Ben Peterson

Hope in Christ: A Come, Follow Me Podcast

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Created as a trustworthy supplement to your scripture study and the Come, Follow Me resource of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Each scripture highlight draws out relevant and relatable lessons connected with recent teachings from God’s latter-day prophets. Hi, I’m Ben Peterson, host of the Hope in Christ podcast. I hold a Master’s Degree in Religious Education from BYU, spent years professionally teaching Seminary and Institute classes, and currently, work for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. However, the ultimate authority on the gospel of Jesus Christ is the...

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Ben Peterson

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Mar 31, 2024

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1 Kings 12-22 (Day 4) | Preventing Burnout & Connecting with the Still Small Voice 30.06.2022

We live in a world where all things are in commotion. In this Come, Follow Me scripture highlight learn from Elijah's experience facing burnout and what the Lord taught Him about making it through. Learn to take time for yourself to reconnect with your own spirit and with your Heavenly Father. Rediscover the value of sitting in the silence and listening for the still small voice of the Spirit to s...

1 Kings 12-22 (Day 3) | It’s Time to Choose Who’s Team You’re On 29.06.2022

This Come, Follow Me scripture highlight comes from 1 Kings 18. Learn more about the false god Baal and how he is a counterfeit for Jesus Christ and another name for Lucifer. Look more deeply at the experience Elijah had with the priests of Baal and rediscover why it is so important for us to open our spiritual eyes, shake of the dust of the world, see things as they really are, and choose once an...

1 Kings 12-22 (Day 2) | The Astounding Power of Unfailing Faith 28.06.2022

This Come, Follow Me scripture highlight focuses on the story of two women whose faith seems to defy all common sense. Join us as we dive into 1 Kings 17 and get inspired as we learn from Elijah's experience with the widow from Zarephath and another experience with the faith of a remarkable Latter-day Saint Sister in Montevideo Uruguay.   Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3nmYEjW

1 Kings 12-22 (Day 1) | Israel Divided & Weakness vs Rebellion 27.06.2022

In part one of this week's Come, Follow Me study, learn the history behind Israel's division into the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom of Judah. See parallels between Jeroboam's downfall in 1 Kings 12-16 and the increasing instability of the world today. Also, learn from the Lord's reference to King David as a righteous example and ponder what it means that God sees weaknesses d...

2 Samuel & 1 Kings 1-11 (Day 5) | Temple Worship: Are You Doing It? 24.06.2022

Learn in this Come, Follow Me scripture highlight from the good and bad examples of King Solomon in 1 Kings 8 & 11. Discover how a focus on our covenants can provide us protection while becoming lazy in our covenants and temple worship can lead to our own spiritual downfall and repercussions that can even destroy our posterity and communities. Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3n4AA5...

2 Samuel & 1 Kings 1-11 (Day 4) | Navigating Very Difficult Situations 23.06.2022

We are bombarded with social issues and pressures. The world has become a confusing place, and because of the complexity of the issues around us, it has become very difficult to navigate them. Pressed to make a decision and work toward crucially important goals, how can we show sympathy and love for all while still maintaining loyalty to prophetic leadership devotional to revealed doctrine?  In th...

2 Samuel & 1 Kings 1-11 (Day 3) | Pornography and Lust: A Need for Hope in Christ 22.06.2022

This Come, Follow Me episode focuses on the story of David and Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11. Learn how we can avoid the slippery trap of pornography and lust by observing the step-by-step actions of King David. Discover how we can escape the grasp of sin (even repeated sin) through the power of Jesus Christ.   Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3b80h21

2 Samuel & 1 Kings 1-11 (Day 2) | Christ Stands at the Head of His Church 21.06.2022

This Come, Follow Me episode focuses on a story from 2 Samuel 6 when Uzzah reaches out to steady the sacred Ark of the Covenant without God's authority to do it. Learn from this story the relevant lesson that answers the question, "what if I think the Church is wrong or needs to be corrected or changed?"    Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3tQc0Jb

2 Samuel & 1 Kings 1-11 (Day 1) | Take It To the Lord in Prayer 20.06.2022

This Come, Follow Me scripture highlight is from 2 Samuel 5. Learn from David's example about what we can do when we don't know what else to do. Learn how prayer can guide our efforts, and how to offer up prayers that will invite revelation.   Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3xBkpRT

1 Samuel 4-30 (Day 5) | Conquering Your Own Goliath-Sized Challenges 17.06.2022

Join this Come, Follow Me conversation to discover patterns we can learn from young David about conquering our own goliath-sized challenges. This is a key lesson for anyone who is facing mountains in their life and wants to understand how to climb them and how to win any one of life's personal battles. Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3zBfoeI

1 Samuel 4-30 (Day 4) | David and Goliath: A Battle of Good vs Evil 16.06.2022

Dive into this unique Come, Follow Me study of the story of David and Goliath and see how young David turned this story from 1 Samuel 17 from a battle between men to a battle between good vs evil. Learn more about Jesus Christ and His Atoning mission to battle Lucifer and the powers of sin, mortality, death, and hell. And learn of Christ's ultimate victory over it all as He crushes the head of Sat...

1 Samuel 4-30 (Day 3) | Learning to Look Upon the Heart 15.06.2022

This Come Follow Me episode is for anyone who has ever felt that they were not good enough. It is for anyone who has ever felt marginalized. And it is for everyone who wants to be a true disciple of Jesus Christ.  Join the conversation and discover how the Lord sees us and how we can and ought to see each other. This episode addresses ideas such as race, gender orientation, sexuality, LGBTQ, disab...

