Sermons on Hope As Anchor:

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

"Hope Is Always The "Soup Of The Day.”

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Mar 8, 2002

March 17, 2002 -- FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 130 With the LORD there is mercy and plenteous redemption. (Ps. 130:6-7) Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45 Color: Purple Title: “Hope is always the “soup of the day.” Ezekiel 37:1-14

March 17, 2002 -- FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 130 With the LORD there is mercy and plenteous redemption. (Ps. 130:6-7) Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45 Color: Purple Title: “Hope is always the “soup of the day.” Ezekiel 37:1-14 Verses one to ten, describe a vision. Ezekiel is taken by the ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Lutheran

Vision Gives Healthy Hope Series

Contributed by Eric Snyder on Mar 8, 2002

vision

The Power of vision series, Vision keeps us healthy Eric A. Snyder, Minister Farwell Church of Christ December 2, 2002 About 350 years ago a shipload of travelers landed on the northeast coast of America. The first year they established a town site. The next year they elected a town government. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:1-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

False Teachers – False Hopes

Contributed by Ralf Bergmann on Jun 27, 2002

Everywhere we look people seem to always focus in on things that are different about each and every one of us. Sometimes we use this difference as a point of superiority in order to call ourselves better or above others.

Sermon Title: False Teachers – False Hopes Sermon Text: Jude 1:3-5 Sunday Evening, August 13, 2000 Scripture Introduction: There is much to be said for the saying that good things come in small packages, as is in this case with the small epistle of Jude. This letter in it’s beginning intent was ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:3-5

Denomination: *other

There Is Hope In Life's Darkest Hour

Contributed by John Knight on Jul 15, 2002

A word to those in grief, and to those who know someone who is.

There Is Hope In Life’s Darkest Hour Luke 7:11-17 Introduction: Funeral customs ( Http://library.thinkquest.org/16665/burialframe.htm.) Egypt-bodies were mummified with spices, herbs, and chemicals. Maoris (New Zealand)-bodies are burned in huts which are locals for elaborate ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:11-17

Denomination: Holiness

You Always Have Hope Series

Contributed by Tim Bond on Mar 26, 2002

When a person is "in Christ" there is no such thing as a hopeless situation.

It was a balmy October afternoon in 1982. Badger Stadium in Madison Wisconsin was packed out. That day there were more than 60,000 die-hard University of Wisconsin football fans watching their team take on the Michigan State Spartans. It didn’t take long to determine who the better team was. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Tears Of God, Hope Of Heaven Series

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 21, 2008

The humanity of Jesus relates to your experience. The authority of Jesus provides meaning to your experience. The presence of Jesus walks with you through your experience.

Warren Wiersbe, theologian and writer, tells a story as taken from a source. “A miserable looking woman recognized F.B. Meyer (preacher and teacher) on the train and ventured to share her burden with him. For years she had cared for a crippled daughter who brought great joy to her life. She made ...read more

Scripture: John 11:33-44

Denomination: Salvation Army

Creation; Hope In A Relationship With God Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 22, 2008

THE BEGINNINGS OF HOPE, part 1 – It’s my prayer that as we look at creation today that you will not only find evidence that the God of the Universe exists, but more importantly that you will know that creation gives you the certain hope of a relationship

• Genesis 1-2 NIV 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters . . . 26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Hope To Escape Sin's Sentence Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 22, 2008

THE BEGINNINGS OF HOPE, part 3 – We have been given favor with God. The lives of Enoch and Noah show us our certain hope to escape sin’s sentence of death. ---Listen online and find PDF of my sermon notes at www.praiseag.org

• Genesis 5-8 (selected verses) 5:1 This is the written account of Adam’s line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them "man." 3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

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

Put Your Hope In God Series

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jun 11, 2006

We may find ourselves asking God where He is, but we must remind ourselves that God loves us and God is with us all day long.

Put Your Hope in God Psalm 42 The writer of this psalm is a Korahite That means a few different things. He was a highly respected Levite who was part of a rich family tradition of music and worship. He was a man of status, deeply embedded in the tradition of Temple worship. It means that his ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Mennonite

Hope Does Not Disappoint Us

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Jun 20, 2006

Pentecost 1(C) - Hope does not disappoint as we boast about God’s glory which also leads us to boast in our sufferings.

HOPE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT US June 11, 2006 - PENTECOST 1 - Romans 5:1-5 * * * * * * * * * Dearest Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord: How many of you have ever been disappointed? It would not take us much thinking to think of a disappointment or ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-5

Denomination: Lutheran

Magi: Hope: Shopping For God

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006

The Magi

How can you tell a married man from a single man in a department store?A married man is holding a purse. Women just love to shop – Men hate to shop. Why is that? Women are gatherers. Men are hunters. Women have to look at each and every item on the rack even if there is no possibility that they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our Grief Is Not Without Hope!

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Nov 1, 2006

A Funeral Sermon for a Christian (Sudden Death)

This sermon is NOT an original, as I have borrowed from an outline I discovered in my studies...This was an actual funeral sermon but I have removed the name... Date Written: November 1, 2006 Date Preached: November 2, 2006 Sermon Details: Sermon Series: Funeral Service for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

Trustful Expectation, Hope! (2) Series

Contributed by David Richardson on Nov 11, 2005

Hope is a trustful expectation. It is knowing, or having the confidence that what God has done for us in the past guarantees our inclusion in what God will do for us in the future.

Series Title: Pastoral Leadership, By Example (Titus) Message Title: Trustful Expectation, HOPE! Scripture: Titus 1:2 Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness--2 a faith and knowledge ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:2

Denomination: Calvary Chapel