Books & Studies
Transcripts from past sermons produced by Words of Hope.
Elijah: Prophet of Courage
Read: 1 Kings 18:17-39 When it comes to the hard choices in life, many people like to put them off. But one of God’s greatest spokesmen can help us make the
God Has Spoken
Read: Hebrews 1:1-4 Over the years God spoke his word to people through many different prophets. But when he wanted to communicate his most important message, God sent his Son into
When You’re Condemning Yourself
Read: Romans 8:1 Nobody likes to feel guilty, least of all when you’re the one condemning yourself. You can try to stifle your conscience or you can use the gospel way
A Man of Sorrows
Read: Isaiah 53:3 He could have been called a man of holiness, for he lived a perfect life. He could have been called a man of love, for no one
Despised and Rejected
Read: Isaiah 53:3 Of all the hurts life can inflict upon us, none is more bitter than the pain of rejection. It might surprise you to know that God’s own Son
Love is Sacrificial
Read: 1 Corinthians 13:5 In a world that says, “I want it my way,” lovers must learn to say, “Not my way, but yours.” I continue to be impressed by the way the
Love is Humble
Read: 1 Corinthians 13:4, 5 Humility—it is an attractive quality in anyone, but it is especially becoming in those who love. Love, the love God both shows toward us and inspires
Overflowing With Hope
Read: Romans 15:7-13 Do you know what the rarest and most precious commodity on earth is? No, it’s not gold or diamonds, not oil or uranium; it’s hope. For everything that
Benefits of Believing
Read: Romans 5:1-5 When the American writer Henry David Thoreau lay on his deathbed, an old aunt came to him and asked if he had made his peace with God. “Madam,”
The Shepherd’s Heart
Read: John 10:11-15 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep
Child of Destiny
Read: Luke 2:34-35 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign
God Wants the Best for You
Read: 1 Timothy 2:1-4 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all who are in high positions, so that