Sermons on finding hope in this world:

Your Dream Is Still Alive

Contributed by Michael Woods on Jul 22, 2005

The viccitudes of life and the vestiges of our past sometimes have a way of stagnating, delaying, and even detouring our dream. This message will give you a right now hope that your dream is still alive and regardless of what your circumstances God can a

“Your Dream is Still Alive” Psalms 126:1-6 Message By: Dr. Michael L. Woods, Sr. Thesis: The difference in where you are now and where you are going is the realization and manifestation of your God-Ordained dream. In short, your future is literally locked up in your ability to dream! However, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 126:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hope In Times Of Despair

Contributed by William Hooper on Feb 26, 2017

When there seems to be no possibility of anything good happening in life, you can find hope in

Hope in Times of Despair Lamentations 3:1-6, 16-25 INTRODUCTI0N The year is 586 BCE. The nation Israel had already been taken into captivity. Now, the city of Jerusalem was under siege by the Babylonians. Soon, the walls of the city would be destroyed. The Babylonian army would plunder all the ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:1-6, Lamentations 3:16-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Inner Life

Contributed by Dewayne Gamez on Jan 16, 2005

In this world, we tend to be more concerned with the well being of our physical body than our spiritual body. We need to realize the importance of strenghtening our real life.

The Inner Life We sometimes put a lot of emphasis on or bodies. Don’t take me wrong, we need to care for these bodies, but remember that we have a heavenly body promised to us. Our focus should be on our spiritual body, as we walk in this world. So tonight, I am going to talk about our spiritual ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:23

No Ordinary People Series

Contributed by R. York Moore on Jul 18, 2007

There may be ordinary circumstances, there may be ordinary experiences, there may be ordinary hopes or dreams, aspirations and struggles-but there are no ordinary people!

Intro: Ordinary Days for Ordinary People?  Neary lived in a small Indian village where her father beat her and her five siblings routinely. One day, her father sold her to cover a gambling debt and Neary went to work as a bonded laborer at the age of 9. Each day Neary would weave saris in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:18-19

Denomination: *other

A Word Of Hope Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on May 11, 2020

In the midst of this pandemic, where do we find hope? What do we have to grasp onto to steady us? Where is our light in all of this darkness? Where is our anchor, our lifeline in this storm? In the Bible.

Well … I don’t have to tell you, the whole world as we know it is undergoing something I’ve never seen in my lifetime … and I hope that I will never see anything like this again in my lifetime … however long that might be. In two months, everything has been turned upside down and inside out as ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 23:1-3

Denomination: United Methodist

This Christmas (I Pray You Find These Things) Series

Contributed by Todd Marler on Dec 19, 2018

Do you remember how long it would take for Christmas to come, as a child? It took forever and We could hardly wait. As an adult, it is just the opposite, as Christmas seems to get here faster than ever.

This Christmas (I pray you find this three things) 26In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28The angel went to her and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Hope Of The Third Day

Contributed by Toby Powers on Dec 29, 2005

The hope of the world is in the power of the risen Christ.

From the Desk of Pastor Toby Powers Truth Baptist Church Hwy 78 Bremen, GA The Hope of the Third Day Acts 10:34-42 Intro: The Apostle Peter is called by Cornelius to preach for them. Cornelius was a gentile, and he had a vision from God revealing to him the need for Peter’s preaching and the place ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:34-42

Denomination: Baptist

"A Beautiful Find”

Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Sep 16, 2002

There is expectation and joyful discovery in a beautiful find. It can lift you from the depths of depression and fill your life with hope and joy. It can take your heart from rags to riches and elevate you from a meaningless existence to a life of purpo

“A Beautiful Find” There is expectation and joyful discovery in a beautiful find. It can lift you from the depths of depression and fill your life with hope and joy. It can take your heart from rags to riches and elevate you from a meaningless existence to a life of purpose and meaning. A ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

Finding God In The Storm

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Oct 27, 2019

The following sermon is going to review the story of Jesus calming the storm to help accentuate the truth that no matter how violent the storm we are facing our hope lies Jesus who is in control and promises to rescue those whom cry out to Him!

Finding God in the Storm Mark 4:35-41 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 When one walks by the still waters, admiring the delicate flowers and their sweet aromatic perfumes, listening to the wind ever gently rustling through a tall carpet of green grass and watch the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Baptist

Joy To The World

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 22, 2006

For there is a joy, a deep, divine joy that beckons our souls…and seeks to break forth at this time of year. So often this great joy can find itself clouded by the complexity of all our activity.

This morning, before we finish our gathering together and head into this final week before Christmas, we will have an opportunity to declare in song that marvelous refrain…“Joy to the World, the Lord has come let earth receive her King.” For there is a joy, a deep, divine joy that beckons our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Vision Of Another World Series

Contributed by R. York Moore on Feb 17, 2010

A message presented at Urbana 2009 describing the light of Christ that shows us His perspective on ourselves, others, and things eternal.

1. Intro: My Life Would Forever Be Changed: * The wood floor crackled & popped like Rice Crispies. My back warmed as the spring sun invaded our home-pouring in through those leaded glass windows after a long, dark winter. * I thumbed the new book my dad had given me for my 9th birthday with ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-19

Denomination: *other

Narnia: Got Hope?

Contributed by Don Jaques on Dec 29, 2005

Jesus came to bring hope to the hopeless. Therefore all people can find hope in him.

INTRO: What do you want for Christmas? Get kids responses. In “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”, 4 children enter into the magical land of Narnia, through the back of a large wardrobe in a strange professor’s home. When they arrive it is winter. The children think it is great fun, until ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Hope Of Light Series

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Dec 5, 2020

Christmas is the season of “The Hope of Light.” The hope that everyone in the world will be able to experience the same happiness, joy, and salvation which God has blessed you with.

The Hope of Light Isaiah 2:1-5 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, we are now in the Christmas Season. People often miss the point when it comes to Christmas. For some, this season is simply an opportunity to throw parties and exchange gifts. Some see it simply as an opportunity to eat, drink, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 2:5, Romans 13:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Christ Is Our Only Hope

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jun 24, 2014

To show that we believers are not pitiable and miserable but the wicked and unbelievers are, because we have CHRIST, the Hope of Glory.

I. EXORDIUM: Do you have hope? Are you miserable and pitiable? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we believers are not pitiable and miserable but the wicked and unbelievers are, because we have CHRIST, the Hope of Glory. IV. TEXT: 1 Corinthians 15:19 (Amplified ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hope Is Found In Christ! Series

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Dec 18, 2015

PROPOSITION: Because the immutable Christ is coming again, you can find hope in Him.

Hope is found in Christ! Malachi 1-4 PROPOSITION: Because the immutable Christ is coming again, you can find hope in Him. I. Admit to God that you have a sin problem! A. The nature of man’s relationship with God is changed (1:1-2:9). 1. Man is separated from God by his sin. 2. Man ...read more

Denomination: Baptist