Sermons on Hoping Against Hope:

9-11 Remembrance: Hope And Healing

Contributed by Troy Mason on Sep 9, 2002

A reminder that the only true hope is Jesus

9/11 Remembrance Hope and Healing John 16:31-33 INTRODUCTION: Talk about the constant preparedness of the Marines for the physical battle, but how we hurt like everyone else spiritually. ILLUS - Story of WTC Visit: I visited my brother in Manhattan two months after the World Trade Centers were ...read more

Scripture: John 16:31-33

Denomination: Baptist

Memory And Hope In The Face Of Despair Outline

Contributed by Don Hawks on Sep 10, 2002

This outline accompanies full manuscript sermon by the same title; includes outline for establishing spiritual base

Remembering September 11 Even though the tragic events of September 11, 2001 are behind us, we are still mourning. In addition to all the losses, we live with a new uneasiness. But not all the effects of 9.11 are bad. Many people have found a new respect for others. We have been reminded that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 50:20

Denomination: Methodist

The Resurrection - The Real Reason For Hope And Optimism

Contributed by Don Schultz on Mar 27, 2002

What makes you hopeful and optimistic? Only one thing really works, and here it is.

John 20:10-18: THE RESURRECTION: THE REAL REASON FOR HOPE AND OPTIMISM This past week there was a major earthquake in Afghanistan – the death toll is pretty high, and it continues to rise. Earthquakes always mean trouble. But not always. On Easter morning, the Bible tells us that there was an ...read more

Scripture: John 20:10-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Jesus Lives, And So Does Hope

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Apr 5, 2002

how the hope of the resurrection permeates our lives and thinking

April 7, 2002 1 Peter 1:3-9 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Denomination: Lutheran

The Resurrection Brings Comfort, Peace And Hope

Contributed by Joe Bedy on Mar 20, 2003

If Jesus is NOT the way, the Truth and the Life we are worse off then those who are enjoying the "good life."

After winning the Masters for his second consecutive year in 2002. A reporter asked Tiger Woods, “What would you say to Bobby Jones if you saw him right now?” (Bobby Jones helped to design the Augusta National Golf Club and passed away in 1971). Woods responded with something like this, “I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-17, Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hope In The Lord And Renew Your Strength

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 11, 2003

In a cynical age it a great assurance to know that we can spread the message that by hoping in God we can renew our strength. Too many people give in to the prevailing winds of cynical, skepticism and nay-saying but this command carries a promise of hope,

Hope in God and Renew Your Strength (Isa 40:27-31) In a cynical age it a great assurance to know that we can spread the message that by hoping in God we can renew our strength. Too many people give in to the prevailing winds of cynical, skepticism and nay-saying but this command carries a promise ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:27-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Facing The Sorrow Of Death With Hope In The Ressurrection

Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Dec 15, 2003

This Sermon was preached on November 8, 2003 in memory of Sis. Emily White, a valiant soldier of God. The objective is to keep the believer’s mind focus on the resurrection during times of death.

The Apostle Paul addresses the question concerning the state of those who die in the Lord. The Thessalonians knew that Jesus had risen and they believe that his return was imminent. But they were confused concerning those who were dead already. They thought that somehow their deceased love ones ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon "Living By Faith And I Feel No Alarm”

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Aug 15, 2024

Habakkuk was tempted to measure what he believed by what he was experiencing. God gives an eternal answer for our present confusion and doubts, The Just shall live by Faith!

Sermon – “Living by Faith and I Feel No Alarm” Scripture: Habakkuk 2:2-4 “And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:2-4, Hebrews 10:38, Habakkuk 3:17-19, Ezekiel 37:12-14

Denomination: Methodist

The Gospel Gun

Contributed by Ervin Kimrey on Jul 15, 2005

How many know that there is a battle going on between good and evil. There is an old saying that “there’s no better offence than a good defense” Along those same lines Paul tells us there’s no better offence against evil than the defense of the “whole

THE GOSPEL GUN Eph. 6: 10-18 Intro: How many know that there is a battle going on between good and evil. There is an old saying that “there’s no better offence than a good defense” Along those same lines Paul tells us there’s no better offence against evil than the defense of the “whole armor ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Baptist

Victory On A Snowy Day

Contributed by Noah Martinez on May 15, 2008

Even when the odds are against us, with the help of GOD we can overcome.

Victory on a Snowy Day 2 Samuel 23:20 This was one of David’s mighty men. We find him in 2 Sam 20: ‘Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:’ the archers and the slingers. ‘The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:20

Denomination: Holiness

Failure

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 25, 2017

You can have Victory over failure

Failure Intro: REMBER MY FIRST THOUGHTS OF FAILURE Dad was in the navy; and mom didn't love me The embarrassment of failing the first grade Not being able to swim My life was full of failures THE DEVIL WOULD MAKE ME THINK I WOULD ALWAYS FAIL The sun was in the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:66-72

Denomination: Pentecostal

Who Is The Poorest Person In The World?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 21, 2018

Who is the poorest person in the world? Let us study how poor the person can be that has NO HOPE? Will you volunteer to be AN HOPE GIVER?

THE POOREST PERSON IN THE WORLD? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Hebrews 6:19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; Hebrews 6:19 (MSG) Hop: It's an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

In The End God Wins

Contributed by Alvan Lewis on Oct 16, 2018

An overview of the Book of Revelation that underlines the fact that God will triumph in the end. If our life in linked to God's then we too shall win.

Some years ago, on a two-hour flight from Winnipeg to Calgary I ended up seated next to a young woman in her late twenties. As we made our way over the seemingly endless grain fields I asked the inevitable question: So, what do you do for a living? I'm a palm reader; a fortuneteller was her ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

"The Sweeping Victory"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jul 19, 2014

If God is for us, who can be against us?

Romans 8:18-39 "The Sweeping Victory" A woman, who was terribly sick in the hospital tells the following story: "I sat in the bathroom. It was the middle of the night. No people, no 'miracle' medicine, no strength left. I was too tired to fight. I sat there—four walls surrounding ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-39

Denomination: United Methodist

God Of The Cave PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023

Explore Psalm 57 and understand the depth of God's love, protection, and provision, even in the midst of trials, as exemplified by David's faith while hiding in a cave.

Good morning, Church! We're diving deep into the Word of God today, taking a journey back in time to a cave in Adullam, where a young David was hiding from King Saul. It was in this cave that David penned the profound words of Psalm 57, a psalm that rings with faith, hope, and an unshakeable trust ...read more

Topics: Surviving, Against