#ForTheHope daily audio Bible: Recent Episodes
Roger Courville
It’s hard to find time to consistently read through the Bible, so why not have a partner? Whether you’re a skeptic, seeker, or believer going deeper, together we’ll conversationally read the Bible, explore the truth claims of Christianity, and learn to live #ForTheHope of Jesus.
One theme that bubbles up today:“Worship is a time to care for one another, to build up the unity of our fellowship in Christ.” ~John Frame
One theme that bubbles up today:Christians should learn from Israel’s bad example that they must avoid idolatry.
One theme that bubbles up today:The spiritual good of others should always govern what we Christians do.
Singles and married couples must follow God’s design and pursue faithfulness according to their gift.
One theme that bubbles up today:The Lord’s church — the people, not the building — is the temple of the Spirit of the Lord.
One theme that bubbles up today:Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is a commission from the King.
One theme that bubbles up today:The uncertain timing of the Messiah’s return should motivate us to remain faithful so we are ready whenever he comes.
Jesus came the first time to save sinners. He’ll come again to everyone and everything as judge.
One theme that bubbles up today:God invites his people to ask him to work in ways that upset the status quo and display his glorious power and grace.
One theme that bubbles up today:The king’s authority will threaten those who desire to usurp his authority for themselves.
One theme that bubbles up today:The kingdom of God overturns all human valuations and possibilities
One theme that bubbles up today:We come to Christ initially with child-like humility and then continue to follow Him under the loving discipline of a local church.
One theme that bubbles up today:God’s mighty acts of creation and salvation reveal his enduring and faithful love for his people.
One theme that bubbles up today:For an endurance test, respond in faith. For a relationship test, respond in love.
When our promiscuous hearts grieve God, He steps in to remind us who He is and that whatever we choose in His place is not worth what it costs us.
Even in discipline God does not abandon His people but sustains them for the sake of His glory.
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984
One theme that bubbles up today:Doubt…is a wistful longing to be sure of the things in which we trust. ~Alistair McGrath
What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. ~AW Tozer
One theme that bubbles up today:God’s values are complete inversions of the world’s values.
One theme that bubbles up today:Even if we face Satan exerting his power as ruler of this world, we should not be surprised that God defends those who are his own.
One theme that bubbles up today:God is jealous for his own glory and for the good of his people, which means we should live zealously toward those same ends.
One theme that bubbles up today:Defend the faith, strengthen yourselves, be merciful to those who are weak.
One theme that bubbles up today:The differences between Paul and a legalist: the reason for one’s conduct, the depth of one’s behavior, and the results of personal actions.
One theme that bubbles up today:Even at work you’re a witness by simply wearing robes of grace.
One theme that bubbles up today:There is no neutral — we either choose Christ’s way, or we fall into the devices of Satan.
One theme that bubbles up today:The only way we rise to the importance of preserving and passing on the gospel is to endure in the grace of God.
One theme that bubbles up today:God’s grace doesn’t help us avoid suffering…it’s helps us maintaing hope through suffering.
One theme that bubbles up today:The opposite of idolatry is intimacy. The cure for worshiping false gods is to know the one true God.
One theme that bubbles up today:Let’s be a “Jesus first, others second, me third” church for God’s glory
One theme that bubbles up today:God seeks the return of everyone — whether returning for the first time or the thousandth time.
One theme that bubbles up today:God’s saving promises to Israel are irrevocable since they depend upon his word of promise and his electing grace.
What do we wait for? The rescue of the body from sin and death that will happen when it is raised from the dead…because hope transforms suffering
One theme that bubbles up today:The Spirit’s presence in our lives inevitably produces fruit pleasing to God. Thus, we are secure. But the Spirit does not do his work apart from our response.
One theme that bubbles up today:Life’s most important question is “How can one have peace with God?” The answer: to be declared just in God’s sight.
One theme that bubbles up today:Right standing with God comes through faith in the atoning work of Jesus on the cross.
All people, Jews and Gentiles alike, have sinned and therefore all are held accountable to God.
One theme that bubbles up today:The gospel is not fundamentally a message about our lives, it’s a declaration about God’s son, the man Jesus.
The church is defined by the gospel, not by one culture, historical period, human tradition, or state of freedom.
No matter what, we simply pass along what we’ve received (and are thus shaped in the process)
“Adoration of God, like the Law of God, acts as a mirror to show us the blemishes of our character and drive us to a posture of contrition.” ~RC Sproul
Sometimes it’s the most casual and normal happenings that really reflect divine involvement in our lives.
“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” ~C.S. Lewis
When the gospel of Jesus Christ invades the domain of Satan, spiritual warfare is bound to occur
One theme that bubbles up today:The gospel can make headway even in places reputed to be dens of iniquity.
One theme that bubbles up today: You should test what you hear by consulting Scripture openly, eagerly, carefully, and daily.
One theme that bubbles up today:The Hound of Heaven never ceases to pursue you and wants to work through you.
One theme that bubbles up today:Good things are not only available to all, but those good things are themselves a witness to God.
God’s faithful love is sufficient for our most desperate needs, and his awesome salvation is worthy of our deepest praise.
Jesus the messianic King suffered and died so that, like him, people from every nation could be rescued for the praise of the Lord.
One theme that bubbles up today: The only remedy for the presence of God is the presence of God.
God exposes the many sins of his richly blessed people…and predicts the coming judgment on these sins by his righteous wrath.
God summons to court the people of the religious-yet-wicked Jewish nation for their many sins and pleads with them to repent so he can save them.
One theme that bubbles up today:No one is so bad that he’s beyond the reach of God’s saving grace
No one is able to overthrow the Gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation (Romans 1:16)
The church is a new community of new creations in Christ, who live on mission as citizens of his kingdom
The gospel stands or falls on the reality that Christ rose from the dead according to the Scriptures.
If you don’t think you could betray Jesus, you probably don’t know the full depth of your own sin yet.
Jesus said, “Follow me,” and we’re going to trust — utterly and completely — or not. The end is certain and coming, so we must get ready for it.
The good news of Jesus elicits opposition because it challenges flawed ideas of God, human spirituality, religious institutions, and societies.
Jesus subverts merit-based ideas of spirituality and what changes lives is God’s unmerited but freely given goodness
In the kingdom of God accepted human values of status and importance are turned upside down.
The kingdom of God is already here, but there will be a future appearance of the Son of Man for which people will be unprepared.
One theme that bubbles up today:God is the all-knowing, always-present Creator who will judge both the righteous and the wicked
If you shape Scripture to our own liking, you form for yourself a Jesus in your image rather than the other way around.
Even we who are fallible are essential in the revolutionary values of the kingdom of God.
When God in Jesus makes broken lives whole, celebrate joyfully and tell others soberly and wisely what God has done
One theme that bubbles up today:Will you let God subvert and remake your vision of — and relationship with — Him?
The Good King’s compassion brings life to the dead, awe to the living, and a call to compassion to his disciples.
God’s promise should compel risk-taking, life-giving, death-defying confidence in our Lord.
Jesus is the Davidic Messiah (Ps. 2:7), the Suffering Servant (Isa. 42:1), and the beloved Son, whom God will offer as a sacrifice for sins (Gen. 22:2)
God judges those who abandon him for idols by withholding his presence…and yet also sent his son on a rescue mission to all peoples everywhere.
God works through history-making governments and anonymous people like shepherds to accomplish his saving purposes. Even through you, if you let him.
As believers, we are called to participate in God’s redemptive plan by being intentionally Christian in our engagements.
One theme that bubbles up today:Truth without grace breeds self-righteous legalism; grace without truth breeds moral indifference.Bible used for reading today: Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:Randy Alcorn, The Grace and Truth Paradox: Responding with Christlike Balance, https://www.amazon.com/Grace-Truth-Paradox-Responding-Christlike/dp/1590520653. France B. Brown Jr., “Colossians,” in The Big Idea Companion for Preaching and Teaching: A Guide from Genesis to Revelation, ed. Matthew D. Kim and Scott M. Gibson (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic: A Division of Baker Publishing Group, 2021), 525.Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 259.Miles Van Pelt, “1-2 Kings,” in Gospel Transformation Bible: English Standard Version, ed. Bryan Chapell and Dane Ortlund (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2013), 456.♱♱♱About the #ForTheHope podcasts#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day. Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.
Just as Jesus obeyed the Father and suffered for humanity, we share in his sufferings by pursuing holiness and obedience.
Today is Easter, and our practice today will be all reading and no commentary. Because the ultimate relationship is between you and the word — and the word is inseparably both Jesus and the Bible.
Suffering reminds us that the way the world is was never God’s design and that a new heaven and earth are what to set our sights on.
The basis of our confidence as Christians is the fact that we have access to the Most Holy Place because of the death, resurrection of the ascent of Jesus and the fact that he reigns as a great priest over the house of God.
Jesus ushered in a superior priesthood and a superior covenant, which the old covenant and its earthly priests anticipated.
The transcendence, sinlessness, and grace of Christ encourage us to claim his mercy with confidence.
