Hope for Today (English)

Colossians 3:18-4:1 Thank you very much for joining us. God’s Word is so very instructive, and why wouldn’t it be? Since God is our creator, He knows best what is good for us and what we need. Think about an engine, the one who designed and built it will know the most about it. This is precisely how we should view God’s Word for humans. He designed and built us, so He knows what’s best for us.   T...

Colossians 3:15-17 The Bible is a valuable resource for learning about God and His will for humanity. Last time, in Colossians 3, we examined two imperatives for living life to the fullest. They let the peace of Christ officiate and allow the Word of Christ to educate. Today is a continuation of this teaching, and the third one is to let the name of Christ motivate all we do.    As you can see, Ch...

Colossians 3:15-17 t is good to be with you today as we study God’s Word together. God, through His Word, has revealed more of Himself to us, and it is beneficial for us to apply ourselves and learn from this incredible book. Some passages require time and effort to understand, while others are easily explained and grasped. Through all Scripture, our goal is to love Jesus and become like Him.    A...

Colossians 3:8-14 It is good to be here with you for part two of “Pursuing Perfection.” This teaching is from the middle of Colossians 3. Last time, we had the first part of this teaching: discarding the old. We looked at several specific actions that we must get rid of.  Today, we will look at putting on the new man and the steps we can take in this area. We will end by focusing on verse 14, “abo...

Colossians 3:8-14 Thank you for joining us as we study God’s Word together. No matter where you are or what you are going through, we are confident the Bible has good principles for you right where you are. The Holy Spirit through God’s Word can speak to and guide you, it is up to us to have a heart that is in tune with God and ears that are listening for Him. With his help, this will happen today...

Colossians 3:1-7 Thank you for joining us in studying the Bible together. It doesn’t matter if you’ve read the Bible many times or just recently started following Jesus; there is something here for everyone, and with God’s help, you will hear what He is saying to you.    Last time, we started Colossians 3. This is the part in Colossians where Paul switches from teaching us how to believe to living...

Colossians 3:1-7 We are honored to be with you today. Thanks so much for being here. The Bible is always relevant; we study it to become more like Jesus. He is our Savior, and like we have learned from Colossians, He is the preeminent one. Today’s lesson is the first of two parts, and the title is “Risen with Christ.” The passage is Colossians 3, the first seven verses.   This is the part of Colos...

Colossians 2:16-23 Thank you for joining us as we study God’s Word together. No matter where you come from or what you have been through, we are confident the Bible speaks to you right where you are. The Holy Spirit, through God’s Word, can speak to you and guide you. It is on us to have a heart that is in tune with God’s heart, and with God’s help, this will happen as we study Colossians today.  ...

Colossians 2:8-15 I am so glad to be with you for part two of “Complete in Christ.” If you missed the first part of this teaching, please take the time to look it up; it is worthwhile. The first reason we are complete in Christ is because of His person. The following two reasons are His power and His provision. Notice the three “P” words: His person, power, and provision. Each of these comes throu...

Colossians 2:8-15 Thank you for joining us. Whether you’ve read the Bible many times or just recently started following Jesus, there is something here for all of us, and with God’s help, we will learn together.   Think back to the first week of creation. God created the earth, and then each day, he created things to fill the earth. On day six, he created the land, animals, and man. Sometime after...

Colossians 2:1-7We are honored to be with you today. Thanks so much for being there. The Bible is always relevant, and when we open its pages with the goal of learning, it does not often leave us disappointed. Today, we are finishing our lesson from Colossians 2, which is titled “God’s Treasure Chest.” We started this teaching last time and looked at genuine love and full knowledge as the first tw...

Colossians 2:1-7 Thank you for joining us as we study God’s Word together. No matter where you come from or what has happened to you, the Holy Spirit can speak to you through God’s Word and show you the next step to being more like Jesus. We pray this program will disciple you in your walk with Christ and help you be like Him.   For our study today, we will look at the first seven verses of Coloss...

