Sermons on Hoping Against Hope:

Hope For Healing Series

Contributed by Chip Monck on Aug 9, 2005

This is the launch sermon in a five part series on healing and miracles. The series will focus on the spiritual deliverance, physical healing, and relational restoration that God can miraculously do in our lives today.

(The Story of Nick from Joel Olsteen’s, Your Best Life Now, pages 72 & 73) Our thoughts are very powerful things. They can fill us with a spirit of victory, or defeat. A spirit of hope, or helplessness. A spirit of promise, or pain. They can cause us to quote with great confidence, “I can do ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:37-42

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Blessed Hope

Contributed by Ronnie Smith on Jul 16, 2005

WE BELIEVE...in The Blessed Hope—When Jesus Raptures His Church Prior to His Return to Earth (the second coming). At this future moment in time all believers who have died will rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air, and Christians who a

WE BELIEVE...in The Blessed Hope—When Jesus Raptures His Church Prior to His Return to Earth (the second coming). At this future moment in time all believers who have died will rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air, and Christians who are alive will be caught up with them, to be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Power Of Hope

Contributed by David Dewitt on May 25, 2004

Where there is no hope there is no power and if there is anywhere on the face of this world that there should be hope, it is in the church.

The Power of Hope Selected Passages The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a fantastic story of the struggle between good and evil. In the second installment, the Two Towers, open war has broken out and the forces of men have retreated to the safety of the great fortress Helm’s Deep believing that they ...read more

Scripture: John 14:2-4, Revelation 4:8

Denomination: Church Of God

Hope In Christ

Contributed by Mark Engler on Jun 30, 2004

Our hope in Christ should give us confidence to Speak Boldly About Christ, Face Despair, Approach God’s Throne and much, much more. Our hope should not be in this world, but in Christ.

Some illustrations for this sermon where found on Sermon Central. Sermon by Mark Engler Mt. Vernon Christian Church Mt. Vernon, MO “Hope In Christ” Introduction: Talk about trip to Africa and about another ministers concern on what about to teach. My first thought, we are going to teach about ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A New Hope Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 16, 2004

God was giving Jeremiah a chance to be a messenger of hope. There was to be a new covenant. But when was this covenant to take effect and who would be part of it?

OPEN: I recently ran across a “good news” “bad news” joke for preachers: Good News: You baptized four people down at the river last Sunday Bad News: You lost 2 others to the river’s current Good News: You finally found a choir director who did things your way. Bad News: The choir mutinied Good ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-35

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Faith & Hope

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Sep 7, 2004

In the same way that Radio waves and Telephone waves are running through the air and in order to receive them we must have a transmitter so it is in the Spiritual realm with the spoken word of faith.

Faith and Hope True Glory revealed. In Exodus, Deuteronomy and Psalms when God was delivering a message the Children of Israel had to receive it and then repeat it and in doing this they established the word or sealed the word. By speaking it out it cannot be broken but is forever in the Spiritual ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Prophecies Of Hope

Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Dec 1, 2003

1st Sunday of Advent 2003--A Study of the OT prophecies of Christ’s 1st Advent and the NT prophecies of Christ’s 2nd Advent.

Prophecies of Hope 1st Sunday of Advent, 2003 Scripture Ref: Genesis 3:15 Acts 2:1-4 Matthew 1:18 Matthew 16:13-19 Isaiah 7:14 Acts 2:37-41 Luke 1:31-35 John 16:17-22 Micah 5:2 Acts 1:10-11 Matthew 2:1-2 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Hebrews 9:24, 26-28 Revelation 22:7 John ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:15, Matthew 1:18

Hope For The Future

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Dec 9, 2003

God gives his people hope

Hope for the Future Isaiah 40-66 Intro: Something that has characterized all cultures throughout history is the presence of heroes. It seems that in every culture we develop heroes. Whether it be John Wayne, riding out onto the range alone to defeat the bandits, or Luke Skywalker, flying a ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Christmas Hope

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Dec 30, 2003

Is Christmas a blooper or is it a true hope for everybody worldwide, looking for the Return of the King?

The Christmas Hope By Pastor Andrew Chan I got this “Church bulletin bloopers” from reading the Readers’ Digest: • “The cost for attending the Fasting and Prayer Conference includes meals.” • “Morning sermon: Jesus walks on the water. Evening sermon: Searching for Jesus.” • Scouts are saving ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-10, Isaiah 35:1-35

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Vision & Hope Series

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on May 3, 2004

The importance of living with vision and hope, especially in difficult circumstances.

Sermon for 5 Easter Yr C, 9/05/2004 Based on Rev 21:1-5 By Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, & Chaplain of the Good Samaritan Society’s South Ridge Village, Medicine Hat, Alberta “Vision & Hope” The leader of a certain Indian tribe encamped at the base of a mountain was ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-5

Denomination: Lutheran

Hope In Jesus

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Dec 29, 2004

Brief message for a memorial service at a funeral home.

Hope in Jesus John 11:17-27 Introduction On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. 18 Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem, 19 and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother. 20 When Martha heard that ...read more

Scripture: John 11:17-27

Denomination: Wesleyan

Hope Remembers Series

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Jan 29, 2005

Our hope grows in times of distress

Now I have not seen to many millenniums’ come and go, as a matter of fact I can only think of one but to be totally honest I don’t know how successful we have been so far. It all started with that Y2K bug and all of end times talk. But there were no nationwide blackouts, no financial freezes, no ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:18-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Arrival Of Hope Series

Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005

One overriding lesson of the Life of Abraham, especially as it relates to Isaac is that God is in control.

One overriding lesson of the Life of Abraham, especially as it relates to Isaac is that God is in control. That’s the message as we leave chapter 20 and move into chapter 21. In chapter 12, God promises Abraham a son. That promise is repeated throughout Abraham’s 25 year journey till this ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 21:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hope Sings Series

Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Feb 5, 2005

In this sermon we will look at the connection between Hope and song. This sermon is a preach a little sing a little sermon.

Have you ever thought about how pervasive music is? There has never been a single human culture which did not produce some kind of music. We have discovered cave paintings of prehistoric people playing flutes and horns. Music is a part of all major occasions across all cultures; weddings, funerals, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Losing Hope Series

Contributed by Gregory Neill on Jan 17, 2007

Part 4 in a series on Lamentations. Jeremiah brings out five causes of lost hope.

Losing Hope Lamentations 3:1-18 I. Introduction A. The Value of Hope 1. An Interesting Experiment a) Two sets of laboratory rats were placed in separate tubs of water. b) One set of the rats was left in the water unattended and within one hour they all drowned. c) The second set of rats were taken ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