Sermons on hope for justice:

Social Justice Is The Love Of Jesus In Action

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Mar 1, 2025

serving Jesus is an act of social justice

Micah 6:6-8 At General Convention 79, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry kicked off the campaign “Becoming the Beloved Community”, The Episcopal Church participation in the larger interreligious ‘Jesus Movement’. There will be a churchwide focus on what we can do to become the ‘beloved community’ ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-2, Job 31:28, Job 31:23, Micah 6:6-8

Denomination: Episcopal

Sermon # 8 - Grace, Justice And Righteousness Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Mar 26, 2025

It is true that God is gracious, but it is equally true that God is just and righteous too. This was perfectly demonstrated by Jesus when He paid the penalty for the sins of all mankind on the cross of Calvary. Those who believe on the Lord Jesus will enjoy His grace and live in His righteousness.

We read in Jeremiah 9:24, “If any want to boast, they should boast that they know and understand me, because my love is constant, and I do what is just and right. These are the things that please me. I, the LORD, have spoken.”(GNB) If anyone in this world would like to boast about something, he ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 9:24, Psalm 139:14, Genesis 3:14-15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 9:12-13, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 19:26  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

Not Judge Judy! Judge Jehovah

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011

Conveying a message of hope that if we're saved in Christ, then there is no fear of one day having to face Judge Jehovah.

INTRO <TAKE GAVEL -- SWING AROUND IN YOUR HAND> <BANG IT A FEW TIMES> That can really wake someone up. Question -- does that sound intimidate you? It does me. It’s a sound I almost heard a number of years ago. Allow me to explain. Shortly after we returned to Minnesota from navy life, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 2:10-18

Denomination: Lutheran

The Hope Of Christmas Series

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Mar 30, 2001

Christmas is hope personified. It highlights the fact that Christianity is essentially a religion of hope.

Today we began the Advent season by lighting the first Advent candle, the candle of hope. As we heard a few minutes ago, this candle reminds us of the hope God gave His people when He promised to send them a Messiah, a Savior, a Deliverer. The candle reminds us that this promise was fulfilled in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:31-33, Luke 3:1

Denomination: Baptist

The Joy Of Hope

Contributed by Fred Smith on Jul 19, 2007

A lesson from the life of Job about keeping our hope in the idst of seemingly hopeless situations.

I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end He will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God;–Job 19:25, 26 THE JOY OF HOPE A good definition of hope is, “The feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the ...read more

Scripture: Job 19:25-26

Denomination: Baptist

Hope Is Kindled

Contributed by Malcolm Rogers on Apr 14, 2016

The Resurrection of Jesus gives hope. Hope to people who are crushed. Hope for our bodies and for this created world.

One of our boys talks in his sleep. We were on holiday, had been watching The Lord of the Rings, and were sharing a room in a B and B, when our comatose 12-year-old declared: ‘Don’t worry mummy. Hope is kindled!’ The resurrection of Jesus gives hope 1. It gives hope to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35

Denomination: Anglican

Unexpected Hope Series

Contributed by Rich Mccaskill on Jul 21, 2020

In our confusing and broken world, we can still have hope because of Jesus.

My own journey of hopelessness began when I was 15. As much as I wanted to believe in God, I could not. I could relate to Tolstoy who recounts an "old Eastern fable about a traveler who was taken by surprise in the steppes by a raging wild beast. Trying to save himself from the beast, the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:24-25, Isaiah 7:14, Romans 8:18-24

Part 6 - Genesis 18:16-33 - Crashed And Burned! Series

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 13, 2010

In Genesis 18:22 there is still HOPE for Sodom as Abraham stands in the gap. God's righteousness as well as His justice walked towards Sodom that day while His grace conversed with Abraham.

Part 6 - Genesis 18:16-33 - CRASHED AND BURNED! CRASHED AND BURNED! All my computer files from the last 10 years gone! No full back-ups so no way of retrieving it all. It seems I have lived the last 10 years on the ASSUMPTION that computers last forever, just keep adding data to them. Not so! ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:16-33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Appeal In Hope.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 18, 2023

This Psalm looks beyond the present crisis and need, through the availability of God’s righteousness, to the ultimate hope of the resurrection.

AN APPEAL IN HOPE. Psalm 17:1-7, Psalm 17:15. PSALM 17:1. How can a man, born dead in trespasses and sins, plead with the LORD to “hear the right?” Well, it is as Abraham said, ‘Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?’ (Genesis 18:25). When we use this Psalm, we are not appealing to our ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 17:1-7, Psalm 17:15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Hope Of Israel

Contributed by David Richardson on May 24, 2005

When there is no sun or stars in your life, like those sailors in that verse in Acts 27, we finally give up all hope…When there is neither Jesus or His hopes (love,joy,etc.), we finally give up all hope…and lapse into depression,get moody,or get sick.

Title: The Hope of Israel Scripture: Acts 28 Life itself seems to tell us things that we can reasonably expect. Doesn’t it? Things that I, as a U.S. citizen, can reasonably expect may be somewhat different than those say of a North Korean citizen, or an Australian, or someone from a number of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:1-31

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Hope Of Redemption

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 19, 2018

The Hope of our souls arrived for us all in the person of Jesus Christ, God’s own Son. God did in fact answer Isaiah’s plea to "pull the Heavens apart and come down to us;" for the Heaven’s themselves were rendered to make possible the birth of Christ.

The Hope of Redemption Isaiah 64:1-9 Today we celebrate the Hope that Jesus fulfilled when He was born to be our Redeemer. Redeemed has taken on a whole new meaning in our day and age of Pawn Shops and Discount stores. If you happen to be a civil servant, teacher or a business owner you might ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-9, Isaiah 51:4-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Hope And A Future

Contributed by Jerry Smith on Apr 15, 2020

The prophet of the Lord God Obadiah, finally gives a message of encouragement to Israel.

Tonight, our focus is on the restoration of Israel. 17 But on Mount Zion will be deliverance; The verse begins with “but”, it is a transition word linking what happened in the previous verse to this one. In verse 16 we have judgment on Edom; in contrast to that is deliverance in Jerusalem. Mount ...read more

Scripture: Obadiah 1:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Just Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Dec 10, 2012

In a world of seeming injustice, where is God's justice?

God is Just Deuteronomy 32:4; Luke 18:1-8 Luke 18:1-7 Intro Slide Justice. When we see justice occur it is often very satisfying, in such a way that we feel all is right with the world. But, often, we look around and see what we believe are injustices and it is disheartening. But who is it that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Voices Of Hope Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on Dec 5, 2012

Despair looks within itself, and the heart withers. Hope looks outside oneself, and the heart rejoices. Hope sees a future where despair cannot see past the present circumstances. Join us as we look at our Biblical Hope on this first Sunday of Advent 2

Voices of Hope - Isaiah 64:1-9 – December 2, 2012 Several years ago a teacher assigned to visit children in a large city hospital received a routine call requesting that she visit a particular child. She took the boy's name and room number and was told by the teacher on the other end of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-9

Denomination: *other

Can I Question God? (Part 1)

Contributed by Jordan Muck on Jan 5, 2017

Sermon Series on Habakkuk

Series: Habakkuk Week: 1 Passage: Habakkuk 1:1-11 Title: Can I Question God? (Part 1) OPENING: Earth looks great from a satellite but up close it can look a little forbidding with chaos, tragedies, trials and tension with the human race – like a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. In hardship ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational