Hope for the Finding
Sermons and Bible devotional thoughts from Pleasant Hill Baptist in Central, SC, along with other talks offering hope and encouragement for living life.
Episodes
As Christians, we often get stuck in either, not knowing what to pray for, or praying primarily for our physical needs.
In The High Priestly Prayer of John 17, Jesus prays for His Himself, His disciples, and for us.
We learn from this prayer, what God prays for, and what His prayer is for His believers.
The Resurrection account in Mark of subject to some criticism. Some believe that some of the verses of the account were not added until later and should not be included in chapter 16.
But regardless of added later or not, the critics and skeptics miss the fact that the same details of the resurrection are also recorded in the other gospels.
None of this changes the story and miracle of the resurrection and while many miss the mo...
Sunday January 18, 2026
Matthew 25:14-30
As Christians, God calls each of us to different tasks in service to Him and the Kingdom of God. We are all different members of one body, and we need each member.
Our Primary purpose in life is to worship God and glorify him in all we do.
In doing so we are to grow in our walk with God and point others to God with our walk and with our words, leading people to the cross for Salvation, and helpi...
When God doesn’t react or respond to your efforts the way you think He will or should, how will you respond?
Join us as we learn from the story of Cain and how His reaction to God defined His life and impacted the generations to follow.
Sunday January, 4th 2025
Genesis 1:24-31; 2:15-24
When considering what resolutions you will make or what direction you will go in 2026, what or who do you consider. In this message from Genesis we see that God has made everything good for the benefit of man. Perhaps as we enter the new year, we should seek God's wisdom as we begin the 2026 journey.
Sunday, December 21, 2025
We sing the song, "Mary, Did you Know"
But we often forget to realize that Mary and the others surrounding the birth of Christ, were not so different than us today.
As we share the story of that first Christmas we must ask the question: Christian did you know?
Sunday December 14, 2025
The message delivered regarding the Birth of Christ requires a response from those who hear it.
The shepherds demonstrate for the rest of us a pattern we should all follow when it comes to the Hope and Joy of Christmas.
Part 4 of "While You are Waiting" is the conclusion of our series on the mindset/mentality we should have until God calls us home.
Once we are saved we are to live the rest of our lives Worshipping and following God and the purposes He has for you life.
Peter shares for attitudes that we are to have in our Christ like mindset, while we are waiting for God to call us home.
This week we focus on verses 8-11 and the attitude of Passio...
Peter understood that as Christians we are longing for Heaven but while we are still here we have a purpose to fulfill, and an attitude that does not lead us to just hold on til Jesus comes to take us home. Join us for part 3 as we share the important attitude we are to have while we are waiting for Heaven.
Peter understood that as Christians we are longing for Heaven but while we are still here we have a purpose to fulfill, and an attitude that does not lead us to just hold on til Jesus comes to take us home. Join us as we share the important attitude we are to have while we are waiting for Heaven.
Time marches on and our time is short in this world, whether it be that our life is but a vapor in the reality of eternity, or the soon coming of Jesus and the end of the age.
Jesus is coming soon, and the definition of soon, is different for us than it is for God.
No matter how long we have, the fact remains our time is limited.
Peter understood his life was soon coming to an end, because of the prophecy of Jesus regarding his e...
October 26, 2025
We live in a world that is confused about the truth. Learning to respond in a Christ like way is key whether it be interacting with a fellow believer or an unbeliever. Peter shares several keys in this part 4, and concluding part of this series.
Sunday October 19, 2025
Rev. Jack Cannon brings a powerful message of Mephibosheth and David during our Homecoming 2025 celebration as we celebrate 177 years in ministry
Sunday October 12, 2025 We live in a world that is confused about the truth. Learning to respond in a Christ like way is key whether it be interacting with a fellow believer or an unbeliever. Peter shares several keys in this part 3 of the series.
We live in a confused world that leads to rejection, and disagreement. Whether it be with a non-believing world or a world of faith, confusion will often lead to rejection and wrongful reactions.
Learning how to respond to a confused world is key in demonstrating the love of Christ in our daily interactions.
In part 1 of this series we learned that we must be united with a Christ like mind while showing love, compassion, and a tender...
We live in a world that seems increasingly divided and at odds with each other. The answer is that we live in a world with a lot of confusion due to blindness to the reality of Christ in the secular world, and an ignorance of how we should respond to confusion by the church.
In this first part of a mini series we learn from Peter How we as the church are to respond to confusion and confrontation.
Romans 6 shares a simple truth that must be lived out daily: Through Faith in Christ Sin has lost its power over us. But how do we live out that truth in a real way in our daily lives? Listen as we share from Romans the keys to victory over the temptation to sin.
There are moments that God is speaking clearly to us. He calls us to action, and calls us to service. Those moments when God is clearly moving are worth remembering. These moments demand a response. The question is, and how the moment will be remembered is how we respond.
Paul writes about the basis of our Justification by comparing and contrasting the first physical man, Adam; with the first Spiritual man, Jesus Christ! In the end we find yet another reason to Praise God for What He has done!
After an explanation of God's clear plan and. explanation of justification, Paul now gives us a clear illustration of Justification in the life of Abraham. Learn how God justified Abraham, and how this applies to us today.
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