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Christian hope, endurance, expectation, and encouragement
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The Door
John 10:9
… He who is nothing, he who is nobody, he who is undeserving, ill-deserving, Hell-deserving, he who has no hope apart from Christ is the man who …
SERMON • SERMON 2998The Rule of Christ
2 Samuel 23:4
… So, I suppose, as a description of what he, himself, had been and as expressive of his hope of what Solomon would be, he says, "A good ruler …
DEVOTIONALEvening, July 14
Mt 28:1
… If thou canst wait for Christ, and be patient in the hope of having fellowship with him at some distant season, thou wilt never have fellowship at all …
SERMON • SERMON 1374"Forever With The Lord"
1 Thessalonians 4:17
… The comfort is intended to give us hope in reference to those who have fallen asleep. Look over the list of those beloved in the Lord who have …
DEVOTIONALMorning, March 20
Song 2:8
… had man beheld his glory, yet he was the consolation of Israel, the hope and joy of all the chosen, the “beloved” of all those who were upright …
DEVOTIONALMorning, May 10
1Co 15:20
… is connected with his resurrection, for we are “Begotten again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” And most certainly our ultimate …
SERMON • SERMON 662Consolation In The Furnace
Daniel 3:25
… And then their faith revives! Their hope returns! Their love glows and they sing God's praises in the fire! Have not you, dear Friends, frequently experienced trouble …
DEVOTIONALMorning, February 18
Job 10:2
… showing but little light except it be in the midst of surrounding darkness. Hope itself is like a star—not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity …
SERMON • SERMON 2118The Planter of the Ear Must Hear
Psalm 94:9
… A world without God is a world without fear, without Law, without order, without hope. Note well, that if we were persuaded that God did not hear and …
SERMON • SERMON 2552"Take Heed, Brethren"
Hebrews 3:12
… Blessed is the man that trusts in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that …
SERMON • SERMON 3464True Worship
Psalm 50:14
… a few minutes on the next part of our subject, on which I hope to enlarge on another occasion, which is— III. WHAT SACRIFICES ARE ACCEPTABLE WITH GOD …
SERMON • SERMON 2738The Redeemer's Face Set Like a Flint
Isaiah 50:7
… I hope I somewhat stir you up to think with gratitude of my blessed Lord and of His great love to you, by thus reminding you of His …
SERMON • SERMON 140A Simple Sermon for Seeking Souls
Romans 10:13
… Wilt thou believe this? Wilt thou trust thy soul to it? Wilt thou say “Sink or swim, Christ Jesus is my hope; and if I perish I will …
DEVOTIONALMorning, November 20
La 3:58
… He doth not say, “I hope, I trust, I sometimes think, that God hath pleaded the causes of my soul;” but he speaks of it as a matter …
DEVOTIONALEvening, December 18
Pr 27:23
… It is not my aim to introduce doubts and fears into your mind; nay, verily, but I shall hope the rather that the rough wind of self-examination …
CHAPTERThe Great Catastrophe at the Surrey Gardens Music Hall
… I hope there was no concerted wickedness at the bottom of the sad event ; though there may have been a love of mischief aiding at the first. We …
DEVOTIONALMorning, September 8
Ho 14:8
… O Christian, prize this precious union to Christ; for it must be the source of all the fruitfulness which thou canst hope to know. If thou wert not …
DEVOTIONALEvening, November 27
Eph 1:7
… which shines into the condemned cell, and gives the perishing a gleam of hope amid the midnight of despair! Can it be possible that sin, such sin as …
DEVOTIONALMorning, February 20
2Co 7:6
… But let God come to his child, let him lift up his countenance, and the mourner’s eyes glisten with hope. Do you not hear him sing— “'Tis …
DEVOTIONALMorning, March 1
Song 4:16
