Hope for Today (English)

James 3:7-12 Thanks so much for joining us for another lesson in the book of James. Heralds of Hope produces this program. Along with my job here at Heralds of Hope, I also teach school. This week in school, we discussed how to interpret the Bible. We wanted to interpret the Bible correctly, so we looked at methods and tools we could use to do a good job. It doesn’t take long to see there are vary...

James 3:1-6 It is good to be with you again today. Thank you for joining us on Hope for Today. It is always good to learn from the Word of God. As you have heard me mention, James is full of practical wisdom, and today’s lesson is no exception. This lesson is about how we use our tongues and words. Most of us do this often daily; almost every interaction we have with other people involves talking,...

James 2:14-26 It is good to be with you again today. Thank you for being there. Our study in James has brought us to the middle of chapter 2. Today’s lesson is the section where James discusses faith and works.   This discussion is big, and it is hard for us to keep these two balanced. One extreme says, “We are saved by faith, and our works are meaningless.” The other side says, “Works are a must...

James 2:10-13 Thank you so much for listening; we are honored to be here and look forward to learning from God’s Word together. Every day is a good day to study the Bible. Today, we will be thinking about judging others. Here where we live, what Jesus said in Matthew 7 has become very common and often quoted. This is where Jesus says, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” Many times, this verse is...

James 2:1-9 Thank you for joining us for this teaching from James chapter 2. As you know, James is a very practical book. When you read something in James, you aren’t usually asking yourself what he means by this. How can we put this into practice? In James, what he means and how we should live is pretty clear. This makes James a powerful book for young or new Christians. He is not complicated, bu...

James 1:22-27 It is good to be with you again today. Thank you for joining us on Hope for Today. It is always a privilege to look into and learn from the Word of God. Today, we continue studying through the practical, powerful book of James. At the end of chapter one, we are given clear instructions on being “doers of the Word and not hearers only.”   This shows human nature hasn’t changed very mu...

James 1:17-21 Welcome. Thanks for joining us. I am so glad you have chosen to be here to learn more from God’s Word. You won’t regret it. Today, our lesson is a continuation of last week’s lesson. The topic is one we all deal with: temptation. Last week, we spent time understanding temptation, and now, this week, we will learn about overcoming it. There is nothing wrong with temptation, but giving...

James 1:12-16 It is good to be with you again today. Thanks for joining us as we learn from God’s Word together. One of the first stories in the Bible is Adam and Eve being tempted in the garden. We also know Satan tempted Jesus before he began his public ministry. From these stories, we know that temptation has been around for a long time, and we also learn it doesn’t matter who you are; Satan wa...

James 1:5-11 Thank you for joining us for another lesson from God’s Word. We praise Him for the Bible and ask for His guidance as we look into it together.   Last week, we began our study in James. Today, in our second lesson, we find a theme woven throughout the book: God’s wisdom. It comes up right here in the beginning, and later in chapter 3, there is a specific section about it. In this short...

James 1:1-4 Thanks for joining us for today’s program. It’s a blessing to look into God’s Word for guidance and instruction in daily life. This book is incredible; it is amazing how God’s Spirit speaks to us through His Word, and we look forward to hearing from Him.   Today, our lesson is from the book of James; it is our first lesson in this powerful and practical book. You will see many practica...

II Cor. 13:1-14 Thanks so much for joining us today. We are honored to be with you and look forward to studying God’s Word together. Today’s lesson is our last lesson from II Corinthians. So, we will look at chapter 13. If there is any teaching from II Corinthians you missed or would like to hear again, no problem. We would love to help you with it. You can find it online at heraldsofhope.org. We...

II Cor. 12:11-21 It is very good to be here, and we are so glad you are there. Thanks for joining us as we study and learn from God’s Word together. I am sure you noticed that our study through II Corinthians will soon be over. This lesson is from chapter 12; only one chapter is left in II Corinthians. Today’s title is “The Conundrum of Love.”  “Conundrum” is an interesting word. It is used in con...

II Cor. 12:1-10 Welcome. We are honored to be here and thank you for being there. Today, as we look into God’s Word together, we aim to become more like Jesus—less of us and more of Him.   Our title is “Delighting in Disability.” Now, think about the person you know who has struggled with a disability or gone through a challenging time. So often, the disability or area of difficulty becomes the ve...

