Based on Second Lesson texts, the message of hope rings out clearly in these sermons for Lent and Easter.

Communicated throughout these chapters is a fearless joy, an amazing hope in the knowledge that God came in the flesh like a parent rushing into a burning building to rescue us! Sermon titles include:

• The Peace Treaty (2 Corinthians 5:20b--6:10)
• Come to the Light (Ephesians 5:8-14)
• Surviving the Present Trials (1 Peter 1:3-9) Sandra Hefter Herrmann is pastor of Faith United Methodist Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She earned her M.Div. degree and C.P.F. training from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. She is a popular seminar and workshop leader and a published poet. She is also a regular contributor to the preaching journal Emphasis.