… both affliction and consolation draw forth the grateful odours of faith, love, patience, hope, resignation, joy, and the other fair flowers of the garden. May we know by …
DEVOTIONALEvening, June 22
Heb 12:27
… Our country is Immanuel’s land, our hope is above the sky, and therefore, calm as the summer’s ocean; we will see the wreck of everything earthborn …
DEVOTIONALEvening, August 16
Ro 8:23
… We have repentance, that gem of the first water; faith, that priceless pearl; hope, the heavenly emerald; and love, the glorious ruby. We are already made “new creatures …
SERMON • SERMON 3338The Witness of the Lord's Supper
1 Corinthians 11:26
… All your hope of ever entering Heaven must lie quite out of yourselves and be concentrated in Another—in God's only and own dear Son! While I …
DEVOTIONALMorning, May 25
Ps 38:21
… Forsake me not in the day of my repentance, lest I lose the hope of pardon, and fall into despair; and forsake me not in the day of …
DEVOTIONALMorning, October 7
Nu 11:11
… When “tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope,” the Lord is honoured by these growing virtues. We should never know the music of the harp if …
SERMON • SERMON 593Inward Conflicts
Solomon 6:13
… The hope of his happiness rises from fear, And his life he receives from the dead. His fairest pretensions must wholly be waved, And his best resolutions be …
DEVOTIONALEvening, January 26
Lu 2:18
… You will be moved at the same time to glorious hope . If Jesus has done such marvellous things on your behalf, you will feel that heaven itself is …
DEVOTIONALEvening, July 13
Ps 56:9
… unto thee, then shall mine enemies be turned back .” This is no uncertain hope, but a well grounded assurance—“ this I know .” I will direct my prayer unto …
SERMON • SERMON 2197Christ's Resurrection and Our Newness Of Life
Romans 6:4
… Now are we cheered by new hopes—we have a hope of immortality—a hope so glorious that it causes us to purify ourselves in preparation for its …
CHAPTERMarvellous Increase.–Facts and Figures
… The day is coming, I hope, when Zion shall sit, not without her diadem ; but, with her crown on her head, she shall grasp her banner, take her …
DEVOTIONALEvening, February 8
Mt 1:21
… of Christ depart from iniquity.” If not saved from sin, how shall we hope to be counted among his people. Lord, save me now from all evil, and …
DEVOTIONALEvening, March 26
Mk 8:38
… Here is a morning star of hope for thee, of such exceeding brilliance, that it may well light up the darkest and most desolate experience.
DEVOTIONALEvening, May 11
Jos 1:7
… He who sows in hope shall reap in joy; therefore, dear reader, “be thou strong, and very courageous.”
DEVOTIONALMorning, May 22
Ps 107:7
… The eclipse of your faith, the darkness of your mind, the fainting of your hope, all these things are but parts of God’s method of making you …
DEVOTIONALMorning, September 15
Ps 112:7
… but you profess to be of another spirit; you have been begotten again unto a lively hope, and your heart lives in heaven and not on earthly things …
DEVOTIONALEvening, December 14
Ga 2:20
… He did more than believe this doctrinally, he accepted it confidently, resting his hope upon it. He believed that by virtue of Christ’s death, he had satisfied …
DEVOTIONALMorning, February 2
Heb 9:22
… It is clear, then, that there is no hope for me out of Christ; for there is no other blood-shedding which is worth a thought as an …
DEVOTIONALEvening, September 28
1Ki 18:43
… Faith sends expectant hope to look from Carmel’s brow, and if nothing is beheld, she sends again and again. So far from being crushed by repeated disappointment …
SERMON • SERMON 1404Over Against the Sepulcher
Matthew 27:61
… Now, note that our Lord's tomb was in a garden, for this is typically the testimony of His grave to the hope of better things. Just a …
DEVOTIONALEvening, August 1
Ps 65:11
… bestowed; it is the mellow season of realization, whereas all before was but hope and expectation. Great is the joy of harvest. Happy are the reapers who fill …