By becoming a man and experiencing the trials of temptation and the agony of death, Jesus destroys the power of Satan, helps those being tempted, and provides full atonement for those who trust Him as Lord and Savior
All things have been created by the Son and through the Son—including angels—for the worship and service of the Son.
When Paul exhorts the Philippians to be of one mind, he’s not exhorting them to uniformity. He wants them to experience joy in unity, peace, and contentment.
Our works are a response of gratitude to what Jesus has done, not a means of achieving holiness. Only the Holy Spirit can truly transform us when we surrender to working with him.
Jesus’ example of humility challenges Christians to live a life of unselfishness and unity.
We find the strength we need to stand against the devil and live the life God offers us by putting on God’s full armor and by constantly praying for ourselves and for one another.
Submitting to Christ means that the responsibilities of both husband and wife are dramatically opposed to self-interest.
God graciously gives us the gift of life, honor, and purpose by his grace through faith, because we are unable to earn it by our own effort
An essential component of our prayer is — or should be — asking the Holy Spirit to help us grasp the depth of God’s blessing in Christ.
Abandoning the gospel leads to hostility and slavery. Forgiveness doesn’t mean there aren’t consequences.
We receive the Holy Spirit and adoption as sons and daughters of the king only through faith in Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ died for our sins to rescue us from this evil age according to God’s will and for his glory.
God builds his kingdom on the tears of broken men and women who have hurt THE innocent one…Jesus the Christ.
When we choose not to attack authority figures who persecute us, we strengthen our position as the contrast in character becomes clear.
The increasing paranoia of secular political leadership may bring them to do some unrighteous stuff.
What makes a great leader is a confidence in God’s Word that enables you to make courageous faith-filled decisions for his kingdom.
God’s kingdom crosses racial, ethnic, and cultural boundaries. — open to all who recognize him as King
God’s power is unleashed when we forget fear and trust that he is at work in a desperate situation.
Matching our personal agenda with God’s agenda is the secret sauce of successful leaders.
It’s God’s kingdom, and you can know for sure that God is at work. You’re invited to join.
While caring for all the details of our lives, Jesus is also aware of our deepest need. We must walk by faith in the promise that the righteous get their best lives later.
Christ invites all who will hear to turn from their sin, trust Him as Lord and Savior, eagerly await His coming, and walk faithfully before Him until He comes.
One day when God returns to judge the church’s chief enemy, he will not forget the sacrifice of his faithful people
As God destroys the sin and wickedness that marks this world, those who have loved this world will experience bitter disappointment and divine judgement.
Part of the Christian’s ultimate hope is an end to the conflict between evil and the people of God.
When God pours out preliminary judgments on the world the church’s role is to maintain its faithful witness in the face of persecution until God vindicates his people.
If the church is victorious by remaining faithful in the midst of the pagan empire, they will joyfully stand before the throne and receive the reward of their future salvation.
All of heaven worships God and the Lamb because God is the sovereign creator of all things and through the Lamb has redeemed all things.
The church that refuses to compromise will be a faithful witness and receive a future reward.
At the heart of the book of Revelation is this: Gaze on the exalted and glorified Christ.
If you want a reputation as a beloved leader, walk in God’s truth, welcome God’s servants, and warn God’s people to acknowledge God’s apostles
If you can even ask the question, “Am I really saved?,” you are. A true Christian has within him or her by virtue of their new birth a power to not sin…but it doesn’t mean we don’t.
We are to discern between good and evil spirits, and we are to discern between true and false teachers…and that’s one and the same exercise.
Endure in everything, especially your confession that the real Jesus is Lord and Savior.
Your concrete expression of love gives you the very best evidence that you have experienced the transformation of life that comes from God through Christ.
The marks of a true Christian are a life dominated by consistent obedience, a confession that Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, and love for other Christians.
The greatest sign of them all is the death, resurrection and exaltation of the incarnate Word.
Jesus knows that under the right circumstances even those who profess to love him will deny him, including you and me.
Church unity is the spiritual union of the redeemed through the indwelling of the Spirit, and observed by “truthing in love.”
The role of the Spirit is to interpret and bear witness to Jesus and his revelation of the Father
Truth is that which accords with reality, and reality is that which characterizes the nature and mission of God.
The point of Jesus’ miraculous works: to reveal the glory of God and Jesus as the path to true life.
Jesus cares for us with the tender, attentive love of a shepherd for his sheep—sheep who have no idea most of the time what the shepherd is doing for them
True success is understanding and fulfilling God’s purposes in the world, of which your part is one slice.
There are patterns of living which will be more — or less — aligned with God’s design and will.
If we do not “serve the Lord with gladness” (Ps. 100:2), we will end up serving the enemy with sadness
The whole reason Jesus came is our legal sin obligation, and it is his joy relationally to set us free.
God isn’t surprised by this year’s craziness…and Christmas is a reminder that he can and will keep all his promises.
Paul Harvey used to tell this story every Christmas Eve. It's a tradition worth continuing.
If God is good and is a God who speaks, who am I to levy moral complaint against him? It all comes down to trust — who gets to be God?
One of the most powerful things we can do is be WITH others as we are, together, becoming what God made us to be.
True love is synonymous with covenant fidelity and can’t be divorced from love for others.
The final destiny of the universe ought to motivate Jesus followers of Jesus to live lives that honor and reflect well his ultimate command to us.
Even in the midst of pain and trials, believers can model a positive life of obedience to Jesus Christ out of gratitude for his grace
In a world of sinful hearts, a critical posture of the Christian life is a posture of endurance.
Divine wisdom breeds humility, purity, harmony, gentleness, and reasonableness in actions and words
The longer we delay conforming our behavior and attitudes to our knowledge of Scripture, the more we risk God’s discipline and judgment
There will always be challengers who assert falsehood. Hold everything to the standard of the apostolic word.
With the goodness of God to desire our highest welfare, the wisdom of God to plan it, and the power of God to achieve it, what do we lack? ~ AW Tozer
Be encouraged, because God is changing us by enabling us to see the glory of the crucified and risen One.
God has given us irrefutable evidence in His Word to strengthen our faith in His promises historical, scientific, medical, archeological, and prophetic evidence. ~Ray Comfort
No spiritual gift, no natural ability, no human achievement is greater or more important than love…a love you won’t fully understand without the weird stuff.
God intends for us to live in His presence, serving Him daily, fellowshipping with Him intimately, relating to Him reverently, and responding to people graciously.
As Christians commit themselves to observing what God says about marriage, we will stick out like a sore thumb. But we should ask what God created us for.
The blood of Jesus Christ, shed at Calvary, is the only acceptable and permanent atonement sacrifice for sin
There is a time cut off fellowship, but the goal isn’t ultimately separation, it’s restoration
When a church is divided, it demonstrates a basic misunderstanding of the cross and Christian wisdom.
Jesus, the holy one, became unclean, so that through his blood we who are unclean might be both cleansed and sanctified to share in his holiness.
You can be freed from human injustice and still be separated from God. Slavery to people might be bad, but slavery to sin is death.
It is a fallacy to assume that the Lord God does not take enormous pleasure in those who come to engage in worship.
Don’t lose focus on what’s primary, don’t be enticed into stupid arguments, only answer when you must.
Seeking God’s approval vs man’s approval is the secret to walking with integrity before both.
The Christian must persevere in living by faith, adhering to those characteristics which identify him as belonging to God.
The question isn’t if Jesus returns, but when. It’s not going to be a surprise…for believers.
The gospel should give us a passion for living today and hope for what is coming tomorrow.
The risen Messiah has commissioned us to continue his disciple-making ministry in his authority throughout his world.
Sin, justice, evil, innocent suffering only magnify the need for the return of the true King.
The danger of spiritual deception is real, even for those who are sincere in their religious convictions; therefore, we must submit to God’s Word and look to the mercy of Christ in the gospel.
A healthy community of faith relies on God’s power, tells others about God, and shares the work of ministry.
Salvation is a free gift of divine mercy totally devoid of human merit, and our response should be worship.
Response to the sin that causes us to fall short of the intended permanent marriage bond requires…rescue.
At some point you need to step across a line and commit to the reality of Jesus as the Christ.
Because of who God is, He graciously uses imperfect people to accomplish His perfect will.
One theme today: We should give God the same place in our hearts that He holds in the universe. ~Anonymous
One theme today: The church’s mightiest influence is felt when she is different from the world in which she lives. ~AW Tozer
One theme today: If you’re talking with someone about Jesus, it’s good to know if you’re talking about the same person.
One theme today: The basis of Godly character is recognition that you belong to God and serve him.
One theme today: We must never abandon the gospel of grace and must lovingly preserve the unity of the body.
One theme today: Suffering should be considered part of the basic follow-through training given to new Christians.
God leads his church to call out and commission missionaries for the work he is developing in this world.
Conversion comes as a result of a divine initiative — and at its root it’s not a decision nor commitment, but a surrender to the supreme authority of Jesus.
Every major advance of Christianity has been characterized by fervent witnessing by lay people.
When you yield yourself to do God’s will, you never know what challenges you will face.
What do you do when you come to a fork in the road? Values are decisions made in advance.
The more Christians look like Jesus, the more it becomes clear there’s value in unity on the essentials and diversity in gifts deployed on mission.
Scripture nowhere condemns those asking honest questions or sincerely seeking assurance. The question is whether you’re doing so as a means of seeking God or moving away.
The mission of the Holy Spirit on birth-of-church day is the same mission alive and well today in the hearts of all who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior.
When the kingdom comes is not our concern. What we do until it comes is: we are to be His witnesses.
“I'm convinced that the most needful thing in our time is to get a vision of God that has a dramatic effect on you.” ~John MacArthur
Salvation in Christ and the ark were both planned by God, not invented by humans. There is only one way of salvation and there was only one door in the ark.
The Holy Spirit’s work in and through you creates spiritual microclimates, little Edens.
God has revealed himself through creation, through Scripture, and ultimately through Jesus, the Word, so that people may know him and be saved.
When you do what Jesus did, you’ll naturally end up in places to be a witness to his redemptive love.
The destruction of Jerusalem and its temple marked a new phase in the establishment of God’s kingdom under the vindicated Son of Man…because now you and I are the temple.
Pray for your love to be supernaturally sustained and increased, because suffering is a test of trust, suffering is a test of trust.
In God’s view, there are saved and lost people, and Jesus came to save the lost, oppressed and oppressor alike.
Integrity — the pursuit of holiness and godliness — is upside down from the world’s values of importance and status.
What are you going to do with how God’s gifted you, to live your life as a witness to the lost?
Though salvation is a free gift from God and costs us nothing, it ultimately costs us everything—our whole life given to God as a living sacrifice.
In the midst of an invisible war, the real benefit of following Jesus isn't health and wealth and children; it is God Himself.
Jesus is both Lord and Savior, but most people encounter him as Savior first, then grow into serving him as Lord.
Many faiths, and even non-faiths, speak to "journey." But they leave you empty, don't they?
To follow Jesus is to commit to sharing his mission, which will likely include suffering and sacrifice.
The way to get our deepest needs met in this world is to know and follow Jesus into the next world.
God often fulfills his redemptive promises through divine providence working through ordinary events — and even people.
Peace with God is not the same as the peace of God — the peace of God is found in sonship.
We never grasp the gospel until we understand that it is not fundamentally a message about our lives, hopes, and dreams.
Every day is a good day to secure the foundation of your faith with the truest antidote to heresy — a proper view of Christ.
Faith provides assurance. Hope promises an incentive to obedience. Love provides a foundation for prodding believers to godly living.
The transcendence, sinlessness, and grace of Christ encourage us to claim his mercy with confidence.
God has spoken through the Son more fully and authoritatively than through the prophets or the angels.
God doesn’t ignore or forget evil, and his perfect justice should make us amazed at grace.
Those who persevere in righteousness to the end are those whom God protects in death and brings forth into newness of life.
When we interpret events in light of God’s character, Jesus’ example of humility challenges us to live lives of unselfish unity.
The big picture is this: God can use our afflictions to further the gospel and exalt the Lord.
We were made to know and be known — without the pain and separation of sin — following the Lord of all creation.
You’ve already been given spiritual blessings — you’re chosen, you’re redeemed, and you’re sealed.
The message of grace frees us to bear others’ burdens, share what we’ve been blessed with, and minister with pure motives.
Any principle or practice contrary to God’s desire to bless you and keep you is falsehood or sin.
In light of the gospel story, our own story is brighter or dimmer in relation to how we recognize our own junk.
At our absolute lowest point of depravity, God still chooses to atone for His people rather than abandoning us.
God’s kingdom belongs to those who realize they have nothing to bring and everything to receive.
Remember, the voice of condemnation is from the enemy; the voice of conviction is the Holy Spirit.
A belief which depends simply upon the compulsion of mighty deeds is not true belief, and involves no real change of heart. ~I. Howard Marshall
The practice of living as sacrifice is partnering with the Holy Spirit, letting His power work in and through you.
One post-Christian cultural argument against Christianity is not that it is untrue, but that it is bad.
God’s word for you in the crisis hours of life might be attached to lesson about living under authority.
When life — or even God — seems against you, remember the big picture: great is his faithfulness.
Don’t let human religiosity make you a spiritual slave…it is always right to do good the way God defines good.
Anyone who rejects God’s messenger who is exposing sin, guilt and rebellion is rejecting God himself
We must acknowledge our inability to understand the ways of God before we can accept revelation from God. We can’t know him fully, but we can know him truly.
