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  • David Dunn avatar

    Faith Anchored In Hope

    Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 7, 2025
     | 80 views

    This message explores faith when life is not well — when God seems silent, unfeeling, or even contradictory. Through the lives of Job, Moses, and Abraham, we discover that true faith is not the absence of doubt but the choice to trust God in spite of doubt.

    Some of us are old enough to remember this little ditty from the 1950s: “Next time you’re found with your chin on the ground… there’s a lot to be learned, just look around. What makes that little old ant think he’ll move that rubber tree plant? Anyone knows an ant can’t… but he’s got high ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    Hope In Times Of Disaster Series

    Contributed by Ronald Keller on Sep 24, 2001
    based on 111 ratings
     | 8,604 views

    God gives us hope in this time of disaster...And in all disasters.(The Sunday After "911")

    Psalm 119:49-61 Hope In Times Of Disaster Introduction. The date was September 11,2001 or 9/11/01: Now to be remembered as “911.” Tuesday was the beginning of days, perhaps an era, of emergency for America and the world community. Fanatical, fundamentalist, hateful, evil, suicidal, sinful ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Danny Anderson avatar

    Hope In The Midst Of Battle

    Contributed by Danny Anderson on Oct 28, 2006
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    This psalm draws a picture of a raging battle. From David’s own words, we see that he is undergoing a tremendous battle. His life is wreaked with chaos and difficulty. Yet, as we read through it, we begin to see that even in the midst of the raging battle

    Hope In The Midst of Battle Text: Psalm 27:1-6 Introduction: Are you struggling today? Do you feel your whole life is being wrecked by ongoing spiritual battles? Do you wish Satan would go pick on somebody else for a while? Do you need some inner peace and comfort? Do you wish you could just ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Different Kind Of Hope

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Mar 18, 2008
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    Funeral sermon for Andrea Pitts, who had instructed this preacher a few days before her death about the ways in which she felt hope.

    The message this morning is not just about Andrea Pitts. It comes from Andrea Pitts. I bring no eulogy, but rather a report, a report that proclaims the truth of Christ in the midst of suffering from the very lips of a woman who embraced her death and lived her hope. The words today are not so ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    A Hope Fulfilled, Then And Now

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 31, 2009
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    Our task as a Church is to continue the work of John the Baptist, to proclaim the coming of the Messiah, the Christ, the one who’s brought salvation to all people and the gift of God’s Holy Spirit to renew us and transform us.

    It’s now just over 15 years since Mulder and Scully first appeared in the series ’The X-Files’, asking "Could there be something out there?" Mulder believed that the ’Truth is out there’ but Scully wasn’t quite sure. Of course, although the questions they were raising echoed those of lots of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • James Parker avatar

    Bold In Our Hope Series

    Contributed by James Parker on Mar 6, 2011
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     | 4,581 views

    I am so thankful to God that I do not have hope in this life only. For if we do, the Apostle Paul states in 1 Corin 15 verses 17-19 that we are men that are most miserable.

    A-Z of Boldness Bold in our HOPE 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Over the past several weeks we have been looking at the A-Z of Boldness. Please remember being Bold does not mean being obnoxious or rude & crude. To be Bols simply means to be courageous. This Boldness or courage we have should not be of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hope In The Cross Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 12, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,751 views

    If we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Saviour we have the certain hope, the assurance, God has forgiven us of all our sins because of what Jesus has done on the Cross.

    We continue in our series on Hope Found Here and this month our focus is on Hope in the Cross. The dictionary defines hope as a feeling of expectation or a desire for certain things to happen. As Christians, we have a hope in God that is steadfast and certain, we have a blessed assurance that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    Our Living Hope Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 1, 2014
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,068 views

    In the introduction to the letter to Titus Paul states his reason for living. Paul lived for the faith of believers and to give them the knowledge of eternal truth. The purpose of our life also needs to be defined if we desire to be focused

    TITUS 1: 1-4 OUR LIVING HOPE How would you like to be personally discipled by Paul the Apostle? Obviously Paul can't physically disciple us, but he did disciple others. Titus is one of Paul's disciples and Paul wrote a book to him to help disciple him. As we study this letter to Titus, we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rev. Duraimony Dickson avatar

    We Have A Hope

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Mar 12, 2022
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    The Apostle Paul gives us godly hope for our faithful christian lives. He tells us that God will bring back those who sleep in Jesus Christ.

    We have a Hope But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no Hope. - I Thessalonians 4:13 When Jenny was five, she asked her mother, “Does heaven have a floor?” Surprised, her mother said, “Well, Jenny, what do you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Disciple’s Hope Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Aug 23, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 886 views

    We follow Jesus daily in the shadow of our hope: that Jesus Christ is coming again. Banowsky: “From Genesis to Revelation scripture shouts that he is coming again - personally, visibly, audibly, unexpectedly, and imminently.”

    The Disciple’s Hope Introduction As we conclude our Summer Series called Journey With Jesus: The Daily Trek of Discipleship, I hope we have been reminded of the “daily-ness” of Christianity. The Christian life is… - Built on the principles of Kingdom viewpoint: The Beatitudes - Submissive to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Dare To Have Hope!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 3, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,580 views

    Lamentations is a Bible book that records judgment... Jeremiah offers a gift of NEW HOPE each day!

    YET I WILL DARE TO HAVE HOPE! HOPE IS NEW EVERY DAY! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube Wade Hughes) LAMENTATIONS IS THE 25th BOOK OF THE BIBLE. It has 5 chapters, 154 verses, 3,415 words, 13 questions, 3 commands. (Dake) LAMENTATIONS: a passionate expression of grief and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Foundation For My Hope Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 15, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,352 views

    The first of a five part series from 1 Peter that deals with how to find hope for our lives.

    We live in a world that desperately needs some hope: • Hurricanes and earthquakes • Threat of terrorist attacks • Rising energy prices that threaten our economy and our own personal finances • Increasing crime • Bird flu pandemic In a world like that people look for hope in all kinds of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    An Easter Message Of Hope

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Apr 7, 2015
     | 9,673 views

    An Easter Message of Hope from 1 Peter 1

    Easter 1 Peter1:3-4 April 5, 2015 How would you answer this question? Who was the most successful defense attorney in the world? F. Lee Bailey? Well, he was disbarred. How about the famous, Johnnie Cochran? Nope! Believe it or not, there’s an authoritative source on this: the Guiness ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • George Durham avatar

    Hope For Broken People

    Contributed by George Durham on Mar 2, 2016
     | 11,123 views

    Hope for Broken People!; Putting Humpty Dumpty Together Again. 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21

    2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Put Humpty Together Again It's a children's poem generally ignored as nonsense by adults.: HUMPTY DUMPTY SAT ON A WALL, HUMPTY DUMPTY HAD A GREAT FALL; ALL THE KING'S HORSES, & ALL THE KING'S MEN, COULDN'T PUT HUMPTY TOGETHER AGAIN. Just a clever little rhyme often animated ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Vic Folkert avatar

    Hope In A Groaning World

    Contributed by Vic Folkert on Jul 2, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,171 views

    Our HOPE in a frustrated creation: God promises to redeem creation, God adopts us as his children, the Holy Spirit gives us a taste of our glorious future.

    HOPE IN A GROANING WORLD—Romans 8:14-27 On the World Frustration Index, what do you think the current level is? Actually, the World Frustration Index is fictional; I made it up. But if there were such a thing, what level would we be at? ***For 2020: Pretty high! We have been stuck inside for ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed