Sermons on Hope In Crisis:

Transformed: A Journey From Crisis To Cooperation SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 11, 2023

This sermon explores the transformative journey of Jacob, highlighting a four-step process of change: Crisis, Commitment, Confession, and Cooperation. Each step is crucial in shaping us and leading us towards a life changed for the better.

What is one thing you would like to change about yourself? We all go through changes in life, but sometimes we don't change for the better. Many people are interested in self-improvement and quick fixes, but true change takes time. In Genesis chapter 32, we see how God transformed Jacob's life, and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:24-31

Topics: Change, Transformation, Commitment, Confession, Cooperation  (view more)  (view less)

Helping Families With Adult Children In Crisis

Contributed by Don Campbell on Sep 29, 2025

All families have crisis at sometime. How the church responses can mean the difference between comforting and contributing to their pain.

HELPING FAMILIES WITH ADULT CHILDREN IN CRISIS INTRODUCTION A. In the Chinese language, the word for “crisis” is composed of two characters: “wei” meaning danger, and “ji,” meaning turning point or crucial moment. B. When families have adult children in crisis, how we, their church family, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Galatians 6:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Of Hope

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 17, 2013

A Hopeless world has hope in Jesus Christ. Christ reaches out to a hopeless world and offers them a future.

God of Hope Romans 15:13 Introduction- This morning I want to talk about hope. Biblical hope, worldly hope, and I hope that I make myself clear. Hope is universal and personal. Hope ties with faith more than we really want to imagine. Most times faith and hope can be ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:13

Denomination: Nazarene

A Living Hope

Contributed by Wendy Pratt on Mar 30, 2006

This sermon looks at the nature of our hope, especially in terms of how we face death.

This week has been an interesting week. We’ve had three people in the hospital, so I’ve been spending time there daily, talking with patients and their families about issues of life and death. The news has been filled with issues of life and death, especially as they’ve pertained to Terri ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Christmas Hope

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Dec 8, 2002

I was in one of my melancholy moods last week while driving on Rt. 48. If our American civilization experience is consistent with all other civilizations, there will come a day when another civilization will be conducting excavations in what used to be kn

SERMONIC / WORSHIP THEME Opening Statement: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-2, Matthew 4:12-18

God Of Hope

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Nov 14, 2024

The results of the election does not determine or hope.

God of Hope Romans 15:13 Good morning everyone, glad that you have joined us as we open God’s word to lead us. Please turn to Romans 15 We are living in a day and age of change- some change we like and some change we do not like. Some change we need to initiate and some change we need to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:13

Denomination: Nazarene

God Of Hope

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jan 27, 2026

Jesus is our hope

Good morning everyone, glad that you have joined us as we open God’s word to lead us. Please turn to Romans 15 We are living in a day and age of change- some change we like and some change we do not like. Some change we need to initiate and some change we need to stop. Some days we seem to be ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:13

Denomination: Nazarene

The Benediction Of Hope Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

The benediction of hope (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Romans chapter 15 verse 13. Quote: Charles Swindoll: • Hope is a wonderful gift from God, • A source of strength and courage in the face of life’s harshest trials. • When we are trapped in a tunnel of misery, hope points to the light at the end. • When we are overworked and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:13

Denomination: Brethren

Hope Remembers Series

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jan 29, 2005

Our hope grows in times of distress

Now I have not seen to many millenniums’ come and go, as a matter of fact I can only think of one but to be totally honest I don’t know how successful we have been so far. It all started with that Y2K bug and all of end times talk. But there were no nationwide blackouts, no financial freezes, no ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:18-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Hope And Trust”

Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Jun 17, 2002

June 23, 2002 -- FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST -- Proper 7 Psalm 69:8-11 [12-17] 18-20 (NRSV: 7-10 [11-15] 16-18) Answer me, O LORD, for your love is kind. (Ps. 69:18) Color: Green Title: “Hope and trust”

June 23, 2002 -- FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST -- Proper 7 Psalm 69:8-11 [12-17] 18-20 (NRSV: 7-10 [11-15] 16-18) Answer me, O LORD, for your love is kind. (Ps. 69:18) Color: Green Title: “Hope and trust” The heading of this psalm attributes it to David, but Jeremiah could have written it, so ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 69:1-37

Denomination: Lutheran

The Benediction Of Hope

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 31, 2011

Semon on Hope. (PowerPoint slides are available for this talk on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). The SIGHT of this Hope (vs 12b) (2). The SOURCE of this Hope (vs 13 a) (3). The SERENITY of this Hope (vs 13b) (4). The SUFFICIENCY of this Hope (vs 13c) (5). The SUPPLY of this Hope (vs 13d) SERMON BODY: Quote: Charles Swindoll: • Hope is a wonderful gift from ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:12-13

Denomination: Brethren

A Door Of Hope Series

Contributed by Paul Green on Sep 18, 2009

I see a lot of modern day Christians, including myself, in the story of Hosea. But I don’t see us in the person of Hosea. I see us rather in the person of Gomer the prostitute. Are we very much different from those people?

Dallas and Irene Sherman of Cincinnati had a really stormy relationship. During one of their many rows Irene deliberately wrecked two of their cars, which was the last straw for Dallas and he filed for divorce. But as time went by, he found that he couldn’t live without her, so they were ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Hope Of The Church

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 24, 2014

Jesus is where Christians place all our hope. The letters to Smyrna and Philadelphia in Revelation 2 and 3 express this hope to us and encourages us to remain faithful.

HOPE OF THE CHURCH Revelation 2:8-11 & Revelation 3:7-13 INTRODUCTION… HOPE IN HYMNS #1 A Lamp In the Night #2 Great is Thy Faithfulness #3 My Only Hope is in the Lord #4 My Hope is Built on Nothing Less [transition] BACKGROUND OF THE CITIES We are continuing our look at the Book of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Holding On To Hope Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 2, 2008

God is not through with the Jew...or with you.

Holding on to Hope Romans 11:11-24 Rev. Brian Bill 11/2/08 Certain names will always be associated with the Chicago Bears: Papa Bear Halas, Gale Sayers, Mike Ditka, Jim McMahon, and Walter Payton. And perhaps the greatest middle linebacker ever to play the game was Mike Singletary. For 12 years ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:11-24

Denomination: Baptist

Holding On To Hope

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 25, 2001

This sermon deals with the necessity for hope in our lives by looking at Joseph.

Holding On To Hope 12/12/99 Genesis 37:1-11 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 There was a man in the bible who lived longer than the century we are about to close. Altogether he was 147 when they laid him in the tomb. He knew what it was like to watch his childhood sweetheart die in childbirth. He ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed