#ForTheHope daily audio Bible

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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.

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Luke 8:22-56 | Ezra 9-10 | Psalm 97 | Ep 2302

April 20, 2024 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

When God in Jesus makes broken lives whole, celebrate joyfully and tell others soberly and wisely what God has done

Luke 8:1-21 | Ezra 7-8 | Psalm 95 | Ep 2301

April 19, 2024 15:27 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB

One theme that bubbles up today: Will you let God subvert and remake your vision of — and relationship with — Him?

Luke 7:36-50 | Ezra 3-6 | Ep 2300

April 18, 2024 15:49 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB

Stay focused on the Lord, because renewal happens on God’s timetable, not ours.

Luke 7:18-35 | Ezra 1-2 | Proverbs 11:26-31 | Ep 2299

April 17, 2024 21:29 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

Doubt doesn’t have to be antithetical to trusting God to be a promise keeper.

Luke 7:1-17 | 2 Kings 23:31-25:30 | Psalm 73 | Ep 2298

April 16, 2024 16:28 - 22 minutes - 21 MB

The Good King’s compassion brings life to the dead, awe to the living, and a call to compassion to his disciples.

Luke 6:12-49 | 2 Kings 22-23:30 | Psalm 126 | Ep 2297

April 15, 2024 16:55 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

The proper response to God’s Word is to turn to God with wholehearted devotion.

Luke 5:27-6:11 | 2 Kings 21 | Psalm 71 | Ep 2296

April 13, 2024 21:20 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MB

Jesus can make you new, too.

Luke 5:1-26 | 2 Kings 19:14-20:21 | Psalm 68 | Ep 2295

April 12, 2024 16:27 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MB

God is able to extend life in the face of impending death.

Luke 4 | 2 Kings 18-19:13 | Psalm 67 | Ep 2294

April 11, 2024 16:26 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB

God’s promise should compel risk-taking, life-giving, death-defying confidence in our Lord.

Luke 3 | 2 Kings 17 | Psalm 66 | Ep 2293

April 10, 2024 16:21 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

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)

Luke 2:21-52 | 2 Kings 15:8-16:20 | Proverbs 11:22-25 | Ep 2292

April 09, 2024 16:05 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

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.

Luke 2:1-20 | 2 Kings 13-15:7 | Psalm 53 | Ep 2291

April 08, 2024 16:43 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB

God works through history-making governments and anonymous people like shepherds to accomplish his saving purposes. Even through you, if you let him.

Luke 1:39-80 | 2 Kings 10:18-12:21 | Psalm 131 | Ep 2290

April 06, 2024 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB

God’s purposes will not be thwarted by evildoers.

Luke 1:1-38 | 2 Kings 9-10:17 | Psalm 49 | Ep 2289

April 05, 2024 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MB

Wisdom is the ability to approach life from God’s perspective.

Colossians 4:2-18 | 2 Kings 6-8 | Proverbs 11:19-21 | Ep 2288

April 04, 2024 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

As believers, we are called to participate in God’s redemptive plan by being intentionally Christian in our engagements.

Colossians 3-4:1 | 2 Kings 4-5 | Proverbs 11:17-18 | Ep 2287

April 03, 2024 19:37 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

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...

Colossians 1-2 | 2 Kings 3 | Psalm 48 | Ep 2286

April 02, 2024 07:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MB

In God’s presence we find our only satisfaction and our primary mission.

Hebrews 13 | 2 Kings 1-2 | Psalm 20 | Ep 2285

April 01, 2024 14:44 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB

Just as Jesus obeyed the Father and suffered for humanity, we share in his sufferings by pursuing holiness and obedience.

An Easter reading in 10 passages | #PracticeTheWay Ep 235

March 30, 2024 17:58 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

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.

Hebrews 12:4-29 | 1 Kings 22 | Proverbs 11:15-16| Ep 2284

March 30, 2024 17:18 - 21 minutes - 20 MB

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.

What’s so good about Good Friday? (Romans 5:8) | #AlwaysBeReady Ep. 144

March 29, 2024 07:05 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MB

Because somebody had to die for my sins...and it's not me.

Hebrews 11-12:3 | 1 Kings 21 | Psalm 129 | Ep 2283

March 29, 2024 07:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MB

There is no better reason for keepin’ on keepin’ on than Jesus.

What is “Maundy Thursday?” (John 13:34) | #AlwaysBeReady Ep. 143

March 28, 2024 18:08 - 3 minutes - 3.25 MB

Maundy Thursday commemoration of the night of “the new command.”

Hebrews 10 | 1 Kings 19-20 | Ep 2282

March 28, 2024 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB

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.

Hebrews 9 | 1 Kings 17-18 | Ep 2281

March 27, 2024 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

Tomorrow’s judgment is escapable because today’s sin is forgivable.

Hebrews 8 | 1 Kings 15-16 | Psalm 47 | Ep 2280

March 26, 2024 14:39 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB

Jesus ushered in a superior priesthood and a superior covenant, which the old covenant and its earthly priests anticipated.

Hebrews 7 | 1 Kings 13-14 | Ep 2279

March 25, 2024 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

Disobedience to God’s law results in God’s judgment—no matter who we are

Hebrews 4:14-6:20 | 1 Kings 12 | Proverbs 11:12-14 | Ep 2278

March 23, 2024 16:22 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB

The transcendence, sinlessness, and grace of Christ encourage us to claim his mercy with confidence.

Hebrews 3-4:13 | 1 Kings 11 | Proverbs 11:6-11 | Ep 2277

March 22, 2024 16:44 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB

A divided heart leads to a broken life.

Hebrews 2 | 1 Kings 9-10 | Proverbs 11:1-5 | Ep 2276

March 21, 2024 13:38 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

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

Hebrews 1 | 1 Kings 8 | Psalm 30 | Ep 2275

March 20, 2024 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MB

All things have been created by the Son and through the Son—including angels—for the worship and service of the Son.

Philippians 4 | 1 Kings 7 | Psalm 44 | Ep

March 19, 2024 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB

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.

Philippians 3 | 1 Kings 5-6 | Psalm 43 | Ep 2273

March 18, 2024 16:38 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

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.

Philippians 2 | 1 Kings 3-4 | Psalm 42 | Ep 2272

March 16, 2024 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

Jesus’ example of humility challenges Christians to live a life of unselfishness and unity.

Philippians 1 | 1 Kings 2 | Proverbs 10:28-32 | Ep 2271

March 15, 2024 20:06 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB

God accomplishes his purposes even though his servants act in morally suspect ways.

Ephesians 6:10-24 | 1 Kings 1 | Psalm 39 | Ep 2270

March 14, 2024 07:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB

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.