Sermons on Hope An Anchor:

Hope,waiting, Anticipation And Longing

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 3, 2002

A sermon for the first Sunday in Advnet Lectinary series B Waiting for Christ to come

First Sunday In Advent Mark 13:24-37 HOPE, WAITING, ANTICIPATION and LONGING. 24 ¶ "But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 26 And then ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:24-37

Denomination: Lutheran

I Hope You Dance

Contributed by Joe Harding on Jun 20, 2001

GOD WANTS MEN TO STAND FOR HIM IN THE GAP BETWEEN MORAL DEGRADATION AND MORAL INTEGRITY!

I HOPE YOU DANCE EZEKIEL 22:1-8, 23-30 FATHER’S DAY JUNE 17, 2001 INTRODUCTION: FATHER’S DAY INTERNET STUFF LYRICS TO THE SONG, “I HOPE YOU DANCE” BY LEE ANN WOMACK (? spelling, but correct name and title). TRANSITION THOUGHT: Today’s text speaks to us of the reality of today’s culture. Our ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 22:1-8, Ezekiel 22:23-30

Denomination: Baptist

The Cross And The Message Of Hope To Mankind

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jun 22, 2001

This sermon is about the message of hope through the sacrificial death of Christ on the cross to those in 1.SINS 2.SICKNESS 3.SORROW 4.STRESS 5.SCOURGE 6.SHAME 7.STRUGGLE

THE CROSS AND THE MESSAGE OF HOPE TO MANKIND ******************************************************************** OUTLINE 1.SINS 2.SICKNESS 3.SORROW 4.STRESS 5.SCOURGE 6.SHAME 7.STRUGGLE THE MESSAGE THE CROSS AND THE MESSAGE OF HOPE TO ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Salvation Of Christ The Hope The World

Contributed by Randell Brown on Oct 18, 2001

The only hope we have of being saved from the evils and terrors of today world is Jesus Christ

SALVATION OF JESUS CHRIST “The hope of this world” Text : Romans 5: 1-12 Definition of hope; Too desire with expectation of fulfillment. I. Men hopes here in this world. A. As children we start building hopes 1. Gifts at holidays and our birthdays. 2. Bicycles 3. Amusement parks 4. Car 5. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Finding New Hope In Failure

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 15, 2002

We all fail. But God does not cast us away when we fail. This sermon talks about what we can do about our failure and how God treats us failures.

Jan. 14, 2001 Deuteronomy 30:1-10 “Finding new hope!” INTRODUCTION The prize for the most useless weapon of all times goes to the Russians. They invented the “dog mine.” The plan was to train the dogs to associate food with the undersides of tanks, in the hope that they would run ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

A Valley Of Trouble For A Door Of Hope

Contributed by Mark Mccool on Apr 21, 2003

Sometimes, in order for God to get our attention and turn us back to Him, He must take us to the Valley of Trouble before we can find the Door of Hope.

"A VALLEY OF TROUBLE FOR A DOOR OF HOPE" Mark McCool TEXT: HOSEA 2:14-16 I. INTRODUCTION Has there ever been a time in your life that you remember how when you were so set to do your own thing, and it did not matter who it effected or hurt? And then perhaps, instead of mom and dad doing or ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 2:14-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Troubled Waters – Hope For Sinners

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Apr 27, 2003

I am astonished by this place. Bethesda pool was a kind of hospital packed with people: the blinde, the lame, the paralyzed. And rumor was that the chief doctor was an angel! Bethesda - reflecting, refracting and diffracting everything and everybody arou

I am astonished as I visit this place - Bethesda Pool. It’s like an hospital packed with sick people: the blinde, the lame, the paralyzed. And rumor was that the chief doctor was an angel! The Bible states here the popular belief. An angel encouraging competition? The fastest, the strongest ...read more

Scripture: John 5:2-8, John 5:1-15

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Fear Of Death, Hope In The Resurrection

Contributed by Kristopher Morris on Oct 28, 2003

The fear of death is a burden many carry. Where do we turn? To Christ, and his promise of the Resurrection.

Resurrection-Daniel 12:1-3 3rd Last Sunday, 11-9-03 We all have things we don’t like very much. We all have “pet peeves”. I suspect many of us might share some common disdains; heavy traffic caused by rubber-neckers, the nerve jarring sound chalk sometimes makes, a pebble in our shoe. These are ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 12:1-3

Denomination: Lutheran

Living By Faith- Dying With Hope Series

Contributed by Douglas Dudley on Jun 2, 2005

THE BOOK OF GENESIS TELLS US ABOUT THE BEGINNINGS OF FAITH. JOSEPH LIVED BY FAITH AND HE DIED WITH HOPE.

Living By Faith—Dying With Hope Text: Genesis, Chapter 39 through conclusion of Book Introduction. Have you ever known someone whose life became terribly complex? Incredibly painful? Apparently hopeless? Did you ever look at someone else’s situation and wonder how they managed to hold on ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hope Comes Through Suffering

Contributed by Nick Scarpa on May 28, 2004

As the old expression goes, "There’s light at the end of the tunnel" this sermon tells us that there is hope at the end of the suffering.

¡§Hope Comes Through Suffering¡¨ This morning we are going to talk about hope from the perspective of a man of God who experienced tremendous suffering. The apostle Paul was the last apostle chosen during the time the first church was getting started. Like the other apostles, Paul was chosen by ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-12, Romans 5:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

What Happens And Our Hope

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jun 3, 2004

In this one verse we are exposed to two desires of Paul regarding the believers in the church of Thessalonica. His first desire is that these dear folks understand what happens when we die. He wants them to have knowledge of what awaits them, approachin

What Happens and Our Hope 1 Thessalonians 4:13 INTRODUCTION: In this one verse we are exposed to two desires of Paul regarding the believers in the church of Thessalonica. His first desire is that these dear folks understand what happens when we die. He wants them to have knowledge of what ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Lose Hope

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Feb 27, 2007

The hope we have in Christ is founded on the hope of salvation - every hope we have for anything finds that hope of salvation as the foundation.

Don’t Lose Hope TCF Sermon January 7, 2007 Do you ever read the newspaper, or watch the TV news, and find yourself just shaking your head? You read of more bombings in the Middle East, or terrorist attacks someplace in the world. You see a story about someplace like Darfur, Sudan, where for ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:12-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hope, First Sunday In Advent

Contributed by Dale Miller on Mar 23, 2007

This was the first Sunday in Advent, we lit the first candle, Hope.

DEC. 3, 2006, FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT, HOPE-PROPHECY MUB GEN. 3;14-15 4So the LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all the livestock and all the wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:14-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fresh Starts And Living Hope

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on May 19, 2008

Using Peter as an example of how the Resurrection of Jesus gives us fresh starts and living hope

It had been the worst two and a half days of their lives. First the Master had brought them to the Garden of Gethsemane just outside of Jerusalem to pray, but instead they fell asleep, after all it was late. Perhaps if they had been awake and watchful they would have noticed the torches of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9, 1 Peter 1:1-9

Denomination: Methodist

Hard Times, High Hopes

Contributed by Greg Nance on May 25, 2008

Questions, questions, questions! Hard times make us seek answers. Jesus is the answer! Lift up your head in hard times and look for the Son of Man.

What kinds of questions do hard times make you ask? Think of one of the hardest times in your life; what question would you like answered? Take a note card from the pew in front of you. Write out your question. Hard times can confuse us and make us ask the wrong questions or expect wrong ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:5-36

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