Paid in Full: NEW! Easter Series
New Sermon Series Now Available
Everything you need for your next series
AI Sermon Generator
Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.
Biblical Sermon Calendar
Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching
Sermon Spark Research
Free, customized sermon writing help
Topical Sermon Calendar
Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year
I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
We all experience despair at times and God will help us to overcome it.
Title: Overcoming Despair Text: Psalm 13:1-6 “How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? 3 Look on me and answer, O LORD my God. ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 13:1-6
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Paul comes to the end of his rope, but he does not come to the end of his hope. He had no resource in himself, and all he could do was to surrender his life and future to the providence of God.
Paul Aurandt tells the story of one of the fastest rising young singers back in the early 50's. He was called the Romantic Voice Of America. Teenage girls would give anything to see him, but he never appeared anywhere. He was not even seen in photographs. He was strictly a radio voice. Soon ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:8-11
The coming of the Christ was the arrival into this hopeless world of a boundless hope all wrapped up in one wonderful life.
Sermon - November 28, 2004 - Advent I - “A Boundless Hope” THE PROBLEM: Proclamation I - Isaiah 8:18-22 18 Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion. 19 When men tell you to consult mediums and ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:26-37
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
#6 in a series focused on the foundational biblical truths found in The Peace Prayer of St. Francis: Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace.
Where There Is DESPAIR, HOPE Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O, Divine ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3
Learn to encourage the despairing by understanding how to meet the four needs of the despairing
If you’ve been with us for a while, you would know that on the third Sunday of each month, we study the Book of Job. We are on chapters 6 and 7 this morning. Chapters 1 and 2 of Job gave us the setting for the story. Job was a man who worshipped God and shunned evil. Job was wealthy, wise and ...read more
Denomination: *other
Through the experience of Elijah after Jezebel’s threat and his subsequent despair we can learn some ways to hang in there.
In a certain household the family cat brought a mouse into the house. The father was going to do away with it. The children were mortified that Papa would do such a thing. So he waited until they life the room. Then he saw a glass of water on a table and he dropped the mouse into the glass. Later, ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-4
Denomination: Baptist
A psalm of despair with an antidote
Psalm 42 This morning’s psalm is Psalm 42, which has been called a psalm of despair. But it is more than that. It does also contains the antidote. There is a lot in the psalm, but I would like to look at three aspects of it today: These aspects are: 1. Despair is disabling 2. Despair can lead ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11, Psalm 42:1-3
Denomination: Anglican
The absence of hope is despair.
Many years ago an S-4 submarine went down off the coast of Massachusetts. It sank with a full compliment of sailors aboard. The US Navy did everything possible to rescue the men trapped inside, including sending down deep divers. But time was not on their side and the air supply began to run out. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:7-16
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Rather than shine light into the darkness, God brought light out of darkness, hope out of despair for Israel and will do so for us.
Introduction: In America today, when most people think of Christmas, they think of images like these. (Show slides of Christmas images.) We have a very glamorous, glittery, plastic, cheery, bright image of Christmas here in America. It’s a holiday of parties, and gifts and shopping and ...read more
Scripture: Malachi 4:1-6
Denomination: Wesleyan
Being cleansed by God’s amazing grace.
Jeremiah 31:31-34 5th Sunday in Lent Psalm 51:1-13 April 6, 2003 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33 The Hyssop of God’s Love! Sin has a terrible way of making us all dirty and giving us feelings of despair! At one time or another, we all experience times of despair. ...read more
Scripture: John 12:20-33, Psalm 51:1-13
Denomination: Lutheran
Have you ever despaired? David did. We might hide our despair from others (Ps 73:15), but we still go through them.
Have you ever despaired? David did. We might hide our despair from others (Ps 73:15), but we still go through them. The Bible records the despairing occasions of great men & women... • To show us that they are made of the same stuff. • So that those in despair can identify with them and ...read more
This sermon explores the transformative power of Christ's resurrection, encouraging believers to live in hope and joy, serving God with energy, boldness, and contentment.
Good morning, dear brothers and sisters in Christ. We gather here today, bound by the love of our Savior, Jesus Christ, and united in our shared faith and fellowship. What a blessing it is to be in the presence of God's family, to share in the warmth of His love and the comfort of His grace. We ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:55
Topics: Resurrection
Psalm 13:1-6 shows us how a believer moves from despair to delight in the Lord.
Scripture Shortly after the statewide “Stay At Home” directive was implemented, Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco invited local pastors to attend a weekly telephone conference call. These calls focus on security information and concerns about our current situation. Sheriff Nocco caught my attention ...read more
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
G. Campbell Morgan said, "The resurrection is a fact that cannot be proved except to the faith of the heart." The evidence must be approached with faith, or it will not convince the skeptic.
Ministers frequently call at a home when the man alone is there, and he will respond in some such manner as this: "I'm sorry my wife isn't home. She takes care of the religious matters in our home." I have not just read about this, but have experienced it, and have wondered how ...read more
Scripture: Mark 16:1-14
The very group of men Jesus hand picked to be the foundation on which He would build His church were the first body of skeptics in the Christian church.