

Book Resources

By: John Crotts
How do we persevere when times are hard? When optimistic platitudes fail us and a positive attitude feels impossible, God gives us true hope through the promises of his Word. Christian hope isn’t flimsy and self-made. It is a sustaining certainty because it is not based on our state of mind but on the security of the character of God consistently and reliably expressed through his promises. In this 31-day devotional, John Crotts brings hope to the hearts of troubled Christians, using Scripture to lift us toward Jesus Christ, the anchor of our souls and the friend of sinners. See how God’s power, plans, promises, and personal concerns offer substantive hope for every kind of trial and failure, and use the practical exercises and thought questions to grow your hope every day.

By: Joni Eareckson Tada
One thing has saved her: the heaven-sent hope found only in Christ.
If hope is scarce in your life, this special booklet will draw you-toward a fresh perspective on suffering, true scriptural encouragement, and this beloved author's hard-won insights about the goodness of God.
In her life's journey Joni has learned to meet suffering on God's terms. She has learned that joy is for real. And most of all, she has learned that hope is the best of things when we give it a chance. This book powerfully communicates all these truths from someone who has lived them, so that you can live them too, no matter what you're going through.
If hope is scarce in your life, this special booklet will draw you-toward a fresh perspective on suffering, true scriptural encouragement, and this beloved author's hard-won insights about the goodness of God.
In her life's journey Joni has learned to meet suffering on God's terms. She has learned that joy is for real. And most of all, she has learned that hope is the best of things when we give it a chance. This book powerfully communicates all these truths from someone who has lived them, so that you can live them too, no matter what you're going through.

By: Stephen Viars
Nothing is more damaging to us spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and behaviorally than responding to the unpleasant, unwanted, and (in our judgment) undeserved circumstances of life with the "it's not fair" attitude. It eats away at us like cancer or leprosy. It is a killer that destroys our joy, hope, faith, love, and usefulness for Christ.
Knowing God on a deep level—knowing who and what he is and having a knowledge of his character—has great practical value in helping us handle the denials, refusals, and frightening and painful circumstances that we inevitably face in life. Wayne Mack shows us how to keep a true knowledge of God on the front burner of our minds and hearts in order to keep us from responding to the unpleasant and unwanted experiences of life with the thought—and perhaps even the words—"It's not fair."
Knowing God on a deep level—knowing who and what he is and having a knowledge of his character—has great practical value in helping us handle the denials, refusals, and frightening and painful circumstances that we inevitably face in life. Wayne Mack shows us how to keep a true knowledge of God on the front burner of our minds and hearts in order to keep us from responding to the unpleasant and unwanted experiences of life with the thought—and perhaps even the words—"It's not fair."