Colossians 1:21-29 I am so glad to be with you for part two of “The Mystery of Christ in You.” Take some time to put yourself back to when Colossians was written. How would you share this unusual message of Jesus who died, was resurrected, and ascended into heaven? Would the people of Colosse think you were crazy for talking about God who will live in you? This teaching was new and unusual, and as...

Colossians 1:21-29 Thank you for joining us in studying the Bible. It doesn’t matter if you know lots about the Bible or if you have recently started following Jesus. There is something here for all of us to learn, and with God’s help, we will do this together.   Our last two lessons were about THE Preeminent Christ. This is Jesus who is over all, above everyone and everything, including every nat...

Colossians 1:15-20 Thank you for joining us. It is good to have you here for another look at the Preeminent Christ. Last time was the first part of the lesson, and today we will finish looking at the three relationships that prove His preeminence. Paul packs a lot in a very short space, and this powerful paragraph is crucial to the rest of the book of Colossians. Your life cannot stay the same aft...

Colossians 1:15-20 Thank you for being with us today. This teaching is brought to you by Heralds of Hope; we are a small ministry using media to make disciples. We recently started working our way through Paul’s book to the Colossians. In chapter one, there is a remarkable passage about our Messiah. These five incredible verses will be the focus of our teaching today and the next lesson.   In this...

Colossians 1:9-14 It is good to be with you today. Thanks for joining us. We have recently begun studying the New Testament book of Colossians. The theme of this letter is Christ’s preeminence or superiority and the practical outworking of that belief.  Today is the second part of the lesson we started last week. Our title is “Fruitful in Every Good Work.” Fruit reminds us of trees, apples, banana...

Colossians 1:9-14 It is so good to be with you today; thank you for being there. This program is brought to you by Heralds of Hope, where our mission is to use media to make disciples of Jesus and accomplish the great commission in our lifetime. Radio is just one aspect of media we use. We also use books, another form of media, and the internet. If you want to see Brother J Mark teaching, go to Yo...

Colossians 1:1-8 It is so good to be with you today. We are honored to be with you and learn from God’s Word together. Today is the first lesson from the book of Colossians. As you probably know, Paul wrote Colossians, and this book loosely follows a pattern we see in his other books.   Paul typically starts with foundational teaching. He addresses the doctrinal teaching first, laying a foundation...

James 5:13-20 Thank you so much for joining us for the last lesson from James. As we now expect, the lessons from James have been very practical in dealing with the things life is made of. So many areas of life were addressed in these five chapters, and many of them deal with how we live and think daily. And this lesson may be the most practical of them all. James ends the book writing about praye...

James 5:7-12 We are honored to be with you for another lesson from James. Our study is in chapter 5, and we are coming to the end of this short, powerful book. We have two more lessons in our study, and just like the rest of James, these lessons are very practical regarding topics we always deal with.   Today, we will be thinking about encouragement and discouragement. This is a struggle we are fa...

James 5:1-6 It is so good to be here; thank you for being with us. We look forward to another powerful and practical lesson in James. Today, we begin James 5, titled “Payday is coming.” The lesson teaches us to think long-term and realize that this life is not all there is. Most of us know what payday is, but have you considered a “payday” for your life?   “Who could do that?” you ask. Well, it wo...

James 4:13-17 It is so good to be with you again. Thank you for being there. We are glad to be here and listen to what God is teaching us through His Word. Again, today’s lesson has an evident and practical takeaway.   Years ago, I was part of a large group that had scheduled a trip together. We all came from different areas and met in New York City for our flight. As our flight time approached, s...

James 4:1-6 Thank you for being here; it is good to be with you as we continue our study in James. Today, we start chapter 4. The title is a question, “Are You Getting What You Want?” Think about that, are you? What do you really want? We are very good at justifying ourselves and making Scripture say what we want it to say so we can have our way. Here is one example of the gymnastics someone used...

James 3:13-18 It is a privilege to be with you again today; thanks for being there. This is our third lesson in a row dealing with our words. Last week, we learned about a monster, our tongue, and two weeks ago, it was “Watch Your Mouth.” Today’s title is “Words of Wisdom,” we look inside: What is the source of our words? This lesson is divided into two sections. Earthly wisdom and heavenly wisdom...