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  • David Parks avatar

    Hope For The Future

    Contributed by David Parks on Jan 17, 2022
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    Have you ever noticed that man and women who do not know and trust God have an innate fear of the future?

    HOPE FOR THE FUTURE Introduction: 1. Have you ever noticed that man and women who do not know and trust God have an innate fear of the future? 2. Do you doubt me? 3. WHERE WERE YOU AT 11:58 P.M. on December 31, 1999? What was going through your mind? Was your heart beating just a little fast? Were ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Hope In The Resurrection

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,117 views

    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

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    Hope Waits Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Apr 10, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 20,611 views

    When Jesus died the disciples had to wait for the promise of the Father. None of us like to wait. If we are willing to wait we will discover hope waits in order to develop us!

    Intro: How many of you like to wait? I will just be honest I don’t like it at all. In fact I do everything I can to keep from waiting. I try to calculate in my non-mathematical head which Wal-Mart line will be the quickest and in my hurry I end up choosing the wrong one. I don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Hope Of Christmas Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 28, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 29,569 views

    Where is your hope this Christmas? If your hope is in Jesus, you’ll never be disappointed. The true hope of Christmas is for yesterday, today and tomorrow.

    Well, Thanksgiving is over. The table is cleared and everything’s gone except the leftovers. You know what that means, don’t you? I know what it means in my house. It means Christmas time is in full swing. Miranda loves Christmastime. For years, if it was up to her, we would have the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Appeal In Hope.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 18, 2023
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    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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    A Living Hope Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Sep 29, 2013
    based on 19 ratings
     | 97,004 views

    The Living Christ is the source of our new birth & our living hope. If you have a living hope in the living Christ you can deal with your past failures & present difficulties because of your future blessings. God’s glorious best for you lies ahead.

    1 PETER 1: 3-6 [Renewing Hope Series] A LIVING HOPE [ Mark 16:1-8 ] The power with which Peter aims to equip these beleaguered saints is the power of hope. [If they, or we, are going to live and love like Jesus commands us, even in times of great stress and worry, then they, and we, must be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Hope Series

    Contributed by Duane Wente on Feb 27, 2024
     | 862 views

    Heaven is our hope. Our beliefs about the future shape how we live each and every day. John reveals breathtaking beauty and the eternal presence of God in Revelation. Are you ready?

    Introduction Video Ill.: Heaven Is the Hope - Matthew West Heaven is the hope we hold on to. What We Believe About Our Future Controls How We Experience Our Present Source: Tim Keller, Making Sense of God (Viking, 2016), page ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    1 Hope Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 27, 2013
     | 4,175 views

    Believers in Christ have “1 Hope” for we await: 1) A New Home (Philippians 3:20) and 2) A New Body (Philippians 3:21)

    Philippians 3:14-21. 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. 16 Only let us hold true to what we have attained. 17 Brothers, ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Austin W. Duncan avatar

    Apocalyptic Hope

    Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on May 20, 2025
     | 78 views

    This sermon explores God’s prophetic plans for the Church, Israel, and the nations. It centers on the rapture, rise of the Antichrist, and Christ’s return.

    3 MAIN GROUPS IN BIBLE PROPHECY There are three main groups to keep in mind when reading bible prophecy/apocalyptic writing. The Gentile Nations The Jewish Nation of Israel The Church Now, the reason that I bring this up as we get into the tribulation again today, because we want to keep each ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    There Is Hope For You! Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Mar 24, 2010
    based on 11 ratings
     | 17,112 views

    A sermon examining the hope of salvation in Christ Jesus.

    THERE IS HOPE FOR YOU! Acts 3:16-19 It is vitally important for each person here to comprehend the reality that absolutely no one is beyond the reach of God’s amazing grace. It is true that an innumerable multitude will face eternal condemnation. Revelation 21:8 tells us that “the cowardly, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Elkins avatar

    Living Hope Series

    Contributed by Mark Elkins on Aug 17, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,669 views

    Finding God's hope in places you wouldn't expect.

    LIVING HOPE 1 Peter 1 My son asked, “If Sea World really loves animals, then why do they keep them captive?” What a deep question. Maybe you can relate. If someone loves you, then why are you still held captive? If people in your world love you when why do they keep you captive? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living Hope Series

    Contributed by Mark Elkins on Jan 27, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,454 views

    I am truly discovering that life’s obstacles are truly opportunities for God to show just how awesome He really is. Obstacles give us God stories! Do you need a God story today?

    LIVING HOPE 1 Peter 1 My son asked, “If Sea World really loves animals, then why do they keep them captive?” What a deep question. Maybe you can relate. If someone loves you, then why are you still held captive? If people in your world love you when why do they keep you captive? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Daniel Austin avatar

    A Living Hope

    Contributed by Daniel Austin on Apr 17, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,901 views

    Hope is both a verb and a noun, something we do and something we have within our hearts. Hope is one of the many blessings God offers to all who will obey and follow Christ.

    A Living Hope 04/12/09 PM Text: 1 Peter 1:3-5 Introduction The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines hope as “a desire with expectation of obtainment; to expect with confidence (Trust.)” The word hope appears some 68 times in the New Testament and is in one of my favorite verses: Ephesians ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Word Of Hope Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 19, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,219 views

    God's plan for Israel and Jerusalem goes beyond the current struggles the people are facing. The future is beautiful and glorious. God will establish His Kingdom through Israel.

    Zechariah started to speak when the remnant resumed the rebuilding of the Temple. • His first words were ‘repent and return to God’, never to repeat the mistake of the past and reject God again. • They would have understood, having suffered the wrath of God and 70 years in exile. God has not ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Don Baggett avatar

    A Living Hope

    Contributed by Don Baggett on Jan 24, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,783 views

    Regardless of troubles, we have much cause to rejoice. The Lord is going to be with us until we die, then we will move in the house with Him. This old world is not heaven, but there is a heaven, and if we are saved, we are as sure for heaven as if we were already there.

    The book of 1 Peter was written around 64 a.d., when a man by the name of Nero become Emperor in Rome, and Rome pretty much ruled the civilized world. There are two things about Nero that stand out: He was crazy (there’s a better medical name for his condition, but his thinking was totally ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist