Hope

The Sad Plight and Sure Relief

Romans 5:6

… As I was sitting, the other day, with an aged Believer who is a local preacher among our Wesleyan friends, he said to me, "I cannot hope, in …

Danger. Safety. Gratitude.

… All our hope and comfort lay in the fact that God had appointed Him to be our Savior. Well now, Beloved, in looking forward to the temptations that …

The Doors of the Shadow of Death

Job 38:17

… Oh, what an awakening for him when in Hell he shall lift up his eyes, far from every hope of mercy! Pray God you may not die so …

Christ—the Fall and Rise of Many

Luke 2:34

… And if you feel yourself past all hope, I shall congratulate you as a prisoner of Hope, for He came to be the rising again of such as …

The Two Gatherings

Psalm 50:5

… There may be some people here who have no hope, no good hope, concerning the hereafter. Perhaps you do not even believe in any hereafter! If so, just …

The Vine of Israel

Psalm 80:14

… He came for whom they long had waited—Israel's Hope—and they refused Him! Yes, they crucified Him. My tongue will not attempt to tell what came …

High Doctrine

… Every hope of mortal nurture must be killed before you can receive a divine hope within you. Come, bruised and mangled, crushed and broken, come and take Christ …

Do Not Sin Against the Child

Genesis 42:22

… Many say, "We must hope for the best, and we must not expect too much of a child." But I reply we would do that child most serious …

God's Firebrands

Zechariah 3:2

… First, it may be looked upon as an exclamation of wonder—"Is not this a brand plucked out of the fire!" Secondly, as an enquiry or hope—"Is …

The Root Of The Matter

Job 19:28

… I hope those sermons which have taken the lowest evidences of Christian life, and have been adapted rather to babes in Divine Grace than to those who are …

Christ the Creator

Colossians 1:16

… Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have to all the saints, for the hope which is laid up for …

“Thus Saith The Lord:” Or, The Book of Common Prayer Weighed in the Balances of the Sanctuary

Ezekiel 11:15

… Brethren, I need not enlarge here, for I hope most of you know the preciousness of a divine promise. There is nothing wanted to stay your soul in …

The Prodigal'S Reception

Luke 15:20

… You are His child—I hope so, I trust so—those desires which you have in your soul towards Him make me feel that you are one of …

Two Advents Of Christ

Hebrews 9:27

… I hope so, too, but are you sure? "Well, I hope so." Do not be content with having a hope unless you know it is a good hope …

The Ploughman

… If one of these days I shall hear that a country has been discovered where wheat grows without the work of the farmer, I may then, perhaps, hope …

A Timely Expostulation

Luke 24:5

… There hangs his hope! His hope must not be based or bottomed on anything he feels. It is pleasant to know that Grace reigns in one's breast …

Prayer 18 — O, For More Grace!

… We have a sure hope. We have an immovable foundation. Why should we look beyond Thee? Why should we look within to ourselves, knowing that Thou shalt be …

Paul's Persuasion

Romans 8:38

… I could indicate some dear friends here who I hope are not in the depths right now, but I have seen them there. You were very low down …

The Last Census

Psalm 87:6

… Perhaps, my Hearer, your name could not be written today among the regenerate, but there is hope yet, and we trust by God's Grace before you go …

A Mighty Plea

Psalm 27:9

… He must trust in his God or remain without hope. He dares not look to others as he once did, for he has discovered their incompetence. He cannot …

Comfort for the Fearful

Matthew 8:26

… I hope that you can now see that the sleep of Jesus ought to have given rest to the minds of His disciples. But it did not and …

A Blow at Self-Righteousness

Job 9:20

… If thou dost to-day feel thyself to be guilty, and lost, and ruined, there is the richest hope for thee in the gospel; but if thou sayest …

Christ's Curate In Decapolis

Mark 5:17-19

… Are any of you in that condition? I hope that I have some here who are of another kind—like this poor man who prayed Him that he …

An Encouraging Lesson From Paul's Conversion

Acts 9:13-16

… May we not hope for results from these influences? May not these things be the thin end of the wedge which shall be driven home by Divine force …

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2 Corinthians 6:2

… The Advent is the world's best and brightest hope, insomuch that every lover of his kind may importunately cry out, "Come quickly! Yes, come quickly, Lord Jesus …

Sin Immeasurable

Psalm 19:12

… If I just describe the law for a moment, you will very readily see that you can never hope by any means fully to understand it. The law …

A Question for a Questioner

Psalm 77:9

… Alas, I have no hope, no strength; I am reduced to utter weakness." We understand all this, but you do not; and we do not wonder at your …

The Happy Beggar

Psalm 40:17

… We had not a shekel of merit, nor a penny of hope in ourselves! And we were constrained to fall flat on our face before God and confess …

The Christian's Great Business

Psalm 51:12-13

… Tell it with the hope that your fellow men will hear it and live. While, however, all pardoned sinners ought to do this, we should remember that we …

God'S First Words To The First Sinner

Genesis 3:9

… May I hope that, as this text has been the means in the hands of God of conferring upon the Church of Christ a man who valiantly defended …

The Tenderness of God's Comfort

Isaiah 66:13

… When the winter grows very cold and keen, we begin to hope that spring will soon come—and our desperate sorrows, when they reach their worst—are coming …

The Blessings Of Following On

Hosea 6:3

… I do not know the Lord as I hope to know Him. I would have you remember that the Apostle Paul said that he desired to know Christ …

Psalm 123

Psalm 123

… Old authors call it Oculus "Sperans", or the eye of hope. It is a short Psalm, written with singular art, containing one thought, and expressing if in a …

Church Increase

Isaiah 49:20

… I hope you will be converted through coming here—that is what I mean." "Oh," he said, "I hope so, too." And that is just what happened! When …

Truth Stranger Than Fiction

Joel 2:25

… But for some reason they dropped their confidence and lost their hope. Their sky was darkened and the wintry winds of despair howled around them. I am grieved …

Paul's Desire to Depart

Philippians 1:23

… I hope that the service of this morning may have the effect of leading every one of us to self-examination. I shall endeavor while preaching to search …

Clearing the Road to Heaven

Isaiah 62:10

… It may never have occurred to some of you and I hope it never may, but it is this—they have a tendency to blasphemous thoughts. The more …

A Stanza of Deliverance

Psalm 105:37

… There was no hope for the most distinguished Israelite against the tyranny of the Pharaoh! He could simply cry, "Get you unto your burdens," and they could do …

The Greatest Gift in Time or Eternity

Isaiah 55:4-6

… It is my hope that the Lord Jesus Christ will save so many, that at the last, those who are lost will bear no greater proportion to the …

Christ's Sympathy With His People

Hebrews 2:18

… How can I hope to withstand the imperious lusts which were too strong for me when first they allured my simple heart? How much more shall they be …