True spiritual understanding will allow one to understand the beast’s falsehood and resist its deception.
God the Holy Spirit is not marginal to the main action; God the Holy Spirit IS the main action.
“Spiritually protected” might still mean “physically vulnerable.” But it’s for a purpose.
Wait and be faithful - you WILL come out of tribulation and experience the gracious comforts of God. He will see you through.
What we know from history: those who compromise a little will probably compromise a lot.
When we do not learn from the past or hear God and obey Him in the present, we destroy our future.
Rebellion reflects the attitude of Satan. And religious self-righteousness must be abandoned by any who would receive God’s grace.
If the person and work and message of Jesus is the only true answer, then we should explore the Jesus of the Bible
Many people reject Jesus and the claims of the gospel because they have erroneous ideas of who he is and what he offers.
If someone wants love, justice, and human flourishing, don’t they really want TRUE love, TRUE justice, and TRUE human flourishing?
Water, food, and bread are metaphors that show how spiritual appropriation of the life which Jesus gives is necessary for salvation. ~ Ken Gangel
Why believe? It’s true…and the truth is that Jesus is the path to true and eternal life.
God’s grace is not limited by our ideas of fairness; his gifts are far beyond what we can deserve.
Paul Harvey used to tell this story every Christmas Eve. It's a tradition worth continuing.
A person’s testimony is only valuable to others if it rests on a changeless truth about God.
God chose Israel through which to reach the world, and now…he’s chosen you through which to do the same.
What do you believe about yourself? And here’s a tougher question: What is that believe based on?
We read in Genesis 1:26 that God made humans in his image, was that individuals? Or all of humanity? How does it relate to what we’ve recently been reading in Hebrews? And what does that even mean for us today?
The second cycle of speeches takes a turn toward contentiousness and hopelessness except for...
What does Paul mean when he tells the Corinthians he wants them to agree in all they say?
Does Ezekiel's description of the King of Tyre refer to Satan? And what's even the point
Paul Harvey used to tell this story every Christmas Eve. It's a tradition worth preserving.
You can't read the Old Testament without being reminded there's nothing new under the sun. But what about the early church?
Today we begin Jeremiah where we'll hear a repeated theme of salvation through judgment
The problem of suffering and evil isn't new, but God is good and can be trusted to make all things right.
Pop quiz: What comes to mind for you for the word "witness?" Let me know: hello@forthehope.com. Thanks!
One of the greatest passages of the Old Testament intersects with one of the most poignant in the New Testament...
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:
D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 1256.
Louise A. Ferrebee, The Healthy Marriage Handbook (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2001), 168.
John C. Hutchison, “Servanthood: Jesus’ Countercultural Call to Christian Leaders,” Bibliotheca Sacra, 166 (January-March 2009): 53-69
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Is 49:1–55:13.
A raiding king, a prophet's response, and the marks of a Christian life in light of God's mercies. A sermon. Sort of.
Jesus gives an invitation and command: “Follow me.” Do you know what that’s going to cost you?
"Holiness on the one hand creates distance between him and mankind, on the other hand his holiness creates a renewing fellowship between God and mankind." ~ SH Widyapranawa
What if, instead of someone telling you how to think about Halloween, you had questions to consider on your own?
How should we respond when the world is staring down God’s wrath on religious, legal, political, and social rebellion?
The only thing that truly transforms is ultimately simple: the Gospel. Like Paul, we have two weapons for defending this truth: Scripture and testimony.
Should a prophet ever purposefully lie? One of the funnier stories in the Old Testament...
What is the definition of "abecedarian?" Oh, and what's up with all those words about law and judgement?
Books used to be the domain of the wealthy, but might they become so again? And what does that have to do with Jesus, the gospel, and you?
How does the Old Testament keep narratives straight when there are parallel stories going on?
Spirit-empowered followership (of Jesus) makes us all leaders in some sense, subject to spiritual warfare, and in a way that's completely upside down relative to the world.
“Be still and know that I am God” is one of the most misquoted verses in the Bible. Why?
The people in our worlds need us to love them like Jesus loves…and that includes a Godly dose of patience.
Like a good Pink Floyd album, the despair of Ecclesiastes is undergirded with a desire that points toward hope.
A most pivotal question you need to answer about the Gospel: Is is conceived or received?
The extra ending of Mark gives us reason to remember two essential principles of interpretation.
Historically, how many people survived crucifixion? And what modern medical analysis might corroborate this?
Why do you think people find Proverbs easier to understand than much of the rest of the Old Testament?
