Roger Courville

#ForTheHope daily audio Bible

Religion EN ↓ 600 episodes

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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Roger Courville

Episodes

Luke 12:22-59 | Esther 1-2 | Psalm 139 | Ep 2309 29.04.2024 20:43

One theme that bubbles up today: God is the all-knowing, always-present Creator who will judge both the righteous and the wicked

Luke 12:1-21 | Nehemiah 12:27-13:31 | Psalm 50 | Ep 2308 27.04.2024 21:28

One theme that bubbles up today: Judgment must begin with the house of God.

Luke 11:14-54 | Nehemiah 11-12:26 | Proverbs 12:16-23 | Ep 2307 26.04.2024 19:51

Wherever God places you, be prepared for God-given responsibilities.

Luke 10:25-11:13 | Nehemiah 9-10 | Proverbs 12:10-15 | Ep 2306 25.04.2024 22:08

Self-reflection: What do we get when we show partiality?

Luke 9:57-10:24 | Nehemiah 7-8 | Psalm 140 | Ep 2305 24.04.2024 21:56

If you shape Scripture to our own liking, you form for yourself a Jesus in your image rather than the other way around.

Luke 9:37-56 | Nehemiah 3:20-6:19 | Psalm 98 | Ep 2304 23.04.2024 21:25

Even we who are fallible are essential in the revolutionary values of the kingdom of God.

Luke 9:1-36 | Nehemiah 1-3:19 | Proverbs 12:1-9 | Ep 2303 22.04.2024 22:07

Luke 8:22-56 | Ezra 9-10 | Psalm 97 | Ep 2302 20.04.2024 22:05

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 19.04.2024 21:41

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 18.04.2024 22:38

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 17.04.2024 22:07

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 16.04.2024 22:53

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 15.04.2024 22:05

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 13.04.2024 17:02

Jesus can make you new, too.

Luke 5:1-26 | 2 Kings 19:14-20:21 | Psalm 68 | Ep 2295 12.04.2024 22:42

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

Luke 4 | 2 Kings 18-19:13 | Psalm 67 | Ep 2294 11.04.2024 20:34

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

Luke 3 | 2 Kings 17 | Psalm 66 | Ep 2293 10.04.2024 21:24

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 09.04.2024 21:22

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 08.04.2024 21:55

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 06.04.2024 22:38

God’s purposes will not be thwarted by evildoers.

Luke 1:1-38 | 2 Kings 9-10:17 | Psalm 49 | Ep 2289 05.04.2024 23:15

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 04.04.2024 22:13

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 03.04.2024 21:40

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-Trut...

Colossians 1-2 | 2 Kings 3 | Psalm 48 | Ep 2286 02.04.2024 20:49

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

Hebrews 13 | 2 Kings 1-2 | Psalm 20 | Ep 2285 01.04.2024 21:13

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