Hope

A Sermon for the Time Present

Zephaniah 3:16-18

… How can we help it? Yet, beloved, all the time that the people of God are in this evil case, they are not without hope; for close upon …

The Word of a King

Ecclesiastes 8:4

… I hope that, in laying the foundation of the spiritual building that is to be erected in connection with this place, you will take care to do it …

Harvest Time

1 Samuel 12:17

… But I hope there are many who are like the good ground that God has prepared—and when I scatter the seed abroad, it falls on good ground …

The Dream of Pilate's Wife

Matthew 27:19

… When there was a little lull and he was anxious to acquit his Prisoner—at that instant of time which was the most hopeful, this weight was thrown …

The Lamentations of Jesus

Luke 19:41

… saved! There are a thousand things that are hopeful about you, but there is one thing which dampens our hope, for you always procrastinate and know not how …

To Lovers of Jesus—an Example

Mark 14:6

… I am going to talk about this blessed woman at this time with this hopeful desire—that you and I may imitate her ever-memorable example. I shall …

Choice Comfort for a Young Believer

Psalm 138:8

… He asks himself, "Will the hope I have just obtained really endure to the last days of my life? Will it sustain me amidst the pangs and weaknesses …

Heaven's Nurse Children

Hosea 11:3

… altogether blind to his faults, yet she would also see all that was hopeful in him, Our blessed God does not bring into the foreground what we are …

Shutting, Sealing and Covering—or, Messiah's Glorious Work

Daniel 9:24

… boasts and your peace will perish! Oh, terrible end of all that is hopeful within you! You shall be a desolation forever and forever! Has Christ not reconciled …

Nathanael And The Fig Tree

John 1:45-51

… What a hopeful state of heart is yours, my dear Hearer, if you are now honestly desirous to know the Truth, and intensely anxious to be saved by …

First Things First

… Possibly I address myself to some who have, up to now, lived haphazardly and, if so, I invite them to a more hopeful method of living. To have …

Witnessing Better Than Knowing the Future

Acts 1:6-8

… If you have not that, you may hope to have mental power. The Holy Spirit does not educate us, or give us culture after the common method of …

Without Christ—Nothing

John 15:5

… Reading, again, this solemn sentence, "Without Me you can do nothing," it first of all excites in me AN ASPIRATION OF HOPE. There is something to be done …

Good Earnests of Great Success

Acts 6:7

… And amen we hope all God’s saints will say. May the blessing speedily be sent. Since we have the first matter I am hopeful. But many will …

Self Low, But Christ High

Matthew 8:8

… What more witness do I need? I may be able to mention certain incidents which attended my conversion, but these are not my hope! I place no reliance …

The Blood Shed For Many

Matthew 26:28

… Jesus died and rose again—and went to Heaven—and all your hope must go with Him! Come, my Hearer, take Jesus by a distinct act of faith …

The Rocky Fortress and Its Inhabitant

Isaiah 33:15

… Those who dwell on high with God are always lovers of Grace—it is the top and bottom of their hope! Furthermore, they are a waiting people—"We …

Understandest Thou What Thou Readest?

Acts 8:30-33

… reading is in itself somewhat of a hopeful sign. In these days we need hardly exhort young men to read. "Give attendance to reading," said the wise apostle …

The Death of Christ for His People

1 John 3:16

… which you may build for eternity! Ah, my Soul! You need no other hope but this—Jesus! Your mercy, my Savior, never dies! I will plead this Truth …

The Master Key—Opening the Gate of Heaven

Genesis 32:12

… We would look forward to annihilation as a hopeful thing if we could not speak with God, our ever-gracious Friend. But when we can get away to …

The Double Drawing Near

James 4:8

… First, then, let us CONSIDER THIS MESSAGE WITH HOPE—"Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you." We may consider it with hope, because, first …

The Doctrines of Grace Do Not Lead to Sin

Romans 6:14

… we have tried everything with you; there seems to be no hope of a change in your wicked conduct. I am determined to try if another plan will …

Nominal Christians—Real Infidels

John 8:46

… Brethren, let me add, Christ has brought to light the hope of immortality, eternal life and Heaven. What glowing pictures does the Word of God give of the …

Only Trust Him! Only Trust Him!

Luke 17:12-14

… I hope I have never taught you to draw any such a conclusion! Far be it from me to assist you into a confidence which has so questionable …

Concerning Death

Job 30:23

… I hope nobody here is so foolish as to suppose that he shall live on and never be gathered with the great assembly in the house appointed for …

My Hourly Prayer

Psalm 119:117

… and let me not be ashamed of my hope." He feels that unless fresh Grace shall flow into his soul, his spiritual life must utterly fail. Do not …

On Laying Foundations

Luke 6:46-49

… Satan would have them neglect the fundamental principles upon which their future hope and character are to rest, so that in a future trying hour, from need of …

A Wafer of Honey

2 Corinthians 12:9

… For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man sees, why does he yet hope for? But if we …

The Two Builders And Their Houses

Matthew 7:24-27

… For you seem to be equally convinced that you need eternal life and a good hope for the world to come. Nor does the likeness end here—for …

Is It Nothing To You?

Lamentations 1:12

… hopeful when a man will come to a decision one way or the other. The sort of people for whom I tremble are those who say, "I hope …

A Waiting God and a Waiting People

Isaiah 30:18

… I hope that the sermon of this morning may go some way, by God's Spirit, towards instructing you in the holy art of waiting for the Lord …

Christ's Work No Failure

Isaiah 42:4

… Will it not be so to the end of the chapter? You may be growing better—I hope you are—but I shall be all the more hopeful …

The True Tabernacle, and Its Glory of Grace and Peace

John 1:14

… This is very delightful and hopeful for us: the Lord God doth dwell among us through the incarnation of His Son. But the substance far excels the shadow …

Looking for One Thing and Finding Another

1 Samuel 9:3

… We should be encouraged to seek it for ourselves and we should hope for the conversion of others. But now, what ought we notto say? One thing we …

Untitled Sermon

Ephesians 1:12

… It is full of hope—that living, lively, life-giving hope which sustains the heart! This trust has a window of hope through which light comes into the …

Unprofitable Servants

Matthew 25:30

… I said to myself, "I hope I am not an unprofitable servant in the sense in which this person intends to call me so, but I am assuredly …

Jesus Knew What He Would Do

John 6:6

… God does not give faith, or love, or hope, or any Grace without meaning to prove it. If a man builds a railway bridge, it is that engines …

The Sprinkling of the Blood of the Sacrifice

Leviticus 4:6

… Your hope lies in thinking about Jesus, not about yourself! Masticate and digest such a text as this every morning—"He is able to save them to the …

Why They Leave Us

John 17:24

… Yes, all our hopeful steps are towards the Father. We are saved when by believing in the name of Jesus we receive power to become the sons of …

Refusing to Be Comforted

Psalm 77:2

… I hope that many here present who have refused to be comforted, will yet regret it when they shall be enjoying the fullness of comfort. One of the …