Playlist: Hope, Loss of (topic)
Where is Your Hope?
Sermonette by Hunter D. SwansonWhen the blessings we fervently hope for remain out of reach, how do we maintain hope? Through the deeply personal struggle of infertility, this message explores the tension between intellectually trusting God's promises and emotionally enduring painful trials. The recurring grief of infertility—and the possibility of …
We Are Saved in This Hope
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsHuman beings naturally express hope as a one-sided, limited projection based on mixed good and bad experiences, unable to view the future fairly or completely. Loss of hope emerges most clearly when a person, given opportunity to know God's truth, fails to act on it out of fear, as illustrated by the servant in the Parable of …
Hope to the End
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughPeter, while warning about impending suffering, nevertheless distinguishes himself as the apostle of hope, keeping our minds on what is to be rather than what now is.
Hope in Christ Purifies Us
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsWe must remember that hope is sure, but we must wait patiently for God's plan for us to unfold. In the meantime, we purify ourselves of corruption.
Lamentations (Part Five; 1989)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughThe poet expresses a profound loss of hope when declaring that his strength and hope have perished from the Lord. This statement arises directly from the experience of exceptional personal affliction in which God has led him into darkness without light, turned His hand against him repeatedly, aged his flesh, broken his bones, …
The Handwriting Is on the Wall (2004)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWe cannot assume that we are going to be immune from tough times and persecution, but we need to ask God for the strength to endure what He gives us to endure.
Proper Memorials and the Right Spirit
Sermon by Mark SchindlerCaleb and Joshua withstood the fearmongering tactics of the ten faithless spies by calling to mind the providence God had shown toward Israel.