Some people "took offense" at Jesus...what exactly does that mean, Scripturally speaking?
What’s that “unbelieving spouse is made holy by a believing spouse” stuff, and how does that relate to my day job?
Factoid: How the title of William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" relates to Jesus and his accusers.
Reflection segment: What are the essential elements of the Davidic covenant, and how is it different?
When we read a familiar story, how might we listen for some insight we didn’t catch before?
What does a prayer in Proverbs have in common with how angels worship God in Revelation?
If you ever needed a little reading by which to contemplate God’s provision, this is it.
Four of the key themes of 1-2 Samuel are kingship, kingdom, God’s sovereignty, and His redemptive covenant…which happens to tie together all eternity.
In days of old, the kinsman redeemer took responsibility for provision and protection. And what, exactly, is the appropriate response?
In a world — and sometimes church — that thinks with its feelings, remember that God is greater than our feelings. And reliable, too!
There’s a difference between simplicity and being simplistic. And the Bible has a word it regularly uses for simpletons…
Three times Peter denied knowing Jesus. Three times Jesus follows up with, "Peter, do you love me? Do this..."
Irony is found in the Bible in many places, but today's passage is perhaps the most ironic.
If Jesus were to pray for you — you personally — what would He pray? Fortunately we’re not left to wonder about that.
A few additional words to consider from Screwtape, the senior demon, to his nephew Wormwood.
Dr. Norman Geisler once pointed out that there's only been one incontrovertible time when truth is a person -- Jesus. And there's a significant implication for you and your culture today.
What does a true deliverer and transformer look like? Jesus’ upside down kingdom looks like this.
The name for the book of Judges is a bit misleading. What IS Judges all about, and how does that relate to Jesus?
What's the connection to Jesus being the "sheep gate" and cities of refuge in Joshua? Glad you asked!
What's a Facebook post have in common with Nicodemus (John 3) and the woman at the well (John 4)?
Why do people love the darkness? One reason is the difference between legitimate and illegitimate pleasure.
2 Peter 2 gets in the business of false teachers, and there's an important lesson for us all.
4th of July or Independence Day — it’s not quite the vision of freedom found in the Bible.
Reading for the big picture -- the only picture big enough to embrace all of our own stories.
Deuteronomy closes with a description of Moses as a man God met face to face. How does that relate to the things that trouble us about the Bible?
Peter suggests three reasons why Christians must discipline their lives — all related to some verses we really don’t like about our lives as a witness to others.
The question isn't IF you'll end up living in exile, the question is when. Spoiler alert: you already are.
What's the difference between the treaty (covenant) God makes with Israel relative to the typical treaties made in surrounding nations? And how does that relate to you and me?
How does God's word mature us? The book of James uses three figures of speech to illuminate just that.
What's the difference between Jesus saying, "If you hate your brother, you've committed murder" and "communicating to convince is violence?"
Something that Paul does when speaking and writing...and YOU do also...would be defined by some today as violence.
Boasting in humility? What does that mean? And how does it relate to people, ideas, and God?
Here's to hoping you hear the Bible a little differently today, and maybe, if I'm lucky, you'll fall in love with Jesus a just a little more as a result.
Just a reading today. Maybe with a comment about not being a nincompoop. Yes, he says nincompoop in a Bible reading podcast.
Thirst for intellectualism, permissiveness toward moral standards, fiercely eager for acceptance by the world....sound familiar?
The famous "love chapter" (1 Corinthians 13) is situated in Paul's argument about spiritual gifts which itself is an argument about worship. How?
The incident with the Midianite woman ironically parallels the biggest religious movement in America.
If your heart longs for justice, remember Elisha, Jesus, and what Paul says to do here.
What is that snake on a pole thing you see on hospitals and ambulances? And just how is that connected to the Old Testament? Glad you asked!
Paul continues to call out the leaders in Corinth. And how does that relate to some random passage in Numbers?
The Promised Land, the immature Christian, and thinking about the Middle East in light of the Gospel.
Sophisticated, sophistry, the Sophists, and the Corinthians - how it all ties together.
Old Testament Israel had three classes of religious personnel, so where did the priests/Levites fit in?
1400 episodes of reading the Bible. Plus those special reflections on Sundays and some holidays. Plus a whole Christmas advent series I did a couple years ago.
Jesus overturns the tables of the moneychangers, and oddly enough, this connects to principles in Leviticus.
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Leaders face a war as they lead…but it’s just a weightier version of the war we all face.
What's the sin of blasphemy? And is it possible you've committed this unforgivable sin?
