Sermons on Hopeful:

Fear Or Faith? Hope Or Despair?

Contributed by Noel Schreuder on Jan 19, 2021

What does your year ahead look like? Is it a year full of faith and hope? Or is it a year full of fear and despair? I think we would all like to say that it is a year full of faith and hope, but the reality of life is that for many people it is just another year of fear and despair ...

What does your year ahead look like? Is it a year full of faith and hope? Or is it a year full of fear and despair? I think we would all like to say that it is a year full of faith and hope, but the reality of life is that for many people it is just another year of fear and despair ... Because we ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:8-10, 1 Kings 19:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Finding Hope In The Midst Of A Pandemic

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jan 26, 2021

Hope is what people need right now, and hope is so hard to find apart from a relationship with Jesus Christ. John 14:6 reads, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

Finding Hope in the midst of a Pandemic “My hope is built on nothing less, Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. I dare note trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus’ name. On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand.” Edward Mote (1797-1874) falls into the rare ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-2, Revelation 21:6-7, John 14:6

Denomination: Methodist

Living Hope - 7 Of 14 Series

Contributed by Russell Metcalfe on Jan 28, 2021

It is a wonderful thing to know the story of Jesus. But it is an infinitely more wonderful thing to believe, to be persuaded deep in one's heart that Christ is alive, and to make Him our own personal Lord and Savior.

Easter Sunday—April 12, 1998 (April 11, 1993) Living Hope John 20:9 He saw and believed. The seeds of life had been sown. Wonderful, living words. Wonderful loving deeds The seeds fell on warm hearts and cold hearts. They fell on good ground and stony ground. And there the seeds of life ...read more

Scripture: John 20:9

Denomination: Nazarene

Revelation: A Message Of Hope (Introduction) Series

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Aug 14, 2021

The book of Revelation is meant to encourage believers.

Revelation: A Message of Hope! Introduction As we begin to look at the Revelation we should note that its message is not one that is meant to frighten us. It is meant to encourage us. It is a book that some people completely avoid. It is a book that others immerse themselves in. Still, others ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal

Put Your Hope In God

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 22, 2021

This message moves from lament over the tough times (global pandemic) and moves toward putting our hope in God.

Psalm 42:1-11 and Psalm 43:1-5 Title: “Put Your Hope in God” Subject: How does Korah deal with the existential loss of God’s presence? Complement: with lament, memory and hope. Exegetical Idea: The apparent absence of God’s presence causes Korah to lament, remember and hope. Idea: “Put your hope ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11, Psalm 43:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hope Laid Up For You

Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Mar 15, 2021

To establish hope is laid up for us in heaven, through faithful obedience to the word of the truth of the gospel; the grace of God; having been deposed from the power of darkness and seated in the Kingdom of God's dear Son.

INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. The Gospel: The Word of the Truth 2. The Gospel: The Grace of God in Truth 3. The Gospel: The Glory of God’s Inheritance Remarks. 1. In this lesson today, we will be discussing the theme: “Hope Laid Up For You.” This is another expository sermon. The outline of the study ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-14, 1 Peter 2:9-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Gospel Hope To A Downcast Soul

Contributed by Dylan Justus on Sep 10, 2019

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Introduction: Anxious. Abandoned. Scared. Lonely. Dark. Depressed. Forsaken. Despair. Do any of these sound familiar? Have you ever had a season of life marked by these adjectives? Perhaps you lost a child, a sibling, a parent. Perhaps life was going great and then out of nowhere tragedy struck. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

When All Hope Is Lost

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Oct 10, 2019

When we feel like giving up, we need to do what Jeremiah did. We need to remember: God loves us, God is faithful to us, and God will save us.

Lamentations 3:19-26 When All Hope is Lost Life is hard at times. Your spouse is unfaithful. Your health takes a turn for the worst. A friend betrays you. Your grandchild goes down the wrong path. Your spouse dies. Sometimes our heart is breaking. We know we can’t do anything to change what is ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:19-26, Psalm 30:5, Psalm 36:5, Matthew 27:46

Denomination: Baptist

I Hope It Flu Away

Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 9, 2019

What is sickness meant to teach us? Material adapted from J.C. Ryle at: https://www.gracegems.org/18/Ryle-%20Sickness.htm

HoHum: Note placed on workers desk after he came back from sick days: I heard you caught a cold; I hope it Flu away WBTU: The human body is a frail and complicated machine. From the sole of the foot to the crown of the head there is not a part of us which is not liable to disease. When I think ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 38:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Herod, Dead Babies, And Hope Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 23, 2017

There was a time in the seventies of the last century when Catholics seemed to stand alone among the Christian churches in their condemnation of abortion. Now they often stand with us outside the abortion mills and pro-choice lectures, praying.

Feast of the Holy Innocents 2017 Reformation/Revolution I don’t think it is possible to read or hear the account of the flight into Egypt and the intentional murder of an unknown number of children by Herod dispassionately. St. Matthew, writing at least forty years after these events, is probably ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-18

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus The Hope Of All Creation

Contributed by Trevor Chuma on Jan 5, 2018

loving Jesus

Jesus is the crown of heaven, and the joy of the whole earth. Everything in the universe revolves around Him. He’s the embodiment and fullest revelation of God’s love! The Father has expressed Himself and His love in Jesus. There’s no better way for the Father to prove His love and manifest Himself ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

Our Help And Our Hope.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 3, 2022

The LORD, and the name of Jesus.

OUR HELP AND OUR HOPE. Psalm 146:5-10. Our help and our hope is in the LORD our God (Psalm 146:5; cf. Psalm 121:2). The contrast brings us back to the beatitude of Psalm 1. If we are like ‘this’ and not like ‘that’, then “happy are we”. Yet who is this LORD, that we should worship Him? First, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 146:5-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Sure Hope Of Our Resurrection Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 6, 2022

Paul argues for the resurrection of the dead because Christ has been raised. He lists the implications of Christ not being raised and then of Christ being raised.

Last week we read how Paul reiterated the message of the Gospel and the certainty of Christ’s resurrection. • He has to re-emphasize that because among the Corinthians was a group of believers who denied the resurrection of the dead. • They were the arrogant troublemakers who were immature but ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-28, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Hope When Uncertainty Rises

Contributed by John Dobbs on Nov 17, 2022

If you’ve ever let the wicked, hurtful, unspeakable things you witness in this world whittle away at your faith, you’re not alone. And Habakkuk is your book.

Hope When Uncertainty Rises Habakkuk Introduction If you’ve ever let the wicked, hurtful, unspeakable things you witness in this world whittle away at your faith, you’re not alone. And Habakkuk is your book. Habakkuk deals with some of the most basic elements of the struggle of faith. ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:20, Habakkuk 2:4, Habakkuk 3:17-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

My Hope Is Built On…

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 15, 2022

Many times folks will go to the doctor because they know something is wrong, but they do not know what the problem is.

So they make an appointment with the doctor, and the first thing the doctor asks them is, “What’s wrong?” The reason they made an appointment to visit his office was to find out what was wrong, and here he is, asking them what is wrong. Illus: A man told his doctor that he did not know what was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-5

Denomination: Baptist