Sermons on Jesus Is Hope:

The Source Of Hope

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 9, 2002

What is it that can give us one of the three greatest gifts God has promised us?

OPENING: While hunting, Larry and Elmer got lost in the woods. Trying to reassure his friend, Larry said, "Don’t worry. All we have to do is shoot into the air 3 times, stay where we are, and someone will find us." They shot in the air 3 times, but no one came. After a while, they tried again. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Palms Of Hope

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 20, 2005

This is an original story sermon, inspired by the "news from Lake Wobegon", with some serious reflection about what Palm Sunday meant for Jesus and for us.

The Palms of Hope…Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Michael Harris was the long-time pastor of Hope Community Church, a modest congregation in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the small town of Paradise. It hadn’t looked much like Paradise for a very ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-16

Denomination: Congregational

Dare To Hope

Contributed by Sajeev Painunkal, Sj on Oct 22, 2010

There are no hopeless situations. Jesus asks us to trust and to keep praying. If we don't give up, miracles can happen in our lives.

Last week I went to visit an elderly nun in her retirement residence. She was very happy to meet me and we spent some time chatting. While looking around in her room, I noticed a small table in a corner of the room and three small statues facing the corner. One looked like the statue of our ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Catholic

For Eternal Hope Series

Contributed by Scott Jewell on Feb 25, 2024

Paul prays for believers to have hope in Christ Jesus. How is this different from worldly hope and how does it help us navigate life?

Have you ever thought about how the meaning of a symbol or a logo can change meanings if you were to rotate it upside down? For example, if you turn the hands over on our title slide, it looks kind of like someone is now washing their hands. If you rotate the lesser than symbol in math, it becomes ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:3-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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 And Light - Carrying Forth The Mysteries Of God (Advent)

Contributed by William Akehurst on Nov 26, 2022

As we approach Christmas, let us remember that it is time to shine forth the message of JESUS. The HOPE and LIGHT of this World. We carry the Torch of HIS LIGHT and HOPE as Stewards of the Mysteries of GOD.

2022.11.27 The Wilderness Experience Stewards of the Mysteries - The LIGHT of our HOPE William Akehurst, HSWC 1st Sunday of Advent…HOPE and LIGHT. The advent candle of HOPE is lit. JESUS is OUR HOPE. And we are to not only serve HIM, but care for the message, the mysteries of GOD, which are all ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-2, Isaiah 9:2, Hebrews 11:1-3, Matthew 5:14-16, Isaiah 60:1-2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Hope In The Resurrection

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 14, 2009

Hope and Change? It can only come through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. What kind of hope do believers really have in Christ and His resurrection?

Hope in the Resurrection Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

A Living Hope

Contributed by David Owens on Apr 21, 2025

Hope is important to our existence. The resurrection of Jesus from the dead gives us a living hope and complete assurance of God's promises and power.

A. One day Lucy and Linus were sitting in front of the television set when Lucy said to Linus, “Go get me a glass of water.” 1. Linus looked surprised and said, “Why should I do anything for you? You never do anything for me.” 2. Lucy replied, “On you 75th birthday, I’ll bake you a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:3-4, Colossians 1:27, 1 Corinthians 15:19-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hope For The Broken Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

When our sin is exposed, we can feel broken and ashamed. But Jesus offers forgiveness and a fresh start. We can find hope in Him.

We've all messed up, right? We've all made choices that led to some kind of brokenness. Maybe it's a friendship that's gone sour, or you've messed up at school, or you're having a tough time at home. These moments can make us feel like we're in pieces, trying to put ourselves back together. There's ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Topics: Healing, Resilience, Personal Growth, Emotional Strength

With One Touch From Jesus

Contributed by Vicki Williamson on Dec 5, 2017

Out of the multitude Jesus sees the need of the one. Jesus speaks hope into hopelessness and light into the darkness. A darkness so dark it can be felt. As you journey through this sermon pray you will be blessed, empowered and transformed in Jesus name!

The good news is the Kingdom of Heaven came down to earth when Jesus walked the earth as a man. His kingdom is an eternal kingdom of equality and respect, truth and justice, peace and harmony, restoration and healing, freedom for the captives, and liberty for the oppressed. With one touch from ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:40-44

Christ In Us The Hope Of Glory

Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Oct 10, 2018

Christ lives in us through His Spirit

Colossians 1:27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Other translations puts it this way : God [in His eternal plan] chose to make known to them how great for the Gentiles are the riches ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:27, Micah 6:8, Psalm 34:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hope Of The Church

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jul 24, 2014

Jesus is where Christians place all our hope. The letters to Smyrna and Philadelphia in Revelation 2 and 3 express this hope to us and encourages us to remain faithful.

HOPE OF THE CHURCH Revelation 2:8-11 & Revelation 3:7-13 INTRODUCTION… HOPE IN HYMNS #1 A Lamp In the Night #2 Great is Thy Faithfulness #3 My Only Hope is in the Lord #4 My Hope is Built on Nothing Less [transition] BACKGROUND OF THE CITIES We are continuing our look at the Book of ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Hope In Suffering

Contributed by Martin Ellgar on Oct 28, 2014

A perspective on Matthew 25: 31-46. The good news continues when Jesus will remove all oppression in our life by removing the goat from our presence.

Matthew 25: 31-46 Hope in suffering Many editors of Bibles and commentaries subtitle our Gospel text as, ‘The judgement.’ They focus on judgement portrayed by the shepherd separating the sheep from the goats, the righteous from the self-righteous, and the good from the bad. Our Gospel ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Lutheran

A Winning Hope Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 10, 2024

In these days before Jesus comes again, don’t be disturbed and don’t be deceived. Instead, stand firm in the truth and find the confidence to persevere in every good work.

Many of us have seen some doctors over the years; and the older we get, the more doctors we see. As a result, we’ve learned some words we never heard before. Doctors have their own jargon and seem to speak a strange language. After all, what do these terms really mean? • Barium – isn’t that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17, 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Assurance Of Hope

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 23, 2019

Moving on to better things.

THE ASSURANCE OF HOPE. Hebrews 6:9-20. We saw last week that the writer to the Hebrews concludes that those who are inclined to fall away are NIGH unto cursing (Hebrews 6:8); but he emphasises to the recipients of his letter that “we are persuaded better things of you, and things that ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:9-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational