Hope for a Hopeless Day: Encouragement and Inspiration When You Need It Most
Overview
When it feels as if there is no hope left and you don’t know whom to turn to, where should you go? Through the words of Jesus, Jack W. Hayford unfolds the secret of triumphing over the ultimate season of suffering and reveals how to regain hope in the midst of seemingly impossible situations. By focusing on the power of the Cross, you will find hope and help to handle trials that come your way. You will be encouraged and inspired by real-life stories of individuals overcoming incredible challenges, including Hayford’s experience of walking through the sudden death of his son-in-law. You will be heartened by stories of bravery and integrity—even while facing the anguish of marital infidelity or financial collapse. Hope for a Hopeless Day does more than encourage you to endure; it inspires you to overcome.
Top Highlights
“forgiveness: Forgiving those who assail you is the key to not being permanently victimized by them.” (Page 27)
“To find hope for a hopeless day, begin by forgiving everyone who seems to be trying to ruin your life.” (Page 26)
“Jesus handled the day in a way that saw beyond it: ‘For the joy that was set before Him, [He] endured the Cross.’” (Page 22)
“we comfort others not from the foundation of our superior faith but from the commonality of our mutual struggles” (Page 43)
“‘the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding’ (Phil. 4:7” (Page 15)
- Title: Hope for a Hopeless Day: Encouragement and Inspiration When You Need It Most
- Author: Jack W. Hayford
- Publishers: Regal, Gospel Light
- Print Publication Date: 2007
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Jesus Christ › Seven last words; Christian life
- ISBNs: 9781441228505, 9780830744947, 9780800796594, 1441228500, 0830744940, 0800796594
- Resource ID: LLS:HPHPLSSDY
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:35:19Z
Jack Williams Hayford (born June 25, 1934) is a prolific and best-selling writer. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 books and composed 600 hymns and choruses—including the internationally known and widely recorded “Majesty.” Dr. Hayford is a graduate of L.I.F.E. Bible College (now Life Pacific College) and Azusa Pacific University.
Described by Christianity Today magazine as “The Pentecostal Gold Standard,” Hayford served as founding pastor of one of the largest churches in southern California, The First Foursquare Church of Van Nuys, California (now known as The Church on the Way). Hayford also founded the King’s University in Los Angeles, where he currently serves as Chancellor, and from 2004 to 2009 Hayford also served as president of The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
“Pastor Jack” is the author of several popular titles including Hayford’s Bible Handbook, Prayer is Invading the Impossible, and Appointed to Leadership. He was the general editor of Spirit-Filled Life Study Bible.
Hayford and his wife, Anna, have four children, eleven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.