Sermons on Hope:

The Open Door Of Hope Series

Contributed by Mike Hullah on Mar 6, 2012

This sermon is second in a series of "Open Doors". The theme is one of God who, no matter how far we think He is from us, no matter how far we have strayed, He is there to open a door of hope.

THE DOOR OF HOPE Hosea 2:14-23 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her, will bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfort to her. I will give her her vineyards from there, And the Valley of Achor as a door of hope; she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, as in the day when she ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 2:14-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Hope Of The Christian's Resurrection Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 10, 2012

In our lesson today, we learn about the hope of the Christian's resurrection.

Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the issue of what happens to our bodies when we die. There are some who believe that the bodies of Christians are not ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Sources Of Our Hope Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Aug 8, 2011

Having been justified by faith in Jesus Christ one begins a new relationship with God. And if one has this new relationship then by God's grace they can mature in the love of God through the Holy Spirit in all the circumstances of life.

ROMANS 5: 1-5 The Sources of OUR HOPE Chapter five calls us to rejoice in what faith can do. Luther said, "In the whole Bible there is hardly another chapter which can equal this triumphant text" (Epistle to the Romans, p. 72). It is like a mountain pass from which one revels in scenery ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

A Messiah's Hope For A Nation Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Sep 1, 2011

As a nation, we need to repent of our sins and put our hope in God's forgiveness.

A Messiah's Hope For A Nation Text: Matt. 23:37-39 Introduction 1. Illustration: In 1863 President Lincoln designated April 30th as a day of national humiliation, fasting, and prayer. Let me read a portion of his proclamation on that occasion: "It is the duty of nations, as well as of men, who owe ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:37-39

Denomination: Methodist

The Hope Of His Calling

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Sep 7, 2011

A message to encourage believers than in spite of all their flaws, God is still going to be glorified in their life.

The Hope of His Calling PPT 1 Eph 1:18 [I pray that] the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, Wolves are one of the animals where the parent will eat some food, partially ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hope In Troubled Times

Contributed by David Hodgin on Sep 11, 2011

A call to trust God in times of trials

Hope in Troubled Times Today is the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center's Twin Towers. A lot has changed in the past 10 years yet some things have stayed the same. I. Seeds of Fear We now have heightened security at our airports, terminals and other major gathering places. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3

Hope Does Not Disappoint

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jun 8, 2009

Suffering, endurance, character, hope: the formula is not automatic. All depends on whether we learn to live in the resurrected Christ.

One of my friends begins nearly every conversation with the phrase, "You just can’t win.” "You just can’t win." One day recently he was wearing a long, long face. He had just gotten his car repaired, but some inebriated partygoer had slammed into it. He had just worked off his debts, but suddenly ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Hope, Help And Happiness

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 22, 2009

I want us to think about three thoughts, which most people seek after or focus on in life: hope, help and happiness.

INTRO.- ILL.- A group of friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day. That night one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under an eight-point buck. "Where’s Harry?" he was asked. "Harry had a stroke of some kind. He’s a couple of miles back up the trail." "You left Harry ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 31:24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Hope Fulfilled, Then And Now

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 31, 2009

Our task as a Church is to continue the work of John the Baptist, to proclaim the coming of the Messiah, the Christ, the one who’s brought salvation to all people and the gift of God’s Holy Spirit to renew us and transform us.

It’s now just over 15 years since Mulder and Scully first appeared in the series ’The X-Files’, asking "Could there be something out there?" Mulder believed that the ’Truth is out there’ but Scully wasn’t quite sure. Of course, although the questions they were raising echoed those of lots of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:4-11

Denomination: Anglican

Living As The Hope Of Glory Series

Contributed by Allen Calkins on Nov 24, 2009

If "Christ in You" is the hope of glory, we need to realize the tremendous responsibility that is ours to represent and proclaim Christ in the world.

Living as the Hope of Glory Colossians 1:25-29 INTRODUCTION One of the most frequently used words among Christians is the word “church”. Just think about how many times TODAY you have used this word. And yet, even though we use this word a great deal, I wonder sometimes whether what we mean ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:25-29

Denomination: Baptist

Hope Looks Up

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 3, 2009

When your mountain seems too big to climb, look up and remember who gives you the hope you need.

Hope Looks Up Psalm 121:1-8 A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills-- where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip-- he who watches over you will not slumber; 4 indeed, he who watches over Israel will ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 121:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Hope - Our Strength

Contributed by Christopher Nerreau on Jul 11, 2008

"while the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it." Helen Keller Today we will see that: Our Present Sufferings Will Not Last – (v. 18) Our Promised Future Will Not End – (v. 23) Our Patient Hope Will Be Our Strength (v. 25)

Introduction: What are you going through today? Do you feel like giving up, throwing up your hands and quitting? Do you struggle with… · Financial Burdens – Can meet the bills · Physical Burden’s – Sick or struggling with addiction · Relational Burden’s – Broken marriage, friendship or ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:15-25

Denomination: Orthodox

03 Liberated By Hope. Series

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 14, 2008

Using HOPE in our lives ❶ Seize Unbelief ❷ Admit Fear ❸ Redirect Thoughts ❹ Attitude of Praise ❺ Confident Trust ❻ Resting in His Word

1 Sam 30:1-6 Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Dusk was falling on the Saturday before Christmas in 1927 the S-4 submarine (S-class submarines, were the first class of submarines built ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Thing Of Horror Or Of Hope

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 27, 2008

We must remain faithful, as Christ is faithful, and allow even our sufferings to be united to His.

Celebration of St. Jerome September 30, 2008 There’s an unintentional irony in the use of these readings from Job and Psalm 88 on the memorial of St. Jerome. Job, sitting on his compost heap scratching his boils, is longing for death, to go down into the depths of the earth. The psalmist, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:51-56

Denomination: Catholic

The Hope Of Future Glory Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 11, 2008

In this sermon we see that there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus because we have the hope of future glory.

Scripture The first verse of the greatest chapter in the Bible—Romans 8:1—says, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Everything else that follows in the rest of Romans 8 tells us why there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. The first ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed