"hope" Tagged Sermons

Our Only Hope

1 Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John  2 (though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples),  3 He left Judea and departed again to Galilee.  4 But He needed to go through Samaria. 5 So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar,…

The Presence of God

God is our refuge and strength,A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear,Even though the earth be removed,And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though its waters roar and be troubled,Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God,The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High. God is in the midst…

Hope Among Despair

Remember my affliction and roaming,The wormwood and the gall. My soul still remembersAnd sinks within me. This I recall to my mind,Therefore I have hope. Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning;Great is Your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,“Therefore I hope in Him!” The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,To the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should hope and wait…

Coping With Creeps

Truly God is good to Israel, To such as are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no pangs in their death, But their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like other men. Therefore pride…