SERMONS ON HOPE
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A New Hope (8 of 10)
by Jeff Strite
Jeremiah has the distinction of being known as the ''weeping prophet'' and with good reason… it seemed (even to Jeremiah) that all he ever talked about was bad news. At one point Jeremiah cried out: Whenever I speak, I cry out proclaiming violence and destruction...'' (Jeremiah 20:8). It seemed that every time he opened his mouth he declared judgment and destruction and death. But here in this part of Jeremiah, all that changes. In this section of his book, Jeremiah is allowed to give a message of hope. In Jeremiah 30:14 God told Judah: ''I have struck you as an enemy would and punished you as would the cruel, because your...
Hope (3 of 5)
by Stan Coffey
Christmas words. Well, when Jesus was born, hope was born into this world. I think it's difficult for us to comprehend how hopeless the world was before the first Christmas. You know, Israel had about lost her faith. The Jews were under the iron boot of Rome. Their leaders were corrupt. Their worship was empty and sterile. The people were discouraged. It seemed that though God had promised the Messiah, for 400 years there had been no prophet. Since Malachi had spoken there had been no prophet. It seemed like the heavens were silent. All the prophecies of Jeremiah and Isaiah were so long ago that their...
Live in Hope (2 of 18)
by J. Gerald Harris
Last week we presented an introduction to the first Epistle of Peter. Tonight we're going to pick up where we left off, and there are four things that I want us to see in our text this evening. Of course, this Epistle was written by Simon Peter. He was the big fisherman that Jesus called to be a fisher of men. And the first thing that I want us to see in this text is I. THE ADORATION OF THE BIG FISHERMAN In verse 3 Peter is blessing the Lord, and praising the Lord, and expressing his adoration for the Lord. And if you will notice, he is blessing the Lord and adoring the Lord for three things. First of all, he is blessing the Lord "which...
America's Only Hope
by James Merritt
1. The average age of the great civilizations in history have been two hundred years. That being true, that means that America is living on borrowed time, and that I do believe to be true. 2. America is a sick nation. Since 1960 there has been: - A 560% increase in violent crime - More than a 400% increase in illegitimate births - A quadrupling in divorces - A tripling of the percentage of children living in single parent homes - More than a 200% increase in the teenage suicide rate - A drop of 75 points in the average SAT scores of high school students 3. Today, 30% of all births and 68% of black births are...
Concluding Hope
by David Cawston
I. INTRODUCTION: You've noticed that throughout this Book of Peter there have been no pity parties for the struggles and trials that the early Christians had been going through. Peter capitalizes on the benefits that come from hard times. How easily we forget that growth occurs when life is hard - not when it's easy. However, it is not until we move beyond the misery stage that we are able to find a magnificent lesson to be learned. The Apostle Peter so masterfully presents in his letter that suffering is not the end. It is only a means to the end. Best of all, God's end for us is maturity - it's growth. It is the reason for living and...
The Season of Hope (1 of 3)
by Jeff Ecklund
It's interesting the way we approach our birthdays, birthdays of our children, spouses, friends etc. Consider the first birthday of your child, or grandchild...HUGE! All the trappings, gifts, invitations, photos...(and the baby has NO idea what's going on!) Seems as though the celebration is really for us! To remind us of the gift of life that has been given to us as family...And then later as they grow, it dawns on them...they begin to anticipate the attention, the gifts etc. Even later, as you age...they can be a reminder of your age...30 was hard, 40 was interesting and 50? Half a century....wow! My wife likes to use the term birth...
There Is Hope
by Daniel Rodgers
INTRODUCTION: We are just six days away from the elections. In my mind, this is will be the most important election in my lifetime. Whoever takes the White House will determine the future course of our nation. Our country is at war, our economy is in a shambles, and people are fearful about the drastic changes we are facing. But I want to tell you, for the Christian there is hope. I like what David said in Psalm 5:11, "But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee." QUOTE: In the 17th century, Francis Sales...
The Road to Hope (13 of 13)
by Jeff Lynn
INTRODUCTION Throughout these past 4-plus months or so as we looked at the first half of the book of Acts, we've seen how the early church was unleashed into Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria, thus fulfilling what Jesus told them in Acts 1:8. Our goal, and hopefully our desire, is to be unleashed in Corpus Christi and the world. (Balance between engaging and extending) If ever there was a church poised to do something significant, we are that church. And throughout the fall we are going to communicate how we can effectively accomplish that. Two weeks from today I'll be sharing a message in which we overview...
Blessing of Hope
by Stephen Whitney
A woman in Memphis, Tennessee named Hope pulled a man from the chilly harbor water after watching him drive his car off the bank in an apparent suicide attempt. Hope Phillips, thirty-eight, said she was sitting in her car with her husband and son Sunday afternoon when she saw the man drive down Riverside Drive into Wolf River Harbor. Phillips said she saw the man climb on top of the sinking car. "His face was like, 'I'm so desperate, please help me.' All I could do was run into the water," she said. Phillips said she swam toward the man, who was about twenty-five feet off the bank, and used a tree branch to pull him...
Hope in Marriage (6 of 14)
by David Cawston
There is nothing like marriage, and there is nothing like marriage! An old Arab proverb states that marriage begins with a prince kissing an angel and ends with a bald-headed man looking across the table at a fat lady! Socrates told his students: "By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, twice-blessed you will be. If you get a bad wife, you become a philosopher." Count Herman Keyscerling said it well when he stated: "The essential difficulties of life do not end, but rather begin with marriage." I am reminded of the story of a man who was celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary, and at the close of the anniversary he was...
