 15:17, 1 Corinthians 15:23, Romans 6:5-9

Tags: Resurrection, Heaven, Hope

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Is Possible When There Is Hope  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN THERE IS HOPE Joyce Hollyday tells the story of a school teacher who was assigned to visit children in a large city hospital who received a routine call requesting that she visit a particular child. The teacher took the boy’s name and room number, and was told by the teacher ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 62:5-8, Colossians 1:27

Tags: Witness, Faith, Power, Life, Simple, Easter Resurrection, God's Faithfulness, Integrity, Difference, One, Brokenness, Live, Pathfinder  (view more)  (view less)

If I Didn't Hope

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

I wouldn’t go fishing if I didn’t HOPE to catch something or if I didn’t think I would catch something. I wouldn’t spend long hours preparing sermons if I didn’t HOPE to get some results from some people. And I guess I wouldn’t go to church if I didn’t HOPE to gain something. Perhaps that’s ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

In The Town Of Port Hope In Ontario, There Is A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In the town of Port Hope in Ontario, there is a monument erected, not for a politician or a war hero, but for a poor, unselfish working man who gave most of his life and energy to help those who could not repay him. Joseph Scriven was born in Dublin 1820. In his younger days, he had the potential ...read more

Tags: Faith

Playoff Experience Brings Hope

Contributed by Todd Brock on Nov 13, 2008

PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE BRINGS HOPE You know the NBA playoffs are going right now and there is always talk about the teams having experience in the playoffs. What does that mean? It means they have been there before and know how to work through things. It also means they can remember past victories ...read more

Tags: Experience

Denomination: Baptist

Our Hope Is Not In Washington, But Only In ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 6, 2008

Our hope is not in Washington, but only in heaven. The answer is not in the white house, it is not in the school house. The answer ...read more

Tags: Revival

Denomination: Baptist