God's Word for Life

Send us Fan Mail Happy Easter! This episode looks at Matthew 28:1-9. In this passage, we find Mary Magdalene and "the other" Mary (Matt 28:1) on their way to the tomb where Jesus had been placed. But while they were coming, a great earthquake shook the ground. An angel descended and rolled the stone away, and the soldiers guarding the tomb fainted, or as the Bible says, they "did sh...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Revelation 2:12-18. In this passage, the Lord addressed the church of Pergamos. Pergamos was an idolatrous city and housed a place the Lord referred to as "Satan's Seat." And in the midst of such a wicked city, God still had a church that remained faithful. However, the Lord called them to repentance because of some inconsistencies. This was so...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Revelation 2:8-11. In this passage, the Lord addressed the church of Smyrna. The city of Smyrna was hostile toward Christians and the Lord mentions the persecution they have been and will be facing. He then encourages them with two important admonitions, both of which we should take note of: 1. Fear none of those things and 2. Be thou faithful. This podcast d...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Revelation 2:1-7. In this passage, the Lord addressed the church of Ephesus. He commended them for several things including their commitment to working for the Lord, their labor, their patience, and the fact that they had refused to tolerate sin and wickedness. However, one thing He did have "against" them: they had left their first love. This episo...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Revelation 1:8-18. In this passage, the apostle John has been exiled to an island called Patmos where he receives a revelation of Jesus Christ (where we get the title of this book of the Bible). However, this Revelation of Jesus Christ was much different than the revelation he received of Jesus when he followed Him decades earlier. He had seen Jesus heal, cas...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at I John 3:18-24. In this passage, the apostle John exhorts believers to love God and one another; not only in word but also in deed and in truth. In addition, John explores what it feels like to be burdened by condemnation. However, he offers his readers hope by reminding them that God is greater than their condemnation and that we can have confidence before G...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at II Kings 6:8-17 and II Timothy 1:6-7. Second Kings tells us the story of how God kept frustrating the king of Syria because each time the king would plan a move in battle, God would reveal the king's plans to the prophet Elisha. When the king realized what was happening, he sent his army to capture the prophet. While surrounded, Elisha helped his servant...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Ephesians 6:10-13, I Timothy 1:18-19, and I Timothy 6:11-12. The apostle Paul is quick to remind both the Ephesian church and Timothy of the fact that we are at war. No, we do not fight against flesh and blood, but we daily battle against spiritual wickedness all around us. However, we have been made more than conquerors through Jesus Christ and He has provid...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Acts 15:36-40, I Timothy 4:12-14, and II Timothy 4:11. In Acts 15 we find the apostle Paul in a heated disagreement with Barnabas, his fellow church-planter. Their disagreement centers on a young man named John Mark. These two missionaries were unable to come to an agreement and the result was they separated from one another and went in different directions....

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Acts 28:23-31 and I Timothy 4:1-2. In Acts 28 we find the apostle Paul under house arrest and yet even while incarcerated he preaches to all those who will listen. Though some believed and some did not believe, he still "with all confidence" (v 31), shared the truth of God's Word. The warning surrounding his preaching was that some hearts were...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Malachi 1:6-14 and 3:6. The Book of Malachi presents a sobering warning about the corrosive nature of discouragement. The people's disappointment with the outcomes of their best efforts slowly turned into accusations against God. Their disappointment also led them to make excuses for their own unrighteous behavior. To defeat this discouragement they need...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Zechariah 3:1-10. As a contemporary to the prophet Haggai, Zechariah also prophesies concerning the rebuilding of the Temple. However, in the passage we look at in this episode, not only does Zechariah speak of the rebuilding of the Temple and the re-establishment of proper worship through a righteous priesthood (as he references Joshua, the high priest), but...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Haggai 1:2-14. The Book of Haggai chronicles the progress of the Temple-building project. However, King Artaxerxes had issued a royal decree to stop the building, and the Jews stopped--for fifteen years. The foundation lay exposed to the weather for one-and-a-half decades. That is when God inspired the prophet Haggai to prophesy to the people to remind them t...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Zephaniah 3:8-13 and Acts 2:1-4. In the Zephaniah passage, we are made acutely aware of the fact God will judge sin. However, the prophet also gives a glimmer of hope because God also seeks to bring restoration. The prophet points to the restoration that will come through the Holy Ghost. Acts 2 tells us of the initial outpouring of the Holy Ghost and gives al...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at John 3:16-17 and 1 John 4:7-21. In these passages of Scripture God's amazing love is clearly described. His love is summed up in 1 John 4:10: "Herein in love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins." And because of that great love, we are called to love one another.  We learn from this...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Luke 2:6-11 and I John 4:1-6. In the Luke passage, we find a portion of the Christmas story when the angels announced the "good news of great joy" to the shepherds on the hillside. This "great joy" is available this 2020 Christmas season. In I John 4 we are introduced to one of the hopes the "great joy" of Luke 2 has for all thos...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at I John 2:12-17. In this passage, John reminds his audience of God's forgiveness and how they have been made overcomers through the power of God and His Word in their lives. Then John admonishes his readers to reject the mindset and values of the world because the destruction that is in the world desires to rob them of their victory in Jesus. We learn fro...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Acts 9:1-5 and 1 John 1:5-10. In the Acts passage, we find Saul blinded by a light from Heaven and hearing the voice of Jesus. In 1 John we are admonished to walk in the light. In Acts, the light revealed Saul's sin and set him on a path of rescue and redemption. In 1 John, the light represents the relationship we can have with Jesus Christ. Walking in t...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at II Timothy 1:8-11. In this passage, we find Paul talking to Timothy about the calling of God and how it is linked to the purpose and plan of God. Paul told Timothy that his calling was not simply about Timothy's abilities, but it was according to God's purpose and grace. God's ultimate purpose for each of us, the Church, and the world will be a...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Nehemiah 5:1-11. In this passage, we read about how many of the people living in Jerusalem were living under the oppression of their own people. The rich were mistreating the poor and many families were unable to pay their bills. As a result, children were being sold into slavery and homes were being ripped apart. Nehemiah became angry and put an end to the i...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Nehemiah 4:1-9, 17-18. In this passage, we read about how Nehemiah and those who were rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem faced opposition and persecution. Though many opposed them, Nehemiah encouraged the people to work and watch for the enemy at the same time. The people learned the importance of being vigilant even while doing God's work. We learn from...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Nehemiah 2:1-5, 17-18. In this passage, we read about how God placed a burden on the heart of Nehemiah to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. The king for whom Nehemiah worked saw how sad Nehemiah was after hearing the news of his homeland being destroyed. The king sent Nehemiah back to Judah and told him he would help him by providing all the resources he would...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Ezra 1:1-11. In this passage, we read about how God stirred the heart of a heathen king (a king who did not even know the one true God) and tasked him with rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem. Not only did God stir him, but the people of God were also stirred in their spirits to do what God had commanded. We learn from this lesson that God seeks to stir His pe...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Acts 19:1-6, 24-26, and II Timothy 4:1-4. In these passages, we read about the important ministries through which God used the apostle Paul to share God's Word throughout all of Asia. Whether through mentoring, teaching, or preaching, God used Paul to take the hope of the gospel to all who would hear him. We learn from this lesson that we should actively...

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at Luke 11:28-32 and II Timothy 3:16-17. In these passages, we read about the importance of God's Word. It is profitable for many things, including our spiritual maturity. However, for it to be profitable to us we must not only hear the Word, but we must keep it. We learn from this lesson that if we are to please God, we must listen to and honor God's...