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  • Clarence Eisberg avatar

    "Hope For The Future” Simeon

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Dec 22, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,387 views

    How did Simeon hear the voice of God? How can we recognize the voice of God speaking to us? Some thoughts from "Jesus Speaks" by Leonard Sweet & Frank Viola

    “Hope For the Future” What a joy it is to hold a newborn baby. I was working on our family history album and found a photo of Colleen holding in her arms our first grandchild. There are many more photos of grandparents holding our grandchildren in our arms. Everyone of them has the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Preparing To Find Hope Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Feb 4, 2021
     | 2,874 views

    1st week of Advent. May we find hope in Christ

    Series- Rediscovering Christmas #1 preparing to find Hope John 9 Introduction- Good morning everyone. Prayer- As we begin Advent, we pray Father that you would spark in us a time of gratitude and a time of preparing for the Christ child. May the joys of Christmas live everyday in our hearts. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Ian Hyde avatar

    Resiliency Rooted In Hope

    Contributed by Ian Hyde on Aug 1, 2019
    based on 1 rating
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    So many people feel more alone and alienated than ever before. In this sermon I discuss the grace of Christ which enables hope in the midst of struggle, and the practical tools necessary to build resilience in the face of hardship.

    A RIDE THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS This weekend, as my family and I headed back through the mountains from District Assembly in Denver, we happened to pass a bike race with athletes peddling through the steep twists and turns leading to Wolf Creek Pass and I couldn’t help but marvel at the determination ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Jesus Is The Hope Of Heaven

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Aug 11, 2019
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,444 views

    Heaven is not just a reward for those who have remained faithful. It is the place where Christians hope to eternally dwell because Heaven is Jesus!

    The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines hope as “a desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment, or “success”, or “obtainment.” Hope is most often thought of as a way of thinking, feeling, and acting that may help a person find the means to live with difficult situations and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Hope Amid Hopelessness

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 17, 2019
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     | 6,658 views

    God is good, and all things work together for good.

    HOPE AMID HOPELESSNESS. Lamentations 3:19-26. It is all too easy to forget that these words of hope and encouragement have been drawn out of the midst of the Book of Lamentations. Jeremiah penned these among the ashes of Jerusalem, a city once known as ‘the joy of the whole earth’ (Psalm ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Model Of Christian Hope Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Sep 1, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,036 views

    This is the 7th sermon in the 1 Thessalonians series, "Encouragement". What is the Christian's hope?

    Series: Encouragement [#7] A MODEL OF CHRISTIAN HOPE 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Introduction: A desperate need, (the need for hope) exists among Christians. I know, because it is true in my life. Christians need to remind themselves constantly that God is on the throne, in control, and moving ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Troy Borst avatar

    God Is In The Business Of Hope

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 9, 2020
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     | 7,790 views

    So many things in life are up in the air or on hold or have been canceled because of COVID-19. We need the kind of hope that comes from God through Jesus Christ. I believe the absolute best thing I can do for you today is to point you towards hope!

    GOD IS IN THE BUSINESS OF HOPE VARIOUS PASSAGES #Easter2020 INTRODUCTION… https://www.funny-jokes-quotes-sayings.com/funny-easter-quotes.html A Sunday school teacher was asking her six-year-olds about the meaning of Easter. “Children,” she said, “Do you know why we celebrate Easter?” A little girl ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Faith, A Living Hope

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Apr 15, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 8,364 views

    Facing a world in crisis

    Message/Devotion April 19, 2020 1 Peter 1:3-9 Faith, A Living Hope Where is your hope in times of dire circumstances? We are trying to hold onto that hope as we struggle to be faithful and obedient to God and obey the laws and instructions of legal authorities governing our society. If there ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Hope We Have

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Apr 22, 2020
     | 3,841 views

    This is a brief message that was preached at a Sonrise service on Easter morning.

    Good morning and God’s blessing to you from SEBC here in San Antonio. I want to testify to you today that it doesn’t matter if you WHO are part of this celebration are Catholic, or Methodist, or Baptist, or non-denominational. How we worship, what methods or music we use to praise our God is not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Live, Hope And Rest

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Nov 21, 2019
     | 2,600 views

    We should not be concerned about the future.

    Live, Hope and Rest Luke 21: 5 - 19 Intro: Two gas company employees were out checking meters in a suburban neighborhood. They parked their truck at the end of the street and worked their way to the other end. At the last house, that was a woman looking out her kitchen window watching the 2 ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Mary Erickson avatar

    Faithful, Hopeful, Loving Series

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Oct 19, 2020
     | 2,359 views

    When we reflect on the spirituality of giving we realize that we have a deep NEED to give.

    October 18, 2020 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Sermon Series: “Faithful, Hopeful, Loving” Psalm 145:1-9; Philippians 1:3-11 Faithful, Hopeful, Loving Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. For the past several weeks we’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Hope Amid Chastening

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 25, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,575 views

    The outworking of the mercies and compassion of the LORD, in the context of chastening.

    HOPE AMID CHASTENING Lamentations 3:22-33 “It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed” (Lamentations 3:22a). The Hebrew word translated “mercies” is “hesed”, and speaks of God’s steadfast love, His covenant mercy. The fact that “we are not consumed” is based in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "hope"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 26, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,562 views

    A sermon for All Saints Sunday.

    “Hope” 1 John 3:1-3 I’ve been a Pastor now for 20, going on 21 years. And, in the past, when someone has lost a parent or a close relative, I have said to them “I can’t imagine what you are going through.” Sadly, now, I can say: “I know what it is like. It is horrible. It is ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Simon Bartlett avatar

    Christmas: Reason To Hope

    Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Nov 28, 2020
     | 3,697 views

    Simeon hoped to see the messiah before he died and he did. His story teaches us something about why we hope and how to hope.

    We’ve just sung that great song by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, ‘In Christ alone my hope is found.’ That’s quite a declaration! Getty wrote the music and Townend wrote the words. Townend isn’t merely saying that Jesus is A source of HOPE. He’s saying that Jesus is the ONLY source of hope! ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    A Living Hope For The Hopeless Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 12, 2019
    based on 6 ratings
     | 19,208 views

    When Jesus rose from the dead, Thomas got a 5 minute show and tell. By contrast, the 2 men on the road to Emmaus received a 3 hour dissertation. Why the difference? Perhaps Jesus spent more time with these hopeless men, to show us how to have a living Hope in a hopeless world.

    OPEN: A preacher told of going through his father’s effects after his dad died, and among the things he found was father’s 7th grade report card. Back in the Fall of 1941 this 7th grade report card showed the grading scale on the back of it. There was A, B, C, D, F, and something he’d never seen ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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