By Timothy Keller
A Bright Tomorrow equips Christians with biblical truths laid out in Scripture to face the future with confidence. Readers will learn to face their fears and worries about the future by living right now in view of the gospel of hope and the promise of life everlasting.
This life-changing book will lead Christians to grasp onto certain hope, transforming the way they think about God, themselves, and the world around them. True courage comes from knowing the end of the story, and as Christians with forward-looking hope, we can be eternal optimists and fight fear of the future through Jesus our champion, who gives us victory over death.
This life-changing book will lead Christians to grasp onto certain hope, transforming the way they think about God, themselves, and the world around them. True courage comes from knowing the end of the story, and as Christians with forward-looking hope, we can be eternal optimists and fight fear of the future through Jesus our champion, who gives us victory over death.
Online Resources
CCEF Counseling Resources for Hope
https://www.ccef.org/search/?search=hope
Ministering the Book of Lamentations: Giving Hope When Hope Seems Gone
By Brad Brandt
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/conference-messages/ministering-the-book-of-lamentations-giving-hope-when-hope-seems-gone/
Hope and Essential Lifeline in Counseling
By Ruth Granlund
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/articles/hope-an-essential-lifeline-in-counseling/
Thinking Hopefully, Not Wishfully
By Terry Enns
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/articles/thinking-hopefully-not-wishfully/
Hoping in our Great High Priest
By John Fry
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/articles/hoping-in-our-great-high-priest/
Hope When Hopes Die
By Nancy Snyder
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/articles/hope-when-hopes-die/
Rejoice in Hope
By Kelly Tarr
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/articles/rejoice-in-hope/
Cultivating a Hope Filled Life: Psalm 131
By Randy Tarlow
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/articles/cultivating-a-hope-filled-life/
The Justice of God Brings Hope in Human Suffering
By Paula Higuchi
https://www.ccef.org/search/?search=hope
Ministering the Book of Lamentations: Giving Hope When Hope Seems Gone
By Brad Brandt
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/conference-messages/ministering-the-book-of-lamentations-giving-hope-when-hope-seems-gone/
Hope and Essential Lifeline in Counseling
By Ruth Granlund
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/articles/hope-an-essential-lifeline-in-counseling/
Thinking Hopefully, Not Wishfully
By Terry Enns
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/articles/thinking-hopefully-not-wishfully/
Hoping in our Great High Priest
By John Fry
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/articles/hoping-in-our-great-high-priest/
Hope When Hopes Die
By Nancy Snyder
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/articles/hope-when-hopes-die/
Rejoice in Hope
By Kelly Tarr
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/articles/rejoice-in-hope/
Cultivating a Hope Filled Life: Psalm 131
By Randy Tarlow
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/articles/cultivating-a-hope-filled-life/
The Justice of God Brings Hope in Human Suffering
By Paula Higuchi
Audio Resources
A Biblical Theology of Heaven’s Hope
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/til-229-a-biblical-theology-of-heavens-hope/
Counseling and the Resurrection
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/til-254-counseling-and-the-resurrection/
Heaven’s Hope
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/til-227-heavens-hope/
Living Confidently in God
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/living-confidently-in-god/
Hope in Our Temptations
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/hope-in-our-temptations/
Human Suffering and Heaven’s Hope
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/til-177-human-suffering-and-heavens-hope/
Hope in the Hurt
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/articles/hope-in-the-hurt/
Abounding in Hope
By Stephen Yuile
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/conference-messages/abounding-in-hope/
Something Better Than Being in Control
By Amy Baker
https://store.faithlafayette.org/all-products/something-better-than-being-in-control/?searchid=0&search_query=Hope
Feeling Hopeless: Why the World’s Fixes Will Never Heal You
By Libby Glosson
https://fortisplus.org/tabs/search/videos/40658
A Theology of Hope
By John MacArthur
https://www.gty.org/sermons/62-21/a-theology-of-hope
Fundamental Christian Attitudes: Hope
By John MacArthur
Pt 1: https://www.gty.org/sermons/90-136/fundamental-christian-attitudes-hope-part-1
Pt 2: https://www.gty.org/sermons/90-137/fundamental-christian-attitudes-hope-part-2
The Hope of the Resurrection
By John MacArthur
https://www.gty.org/sermons/1206/the-hope-of-the-resurrection
Hope for Discouraged Saints
By John MacArthur
https://www.gty.org/sermons/81-86/hope-for-discouraged-saints
Transforming Hope
By John MacArthur
https://www.gty.org/sermons/series/271/transforming-hope
Purifying Hope
By John MacArthur
Pt 1: https://www.gty.org/sermons/62-22/the-purifying-hope-part-1
Pt 2: https://www.gty.org/sermons/62-23/the-purifying-hope-part-2
Pt 3: https://www.gty.org/sermons/62-24/the-purifying-hope-part-3
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/til-229-a-biblical-theology-of-heavens-hope/
Counseling and the Resurrection
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/til-254-counseling-and-the-resurrection/
Heaven’s Hope
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/til-227-heavens-hope/
Living Confidently in God
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/living-confidently-in-god/
Hope in Our Temptations
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/hope-in-our-temptations/
Human Suffering and Heaven’s Hope
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/til-177-human-suffering-and-heavens-hope/
Hope in the Hurt
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/articles/hope-in-the-hurt/
Abounding in Hope
By Stephen Yuile
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/conference-messages/abounding-in-hope/
Something Better Than Being in Control
By Amy Baker
https://store.faithlafayette.org/all-products/something-better-than-being-in-control/?searchid=0&search_query=Hope
Feeling Hopeless: Why the World’s Fixes Will Never Heal You
By Libby Glosson
https://fortisplus.org/tabs/search/videos/40658
A Theology of Hope
By John MacArthur
https://www.gty.org/sermons/62-21/a-theology-of-hope
Fundamental Christian Attitudes: Hope
By John MacArthur
Pt 1: https://www.gty.org/sermons/90-136/fundamental-christian-attitudes-hope-part-1
Pt 2: https://www.gty.org/sermons/90-137/fundamental-christian-attitudes-hope-part-2
The Hope of the Resurrection
By John MacArthur
https://www.gty.org/sermons/1206/the-hope-of-the-resurrection
Hope for Discouraged Saints
By John MacArthur
https://www.gty.org/sermons/81-86/hope-for-discouraged-saints
Transforming Hope
By John MacArthur
https://www.gty.org/sermons/series/271/transforming-hope
Purifying Hope
By John MacArthur
Pt 1: https://www.gty.org/sermons/62-22/the-purifying-hope-part-1
Pt 2: https://www.gty.org/sermons/62-23/the-purifying-hope-part-2
Pt 3: https://www.gty.org/sermons/62-24/the-purifying-hope-part-3