Hope

The Stony Heart Removed

Ezekiel 36:26

… the doom of the lost soul. "Oh!" saith one, "I hope not;" and I add, I hope not too; but I am solemnly afraid of it, especially with …

The Increase of Faith

… You have either to believe in Jesus or die; there is no hope for you but in Him. A better plan is this--note the authority upon which …

Our Manifesto

Galatians 1:11

… I hope that none of us will ever fall into the snare of following the guidance of impressions made upon us by texts which happen to come prominently …

Exposition: 1 John 3:1-10

… we shall see him as he is.” “And every man that hath this hope in him, purifieth himself, even as he is pure. “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also …

The Feast of the Lord

… We set forth again to a world that is skeptical and denies the fact which is its brightest hope—we set forth our confident belief that so it …

Ancestry and Genealogy

… We are certainly a very singular race; the Huguenot blood has had more to do with us than many suppose; let us hope that, by God’s grace …

Psalm 7

Psalm 7

… God's silence is the patience of longsuffering, and if wearisome to the saints, they should bear it cheerfully in the hope that sinners may thereby be led …

Open-Air Preaching — Remarks Thereon

… Sportsmen must not stop at home and wait for the birds to come and be shot at, neither must fishermen throw their nets inside their boats and hope …

The Christian—A Debtor

Romans 8:12

… He had not seen many of those whom he addressed; yet they were known to him, in the Spirit, as partakers of one glorious and blessed hope, and …

Strength in Weakness

… And, dear friends, there is a kind of weakness which I hope none of you will ever cultivate, though it seems greatly in favor at the present day …

The Great Supreme

Deuteronomy 32:3

… Or shut you up in Hell." I hope you are asking yourself, "How can I be saved?" I beseech you in the very outset of that question take …

Delay Is Dangerous

Genesis 24:55

… I believe there are many here who have a hope that one day or other they will be saved. They have consented, in their judgment, that it is …

Bringing the King Back

2 Samuel 19:10

… return. "Why speak you not a word of bringing the King back?" I hope the answer to that question is not that you have forgotten Him. Forgotten the …

Plenteous Redemption

Psalm 103:7

… The souls of God’s people, whoever they may be, and they are a multitude that no man can number—and I could fondly hope they are all …

Psalm 46

Psalm 46

… How can she be moved unless her enemies move her Lord also? His presence renders all hope of capturing and demolishing the city utterly ridiculous. The Lord is …

Experiences after Conversion

… The good woman said to me, “Ah! I don’t like such assurance as that,” and then she added, “I trust you are believing in Christ, — I hope …

How To Keep the Heart

Philippians 4:7

… I can see no hope for you when I look into your hearts, but I can see plenty of hope when I look into Christ’s heart. O …

The Evil and Its Remedy

Ezekiel 9:9

… Nor does the gospel in any way whatever give man a hope that the claims of the law will be in any way loosened. Some imagine that under …

Psalm 35

Psalm 35

… precious furrows for us, where are sown patience for the present life, and glory in the next; where are sown hope that maketh not ashamed, and love that …

Psalm 105

Psalm 105

… Hope and expectation of returning light might at first support them; but hope delayed through seventy-two weary hours would presently die out, and leave them to despair …

Rahab's Faith

Hebrews 11:31

… The forlorn hope of Christendom has generally been led by men who have proved the high efficacy of grace to an eminent degree by having been saved from …

The War of Truth

Exodus 17:9

… These people, excited by the hope of spoil, fell suddenly upon the rear of the children of Israel, smote the hindmost of them in a most cowardly manner …

Psalm 21

Psalm 21

… In vain shall any hope for escape, he will find out all, and be able to punish all, and that too with the ease and rapidity which belong …

Divine Sovereignty

Matthew 20:15

… But let me say, brethren, that so far from this doctrine of Divine Sovereignty making you to sit down in sloth, I hope in God it will have …

The First Christmas Carol

Luke 2:14

… I hope that all through the week you will have a truly merry Christmas by feeling the power of these words, and knowing the unction of them. “Glory …

God's Gentle Power

1 Kings 19:11-13

… When the sick lay round the Pool of Bethesda, there was some hope of their being healed. You are favoured in being where Christ is preached; but what …

Effectual Calling

Luke 19:5

… and again, he was so exceedingly short in stature that there was no hope of his reaching over people’s heads to catch a glimpse of him. What …

The Tomb of Jesus

Matthew 28:6

… We have thus surveyed the grave with deep attention, and, I hope, with some profit to ourselves. But that is not all. I love a religion which consists …

The Saviour's Many Crowns

Revelation 19:12

… Have hope and courage, believer; be like your Master, be the world’s foe and overcome it, yield not, suffer it never to entrap your watchful feet. Stand …

Divine Destruction and Protection

Ezekiel 17:29

… Christ's blood only for our hope, the Spirit's work only for our life. Here let us stand, and we shall be safe. The dry tree by …

Christ—The Power and Wisdom of God

1 Corinthians 1:24

… And here he is! It is his honor this day to own himself a Christian; and I hope, when this sermon is ended, to grasp him by the …

The Spiced Wine of My Pomegranate

… They have but one hope. There is in the distance a lake of water. They reach it, they plunge into it, and are safe. Although the skies are …

The Evils of the Present Time, and Our Object, Necessities, and Encouragements*

… Our hope is larger than that hideous dogma. Do any of these gentlemen teach that sin does not entail terrible consequences? If they dare not say as much …

The First and Great Commandment

Mark 12:30

… None of you, therefore, will say you will try to obey it, and so hope to be saved. I hear the best Christian in the world groan out …

Psalm 40

Psalm 40

… The law is too broad for such poor creatures as we are to hope to fulfil it to the uttermost: but Jesus not only did the Father's …

Psalm 19

Psalm 19

… Henceforth I hope to imbibe more copiously this moral emanation of the skies, when, in some such manner as the preceeding, they are rationally seen, and the sight …

Christ in the Covenant

Isaiah 49:8

… All ye can receive, and all you ever ought to hope for, must be through the covenant of free grace, and that alone. Mayhap, poor convinced sinner thou …

False Professors Solemnly Warned

Philippians 3:18-19

… it is a very solemn one; I hope to feel its power myself, and I pray that all of you may do the same. A young minister had …

Little Sins

Genesis 19:20

… Part with thy sins, or else part with all hope, though thou hide but so much as a grain of sin back from God. He will not, he …

A Searching Test

Titus 1:15

… I might mention all the Doctrines, but every Christian will admit at once that he that has this hope in him purifies himself. But take the effect of …