Hope

Roads Cleared

Isaiah 57:14

… This ought to come to an end and would if men were men! But, my dear Friend, I hope you are not to be cowed and kept down …

Perfection in Faith

Hebrews 10:14

… For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did, by the which we draw nigh unto God.” Then with this, compare the …

Might Have Been, or May Be

John 11:37

… than that of the conversion of anybody else—and so I shall have hope concerning the most blasphemous, the most obstinate, the most unbelieving! This glorious Man who …

Samuel and the Young Man Saul

1 Samuel 9:27

… But I hope I have met with someone anointed of the Lord, whom He intends to bless at this good hour, to whom He will say, "From this …

Sermons — Their Matter

… No man can hope to be felt who cannot make himself understood. If we give our people refined truth, pure Scriptural doctrine, and all so worded as to …

Two Sorts Of Hearers

James 1:22-25

… to the souls of men! I shall, not, at great length, but I hope with much earnestness, speak of two classes of hearers—the unblessed class, and the …

Prospect—"He Will Keep"

John 17:11

… The same hand that bought you must keep you—and the same Father who has begotten you, again, unto a lively hope, must keep you to His eternal …

The Call of Abraham

Hebrews 11:8

… I hope so long as I live there will always be a straight road from my heart to my mouth, and that I shall be able to preach …

Sin Slain

Judges 4:22

… was in that state once;” and when we come to the last, I hope we shall be able to clap our hands, and rejoice to feel that the …

Salt For Sacrifice

Leviticus 2:13

… And after that I hope to deliver the Word from my own pulpit. Again I beg my Readers' prayers that I may return strong for service, anointed for …

A Plain Answer to an Important Enquiry

John 6:29

… God abhors it! But when you fling that all away and have no hope but in the great Atonement which He has made, then, I say, because your …

The Gospel of Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac

Romans 8:32

… Ruthless spoiler, to deprive you of your sole heir, the cornerstone of your love, the polished pillar of your hope! Judge, then, the sadness which pierced the heart …

Psalm 138

Psalm 138

… Our hope for the final perseverance of the believer lies in the final perseverance of believer's God. If the Lord begins to build, and does not finish …

Pride Catechized

Job 34:33

… We question nothing that He does! We believe it to be right even when we do not understand it and it is our hope that others will do …

Manoah's Wife and Her Excellent Argument

Judges 13:22

… you, would you not pray, at any rate, with more solemn tones? I hope you would not hesitate, but, counting all the cost, would still desire to be …

One War Over and Another Begun

Judges 6:22-24

… One of them asked, somewhat earnestly, "Teacher, are you saved?" I answered, "I hope so." The boy replied, "Teacher, don't you know?" As if he had been …

The Old Man Crucified

Romans 6:6

… the time of their supposed conversion and talk of their sins—which they hope have been forgiven them—with a sort of smack of the lips, as if …

Daily Blessings for God's People

Psalm 68:19-20

… have your share; and in, the glories of the Second Advent, the grand hope of the Church of God, you shall partake. See how, in the present, and …

Fear Not

Isaiah 41:14

… Christian brethren, there are some in this congregation, I hope many, who have solemnly devoted themselves to the cause and service of the Lord Jesus Christ: let them …

In the Sunny South

… On various occasions, he published some of this information, in the hope of aiding the movement for the abolition of the evil. One of those papers, entitled "The …

Psalm 50

Psalm 50

… Lest I tear you in pieces, as the lion rends his prey, and there be none to deliver, no Saviour, no refuge, no hope. Ye reject the Mediator …

Public Testimony—a Debt To God and Man

2 Kings 7:9

… Then do not say what you don't know. "Oh!" cries another, "I hope I am a Christian." Tell others how you became a Believer and that will …

The Fullness Of Christ—Received!

John 1:16

… There is a fullness of efficacy in His resurrection from the dead, for by it "are begotten again to a lively hope." There is a fullness of triumph …

Lecture I: Illustrations In Preaching.

… they are made up of the palpably obscure and the inexplicably involved, and all hope of understanding them may be abandoned. This style of oratory we do not …

Psalm 137

Psalm 137

… But when a believer sins, and is carried away captive, he loses this hope of glory. He sits and weeps,—he hangs his harp upon the willows, and …

A Woman of a Sorrowful Spirit

1 Samuel 1:15

… with their sorrowful spirits down to the place where sorrow reigns supreme and hope shall never come. Think of this, but never doubt the fact that a sorrowful …

Psalm 150

Psalm 150

… the interests of the kingdom of his grace; praise him by a lively hope and expectation of the kingdom of his glory.— Matthew Henry. Verse 1. In his …

A Typical Week’s Work

… The informal reception being over at last, the Pastor was able to leave, — unless, as not seldom happened, some poor trembling soul was waiting in the hope of …

Christ Manifesting Himself to His People

John 14:22

… Methought; saw the sweat of blood falling down to the ground; I had so sweet a view of my Saviour in his agonies, I hope that one day …

The Comforter

John 14:26

… To him they looked with the same hope which cheers the nightly watcher, when from the lonely castle-top he sees the fairest of the stars, and hails …

A Solemn Warning for All Churches

Revelation 3:4

… Well, when I meet a brother who lives in Sardis, I will hope he is one of the few; and when you meet such, do you say, “Ah …

Our Lord's Solemn Enquiry

Matthew 27:46

… to-night a vast number of us met together around this table, I hope the most, if not all, of us redeemed by his blood and rejoicing in …

The Gospel'S Power In A Christian'S Life

Philippians 1:27

… You do not want to do that! At least, I hope you do not. Then let your conversation be such as becomes the Gospel of Christ! And then …

The Spirit of Bondage and Adoption

Romans 8:15

… Do you know what this means? I can hardly hope that you will prize the Atonement, or feel the sweetness of the expiation by blood, unless, first of …

Repentance Unto Life

Acts 11:18

… His guilt buried all hope of repentance, and in the misery of desperation, not the grief of true regret, he confessed his sin to the high priests, crying …

"Noli Me Tangere" ("Touch Me Not")

John 20:17

… that He may be "admired in them that believe." This is the great hope of the Church! Reach forward to it and be not satisfied with anything that …

The Soul's Desertion

Song 5:6

… When Jesus Christ is gone, everything is amiss—love nearly expires, hope scarcely glimmers, faith is well-nigh paralyzed, no Grace is in lively exercise! Without the life …

A Solemn Embassy

2 Corinthians 5:20

… Do lay hold of this good hope, for your time is short! Death is hastening on; eternity is near! Do lay hold of it, for hell is hot …

Lions Lacking—But the Children Satisfied

Psalm 34:10

… but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.” Again, the young lions denote those who are very strong , so that they hope to save …

The Truly Blessed Man

Psalm 1:1-3

… He has been begotten again unto a living hope. The sap of God's Grace is in him—he is united to Christ, his Root—and because He …