1 Samuel 4-30 (Day 2) | Obedience is Better than Sacrifice 14.06.2022

In this Come, Follow Me episode, we'll learn from the example of Saul, in 1 Samuel 15, the answer to the question: "Is it ever okay to disobey the Lord, even when it seems clear to you that you have a better idea than whatever the Lord has said about a given situation?" Find out more about obedience and how God sees our obedience to Him.    Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3aSYv4P

1 Samuel 4-30 (Day 1) | The Danger of Wanting to Be Like the World 13.06.2022

Join this Come, Follow Me conversation to learn from the Prophet Samuel and why it can be dangerous to want to follow the trends of the world.    Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3OsAWhZ

Ruth; 1 Samuel 1-3 (Day 4) | Learning to Hear God’s Voice and Receive Revelation 09.06.2022

President Russell M. Nelson has prophetically declared that it is now becoming impossible to survive spiritually without the guiding influence of the Holy Ghost. But how can you learn how the Lord speaks to you? And what if you feel like you've never felt the Holy Ghost before, or at least for a very long time?  In this Come, Follow Me episode we will look for answers to those questions in the sto...

Ruth; 1 Samuel 1-3 (Day 3) | Finding Comfort When a Blessing is Delayed 08.06.2022

Sometimes we might feel that God is not answering our prayers. Sometimes the righteous desires of our hearts are not realized for a very long time. What does the Lord hope that we will do when the blessings we most long for do not seem to come? How do we cope and survive those difficult experiences?  Join us in this Come, Follow Me episode as we learn from Hannah's story in 1 Samuel 1-2. We'll loo...

Ruth; 1 Samuel 1-3 (Day 2) | A Model of How to Come Unto Christ 07.06.2022

Join us as we dive into this second part of our study of the book of Ruth. In the last episode, we looked at how Boaz is a symbol of our Redeemer Jesus Christ. Today, we'll learn from Ruth meaningful and important ways we can come unto Christ and be redeemed and welcomed into His loving embrace.   Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3mh3grs

Ruth; 1 Samuel 1-3 (Day 1) | A Symbol of Our Redemption 06.06.2022

Learn a symbolic lesson from the story of Ruth and Boaz about Jesus Christ's redemptive love for us. By looking at Boaz as a symbol of Jesus Christ, notice how he speaks with, interacts with, and treats Ruth. From his interactions and invitations, you can learn about how Christ is working to invite us to grow closer and closer to him. How is Jesus Christ reaching out to you and inviting you to par...

Judges (Day 5) | Loving Discipleship in a World that Disagrees 03.06.2022

The book of Judges is an example of what happens when God's covenant people begin to conform to the behavior of the rest of the world. In a world that calls evil good and good evil, and increasingly disagrees with God and the choices we make to follow Him, how do you live and love as His disciple while standing fast to His truth? This episode explores answers to that question and others, like "why...

Judges (Day 4) | The Source of Our Strength & the Mistaken Philosophy of ”You Do You” 02.06.2022

Learn in this Come, Follow Me podcast from the stories of Gideon and Samson in the book of Judges. Learn more about how the Lord is constantly helping us remember that He is the ultimate source of all of our strength. And learn from Samson's unfortunate story why we will want to stop doing things simply because we want to do them and instead seek to align our will with the Lord's. Download the Epi...

Judges (Day 3) | The Power of Righteous Mothering and Parenting 01.06.2022

In a world of distractions and fears for mothers and fathers alike, and with the powers of the adversary seeking to creep into our homes, learn from the story of Deborah and Jael in Judges 4-5 about the power of righteous and intentional mothering and parenting. See how the Savior's power can be used to crush the power of Satan in our homes and in our families. Find motivation to keep working thro...

Judges (Day 2) | The Pattern of Personal Apostasy 31.05.2022

Do you know someone who seems to have stepped away from the Savior, from their covenants with Him, and from the safety of His gospel and His Church? Have you ever had fears that the same would happen to you or someone else you love? And how do you truly help the people you love who are choosing to step away from the Lord and His Church? In this episode hear some suggested answers to these question...

Judges (Day 1) | Toying with Temptations 30.05.2022

In this "Come, Follow Me" episode, hear an introduction to the Old Testament book of Judges. Also, a study of the ancient Israelites and a look at how surrounding ourselves with temptations can lead to our own downfall (with clips from President Russell M. Nelson and Elder D. Todd Christofferson). Download the Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/3PPGPa9

Joshua (Day 5) | Choose Ye This Day 27.05.2022

Today we’ll look at perhaps the most well-known verse in the book of Joshua and discuss how something that happens every day in our lives will decide what kind of life we will live forever! Learn from President Russell M. Nelson and his recent address at the worldwide devotional for young adults and discover how the choices you are making today are more eternally significant than you may have real...

Joshua (Day 4) | Your Choices and ”the Domino Effect” 26.05.2022

When we make choices, we naturally think about what we want. Whether it is about what we want most with a long-term or even eternal perspective, or whether it is just about what we want most in that moment. But an important question we also ought to consider is how our choices can impact other people, including the people we love the most.  Today, we'll take a look at the famous story of bringing...

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