II Cor. 11:16-33 It is good to be with you as we study God’s Word together. The Bible is a book, but it isn’t just a book, it is different, it is living, and it is for our good that we spend time in its pages. Today’s title is “A Fool for God’s Glory,” the verses are from II Corinthians 11.   Most of the time, we are concerned with how others view us. However, sometimes it doesn’t seem we care a b...

II Cor. 11:7-15 Thanks for being with us for this teaching from God’s Word. The Bible is an awesome book, and we love the author. You see the Bible is living, it’s more than just words on a piece of paper. These Words were God breathed and they are powerful.  In our last time together, we learned a lesson in leadership from Paul. Today our title is A Godly Leader’s Judgement, someone is probably t...

II Cor. 11:1-6 It is so good to be with you today. Thanks for joining us for this teaching from God’s Word. We love this book, but more than that we love and worship the author.  He is our Lord and Savior. He is the one we exalt. We are blessed to have the Bible and thankful that we can study it together.   Today our study takes us to II Corinthians 11 where Paul is defending himself before the Co...

II Cor. 10:7-18  It is good to be with you this week. Today before our teaching from II Corinthians I’d like to share a testimony from a listener in Nigeria. Notice how he was affected by reading the Bible. “I send my gratitude to you all over there, I am inspired, l took time to read it carefully from the first day, what I have learned and read has molded my life in Christ and my Church. I apprec...

II Cor. 10:1-6 Hello and welcome to Hope for Today, we are so glad you joined us for today’s teaching from II Cor 10. Just over twenty-five years ago I was learning to drive a vehicle. I had to learn how to keep the car on my side of the road and in the center of my lane. As you know, on both sides of the road there is a ditch, and we must stay out of both ditches.   Today’s teaching is a lot like...

Thanks again for joining us on Hope for Today. Today is the final lesson on giving. Chapters 8 and 9 in II Corinthians teach us many things about giving. Our first lesson was “The Heart of Giving,” and today’s lesson is titled “The Graces of Giving.” I mention the first one since it is similar to this one. Both address our motives and the reasons we give. We encourage you to think with us about th...

2 Corinthians 8:16-24.   Thank you for joining us for today’s program. The Bible is such a practical book, and I love how the wisdom in its pages can be applied to every situation we face.   This lesson will deal with some specifics of group giving. If you remember, the last two lessons were about other aspects of giving. The first one was about the heart behind our giving—what is your motivation?...

2 Corinthians 8:8-15.   Welcome to another episode of Hope for Today. I’m so glad you’re joining us to study God’s Word and learn how we can live for Him.   Last week, we examined “The Heart of Giving.” This was the first of several lessons examining different aspects of giving. Jesus is quoted in Acts as saying, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” This is directly opposite our human nat...

II Corinthians 8:1-7 Thank you so much for joining us for today’s teaching; we are honored to be with you and look forward to learning from God’s Word. We believe the principles in the Bible are for every one of us, and it is for our good when we apply these principles to our lives. God understands us. He created us, and He knows what is best for us. It is on us to learn and obey his commands.   ...

II Corinthians 7:13-16 Welcome back to another lesson from II Corinthians. We are happy to be here and honored you are there. Our lesson taken from II Corinthians 7:13-16 is titled “Contagious Joy.”   There is a short parable in Mat 13 which gives us a good foundation for our lesson. Verse 44 says, “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for...

II Corinthians 7:2-12 Thank you for joining us for today’s teaching from God’s Word. As our creator, God knows us inside and out. He knows more about us than we know about ourselves. He has made us, and we are fearfully and wonderfully made. We also know Satan, the archenemy of God, is trying to take everything God created and use it for evil. Did you ever notice how the good things God made also...

II Corinthians 6:11-7:1 It is good to be with you again this week. We are looking forward to finishing the lesson which we started last week. Last week J Mark taught on the measures or steps we can take to aid us in our pursuit of holiness. The first one was the measure of openness and the second was the measure of discernment. Today we will talk about the final thing we can do to pursue holiness....