Sermons on Hopes Dashed:

Hope: The Anchor Of God's Promises Series

Contributed by David Owens on Apr 6, 2020

This is the first sermon in a series on hope, which is our anchor in times of trouble. God's promises are the anchor that helps us in the storms of life. God is a promise making and promise keeping God.

A. The story is told of a time when a storm was raging on the open sea, and a sea captain realized his ship was sinking fast. 1. He called out to his crew, “Does anyone here know how to pray?” 2. One crewman stepped forward, saying, “Aye, Captain, I know how to pray.” 3. “Good,” said the captain, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:3-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christmas Eve- Hope, Peace, Joy, Love

Contributed by Thomas Bell on Dec 22, 2020

What has 2020 and Covid 19 been in your life? What will 2021 be in your life. We need to be thankful for the gifts of God that brought us through 2020. We must focus on the gifts to be a light unto the world for 2021 and give thanks!

ECC Dec 24 2020 Christmas Eve Message, Jeremiah 29:11, John 14:27, John 16:22, John 3: 16, Matthew 5:16 I do not think, and just about everyone I know, have ever been so anxious to see a year come to an end! I have been asking folks how they feel about 2020? The responses are all pretty much ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, John 14:27, John 16:22, John 3:16, Matthew 5:16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

New Clothes, New Name, New Hope

Contributed by Peter Fisher on Jan 6, 2021

the way Jesus changes us, with New Clothes, New Name, New Hope

? Introduction These readings are appropriate for the time of year, not just because they are talking about Jesus’ birth, but because they have lots of new things in them, and we all love getting new things at Christmas. I’m going to talk about new cloths, new names and new or at least ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 62:1-3, Isaiah 61:10-11, Luke 2:15-21

Denomination: Anglican

Week 2 – The Candle Of Hope (Preparation) Series

Contributed by Jordan Muck on Sep 27, 2016

24 Days Until Christmas

Series: 24 Week: 2 Passage: Luke 3:3-6 Title: Week 2 – The Candle of Hope (Preparation) Focus: Christmas INTRODUCTION: As we talked about last week, the Christmas season is here. The enemy’s greatest focus in this season is to distract us from focusing on what’s really important; ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:3-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Am I Becoming? The Issue Of Hope Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Oct 14, 2016

When you grow in your faith, hope will spring forth giving a new way to look at life!

INTRODUCTION • VIDEO- Apollo 13 • SLIDE #1 • Life can throw some difficult situations at us can’t it? • Life is not always easy and for many it is never easy. • That reality leads us to a key question this this morning. How do I deal with the hardships and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:17-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God’s Mercy Promotes Hope! Series

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Dec 18, 2015

PROPOSITION Because Christ is merciful, we can experience hope even during periods of God’s judgment.

God’s Mercy Promotes Hope! Lamentations 3:1-26 PROPOSITION Because Christ is merciful, we can experience hope even during periods of God’s judgment. How should I deal with witnessing God’s judgment? I. You ought to experience great despair! v. 1-18 A. Jerusalem was the ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

Hold On, There’s Hope Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 7, 2016

Most couples when they walk down the isle think that it’s going to be Happily ever after because that’s what’s portrayed for us on the screen. But it can be a few days, months or even year, you begin to realize that marriage isn’t all happily evert after

“Hold on, There’s Hope!” 1 Cor. 13:1-7 Our Scripture today is Paul’s letter to the church at Corinth which was experiencing a lot of turmoil and infighting as a new body of Christ. Paul’s answer was simply one word: love. This was a prescription of how the body of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7

Denomination: Methodist

Heart Attacks - Pt. 1 - Believe For Hope Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Feb 23, 2016

The enemy attacks our heart in an attempt to drive us into a place of hopelessness. We must find hope again!

Heart Attacks Pt. 1 - Believe for Hope Introduction For better or worse our children reflect us. The traits and attributes that we have as a father or a mother are transferred to our offspring. We expect that as parents. It is from that vantage point that we recognize that as children of our ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:13-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Heart Attacks - Pt. 3 - Hope Resisted Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Feb 28, 2016

The enemy attacks our heart in an attempt to drive us into a place of hopelessness. We must find hope again!

Heart Attacks
Pt. 3 - Hope Resisted Introduction
 There are 5 principalities that we are assigned to confront and drive out of our body and region. The first was isolation. We talked about how we need each other. God designed us for one another. We then confronted poverty. We now ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:8-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Sailing The Storm: Having Hope In Dark Times

Contributed by Shawn Miller on Mar 7, 2016

An evangelistic message that has spiritualized Acts 27 - showing that in many ways we are like sailors trying to survive the next storm looking for clearer days until we sail to heavenly shores, but outside of Jesus there is no hope for salvation

Sailing the Storm: Hope in Dark Times Introduction: A man approached a little league baseball game one afternoon. He asked a boy in the dug out what the score was. The boy responded, “18-0, we are behind.” then the man said “Oh boy! I bet your discouraged.” “Why ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hope In Jesus The Only Way, Truth And Life Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Mar 18, 2018

When we place our faith and trust in Jesus we are placing our hope in the only one who can save us from our sins.

Hope in the only Way, Truth & Life We continue in our series on Hope found Here and this month we are considering Hope in Christ. This evening I want to remind you that when we place our faith and trust in Jesus we are placing our hope in the only one who can save us from our sins. Throughout ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, John 14:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

What Is Advent (Hope, Love, Joy, Peace)

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Nov 30, 2019

An overview of the four Sundays of Advent and what each candle means

Today we will enter into the Christian Season of Advent. ‘Advent’ comes from the Latin word meaning ‘coming’ or ‘arrival’. This is the time when Christians look forward to the birth of Jesus in that manger in Bethlehem. In the early days of the church, Advent was a time of prayer and confession. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 42:6, Revelation 1:8

Denomination: Episcopal

Embrace Hope In God's Promises Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Nov 30, 2019

How do we avoid letting the Christmas Rush keep us from missing the message of Christmas?

Christmas Rush Embrace Hope In God’s Promise Jeremiah 33:14-16 Introduction Thanksgiving is over and frankly I’m not sure how some of you turkeys survived! Now that the turkey is consumed, like magic we become professional consumers overnight. Many people shopped on Black Friday, but in the ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:14-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Difference A Child Maakes: Zechariah Discovers Hope

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Dec 16, 2019

What would Zechariah say if he were suddenly dropped in our world? Perhaps he would tell us about his struggle to maintain hope and how God came and met his deepest longings.

Good morning. My name is Zechariah. I understand from your pastor that you observe this day as the Second Sunday in Advent and that you are preparing yourselves for the birth of the Messiah. Well, I was there when God was first preparing Israel for the Messiah. And so your pastor asked me to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-17

Finding Hope When Things Seem Hopeless

Contributed by Jerry Owen on Feb 19, 2020

What do you do when your situation is so desperate and seems completely hopeless?

FINDING HOPE WHEN THINGS SEEM HOPELESS 2 CHRONICLES 20:1-30 A. OVERWHELMED BY HOPELESS SITUATIONS. 2 Chron 20:1-3a 1 Now it came about after this that the sons of Moab and the sons of Ammon, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat. 2 Then some came and reported ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30, Isaiah 55:6, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

Denomination: Baptist