Sermons on earthly hope:

The Palms Of Hope

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 20, 2005

This is an original story sermon, inspired by the "news from Lake Wobegon", with some serious reflection about what Palm Sunday meant for Jesus and for us.

The Palms of Hope…Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Michael Harris was the long-time pastor of Hope Community Church, a modest congregation in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the small town of Paradise. It hadn’t looked much like Paradise for a very ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-16

Denomination: Congregational

There Is Hope In Jesus

Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Mar 26, 2005

Sermon for an elderly alzheimer’s patient that was cremated

Hope in Jesus John 11:17-27 Funeral for Aunt Oda Doolin Braley Introduction On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. 18 Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, 19 and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their ...read more

Scripture: John 11:17-27

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Resurrection Of Hope

Contributed by James May on Mar 27, 2005

The Risen Savior has given us a new hope for a better life and for eternal life.

RESURRECTION OF HOPE Sunday, March 27, 2005 – AM (Easter) John 20:11 – 21:25 John 20:11, "But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulcher…" Last week we began a journey through the Word of God with four messages that would bring ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Resurrection Hope

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Apr 26, 2005

What day describes your life? Are you living in a perpetual “Thursday” struggling to make it while your world seems to be falling apart? Is your life another “Friday” watching your hopes and dreams slowly die? Have you awakened again to a cold dark lif

RESURRECTION HOPE The Power to Live Again Philippians 3:10-11 Their world was beginning to fall apart. Their leader spoke of betrayal and death. They hoped this was just another of the teacher’s stories He would so often use to teach them important lessons about the Kingdom of God; surely He ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:10-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"Share The Hope"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 30, 2005

A sermon on sharing Christ with others with respect and gentleness.

“Share The Hope” 1 Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21 By: Kenneth E. Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org In the Gospel Lesson for this morning that Jerry read earlier Jesus, knowing that He will soon leave this world and return to the Father, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:13-22

Denomination: United Methodist

The Hope Of Israel

Contributed by David Richardson on May 24, 2005

When there is no sun or stars in your life, like those sailors in that verse in Acts 27, we finally give up all hope…When there is neither Jesus or His hopes (love,joy,etc.), we finally give up all hope…and lapse into depression,get moody,or get sick.

Title: The Hope of Israel Scripture: Acts 28 Life itself seems to tell us things that we can reasonably expect. Doesn’t it? Things that I, as a U.S. citizen, can reasonably expect may be somewhat different than those say of a North Korean citizen, or an Australian, or someone from a number of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:1-31

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Hope Of Israel Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 25, 2005

No matter where we find ourselves on our walk, we always have hope because of God and our Savior Jesus Christ.

Hope of Israel No matter where we find ourselves there is Hope God knows our need for Hope Witness of Hope …from time to time a painting or picture will really speak a clear, strong message. There was a picture of an old burned-out mountain shack. All that remained was the chimney...the charred ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Faith & Hope

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Sep 7, 2004

In the same way that Radio waves and Telephone waves are running through the air and in order to receive them we must have a transmitter so it is in the Spiritual realm with the spoken word of faith.

Faith and Hope True Glory revealed. In Exodus, Deuteronomy and Psalms when God was delivering a message the Children of Israel had to receive it and then repeat it and in doing this they established the word or sealed the word. By speaking it out it cannot be broken but is forever in the Spiritual ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Hope For The Future"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 25, 2004

The journey of the Christian life, during difficult times, leads to a hope-filled life.

Jeremiah 1-3a-6-15 “Hope for the Future” By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org This is indeed a very troubling time in which to live. Our country is at war… …engaged in a different kind of war than we have ever ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:1-15

Denomination: United Methodist

Hope For Healing Series

Contributed by Chip Monck on Aug 9, 2005

This is the launch sermon in a five part series on healing and miracles. The series will focus on the spiritual deliverance, physical healing, and relational restoration that God can miraculously do in our lives today.

(The Story of Nick from Joel Olsteen’s, Your Best Life Now, pages 72 & 73) Our thoughts are very powerful things. They can fill us with a spirit of victory, or defeat. A spirit of hope, or helplessness. A spirit of promise, or pain. They can cause us to quote with great confidence, “I can do ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:37-42

Denomination: Wesleyan

Hope For The Hurting!

Contributed by Ruben Rivis on Aug 18, 2005

In the Gospels, Jesus encourages us to go on the highways and byways, to go in the valleys and reach to the needs of the people. The world doesn’t need a social Gospel, which is only social, and no Gospel at all. What the world needs is ordinary men like

Hope for the Hurting! We live in a world full of turmoil, where terrorism, earthquakes, devastations and many other terrible things are gripping our world. There is fear, there is doubt and there is lawlessness. Yet in spite of all these: God needs men or women who are willing to go the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hope For The Future

Contributed by Mike Furches on Aug 26, 2005

The story of Joshua and Caleb, hope for the church when times are tough and difficult.

United at the Cross Community Church Sunday August 21, 2005 ¡V Pastor Mike Furches Hope for the Future Scripture: Numbers 13, Attention Focus: Bobby Bouche: ¡§You can do it!¡¨ Story: Last months, getting back the vision of UAC, times of prayer, development of relationships, reaching the ...read more

Denomination: Mennonite

The Resurrection Of Hope

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Sep 9, 2005

We need hope -- and especially when we have none.

When I was in high school, our football team was the worst in the state. Game after game, year after year, we lost. In my Freshman year, I would go to the football games and see signs that read, "Destroy Anderson High." And we would lose the game. In my Sophomore year, I would go to the ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Chrisian Hope Series

Contributed by Alan Mccann on Nov 9, 2004

our Christian hope is grounded in the faithfulness of God to his promises

The Christian Hope The Invitation to Hope ¡V Matthew 221-14 Illustration: Wedding Invitation. Wedding invitations are quite simple. You are invited to either attend or to send your apologies for non-attendance. However let me read you another wedding invitation ¡V Read Matthew 221-14. The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Advent Hope Series

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Nov 22, 2004

A sermon on Isaiah’s beautiful vision of hope for the people of his own day and for us today.

Sermon for Advent I Yr A, 28/11/2004 Based on Isa 2:1-5 By Rev Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, & Chaplain of The Good Samaritan Society’s South Ridge Village, Medicine Hat, Alberta “Advent Hope” It is hard to believe that today we begin a new church year once again, time ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5

Denomination: Lutheran