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  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Living In Faith Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 11, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,440 views

    This is the 11th study in the study "Hope In The Darkness". New life begins through Jesus Christ.

    LIVING IN FAITH 2 Peter 1:1-4 Peter had a tendency in his younger years to be overconfident and ignore Jesus’ warnings. He rushed ahead when he should have waited; he slept when he should have prayed; he talked when he should have listened. Peter was a courageous, but careless, Christian; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living In War Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 30, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 6,450 views

    This is the 15th study in the study "Hope In The Darkness". This study looks at the discernment of false teachers and their fate.

    LIVING IN WAR 2 Peter 2:1-9 Ephesians 6:10-18 As Christians we are members of God’s Army. As we just read, we are at spiritual war every day and God has given us the armor necessary to not just survive but to be victorious. One of the tactics of the enemy is that Satan uses spies. A spy is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    He Lives Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 13, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,639 views

    The women encountered a living Jesus and seeing Jesus changed their lives from giref and despair to hope.

    John 20:1-18 “He Lives” INTRODUCTION During the first three days of July in 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg raged. An argument could be made that that battle had a significant effect on the outcome of the war and ultimately on our lives. Still, having occurred over 140 years ago the battle is ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Living In The Moment

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Aug 27, 2007
    based on 51 ratings
     | 18,057 views

    This was one of the greatest services we have ever had. Hope it blesses you and other churches.

    In the Moment Text: Jeremiah 33:1-3 1 Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the prison, saying, 2 “Thus says the LORD who made it, the LORD who formed it to establish it (the LORD is His name): 3 ‘Call unto Me, and I will ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Chris Mason avatar

    Living By The Word

    Contributed by Chris Mason on Jun 12, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 28,191 views

    When life has you down, when all your strength is gone, when all hope seems lost. No matter the situation, let this sermon encourage you to "live by the Word"!

    “Live By The Word” Hebrews 4:12 INTRO. Growing up my grandmother had one favorite phrase that she would often use: “No matter the situation, I’m Living by the Word” In Jeremiah 37 the prophet Jeremiah has a small problem. He could see that the nation of Israel is in turmoil, that things are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Why Hope?

    Contributed by Ted Mulder on Nov 27, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
     | 5,263 views

    We can live several weeks without food, days without water, and only minutes without oxygen, but without hope – forget it.

    I Showed a Picture of a boy I met in an Orphanage. This picture was taken early this year at an orphanage in Guatemala. There were 30-40 kids there all hungry for love and attention. We had gone there to give them what they were hungry for. The kids surrounded us almost as soon as we got off the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Dare To Hope

    Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Oct 22, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,642 views

    There are no hopeless situations. Jesus asks us to trust and to keep praying. If we don't give up, miracles can happen in our lives.

    Last week I went to visit an elderly nun in her retirement residence. She was very happy to meet me and we spent some time chatting. While looking around in her room, I noticed a small table in a corner of the room and three small statues facing the corner. One looked like the statue of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Hope For The Underdog Youth Sermon

    Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 846 views

    Even when we feel overwhelmed and like the underdog, we can have hope in God's faithfulness and power to bring victory in our lives.

    School, parents, friends, the pandemic - it can all feel like too much sometimes. And trying to grow in our faith and overcome our mistakes can be hard. But the cool thing is, we don't have to do it alone. The Bible is packed with stories of people who faced crazy odds and still came out on top. ...read more

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  • Rodney Johnson Sr., avatar

    A Living Hope That Will Sustain Us In Times Of Sorrow

    Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Dec 26, 2002
    based on 146 ratings
     | 33,510 views

    In a world of hopelessness and despair, there is a God in whom we can trust.

    Introduction: We live in a world that is filled with despair and hopelessness. Unemployement, weapons of mass destruction, confused government, snipper terror, travel crisis and even trouble in the church. Hope in the bible has multiple meanings. It is a favorable and confident expectation. It has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Do Hope Filled People Live? Series

    Contributed by Mark Haines on Dec 29, 2001
    based on 38 ratings
     | 4,213 views

    A deductive exposition of the text calling individuals prompted by the Holy Spirit to indicate their commitment to replace one habit in the next 6 months by signing a response card and placing it on the altar rail.

    Introduction: What does HOPE mean to you? I’m afraid that too often we use HOPE to mean a futile wish or an ineffective dream. When people talk of HOPE they usually do so with a feeling of resignation or despair. But real HOPE is a much stronger idea. In "The Lord of the Rings", one character is ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    How Living With Integrity Increases Our Hope

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Nov 16, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,703 views

    How living with integrity increases our hope.

    We’re in the series "From Hurt to Hope." We’ve been learning more about how to experience the hope that God offers – even when the deck is stacked against us. We’ve been covering the Apostle Peter’s first letter, which was written to Christ followers of the First Century being brutally ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living The Kingdom Life: An Instrument Of Your Hope Series

    Contributed by Marty Boller on Feb 19, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,679 views

    #6 in a series focused on the foundational biblical truths found in The Peace Prayer of St. Francis: Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace.

    Where There Is DESPAIR, HOPE Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O, Divine ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Living Hope, A Sure Anchor In Troubled Times Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 29, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,456 views

    Peter has some good news for beaten down and discouraged Jesus-followers.

    Living Hope A Sure Anchor In Troubled Times Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God's elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, 2who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Living Hope: Transformed By The Truth Of Our Inheritance Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 4, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 993 views

    In 1 Peter 1:3-4, the apostle Peter introduces us to the profound truth of our inheritance as believers in Christ.

    Living Hope: Transformed by the Truth of our Inheritance Introduction: In 1 Peter 1:3-4, the apostle Peter introduces us to the profound truth of our inheritance as believers in Christ. He writes, "All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Blessed Hope

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Sep 2, 2012
     | 4,114 views

    The Beatitudes show us that our hope is in conflict with the world's expectations. Trusting in Jesus, we are able to point our lives toward our godly heritage.

    I have a hope; and I hope it. What is hope? For the benefit of all the women who didn’t attend the 2010 Diocesan Men’s Retreat, and the men who couldn’t make it either (and as a refresher to those who did attend), let’s talk about hope. During our preparation for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican