Hope

Knowing the Lord Through Pardoned Sin

Jeremiah 31:34

… God is our hope, our confidence, our expectation—but we can have no hope in an unknown God. The knowledge of God lies at the bottom of every …

A Bold Challenge Justified

Romans 8:34

… It is God, the Judge of All, who condemns you because you have not fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before you in the …

David and His Volunteers

1 Chronicles 12:8-15

… Poor David! Saul thirsted for his blood and put him upon dangerous missions, in the hope that he might die. And when he saw that God was with …

Decision—Illustrated by the Case of Joshua

Joshua 24:15

… They hope they will be saved by Him—I hope they will, too! They say they will be wonders of Grace if they are and I think they …

The Broken Fence

Proverbs 24:30-32

… By that act I said to the world, "I am dead to you, and buried to you in Christ, and I hope henceforth to live in newness of …

Unity In Christ

John 17:20

… Beloved, let us have hope for sinners yet unconverted! Christ is praying for them! Let us have hope for the entire body of the faithful! Christ is praying …

Servitude Or Service—Which?

2 Chronicles 12:8

… You could not measure the moon for a suit of clothes with the hope of ever fitting it and, so, you cannot tell what these men are or …

Praise Your God, O Zion!

Luke 19:37-40

… Without excitement there has been a holy bowing of spirit, and yet a blessed lifting up of hope, and joy, and holy fervor! The Master has cast sweet …

The Destroyer Destroyed

Hebrews 2:14

… When the poor spirit lieth on the verge of eternity, if faith be weak, and if the eye-sight of hope be dim, the Christian will most likely …

The Simplicity and Sublimity of Salvation

John 1:11-13

… It is quite correct and I hope they will do so. But your first concern must be not what you give to Jesus, but what Jesus gives to …

War With Amalek

Exodus 17:8

… We do trust that the right principle grows stronger, and we hope that through Divine Grace the evil principle is weakened and mortified. But, at present, it is …

Thrice Happy Day!

Haggai 2:19

… There will be that current, I hope, tomorrow evening when we meet together especially for prayer. I hope that everyone may come up with a heart like a …

Rough, But Friendly

Genesis 42:25

… It seemed as though He delighted to tread upon us and to crush our every hope and destroy every fond expectation! It was all to wean us from …

Things to Be Remembered

… Watch against the fair siren whose fascinating song will attract you from the billowy deep with the hope of rest to where, alas, you will find shipwreck and …

Leaning On Our Beloved

Solomon 8:5

… We have no hope of victory but in the strength of Him who is the Son of David and the King of kings. We lean upon Christ in …

The Heavenly Rainbow

Revelation 4:3

… At any rate, let us hope so. We have no right to speak positively where we have no positive declaration. But it is significant that there is always …

Christ, the Glory of His People

Luke 2:32

… God had one Son without sin but He never had a son without the rod. "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten." I hope we shall …

The Precious Blood Of Christ

1 Peter 1:19

… Surely I may hope that while endeavoring to unfold my text and to proclaim the saving Word, the Holy Spirit will be present to take of the things …

The Condescension of Christ

2 Corinthians 8:9

… Go on thy way, and rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. And now I close with the third thing, which was an exhortation. Sinner, dost …

The Power of His Resurrection

Philippians 3:10

… Those who sincerely lay aside all hope of salvation by their own merits are fruitful in every virtue to the praise of God. Nor is this a strange …

Jesus, The Substitute For His People

Romans 8:34

… He gives no hint of having derived peace from any of these things—but in the humble spirit of a true believer in Jesus he builds his hope …

Harvest Men Needed

Matthew 9:37

… You might as well count the stars in the heavens or the waves of the sea as hope to reckon the myriads which have sprung from the loins …

Blessing for Blessing

Ephesians 1:3

… Paul does not say, "Who has, we hope and trust, blessed us," but he writes, "Who has blessed us." Ah, Beloved, if you have a full assurance that …

The Fainting Hero

Judges 15:18

… I hope it makes you feel yours. What fools we are, Brothers and Sisters and yet, if someone else were to call us fools, we would not like …

Forgiveness

Psalm 130:4

… Not to the fallen angels—they were greater than you but, when they fell, they fell without a hope of being restored to the favor of God. It …

A Voice With Four Messages

1 Kings 19:11-13

… But for all that, let us hope that there is an underground work going on—a secret work of God's Grace proceeding in the hearts and lives …

Lame Sheep

Hebrews 12:13

… As you look at them, you are ready to say, "Yes, good people they may be but they are of a strange sort." We hope they are sincere …

The Lamb Our Leader

Revelation 14:4

… years that we always claim him! He added, "When it is built, I hope they will send a regular old-fashioned Baptist to preach in it." I asked …

A Mournful Defection

John 6:67

… May God of His Omnipotent Mercy break your stone heart or there will be no hope for you! Such people frequently lose all conscience. They can go a …

Humility

Acts 20:19

… I hope this morning to give you a clearer view of the comprehensiveness of humility, and so I will put it to you in another shape. Some of …

Gadding About

Jeremiah 2:36

… I hope that desire of yours after better things and after Jesus, is something more than Nature could have imparted. Divine Grace is the source of gracious desires …

Gratitude for Great Deliverances

Psalm 102:19-22

… When you have no goodness in you—nor any hope of goodness, no merit, nor hope of merit, no reliance, nor shadow of reliance upon anything that you …

Messages to Sinners and Saints

Isaiah 30:15

… But if you calmly, yet earnestly, proclaim the Truth of God, and with sober sense press it upon men's consciences, you may reasonably hope that God will …

Laus Deo

Romans 11:36

… My Soul, you must be quite clear about this, that if there is in you any faith, hope, or spiritual life, it must have come of God! Can …

The Mediator—Judge And Savior

Acts 10:42

… When men are anxious to hear such discourses and count the preacher to be their benefactor, there is every hope that the Truth of God will work their …

David's First Victory

1 Samuel 17:50

… As he came back from the fight, holding up the giant's head, I could hope that Eliab saw him and that Abinadab and Shammah came out to …

The Saints' Love to God

Psalm 31:23

… the position of children, for He "has begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and …

A Warrant for Your Apprehension

Zephaniah 2:5

… I confess that." Have you made this confession? Then it is well, for if, "the Word of the Lord is against you," your only hope lies in taking …

The Standard Uplifted In The Face Of The Foe

Isaiah 59:19

… It is our hope that the Holy Spirit will now interpose and save His Church. This is a dark hour, and now will He show His strength! We …

The Lad's Loaves in the Lord's Hands

John 6:11

… You need not go and push yourself to the front—the Lord will bring you to the front when He wants you and I hope that you do …