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  • Pat Damiani avatar

    Hope When Life Is Unfair Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 15, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,025 views

    Fourth of a five part series from 1 Peter that addresses how to find hope in our lives.

    Life is unfair: • Company goes bankrupt and you lose your job • Invest your money with the Baptist Foundation and you lose much of your life’s savings. • A hurricane or an earthquake hits and you lose all your possessions • A loved one dies or gets seriously ill Read 1 Peter 3:14-17 "Most people, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hope That We Can Believe In

    Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Feb 25, 2008
    based on 21 ratings
     | 50,342 views

    An African American Perspective - Black History Month Program February 2008

    An Afro-American Perspective - Black History Month Program February 2008 HOPE THAT WE CAN BELIEVE IN Titus 1:2; 2:13 by Reverend Kelvin L. Parks at Shiloh Baptist Church Waukegan, IL on Sunday, 24 February 2008   Hope that we can believe in   As I was preparing myself to speak to you this morning, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    There Is Hope In Faith Full Living Series

    Contributed by Clinton Smith on Mar 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,725 views

    The believers of the Old Testament teach us to anticipate heaven while evaluating earth. In other words, keep heaven in view while living in here on earth.

    Philip Yancey in his book, Disappointment with God, tells of a letter he received from a woman who was struggling with life and her faith in God. He says, “A young mother wrote that her joy had turned to bitterness and grief when she delivered a daughter with spina bifida, a birth defect that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hope In The Midst Of A Dead Place

    Contributed by Ossie Burton on Aug 16, 2008
    based on 29 ratings
     | 8,818 views

    My sermon shows that God is able to speak life in the midst of any dead situation in your life.

    This prophecy refers to the entire nation of Israel during the babylonian captivity of Judah. The nation had fallen to the Assyrians and many were carried into Captivity. As a result of the captivity, the Jews were in a dead place in their lives. The dry bones symbolically represented the utter ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bright Hope For Dark Days

    Contributed by Blake Inscore on Sep 25, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,299 views

    This sermon was based on the outline by Randy McWhorter for the California Mission Offering.

    Introduction: A man approached a little league baseball game one afternoon. He asked a boy in the dugout what the score was. The boy responded, “Eighteen to nothing – we’re behind.” “Wow,” said the spectator, “I’ll bet you’re discouraged.” “Why should I be discouraged?” the little boy replied. “We ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Together In Disappointment, Together In Hope Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,243 views

    Church life is full of disappointments, but it can be equally full of hope and fulfillment. The key is to stay together and see what God will do. God is a God of abundance and not of scarcity.

    We serve a God of abundance and not a God of scarcity. Ours is the God who possesses the cattle on a thousand hills. He is not a dilettante deity with nothing in His hands; He is the God who flung the stars into space and who has made all things. All things are made by Him and all things are at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hope When There's Hurt

    Contributed by Rex Johnson on Jul 4, 2009
     | 4,604 views

    This sermon will inspire you to never give up hope when there is somthing worth waiting on. Its based on the Prodigal Son & his father.

    Hope When There’s Hurt Luke 15: 11-24 Three points we will explore this morning in the lesson of the Prodigal Son. 1- Rebellion 2- Regret 3- Return 1- Rebel---V-12 said the younger son said to his dad, give me my share of the estate. Our society today has not changed, we want more than we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Great Faiths Hopes In God

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 10, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,524 views

    Are you interested in finding out the reasons, "why you should put your hope in God"?

    Great Faith Hopes in God! Job 13 FCF: Why should I put my hope in God? PROPOSITION: Because Christ is your Savior, you must hope in Him. I. God’s wisdom will not fail you! 13:1-12 Job’s disappointment in his friends’ wisdom. A. Obtain wisdom through silence (1-6). 1. Your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    3:16 The Numbers Of Hope

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Apr 18, 2009
    based on 44 ratings
     | 51,763 views

    This sermon is based on Max Lucado’s book 3:16 The Numbers of Hope. I tried to distill his entire book into one single sermon. Of course, all the credit for this one goes to Max.

    John 3:16 by Scott Bayles adapted from Max Lucado First Christian Church, Rosiclare, IL Max Lucado just released a new book titled simply 3:16. The entire book focuses in on just one single verse from the Bible--John 3:16. I had the pleasure of reading an advanced copy, sent to Family Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Resurrection Hope In Hard Times

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 27, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,763 views

    Easter message

    Resurrection Hope in Hard Times 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT IS FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Me: I’m like a lot of people in our world today. Grew up in a broken home, bounced between parents, wasn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    God: No Change, Know Hope Series

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on May 5, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 18,019 views

    This series explores the person of God and seeks to know him better. In this introduction we study the immutability of God, his unchanging nature.

    GOD: NO CHANGE, KNOW HOPE Marriage counselors teach us that there are two words that couples should never use: “always” and “never.” These two words have such absolute meaning no one could ever possibly be one or the other. A husband could say that his wife is always nagging him to fix things ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Ruin For The Wicked But Hope For A Remnant Series

    Contributed by Rusty Tardo on May 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,646 views

    This prophet predicts final ruin for a wicked and rebellious nation, yet hope remains for a remnant

    Ruin for the Wicked but Hope for a Remnant Dr. Russell K. Tardo I. RUIN FOR THE WICKED BUT HOPE FOR A REMNANT 1I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Fresh Starts And Living Hope

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on May 19, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 38,600 views

    Using Peter as an example of how the Resurrection of Jesus gives us fresh starts and living hope

    It had been the worst two and a half days of their lives. First the Master had brought them to the Garden of Gethsemane just outside of Jerusalem to pray, but instead they fell asleep, after all it was late. Perhaps if they had been awake and watchful they would have noticed the torches of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Hard Times, High Hopes

    Contributed by Greg Nance on May 25, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 13,694 views

    Questions, questions, questions! Hard times make us seek answers. Jesus is the answer! Lift up your head in hard times and look for the Son of Man.

    What kinds of questions do hard times make you ask? Think of one of the hardest times in your life; what question would you like answered? Take a note card from the pew in front of you. Write out your question. Hard times can confuse us and make us ask the wrong questions or expect wrong ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God's Comfort, Hope, And Salvation

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 26, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,955 views

    A sermon on 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 (Thanks to Joe Focht from Blue Letter Bible www.blueletterbible.org for ideas)

    Sermon for 5/25/2008 Introduction: Advice and instructions taken from actual military sources. Some of these guys must have had a sense of humor "When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend." --U.S. Marine Corps "Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