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  • Steven Buhr avatar

    A Living Hope

    Contributed by Steven Buhr on Aug 31, 2023
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    Our hope is not just something that we are waiting for in the future after we DIE! No, it is a LIVING HOPE that we have been reborn into NOW!

    Where Angels Long to Look A study through Peter June 11th 2023 I’ve been praying and reading for a while about where to journey next in the scriptures as we continue on our mission to know Christ and make Christ known. All of this (the bible) is good, and ‘All Scripture is breathed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Live With Hope

    Contributed by Noel Schreuder on Oct 20, 2022
     | 3,151 views

    Many times we hope that God will change our circumstances, will calm the storms of life, and when it doesn't happen as we hoped, we easily become despondent and even pessimistic.

    LIVE WITH HOPE “Hope. What is hope?” asks Jo Black (an Afrikaans singer from South Africa) in his popular Afrikaans song with the same name. This song became an overnight success and reached the number one spot almost as soon as it was released. Why? Because it is something we need so much in this ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Living Hope!

    Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Nov 30, 2020
     | 3,925 views

    Today we are going to look at several benefits resulting from the resurrection of Jesus Christ...

    Today Christians all around the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ died on a Roman cross—history records this as an actual event. The Bible also teaches that Jesus Christ was raised from death and the grave—history also records this ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Living Hope

    Contributed by Jim Moynihan on Dec 7, 2020
     | 3,933 views

    Biblical hope is a sure thing, not a maybe thing.

    In his book, "Come Thirsty (pages 47-48)," Max Lucado tells a story of a little Haitian Orphan by the name of Carinette. He says that she lived in a different world, a world called, “home-to-be.” "See the slender girl wearing the pink shirt? The girl with the long nose and bushy ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Living Hope!

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 10, 2021
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    'A Living Hope.' 1 Peter chapter 1 verses 1-12 sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: (1). We Have a Living Hope (vs 3). (2). We Have a Permanent Inheritance (vs 4): (3). We Have Divine Protection (vs 5): (4). We Have a Developing Faith (vs 6-7). (5). We Have an Unseen Saviour (vs 8). (6). We Have Guaranteed Deliverance (vs 9): SERMON BODY: Ill: • Countdown is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    A Living Hope Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jan 6, 2022
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     | 4,664 views

    As we unpack this passage we will see several things that we can expect as Jesus followers that give us a living hope.

    Living Hope OKAY – let’s do this… SO HERE - is the ‘Powerful Passage’ (1 Peter 1:1-12) that we are going to unpack this morning, in a conversation that I am calling, “Living Hope.” NOW – I want to encourage you to ‘really’ lean in and follow along in your Bibles/App or on the screen, as we read ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Living Hope

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jan 11, 2022
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     | 3,228 views

    Jesus is our only hope for salvation.

    A Living Hope January 9, 2022 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Jesus is our only hope for salvation. Focus Passage: 1 Peter 1:3-5 Supplemental Passage: For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Live In Hope Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jul 16, 2023
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     | 3,973 views

    This is the 1st sermon in the series "Live Well".

    Series: Live Well [#1] LIVE IN HOPE 1 Peter 1:1-12 Introduction: 1 Peter 1:1-2 In A.D. 64, Nero burned Rome and guess who he blamed? Christians. Christians were being severely persecuted. They were being fed to lions, beheaded, crucified, burned, etc… Christians had to go underground, leave ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Living Hope

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Aug 14, 2017
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     | 19,685 views

    This sermon is all about how to persevere in suffering and feel unspeakable joy of one's salvation. Instead of counting what we have lost, let us remember the mercy we have received!

    A LIVING HOPE 1 Peter 1:3-12 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 In his book Man’s Search for Meaning, Victor Frankl, successor of Sigmund Freud at Vienna, argued that the “loss of hope and courage can have a deadly effect on man.” As a result of his experiences in a Nazi ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Living Hope

    Contributed by David Owens on Apr 21, 2025
     | 765 views

    Hope is important to our existence. The resurrection of Jesus from the dead gives us a living hope and complete assurance of God's promises and power.

    A. One day Lucy and Linus were sitting in front of the television set when Lucy said to Linus, “Go get me a glass of water.” 1. Linus looked surprised and said, “Why should I do anything for you? You never do anything for me.” 2. Lucy replied, “On you 75th birthday, I’ll bake you a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Living Hope

    Contributed by Larry Grant on Sep 15, 2024
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     | 1,601 views

    Peter reminds us that we are not home! It is easy to forget who we are in Jesus and where we are going because of Jesus. This passage serves as a reminder of Who’s we are and where we are going.

    1 Peter 1:3-7 “A Living Hope” September 15, 2024 In the first verse of this chapter, Peter addresses his letter to “the strangers scattered”. He is writing to Jewish believers who have been forced to leave their homeland and have found themselves dispersed into other parts of the world. Peter ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Living Hope PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 8, 2024
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    Explores God's boundless mercy, the living hope we receive through Christ's resurrection, and our role as recipients and channels of this abundant mercy.

    Good morning, dear family in Christ. It's a joy to be gathered here today, united by a love that transcends the boundaries of time and space, a love that binds us together in the body of Christ. We are here, not by chance, but by divine appointment, to be nourished by the Word of God, to be ...read more

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    Our Living Hope (A Living Hope)

    Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Apr 5, 2022
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    We need our Living Hope to withstand and survive the onslaught of this world we live in. These are encouraging words to enlighten our hope to live despite all the suffering and pain.

    Intro: In this time of turmoil, trials and many temptations on this world we live in, it seems that we need a kind of hope that will sustain us with God’s strength and survive all these onslaughts. Praise God! Because Jesus is our “Living Hope” Si Hesus and ating Buhay na Pag-Asa. And on this month ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Live For Eternity

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 139 ratings
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    Live For Eternity (1:13-21) -- Since We Have Such a Glorious Living Hope, Live For Eternity And Escape the Futility of the Human Condition OVERVIEW: a.

    Live For Eternity (1:13-21) -- Since We Have Such a Glorious Living Hope, Live For Eternity And Escape the Futility of the Human Condition OVERVIEW: a. LIVE IN HOPE BECAUSE OUR FOCUS MUST BE ON ETERNITY :13 b. LIVE IN HOLINESS BECAUSE THAT IS THE STANDARD FOR ETERNITY 14-16 c. LIVE IN FEAR ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    "Hope For The Living Dead"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 12, 2002
    based on 136 ratings
     | 13,160 views

    Christ raises both the physically dead and the spiritually dead.

    Ezekiel 37:1-14 “Hope For The Living Dead” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA In our Scripture lesson for this morning Ezekiel finds himself in a valley that is covered with nothing but dry bones. Sure looks like a hopeless situation to me. Then ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist