Summary Priscilla Shirer reflects on childhood memories of asking for «do-overs» in games like double Dutch, drawing a parallel to God’s abundant grace that offers second chances, spotlighting Jonah 3:1 where «the word of the Lord came to Jonah a [...]

On this special night partnering with Stay Here, we're hearing how Jesus brings abundant life against the enemy's desire to destroy, especially through suicide. Through Sam's powerful testimony and the examples of Judas and Peter, [...]

In the midst of a relentless storm, Paul shows that true hope isn’t just trusting God’s promise that everyone will survive, but walking it out through obedience, practical care, and gratitude—ultimately discovering that God redeems even the [...]

In this message from Acts 27, the preacher shares how hope isn't just wishful thinking but what keeps us holding on and moving forward through life's storms, drawing from Paul's shipwreck story and his own lost passport adventure, [...]

Today, I want to share a very special message with you. It’s a passage in scripture that has had the most transforming effect on my life. I was going through a very difficult phase as a teenager, and life had suddenly become very bitter. It seemed [...]

Life must be lived with hope and with an expectation of good things. Without hope, life becomes hopeless. Have you ever been in a situation where someone says there is no hope for you and all of a sudden your outlook changes? You cannot see how to [...]

Hello, I trust that you are having a good time and walking in victory, overcoming, and being hopeful about your life. Romans chapter 4, verse 17 onward, talks about Abraham, who had a lot of struggles in his life regarding whether he would have a [...]

This collection is called «The One Thing,» and its subtitle is «Heading into an Uncertain Year with an Unshakable Hope.» The message Pastor Grant gave last week was brilliant and so inspiring, kicking off this collection. That subtitle has already [...]

The subtitle of «The One Thing» is «Starting an Unpredictable Year with Unshakable Hope,» and I don’t know about you, but we’re barely through January, and I would say it’s already been an unpredictable year. Collectively, but I’m guessing for a lot [...]

All right, this is actually a sign in front of a church. It said, «Deacon Joe Battle’s funeral is canceled; he is alive after all.» I don’t even understand how you can schedule a funeral if the person’s not dead. Oh well, I don’t need a Valentine; I [...]

As I have mentioned the last few times I have spoken, I have felt, at least for me, it’s a season of review. Last December 2019, I had an unusual experience with the Lord. I’ve had Him speak to me in the night, where He awakened me with His voice [...]

Welcome! It is so wonderful to have so many people in the room. I’d like for you to grab your Bibles; we’re going to read three portions of scripture this morning. What I want you to do is open to 2 Corinthians chapter 10—2 Corinthians, not [...]

It’s not that we pretend those things never happened or that they never existed; it’s that we bring them into the relationship with the Lord so He can heal the place of pain and turn it into a place of strength. Every loss is supposed to be a place [...]

Every person has abundant resources within reach to make their life fulfilling. I don’t care what continent they live on, what nation they belong to, or what economy they are part of; there is a relative abundance within reach of every person. [...]

God has purposed to take every pile of ashes and turn it into beauty. He didn’t determine to take every pile of ashes and turn it into an acceptable situation; He actually determined to take what was the most repulsive part of our lives and turn it [...]

It is the birthplace of hope, seeing who is there, seeing His heart, His purpose, His plan. You cannot help but have hope in that situation. Every commandment of the Lord is to ensure that I succeed; every commandment of the Lord ties me into the [...]

God designed us to live in the strength of hope, but here’s the bottom line: the measure of hope that you live with, the measure of hope that I live with, is entirely up to me. It is what I choose to feed my soul. I want you to look at this verse [...]

You make sacrifices because you have something more valuable and pleasurable at the end of the sacrifice, and what hope does is keep the long-term situation in view. I’ve been looking forward to being with you because I wanted to talk to you about [...]

And what hopelessness does is it robs me of the delight of obedience. I may still be locked into the discipline of obedience; I may do all the right things externally, but because of hopelessness, my heart doesn’t get to feast on the joy of [...]

Thank you, beautiful; nice to see you. Oops, Benny. Um, I have a new book. I’m so happy it happened; it’s called «The Way of Life.» Good cover too! You don’t need to read the book, just touch the cover; it’ll bless you. «The Way of Life» sounds like [...]

How many of you know, sometimes in life people will try to talk you into doing what is in their heart? And Saul was trying to talk David into wearing his armor. Obviously it wasn’t working for Saul 'cause Saul wasn’t out there fighting the [...]

This morning I wanna talk about «Hope When It’s Hard». Hope when it’s hard. We’re gonna look at David’s life. We’re gonna look at challenges that he was able to overcome and how he was able to overcome them. You know, as a result of us coming out of [...]

The title of this message from 1 Peter chapter 1, and you can begin finding God’s Word, 1 Peter chapter 1, «Facing the Future with Courageous Joy». And Peter was preparing the congregations of the first century as well as all of us today to face the [...]

So I wanna ask you very sincerely, why are you here today? Like no Easter face, God is good smile. Like genuinely, why are you here today? Some of you would say, «I am here because Jesus has changed my life. It’s Easter. I’m all in». Others of you [...]

Hi, I’m Father Cedric Pisegna, the host of «Live with Passion»! So glad that you tuned in. I’m talking about hope. This comes from 1 Peter chapter 1: «Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy, we have been born an [...]

Take your Bibles and turn with me to 1 Peter chapter 1. This is our brand-new series from the letter of 1 Peter, and the theme is LIVING HOPE IN A HOSTILE WORLD. And I’m so glad that you have joined us today and that includes all of you who are [...]

God has given us a message of hope and we’re calling this message series LIVING HOPE, because it shows up right in the first sentences of 1 Peter chapter 1, that we have this living hope in Jesus Christ in the midst of a hostile world; filled with [...]

So I want to talk to you a little bit tonight about hope for Lahaina, but more specifically hope for you. So maybe for some of you, it was a day like any other day. You got out of bed, you had breakfast, and then «it» happened, that unexpected [...]

Gary Sinise: My life is not full in spite of the disappointments, it's full because of them. Jeremy Camp : You know what's amazing about the Lord is that he's so longsuffering because it wasn't like he was saying, "Okay, [...]

Our life is like a movie. It has a beginning middle, and end, full of surprises, the twists and turns, the storm clouds of darkness, but beauty and light still exists. We all have questions about this movie that we're in. Is this movie a [...]

Drawing from Philippians 4:6, this sermon encourages believers to replace anxiety with faith and thanksgiving, reminding them that God is greater than any problem, worry is sin and useless, and thinking on good things while praying brings [...]

It’s essential that you live with confidence and certainty in your Christian life. The blessed assurance of knowing that your sins are forgiven, that you’re on your way to heaven, that you have eternal life and that you can never lose it. That we [...]

Today we will discuss «Unleash God’s power» How? Persevere in prayer. Say that with me. Persevere in prayer. What is the meaning of the word persevere? You know, the tendency is for us to give up, especially when your prayers are not answered. How [...]

I want you to know something about Christmas. There are three things that you can arrive at when you think about Christmas. It has to do with the names revealed in Christmas. What do I mean? «…there was a priest named Zacharias, of the division of [...]

I want you to take God’s Word and turn if you would please to James chapter 4. If you can find James chapter 4 I think it will help you today as we study together the Word of God. Now we’re on a threshold of a brand new year and when we come to the [...]

God is faithful. And the title of this message is "New Morning Mercies" from Lamentations, chapter 3. Yes, Lamentations if you can find it in your Bible. It's next to a big book called Jeremiah. It was probably, most likely written by [...]

I want you to find a familiar passage of Scripture. As a matter of fact, it may be your favorite passage of Scripture, Proverbs 3 verses 5 and 6. And we're going to revisit that passage of Scripture because it is so pertinent for this time of [...]

Kerry Shock : Merry Christmas, Woodlands Church. How are you doing? You can be seated. We are so glad that you are here. The weather outside may be frightful this Christmas Eve, but it is warm and delightful in here, isn't it? Chris Shock : [...]

Erin Wood, what a treasure you are. Thank you so much, what a gift. As I understand it, I think that's the ninth time in a row she has sung that, and every time it's like the first time, because didn't you sing it like five times [...]

Kay Warren opens up about the long, agonizing battle with her son Matthew's mental illness, sharing how she clung to audacious hope through prayer teams, Scripture cards in a "hope box," and a personal fleece that seemed [...]

Rick Warren explains that sin and evil have broken everything on earth—people, relationships, nature, and society—leading to widespread confusion, suffering, and pain in every area of life. He counters hopelessness by pointing to Romans 8:28, [...]

Rick Warren opens with 2 Corinthians 1:3-11, sharing how Paul's words about God as the Father of compassion who comforts us in suffering so we can comfort others have been a lifeline after Matthew's death. He explains that firm hope comes [...]

We’re starting a message series on Advent. How many of you know a lot about Advent? Raise your hand. A lot about Advent? Online, you can say, «I know a lot about Advent». Or you can say, «I don’t know a lot about Advent». When I was a kid, I had an [...]

Joel Osteen explains that the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 saw God’s promises from a distance and welcomed them by faith even when they seemed impossible and far off, urging us to do the same—keep believing, thanking God, and «waving» at distant [...]

Everyone is investing all of the time in something. People wanna use the word "Investment" and isolate it simply to a financial exchange, and it has an application there, but everything in your life is some measure of an investment. [...]

This is an excerpt from: Rescue Your Testimony I realized a long time ago that what the Devil is actually attacking when he comes to me with worry is my ability to anticipate what God might do and that every time I worry, it's a perversion of [...]

Greetings to everyone all over the world, and a special greeting to all the mothers! Happy Mother's Day! Today, I've invited the most amazing mother, the mother of my five children, to read a poem she wrote for all mothers. Let's [...]

Greetings in the wonderful name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Recently, I read an article. There is a phenomenon in Japan called jouhatsu. Jouhatsu is from a Japanese word that means evaporation. It refers to people who vanish on purpose into [...]

Greetings in the wonderful name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Blessed, happy day today! Do you know why? Not only are we worshiping God together all over the world, but I have great news for you all. Praise God for Pastor Ricky! He has been [...]

Would you take your Bibles and turn to Ephesians chapter 4. I'm beginning a series of messages that I'm going to be preaching, God willing, all this month and next month that is going to be a distillation of things that I want you to [...]