Johnny Cash had an interesting experience, something that made him sure of God. How might we evaluate our own surety about things?
Peter Senge’s The Fifth Discipline popularized the word metanoia — which comes from the same root word Jesus uses in his core message. And all that happens to relate to the sacrificial system in Leviticus.
As difficult as the book of Leviticus is to read, it’s surprisingly important and insightful.
Doxologies, part 2. And Matthew's reason for talking about the sex life of Joseph and Mary.
Today there's a serious challenge in front of you, and it's based on the very nature and character of God.
Just exactly how should we think about "Always learning, but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth?"
Your "calling" isn't likely going to come in a sudden bright light. So how do you know?
How do you sense God's presence? And what might we learn from how God has revealed Himself to us?
Have you ever been troubled by some Psalms whose language is vengeance? What do we do with that?
The Hebrew word for "slave" means "to work" or "to serve." But does it mean what we think of two or three thousand years later?
Pop quiz: The PRIMARY nature of qualifications for pastors, elders, and deacons is...? (Oh, and how does this relate to Moses?)
Most theologians consider one sin to be the worst of the bunch. We'll touch on it briefly in today's reflection segment after we hear examples.
Remember, it wasn't just the Israelites who were potentially protected by the blood of the Passover lamb. Now the question is...
Do you ever struggle with living in light of God's miraculous power? Today an encouragement in the closing reflection.
When Paul writes a letter, the greeting often includes the words "grace" and "peace" -- in that order. Why in that order?
Gospel doctrine – gospel culture = hypocrisy; Gospel culture – gospel doctrine = fragility; Gospel doctrine + gospel culture = power. ~ Daniel Akin
Did God reject His people? Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Paul argues that the answer is...
"Jesus is Lord" is likely the earliest creed of the earliest Christians. But what's the deeper meaning?
You want to live rightly and do all the right things, and you realize there are moral laws like there are natural laws. But…that effort is frustrated by our own junk -- stuff that we know is contrary to God’s will, so now what?
What do you do when the moral fabric of church or society is being torn apart before your very eyes? Psalm 11 answers that today.
Paul continues his argument that God's righteousness is revealed in His judgment; Jacob puts up with a lot of baloney for Rachel.
Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things and consider the LORD’s acts of faithful love.
Unlike myths, "heroes" of the Bible are no heroes at all. They're ordinary, sinful people...some of whom, by the grace of God, demonstrate extraordinary faith.
If Jesus was right, then the critics are wrong, despite the pretense of having scholarship on their side. For if Jesus is the Son of God, then it is a matter of Lordship, not a matter of scholarship. ~Norman Geisler
…a moment to rejoice in God’s sovereignty, grace, justice, and goodness, all in one song.
What’s the pattern of blessing and command in every covenant…including God’s covenant with you? Oh, and the conflict in the story - like every story — is introduced.
Two big ideas emerge from our Old Testament and Wisdom segments today -- what is the big deal about man being formed from the dust of the earth?
How does an Old Testament passage reflect how we reflect on the temple and worship today?
The love that God has for all people is one thing that you run into even in the Old Testament, and a lot of people in the Bible seem to miss that…and it’s easy to dismiss them as idiots. But have you ever thought about how it might be just as hard for us today?
The power went out...and there was a valuable lesson about being ready to encounter Jesus.
The greatest story IS a love story, one that you can tell. But there's a secret ingredient.
How should you respond to people, perhaps those who accuse you falsely? Today we look at a number of responses from both the Original Testament and the New Testament.
When it comes to our worklife, what’s the difference between wisdom and intelligence? And have you ever noticed that the Bible might illustrate the difference with a story?
Today we hear Peter make his case for Jesus as Lord and Messiah by quoting the prophet Joel -- with crazy references to the last days and dreams and visions? What does that mean for us?
After Solomon dies, the kingdom splits into two parts. And in a crazy way, this relates to Jesus' ascension that we read about in Luke and Acts.
Zealot, wing nut, nerd, disciple, freak...whatever you call it, why be one about the Bible?
The Jews wanted the death penalty for Jesus for blasphemy, but the State didn't care about that. So what earthly, legal reason was Jesus crucified?
Why should you even care about what "salvation history" or the "history of salvation is?"
What is worship -- deeply understood worship? And how might that touch down in how we interact in our day to day lives?
Sometimes "giving an answer for the hope that we have" means giving no answer at all. We'll tackle this both today and tomorrow.
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There is no time like the present to be reminded that "all flesh is like grass," but there is hope.
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The Man and the Birds is was a perennial favorite by Paul Harvey, and this is Roger Courville's version and tribute. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
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