Hope

Blessings Traced to Their Source

Psalm 87:7

… The road may be rough, but it cannot be long, And I'll smooth it with hope, and cheer it with song." The prospect of the coming Glory …

A Warning Against Hardness Of Heart

Hebrews 3:13

… There is hope—for there is a promise! There is hope for there hangs the Savior—there is hope for me, for you, for both of us—if …

Simeon's Swan Song

Luke 2:29

… I hope I do. Perhaps I do—he could say, "My eyes have seen Your salvation." Oh, happy are you, my dear Friends, tonight, if you can distinctly …

Strangers and Sojourners

Psalm 39:12

… My hope is in You. Ah, this hope makes life worth living! Now that we hope in God. Now that we know that there remains another and a …

Every Man's Necessity

John 3:7

… There are new feelings of contrition; there is a new faith; there is a new joy, a new hope—everything is new—"Old things have passed away and …

Pleading For Prayer

Romans 15:30-33

… He had been the rising hope of the Jewish party and he had become a Christian—therefore the bigoted Jews regarded him as an apostate from the faith …

The Present Crisis

Hosea 5:15

… If God is about to go, then all is going, even hope itself is. The Divine departure is the worst of calamities and, therefore, it is but right …

Intelligent Obedience

1 Chronicles 28:8

… 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 it? But if …

Clinging to Christ

John 6:67

… While they remain with us, there is always a faint hope that some higher motive may cause them to stay and that the nominal follower of Christ may …

Salvation by Knowing the Truth

1 Timothy 2:3

… The gate of mercy is shut against me; what is the use of fear where there is no room for hope?’ At such a time, if the Lord …

Christ's Word with You

Matthew 11:28

… I hope we all have hearts, though some are harsh and almost heartless. Men that have great, all-embracing hearts need a rest for their love. What a …

How To Meet the Evils of the Age

… I fear that some are bitten with the notion that work outside the church is more useful than regular efforts; but a little experience will, I hope, teach …

The Wall Daubed with Untempered Mortar

Ezekiel 13:10-12

… Such a deluge as that is coming before long to try and test every human hope. It comes to some men when they enter upon times of spiritual …

The Warrant of Faith

1 John 3:23

… Well then, he said, he thought I must already be truly penitent, and was therefore safe, and that sooner or later I should have hope But I told …

Two Coverings and Two Consequences

Proverbs 38:13

… They hope that no ear of man heard their footfall, or listened to their speech. Possibly they themselves held their tongue, and flattered themselves that no observer witnessed …

The Heavenly Race

1 Corinthians 9:24

… They melt away; their nature decayeth; they perish, and where are they? Not in the church, but lost to all hope. They are like the dog that returned …

Predestination and Calling

Romans 8:30

… He has given thee hope, ask for faith; and when he gives thee faith, ask for assurance; and when thou gettest assurance, ask for full assurance; and when …

Memento Mori

Deuteronomy 32:29

… True, I have one hope, a blissful hope, that if my Lord and Master shall soon come, I shall be among the number of them that are alive …

The Uses of the Law

Galatians 3:19

… The law serves to slay all hope of salvation of a reformed life. Most men when they discover themselves to be guilty, avow that they will reform. They …

Healing for the Wounded

Psalm 147:3

… Sit not down in despair; hope on, hope ever. Take up arms against a sea of troubles, and your opposition shall yet end your distresses. There is One …

Simple Fact and Simple Faith

Acts 13:38

… Let me remind you, Brothers and Sisters, that full often in the world's history, sages have appeared claiming a Divine Inspiration, whose announcements fostered the hope of …

Prayer 23 — The Look of Faith

… We have not a shadow of a shade of a hope anywhere but in Thyself, Thy life, Thy death, Thy resurrection, Thine ascension, Thy glory, Thy reign, Thy …

The Stone Rolled Away

Matthew 28:2

… Who could stop the daily slaughter, or give a hope beyond the grave? There was a whisper of resurrection, but men could not believe in it. Some dreamed …

Overwhelming Obligations

Psalm 116:12

… I hope I never shall, without lifting up my heart in thanks to God that my reason is spared. It is no small unhappiness to be bereft of …

'The Church of the First-born'

Hebrews 12:23

… if you can truly say— "My hope is built on nothing less Then Jesus' blood and righteousness"— and if that hope is accompanied by the faith which works …

The Comer’s Conflict with Satan

Luke 9:42

… Never creature possessed with evil spirit was in a worse plight than the man who is without God, without Christ, and without hope in the world. The casting …

The Centurion's Faith and Humility

Luke 7:6-8

… Beloved, it has come to this—you are so unworthy that you are shut out of every hope but Christ! All other doors are fast nailed against you …

First Visit to Scotland

… He preached twice yesterday ; in the forenoon, in Hope Street Baptist Chapel ; in the evening, in West George Street Church. There was, on the first occasion, a full …

Words Of Expostulation

Jeremiah 2:18

… She was afraid to hope that she could be received again to His pure and perfect love, and it took some months before the equilibrium of her peace …

The Believer A New Creature

2 Corinthians 5:17

… One other word of hope, and it is this: If salvation be entirely a creation of God, if God alone can work it, what hope this ought to …

A Free Salvation

Isaiah 55:1

… Do you need something to light up the eye of your hope? Oh! there are joy-flashes in the gospel that may make your eye flash back again …

Christ Loosens From Infirmities

Luke 13:11-13

… Yes, and some such persons, though prisoners of hope, are kept in bondage as long as that. Their disease is like an intermittent fever which comes on, sometimes …

The Savior's Precious Blood

1 Peter 1:19

… Oh, that I could hope that all this assembled company did trust in my Master! Poor Sinner, why not trust Him? You will never be saved unless you …

Soul-satisfying Bread

John 6:35

… If He has offered so great a Sacrifice upon the tree for guilty men, I will rely upon that Sacrifice and make it the basis of my hope …

The Solar Eclipse

Isaiah 45:7

… My fellow-sinner, hast thou to-day any hope that when death shall come thou shalt be found in Christ? If thou hast none, beware and tremble; if …

Jesus Only

Matthew 17:8

… I know that some here, though we have tried to preach Christ crucified as their only hope, yet whenever they read the Bible, or hear the Gospel, feel …

Beloved, and yet Afflicted

John 11:3

… There is this fair hope about telling Jesus, that he is sure to support us under it. If you go to Jesus, and ask, ‘Most gracious Lord, why …

Memories of my Father (Continued)

… It is a very dull Sabbath here, as to weather; I hope you are having a bright and happy day at home. “Your loving father, “C. H. Spurgeon …

Heman's Sorrowful Psalm

Psalm 88:13

… Jesus on the Cross! Hope in Him! It is Satan's desire to ruin you by leading you to despair! Take heart of hope and believe that Mercy …

Unparalleled Loving Kindnesses

Psalm 89:49

… We do not need a better Savior, we do not need a better hope, we do not need a better Bible, we do not need better promises. We …