Sermons on Hope

Sermons on Hope

Lamentations: Poems of Deep Sorrow

With Lamentations 3:31–33, we continue our survey of Bible books. The book of Lamentations describes the sorrow the Israelites felt after they experienced the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the sorrowing widow, sorrow at the wrath of Yahweh, the afflicted man who has hope, the contrast between past and present, and…

Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles

In Romans 15:8-13, the apostle Paul teaches God saved the Jews to reveal His truthfulness, while He saved the Gentiles to reveal His mercy. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the glory of God revealed in the salvation of the Jews, the glory of God revealed in the salvation of the Gentiles, and the Jews and Gentiles have one hope. “May the God of hope fill you with all…

Living in Hope, Patience, and Prayer

In Romans 12:12, the apostle Paul explains that Christian hope brings us joy, patience helps us get through tribulation, and prayer helps us through the difficult days of the Christian life. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches rejoice in hope (as Jesus did), be patient in tribulation (as Jesus did), and be constant in prayer (as Jesus did). “Rejoice in hope, be patient…

Learning the Secret of Being Content

In Philippians 4:10–28, the apostle Paul reveals the secret to being content. It is a learned behavior that comes through trial and error. We do not attain this on our own, rather Christ is the one who strengthens us in all things that are holy and according to His will. In this message, Pastor Ben Bessett asks why do we struggle with being content in life, and what is…

A Three-Fold Assurance of Salvation

In Romans 5:9–11, the apostle gives hope to believers who are anxious about the wrath of God. He teaches them to remember that God has already given us justification, salvation, and reconciliation. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches we were guilty, but now we are justified; Jesus died for our sins, but He lives to save us; and we were enemies, but now we are…

The Lavish Outpouring of God’s Love

In Romans 5:1–5, we come to the third and most confident dimension of our hope: God’s love. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the experience of God’s initial love, the experience of God’s abiding love, and the experience of God’s eternal love. “And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been…

Growing through Suffering

In Romans 5:3–4, the apostle shows that believers even rejoice in the sufferings of this life. We rejoice in suffering because they make us more like Christ! Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the fruit of suffering, the fruit of endurance, and the fruit of character. “Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and…

The Beatitudes (3): The Meek Truly Blessed

Being meek is not something the world values highly. However, true meekness, being humbled before God by his Spirit and finding salvation in Christ, and trusting him in all things, is blessed by God. Listen as Mr. Brandt Barnard preaches from Matthew 5:5 on the blessed state of the meek, the blessed Savior of the meek, and the blessed inheritance of the meek. “Blessed…