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  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Real Hope Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 30, 2009
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    We have REAL hope in Jesus!

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Death is a time we do not like to face. • We have many people here today that have lost loved ones to death. When death comes, it seems like our hopes and dreams for the future are crushed. Some have lost loved ones at an early age, some after many, many years ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hope For The Hopeless Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 8, 2009
    based on 19 ratings
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    When you’re done, God is not done.

    Hope for the Hopeless Ezekiel 37 Rev. Brian Bill 2/8/09 One of our substitute Sunday School teachers was upstairs and was struggling to open a combination lock on the supply cabinet. She had been told the combination but couldn’t remember it so she went and found Pastor Dick to see if he could ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    The Blessed Hope

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Feb 11, 2009
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    No one can read the Bible and not believe in the coming again of the Lord Jesus Christ

    The Lord’s return does not grip us quite like it did seventy-five years ago. There are not as many messages preached today as you used to here on the second coming of Christ. However, no one can read the Bible and not believe in the coming again of the Lord Jesus Christ. As someone has well said ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim White avatar

    Focus On Hope Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Feb 13, 2009
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    The people who heard Jesus teach relied on a lot of things, but only hope would show them the way.

    Focus on Hope John 7:25-31 • There was confusion and beliefs around Jesus. • Whether we find confusion or belief depends upon what we focus on. I. The Hysteria (25) • They heard him teach. They heard the rumors. • They were confused. What He was saying was Messiah-like. • Yet, the rulers who sought ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living In Hope

    Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Feb 24, 2009
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    HOPE THAT IS ALIVE.

    LIVING IN HOPE 1 PETER1:3-12 FOCUS: WE HAVE LIVING HOPE IN JESUS CHRIST. INTRO: WHAT IS LIVING HOPE? 1: VIBRANT A) ENERGETIC, B) FULL OF LIVELINESS C) ENERGY POINT: LIVING HOPE IS EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS IT IS, IT’S ALIVE IT’S LIVING AND BREATHING, GROWING AND SPREADING. THINK OF IT THIS ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Terry Blankenship avatar

    The Hope In The Resurrection

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 14, 2009
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    Hope and Change? It can only come through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. What kind of hope do believers really have in Christ and His resurrection?

    Hope in the Resurrection Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Nichols avatar

    The Rumor Of Hope

    Contributed by Scott Nichols on Apr 17, 2009
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    The original and abrupt ending of the Gospel of Mark allows us to finish the story of Christ’s resurrection in our own lives. What will it mean to us to meet Jesus in our own "Galilees?"

    The little boy was not exactly happy about going to church on Easter Sunday morning. His new shoes were to tight, his tie pinched his neck and the weather outside was just too beautiful to be cooped up inside...so as he sulked in the pew his parents heard him mutter to no one in particular. "I ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Suffering And Hope

    Contributed by Don Jones on Apr 28, 2009
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    Believers will suffer in life but compared to the glorious riches in Christ Jesus there is no comparison at all.

    Suffering and Hope Roman 8:16-27, 28-39 Believers will suffer in life but compared to the glorious riches in Christ Jesus there is no comparison at all. Introduction I don’t think I need to remind anyone this morning that life sometimes stinks. Bad things happen even to good people. Whether ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The God Of Hope Series

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on May 1, 2007
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     Whereas the English word “hope’ may have an element of uncertainty in it, the Greek words in the New Testament always speak of a sure expectation of some good outcome or positive result.

    THE GOD OF HOPE INTRO ----- ILLUSTRATION - "I had something to look forward to." The story is told of a muti-millionaire businessman who greatly changed the lives of a sixth-grade class in a poor downtrodden township. This was an area where most of the students would not finish formal schooling. ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    To Hope Again

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on May 8, 2007
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    God provides hope as we look forward to the answer to our prayers. We see Him work little by little as we continue to speak words of praise and thanks. Hope sustains us until the answer comes.

    May, 2007 To Hope Again Ezekiel 37:1-15 INTRODUCTION: For years the children of Israel had experienced both good times and bad times. When their situation seemed most hopeless God would send a prophet to give a spark of hope and prophesy words showing God’s faithfulness to a rebellious and ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    A Life Of Hope Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Sep 17, 2007
    based on 13 ratings
     | 7,585 views

    The hope that God has given to us can fill us with joy even in the worst of circumstances.

    The other day I watched some video of the 2004 World Series (won by my Boston Red Sox). When I watched that game live, I was very nervous (many times I had to turn the channel when Boston was in the field). The Red Sox hadn’t won the World Series in 85 years. But now I can calmly watch because I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Selfridge avatar

    A Living Hope

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Oct 13, 2007
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    How be the best for God in our life

    Dear God: I want to thank You for what you have already done. I am not going to wait until I see results or receive rewards I am thanking You right now. I am not going to wait until I feel better or things look better, I am thanking You right now. I am not going to wait until people say they are ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Robert Stephens avatar

    The Hope Of Easter

    Contributed by Robert Stephens on Oct 26, 2007
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    Hope... it is something that everyone is looking for! This Easter we need to understand that Easter is about hope!

    The Hope of Easter I Peter 1:3-5 I. Introduction a. Evangelism Linebacker Video b. Now that is what I call gentle, positive reinforcement. c. Now that is a funny video… but there is some truth involved there… i. It seems like Easter has shifted from celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gregory Neill avatar

    Confession And Hope Series

    Contributed by Gregory Neill on Jan 17, 2007
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    Part 8 in a series on Lamentations. Lamentations closes with four keys to renewal.

    Confession and Hope Lamentations 5:1-22 I. Introduction A. Confession Pays Off 1. 1884 Presidential Election a) Democrat Grover Cleveland was in a heated battle with Republican James G. Blaine. b) It was reported to the Republicans that Cleveland, a bachelor, had fathered a child with a widowed ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Hope In Suffering Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 31, 2007
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    Exposition of 1 Peter 3:18-22

    Text: 1 Peter 3:18-22, Title: Hope in Suffering, Date/Place: LSCC, 2/5/06, AM A. Opening illustration: tell the story of the girl that I met in OT Survey in seminary who had a small scar on her right thumb. But don’t tell the end of it. B. Background to passage: Peter uses Christ as his first ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist