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  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Radical Hope"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 4, 2002
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    The Christian life is one of radical hope...no matter what the circumstance.

    1 Peter 1:3-9 “Radical Hope” By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA Is there any hope? This is a question that many of us face at some point in our lives. Is there any hope...for the married couple who seem to wind up at the same dead-end of ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    To Live Is Christ And To Die Is Gain

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Mar 5, 2018
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    Eulogy and interment service for a faithful brother in the Lord. To offer hope and comfort for the family during the time of their loss of a father, husband, son and brother. For the saint, there is a greater hope in death; than in life.

    PART I INTRODUCTION Eulogy Remarks Welcome to this “going home celebration, of Brother Somebody.” At this time I offer my sincere condolences and prayers of comfort to all here present, in this assembly. To Somebody’s wife (Her Name), his children (sons and daughters) and grandchildren, immediate ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hope On Empty Series

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Mar 28, 2010
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    Certainly the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ should give us hope. A two part series for Easter that looks at the importance of hope in our walk with God.

    Our Hope in God Pt 1 Hope on Empty Introduction As we enter the Easter season- talk about hope. Certainly- resurrection of Christ- should bring us hope. 1 Cor 15:20-26 Jesus came to give us life- eternal, abundant life. Abundant- beyond, superior, over and above, more than necessary. Because ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Borrowed Hope

    Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Feb 20, 2016
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    What can we do when Hope has run out, when we can’t hold out any longer? - do what Paul did he “Borrowed Hope from God”.

    INTRO: 1. Never know what part of you God really has until you come to the end of yourself. a. Until you come to the end of your strength, faith, courage, endurance, hope. b. Until all your resources are gone. c. Such times test the quality of our relationship with God. 2. Here in ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Reason For Hope Series

    Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Sep 18, 2011
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    Part two of a series in 1 Peter.

    A REAL REASON FOR HOPE 1 Peter 1:3-12 Preached HPC Sept. 18, 2011 Introduction A man approached a little league baseball game one afternoon. He asked a boy in the dugout what the score was. The boy responded, "Eighteen to nothing--we’re behind." "Boy," said the spectator, "I’ll bet ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Unshakeable Hope Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on Jan 24, 2022
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    The number one thing people are looking for, hungry for, begging for, thirsting for, living for, even dying for is HOPE! Hope is not only one of the most powerful words in the English language, it truly is one of the most powerful forces in the world.

    Most of us go about our daily routines without giving much thought to HOW the devices we use were constructed. Many of the items you use for work, play, and education rely on what are known as rare earth elements. There are seventeen rare earth elements in the periodic table, and all of these are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living Stones PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 16, 2023
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    This sermon explores how to face our past with faithfulness, stand firm in the present with trust, and forge our future with hope through God's guidance. Key

    Good morning, dear congregation. There is a warmth that floods our hearts as we gather here today, not as strangers, but as a family united under the banner of God's love. We are here not by coincidence, but by the divine design of our Heavenly Father. And it is in this divine design that we find ...read more

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    Peculiar Pilgrims

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 1, 2014
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,880 views

    Even when we are not great orators, it is no bad thing to own the good news concerning Jesus Christ as a valid subject for conversation.

    PECULIAR PILGRIMS. 1 Peter 2:1-12. Jesus told His disciples, ‘You shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth’ (Acts 1:8). When persecution broke out after the martyrdom of Stephen, the church was dispersed throughout Judea and Samaria, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Our God's Inheritance! Series

    Contributed by Larry Vollink on Nov 27, 2020
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    As God’s children we have a living hope of an inheritance; an inheritance of mercy, grace, and life eternal with him.

    Our God is Immanuel, He is Immortal, He is Imperishable, He is Intercessor, AND He gives to us His Inheritance as described in 1 Peter 1:3 -6. ". . .In His great mercy, He has given to us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (4) and into an ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    One Hope Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Jun 21, 2016
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     | 6,268 views

    Hope, Trials, Trust, Inheritance

    ONE CHURCH - One Hope 1 Peter 1:1-9 (p. 850) July 3, 2016 Introduction: Satan is the god of “immediate gratification” and “the quick fix.” Here’s what I mean by that…“Suppose you’re having a rocky time in your ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Resurrection Hope

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Apr 26, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,392 views

    What day describes your life? Are you living in a perpetual “Thursday” struggling to make it while your world seems to be falling apart? Is your life another “Friday” watching your hopes and dreams slowly die? Have you awakened again to a cold dark lif

    RESURRECTION HOPE The Power to Live Again Philippians 3:10-11 Their world was beginning to fall apart. Their leader spoke of betrayal and death. They hoped this was just another of the teacher’s stories He would so often use to teach them important lessons about the Kingdom of God; surely He ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Blessed Hope Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 29, 2021
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    1) The Source of our Blessed Hope (1 Peter 1:3), 2) The Surety of our Blessed Hope (1 Peter 1:4), and 3) The Salvation of our Blessed Hope (1 Peter 1:5).

    1 Peter 1:3-5 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    God Of Hope

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Apr 19, 2013
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    I. EXORDIUM: Do you have hope? Do you have GOD? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD is the GOD of Hope IV. TEXT: Romans 15:13 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) I pray that God, the source of hop

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you have hope? Do you have GOD? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD is the GOD of Hope IV. TEXT: Romans 15:13 (New Living Translation, Second Edition) I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A New & Living Way Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 17, 2014
     | 6,090 views

    1) Faith (Hebrews 10:19-22) 2) Hope (Hebrews 10:23), 3) Love (Hebrews 10:24–25)

    In 1976 Francis Schaeffer wrote a significant book titled How Should We Then Live? His purpose was to show how ideas as they have been embraced or discarded have shaped the rise and decline of Western culture. In his opening chapter he writes: “What [people] are in their thought world ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    A Life Well Lived Series

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Jun 22, 2015
    based on 2 ratings
     | 53,121 views

    This message was for the funeral of an elderly Christian woman who was actively involved in ministry into late life.

    “For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure. I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