Sermons on Deferred Hope:

Stuck In The Middle (Lessons From Gad) Series

Contributed by Sean Dees on Jul 22, 2025

I want to talk to those that feel stuck. You feel like you are treading water and getting no where. You are serving the Lord but right now you are in a place of discouragement, you feel trapped in the middle of the promises that God has given you,

Genesis 30:9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife. (10) And Zilpah Leah s maid bare Jacob a son. (11) And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad. I. There are some lessons we can learn from Gad. The 12 sons of Jacob, in order ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 30:9-11

Tools For Living: Part 3 Series

Contributed by John Pierce on Jan 7, 2006

Faith, Hope & Love - Tools for Living

Open with a bit of a review… Our live are the toolboxes we are given by the Lord. It is up to us as to what we put in them. Just as the two most basic tools in the toolbox are a hammer and a screwdriver, so the two most common items in the growing Christians toolbox is reading the word and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Beyond Reasoning: Think Out Of The Box!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 11, 2007

Do we have to stay this way? Will we require more of ourselves? There is hope, a new hope, a living hope, a hope against hope.

BEYOND REASONING! THINK OUT OF THE BOX. WHERE WILL YOU FIND GOD? EXPECTATIONS? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Nothing creates more deep seated anxieties than the false assumption that life should be free from anxieties. Many years ago I was at a Preacher’s meeting and I heard ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:37

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Coming Of The King; He Brings Hope, He Is Our Hope. Similar To An Earlier Sermon Of Mine But Targeting The First Week Of Advent. Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Dec 4, 2023

Our hope is Jesus as foretold.

The Coming Of The King; he brings hope and he is our hope. Scripture:?Isaiah 9:1-7 Summary:?730 years before Jesus birth, Isaiah fore told the coming of The Messiah. A look at what that ment then and what it means today... a look in this direction.. for a great light has dawned! As we ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7, Matthew 4:18-19, Matthew 4:25, John 14:11, 1 Peter 1:3-5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Nativity Of The Lord (Christmas)- Little Owl In The Big City

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Nov 22, 2023

The hope of a girl and the hope of the world.

Intro—God became a baby. Comedian Jim Gaffigan posted on Twitter, “My 4-year-old gave me handmade card for Father’s Day. Maybe for Christmas, I’ll draw him a picture of some toys.” -- Little Owl in the Big City is based on a true story that happened in 2020, of a Northern owl found hidden tucked ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-21

Denomination: Catholic

By God's Grace

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 8, 2025

God’s grace meets us in our need, empowers us in our weakness, equips us for every good work, and carries us safely home.

True story: at home, the last piece of toast would sometimes spark all kinds of family drama. One morning, that lone slice sat between us on the table. My brother lunged for it, and my sister barked, “Pig!” He backed off; she took it. I watched how, in a second, possession became power. What if ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:8, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Ephesians 2:8-9, 1 John 1:9, Hebrews 4:16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Paul's Rights Vs What Is Right Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jul 8, 2014

Paul KNEW he was rightfully THE called Apostle of Christ to the Gentiles. However, Paul did not stand on HIS rights but deferred to God's calling in his life! We must not focus on what we believe is our RIGHT, but we must DO what is right in God's plan.

Sermon Brief Date Written: July 05, 2014 Date Preached: July 06, 2014 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Series in 1 Corinthians Sermon Title: Paul’s Rights vs What is Right Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 9:1-18 [ESV] TEXT: Essence of the Text: Paul knew what was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Amazed By God’s Stream Of Grace Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 20, 2015

I’m Amazed By God’s Gracious Mercy. In His mercy He saved us and we do not receive the punishment we deserve. We deserve to spend eternity in hell, but we are saved and we are delivered by His mercy

Amazed by The Stream of God’s Grace We continue in our series on Supernatural Springs and this month our focus is The Stream of God’s Grace. So, my question for you this morning is: Are you Amazed by God’s Stream of Grace? Amazement is defined in the dictionary as “a ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Don't Stop Dreaming

Contributed by Spencer Miller on Jun 8, 2013

Your dreams are planted deeply within your heart, all of us whether we care to admit it or not have a dream, however, along this journey of life, while hoping and waiting for our dream’s fulfillment, we will face challenges and even discouragement.

1 I will stand upon my watch and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what He will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. 2 And the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision and make it plain upon tablets, that he may run that readeth it. 3 For the vision is yet ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

20. Romans Chapter 5 Verses 2-5 - Messages In Romans - This Is Wonderful Hope Leading To Glory - Message 20 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 15, 2024

We study HOPE, that settled assurance that fixes our faith in the Lord. A glorious body awaits us and that is fashioned after the magnificent, resurrected body of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is our hope of glory. Progression – tribulation, perseverance, character to hope.

20. ROMANS CHAPTER 5 VERSES 2-5 - MESSAGES IN ROMANS - THIS IS WONDERFUL HOPE LEADING TO GLORY - MESSAGE 20 {{Romans 5:2 through whom also WE HAVE OBTAINED our introduction by FAITH into this GRACE in which we stand, and we exult in HOPE of the GLORY of God.”}} Let us continue with the study ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:2, Romans 10:17, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17, 1 Corinthians 15:19-20, Romans 8:23-25, 1 Corinthians 13:13, Romans 12:12, Romans 5:3-5, Galatians 5:22, Titus 2:2, John 14:16-17, Philippians 3:21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Surprised By Times Of Refreshing Series

Contributed by Robert Warren on Jun 4, 2004

Peter’s sermon ’on the fly’ shows how those of us who are spiritually crippled can be refreshed like the crippled man was healed.

“Surprised by the Time of Refreshing” Acts 3:11:26 Robert Warren Westmoreland Church of Christ June 6th, 2004 1. It takes me a very long time to write a sermon. a. The actual writing can take a number of hours... b. But the time from beginning to end can be a number of days... i. I have to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:11-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Disaster Of Spiritual Discouragement

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 19, 2004

Just as an intoxicated person will exhibit certain characteristics, even so, those who are spiritually discouraged will exhibit some disturbing responses to life.

THE DISASTER OF SPIRITUAL DISCOURAGEMENT Text: Num.13: 21-25; Deut.1: 24-28 Intro: Discouragement is certainly no stranger to any of us. It is a malady that plagues everyone at some time or the other. As a matter of fact, one might even say that occasional discouragement is a natural part ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:21-25, Deuteronomy 1:24-28

Denomination: Baptist

Some Good Things About Midnight

Contributed by Mcclinton Hall on Jul 27, 2004

This sermon is too encourage those who are going through trials and tribulations which are called midnight.

Some Good Things About Midnight And when they had laid many stripes upon them; they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely: Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. And at midnight Paul and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:23, Acts 16:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Help In The Storm

Contributed by James Kelley on Apr 12, 2004

God is able to help us in the difficulties of everyday life.

In coming to the disciples across the water, Jesus had literally said, "It is I Am". This must have made a strong impression on Peter which the Holy Spirit pressed to his heart as evidenced by his bold profession just two chapters later in Matthew’s narrative. 1. The deity of Christ compels us ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Baptist

Knowing Peace

Contributed by Robert Leroe on May 2, 2004

Peace is what God wants for us, no matter what is happening around us.

“Knowing Peace”…Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts “How many roads must a man walk down, before you can call him a man? How many seas must a white dove sail, before she sleeps in the sand? Yes an’ how many times must those cannonballs fly, before they’re ...read more

Scripture: John 14:22-27

Denomination: Congregational