Hope

All Are Guilty

Matthew 27:22

… cry of many, and while they so cry let them not self-righteously hope to excuse themselves! But I address some tonight who would shudder at all this …

The Heart Of Jesus

Matthew 11:29

… My love, I will endure it all. "Come to Me although you cannot hope that your future character will be perfect. I will help you to struggle into …

Proving God

Malachi 3:10

… a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us" in Christ Jesus. Let not our faith, then, dally with fear …

Glorying in the Lord

1 Corinthians 1:31

… Yet, for all that, the little I can bring will make you, I hope, rejoice in the great eternal ocean from which it was taken, for you will …

The Blessings of Public Worship

Luke 18:10

… Yes, but I hope that does not hinder your praying! Somebody said, the other day, that people who go to Church go to pray, but that we who …

Homage Offered to the Great King

Psalm 72:15

… Now comes the last point and here we must be somewhat longer, for we shall have, we hope, more thoughts— "Daily shall He be PRAISED." Jesus is not …

A New Year's Wish

Philippians 4:19

… Here we need patience under pain and hope under depression of spirit. Who is sufficient for furnace-work? Our God will supply us with those choice Graces and …

David's Holy Wonder at The Lord's Great Goodness

Psalm 31:19

… And what can be better, what nobler as a theme for inspiring hope, what mightier as a lever for uplifting the mind than reflection upon the amazing goodness …

Alto and Bass

Luke 1:53

… it would be a wretched ditty if it spoke the truth—and I hope you would not want to sing it if it were not the truth! Some …

The Form of Sound Words

2 Timothy 1:13

… these truths are his, yet he thinks them precious; though he dares not hope that they belong to him, yet he will fight for them; though he does …

A Prophetic Warning

Matthew 24:12

… knowingly allow a person living in incest to remain in its membership? I hope not! But gross offenses had become so common in general society in Paul's …

God's Care of Elijah

1 Kings 17:4

… believe on Him! My soul does rest on Him! I have no other hope and no other confidence! There can be no erring here—if you believe on …

The Sweetness of God's Word

Psalm 119:103

… But, my dear Brothers and Sisters, I hope you are of the same mind as David. If God shall give you a promise, you will taste it, like …

Chastisement

Hebrews 12:5

… to thee this religion; for even if in this life only we had hope, we should be of all men most happy, really, in our spirits, although we …

Possessing Possessions

… ve found Glory begun below Celestial fruits on earthly ground From faith and hope do grow." More and more may we enjoy the peace, the rest, the purity …

The Law's Failure and Fulfillment

Romans 8:3

… Here we are with a Law which we have not kept, any one of us—a Law which we never shall keep! There is no hope of salvation …

Fathomless

Psalm 36:6

… Children will be spared to us and just when they are ripening to manhood and womanhood, and we hope to see them settled and established in life, it …

Grand Glorying

Galatians 6:14

… He would have abandoned in contempt any superstitious use of the cross or the crucifix, and he would do so now if he were here and I hope …

The End of the Righteous Desired

Numbers 23:10

… the righteous" may well be our wish because he dies with a good hope. Peering into eternity, with eyes marvelously strengthened, the Believer frequently beholds even while he …

God's Work in Man

Hosea 2:16

… palm branch and put the crown upon our heads with the ecstasy of hope and with the full assurance of faith, for if we fight, we shall reign …

Justification by Faith—Illustrated by Abram’s Righteousness

Genesis 15:6

… by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” See how softly it flows …

Gray Hairs

Hosea 7:9

… When our closets never witness to our sighs and cries for these poor souls that will so soon be damned and cast away from all hope. When we …

A Well-ordered Life

Psalm 119:133

… O if I could have back those opportunities of pleading with sinners which I have allowed to slip, how would I hope to use them! Could I have …

Lessons From the Malta Fire

Acts 28:2

… I do hope that we shall never have them less frequently, for those Prayer Meetings have been the strength of this pulpit. The pillars on which our ministry …

"I Will," Yet, "Not As I Will"

John 7:24

… I hope you have learned something from this subject. I know you have if the Lord has taught you to pray after the fashion of these two prayers …

Intimate Knowledge of the Holy Spirit

John 14:17

… It is a dead thing—the Holy Spirit is a living, blessed Person and I hope we can say that we know Him as such. Others may doubt …

The Redeemer Described by Himself

Isaiah 50:2-6

… WE spent this morning at the foot of the Cross. [Sermon #1362, Volume 23—MOURNING FOR CHRIST] I hope that some of us, at least, were helped by …

Christ's Great Mission

Matthew 20:28

… upon which the healing art of His Grace may operate—surely there is hope for you! I think were I just now seeking Christ, and sorely cast down …

God, the Husband of His People

Jeremiah 31:32

… that we might have strong consolation who have fled for refuge to the hope that is set before us in the Gospel. He has never broken a promise …

Question and Exclamation

Jeremiah 3:19

… Receive us as You did at the first, as Your sons and daughters." "Receive us graciously." "We cannot hope to be received on any other footing but that …

A Holy and Homely Resolve

Psalm 101:2

… But I hope among those of us who talk much about Grace, good works will always be found, for where good works do not follow upon faith, such …

The Christian's Manifestation

1 John 3:2

… This is our blessed hope, "the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from …

Christ’s People—Imitators of Him

Acts 4:13

… Forgive as you hope to be forgiven. Heap coals of fire on the head of your foe by your kindness to him. Good for evil, recollect, is god …

Jesus Meeting His Warriors

Genesis 14:18-20

… You need not hope, yet, to see Melchizedek. There are some of you strangers, far off. Ah, I may rather compare you to the men of Sodom! Christ …

A King Sent in Love

2 Chronicles 2:11

… so great, That I would give Him all." So, Brothers and Sisters, I hope it has come to this with many of us, that Christ's Cross is …

Keeping the Soul Alive

Psalm 22:29

… he sees God's birds of paradise! Who, then, amidst such dangers, can hope to keep his own soul alive? Even if we had an independent life, which …

A Wonderful Transformation

John 16:20

… And I rose to my feet in hope and joyful confidence and I said, "Are You, my Lord, here where I am? Have you suffered thus, and did …

Needless Fears

Isaiah 51:12

… The life that is to come is infinitely more important than the life that now is and I hope that in our inmost hearts, we reckon that the …

Alone, Yet Not Alone

John 16:31

… we have been very long coming to it! We now trust Christ—I hope that many of us can sincerely say that we lean all our weight on …

"Verily, Verily"

John 5:24

… I hope that many of us are numbered with them. II. Very briefly let us notice THE BLESSINGS WHICH BELONG TO BELIEVING. First, our Lord asserts that the …