There is Hope
by Michael White
''My days are numbered. I am not likely to live very long-perhaps a year or a little more. For the first time in fifty years I find myself in the slough of despond. All about me is darkness; I am praying for light.'' Such were the forlorn words of Mahatma Ghandi, shortly before he was assassinated. Someone whom you would think was so satisfied in his false religion even admitted to himself that he was hopeless in the face of death. Death is the great equalizer. Whether you have all the money in the world or you barely have two dimes to rub together, no matter how much effort you put into your health and longevity, we will all eventually die. Death...
Hope for Hurting Fathers (5 of 5)
by Tony Thomas
In Luke 15, Jesus told a parable about a hurting father. This father had two sons - but the younger son thought the grass was greener on the other side of the fence. He asked for his portion of his father's estate, and the father split his assets between the two sons. Luke 15 has been called the Lost Chapter of the Bible. In this chapter there is a lost sheep, a lost coin, and a lost boy. We call that lost boy the Parable of the Prodigal Son, and one of the lessons we learn is that our deepest hurts are often caused by our family. My folks are the parents of eight children (and yes, Eight Are Enough!). Chronologically, the first five are...
The Grief of Death and the True Hope of the Gospel ( 8 of 13)
by Drew Hunter
For some of us, the thought of death is distant and rarely considered. For others, the thought is a constant, dark companion. Others of us are between these two. We move through life, and then death takes a friend. Or a mom. Or a dad. And we're forced into a confrontation with it. And it brings with it confusion or depression or anger or a steady and ongoing low-grade sadness. And for ourselves, we know that we can't out-run it. Now, right along side this, if you're a Christian, you also believe the gospel. You believe that Jesus is the God-man who lived a perfect life for you. He gave his life as a sacrifice for your sins. He then...
To Hope Again
by Jim Henry
We are going to read 1 Peter 1:3-5 and that will be the strength and the hope that we will be drawing from this message, from the Apostle Peter, about the resurrection. 1 Peter 1:3-5 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, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade--kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice. Would you pray with me? Dear Father, our...
A Future with Hope
by Ronald H. Matthews
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is one of my all time favorite tunes. This is how I will always remember the late Judy Garland. In her role as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, she personified for me and I suspect for lots of other folks, a fervent longing, a desperate hope that somehow we might all find our way to a better world. Dorothy could not predict the particulars of her future, but she believed in her heart of hearts that she could and surely would be able to get out of Oz and back to her true home. Likewise, the disciples of Christ, look for another land, another place, which we know is our true and eternal destiny. As the writer...
Ray of Hope
by Bob Wickizer
Every year after Christmas we hear the terrifying readings about the slaughter of the innocents and the frantic flight to Egypt. To get this in proper context, I want to share with you some details about five other images of terror and political persecution. These images have haunted me for years. First we go to Annapolis Maryland. From the south lawn of St. Anne's Church you can look down Main Street at the beautiful harbor. In the middle of all that charm and scenery you will find a small plaque noting the landing site of the Lord Ligonier slave ship. This was the source of Alex Haley's popular book Roots. The Lord...
The God of Hope
by George H. Morrison
In the Hebrew language, as scholars know, there are several different words for rain from which we gather that in Hebrew life rain was something of very great importance. It is the same, though in the realm of spirit, with the names of God in the letters of St. Paul. The variety of divine names there betrays the deepest heart of the apostle. Think, for instance, of the names one lights on in this fifteenth chapter of the Romans, all of them occurring incidentally. He is the God of patience and of consolation (v. 5). I trust my readers have all found Him that. He is the God of peace (v. 33), keeping in perfect peace every one whose...
Is There Any Hope
by Rex Yancey
During W.W. 11 a Nazi war ship torpedoed a U. S. submarine and sunk it. A distress signal was immediately sent out to the sub. When another U. S. vessel got on the scene they spotted debris and oil on the water. They sent divers down to see if there were any survivors. The divers took their knives and tapped on the hull of the shop. They heard taps from the inside in Morris Code. The taps said, ''Is there any hope?'' I believe that is what the world is asking today. Satan has torpedoed our world and we have sunken to the bottom morally and spiritually. People are wondering if there is any hope for my life, marriage, church, country...
Hope Alive!
by Robert Dawson
Not long after Kristal and I got married we moved to NC and settled down for our time in seminary and while we were there, like all Americans, we started getting these letters from Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes telling us that we were eligible to win the million dollar prize and that no purchase was necessary to enter. Every year I would fill it out hoping, just hoping, that Ed McMahan, the face of the sweepstakes at the time, would show up at our door with that great big check. Each year I would send in that form with fresh hope and anticipation. Despite being a finalist year after year and even buying some magazine subscriptions...
Psalm 91: Hope in Troubled Times
by Palitha Jayasooriya
Introduction: With the Coronavirus sweeping across almost all borders, fear and anxiety has gripped hearts around the world. No one seems safe anymore and everyone is searching for methods of protection. In times of crisis however, the children of God, as it has happened right through history, can find encouragement and comfort through the promises of God. One such passage people often turn to for comfort is Psalm 91. As I look at social media today, I find many people sharing either the entire passage of Psalm 91 or at least parts of it, to strengthen others. Through this article, I would like to share my thoughts...
