Hope in Christ: A Come, Follow Me Podcast

Our personal trials and suffering can offer us one of the greatest gifts of mortality--that is the opportunity to come to know Jesus Christ in a very intimate and personal way. This Come, Follow Me scripture highlight is focused on helping us to know how we can allow our trials and suffering to help us know and feel a personal closeness with the Savior that can perhaps be obtained in no other way....

The struggles and unfair suffering we experience in this life are real and those experiences can cut so very deep. Join us in this Come, Follow Me scripture highlight to discover how to find feelings of comfort and even joy in the midst of the depths of your own suffering. Find out how to live joyfully regardless of the personal pain you might be experiencing.   Download the Episode Transcript: ht...

Each of us goes through periods of personal suffering--some are short and others might last our entire mortal lifetimes. In this Come, Follow Me scripture highlight, discover how to find ways to feel sincere gratitude for your own trials and suffering despite the reality of the pain.   Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3oIc9vs

Have you ever wondered why bad things happen to us? In this Come, Follow Me scripture highlight we begin a study of the Old Testament book of Job. Join us as we explore the inevitable part of life we call suffering and how suffering comes to all of God's children no matter who we are. This week's highlights will expound on how we can learn, grow, feel peace, comfort and even joy in the midst of ou...

President Russell M. Nelson has encouraged us to let God prevail in our lives. But when you are faced every day with decisions that reflect your faith or lack thereof, how can you have what it takes to give your will to God? How do we keep our covenant to sacrifice our whole selves to God? How can we truly allow God to prevail and make the ultimate sacrifice of our will no matter what the costs? ...

This scripture highlight draws a lesson from the story of Esther and how she sought and obtained access to God's power through fasting. Learn more about the power available to us to save lives, heal hearts, and break chains through the law of the fast. And discover for yourself ways you can improve your fasting experience and your ability to use it to access greater power from God.   Download the...

God has reserved each of us to come to earth at this time for a specific purpose and mission to fulfill. He has worked to help us develop talents and has blessed us with spiritual gifts that will help us accomplish our divinely appointed missions. But what are those missions? And how can you keep that perspective so that you don't fall short of doing what you were saved for this time to do?  Learn...

This Come, Follow Me scripture highlight exposes the sin of pride through the unfortunate story of Haman in the book of Esther. In this episode, we look at the connection between pride and bitterness, and hatred. We also discover some ways that pride is manifested in the 21st century and how we can successfully heed the Savior's warning to avoid it.   Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.l...

We are given a lot of opportunities in life to lead, mentor, guide, and coach others toward a life of success. In this first part of our study of the Old Testament book of Esther, we look at mentoring and leadership techniques from the example of Mordecai as he loved and mentored Esther throughout her life.  Discover for yourself new techniques that you might use in your parenting, mentoring, coac...

This final episode of the week looks at the last historical records in the Old Testament. We look at why the lifestyle of the Old Testament Israelites is different from the lifestyle of the Jews in the New Testament. For example, where did the scribes of the New Testament come from? Why didn't the Jews in the New Testament speak Hebrew anymore? And where did the synagogues in the New Testament com...

This very relevant Come, Follow Me scripture highlight takes a look at the opposition faced by the Jews rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem and by Nehemiah and others trying to rebuild the walls of the city. In this episode, we take a look at some of the opposition faced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Jesus Christ's disciples today. Discover how that opposition can serve as...

When the world we live in seems to provide endless justifications for walking away, why do YOU choose to stay with the Lord in His Church? Find out in this Come, Follow Me scripture highlight how circumstances similar to the recent COVID-19 global pandemic can give us an opportunity to take a step back and remember why we do the things we do, including why we choose to believe and love God and why...

This Come, Follow Me scripture highlight takes another lesson from the book of Ezra that can help us see the value and need to open our arms to everyone who wants to love and worship the Lord. How can we be more inclusive to others in our Church meetings and social activities? Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3AXicn4

Learn from Ezra 1 how the Lord will inspire men and women of various faiths and backgrounds to assist in His work and prepare others to accept His gospel.  This Come, Follow Me episode includes a statement from the First Presidency emphasizing God's love for all of His children and His willingness to reveal portions of His light to people of faith everywhere. Download the Episode Transcript: https...

This Come, Follow Me scripture highlight details the final events preceding the Book of Mormon Lehi's departure from Jerusalem as well as the events that took place after Lehi's family set out for the wilderness. Learn how the Old Testament and Book of Mormon chronologically collide. And be reminded about what the Lord has been trying to teach Israel all along.   Download the Episode Transcript: h...

This special Come, Follow Me highlight dives into the story of the reign of King Josiah, a man who worked to restore righteousness to Jerusalem before it would ultimately be destroyed. This time period collides with the life of the Book of Mormon prophet Lehi. Listen in and find out how the events of these years during Josiah's reign would have impacted Lehi and some of the decision he made within...

This Come, Follow Me scripture highlight tells the story of Hezekiah's illness when the prophet Isaiah delivered a message of God to Him saying that he would soon die and needed to get his house in order. Listen in to find out what can we learn from that story and from the incredible wickedness that followed Hezekiah's reign in Jerusalem.   Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3c2aJJ3

Learn how King Hezekiah righteously worked to protect the people of Jerusalem from wickedness and from the attacks of the Assyrian army. See how Isaiah fits into this picture, and how Hezekiah is a great example to look to as we put in the required effort to fortify our own homes and lives against the Adversary's attacks in the last days. Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3NV3OyB

This unique Come, Follow Me scripture highlight helps you put into perspective 2 Kings 17-25, the scattering and gathering of Israel by seeing them in the larger picture of God's plan of salvation and exaltation. See how what we have been studying in the Old Testament fits into the grand scheme of things and how the Old Testament and Book of Mormon chronologically collide. And be reminded of the r...

This timely Come, Follow Me episode summarizes and highlights the history of Israel and Judah in the 150 years leading up to the scattering of the 10 tribes (see 2 Kings 7-16; 1 and 2 Chronicles). Learn about what led to their destruction and gain a few insights that will help you better understand and appreciate the teachings of Isaiah and other Old Testament prophets.  Learn about how what led t...

When is the last time you experienced feelings of fear? Learn from the story of Elisha and his young servant who found themselves surrounded by an enemy army. Find out what Elisha did to help his young friend overcome his fears and see that when we stand with the Lord, we are always standing in the majority. (2 Kings 6)   Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3nAenw8

Do you like to listen to general conference talks? This Come, Follow Me scripture highlight shares the story of Naaman and his experience hearing a prophet of God direct him to do something that didn't fit his opinion, expectation, or the norms of his day. Learn from the story of Naaman to not just listen to the prophets but how to follow them.   Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3Aj...

This scripture highlight comes from 2 Kings 3 and focuses on the story of three kings and their interaction with the prophet Elisha. Find out what happens when they choose to trust God's prophet and follow His directions. The end of this episode includes a few questions for you to discuss as you study.   Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3yd8x8T

This Come, Follow Me scripture highlight is from 2 Kings 1-2. Learn about what the "prophetic mantle" is, how it was passed from Elijah to Elisha, and what that has to do with you today.   Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3ai07oG

This Come, Follow Me scripture highlight comes from 1 Kings 22 and the interaction between King Ahab and the truthful prophet Micaiah. Have you ever watched someone speak ill of God's prophet simply because they don't agree with God's position on a particular topic or issue? Supplement your study of 1 Kings with this episode and find out what happens when Ahab professes his "hate" for the prophet...