Word of Hope Christian Church Podcast

Happy Easter everyone! What or who is your everything? Is it a person or a possession? A career or a car? A pet or a place? Here’s the point. When your “everything” disappears, it’s easy to feel like you have nothing or that you are nothing. That’s how Mary Magdalene felt on the first Easter morning. But Mary found hope and so can you beloved. In today’s passage we’ll talk about 4 facts we can app...

Today, we’re going to begin studying the book of Jude. At first Jude as intended to write about depending the faith. But the Holy Spirit compelled him to warn fellow believers about the false teachers who had infiltrated their churches. Jude will teach us today that we must strongly defend Christian truth and avoid compromising the basics of the faith. And we must also reject all who would twist S...

Today is Palm Sunday. It’s the Sunday where we celebrate Jesus’ arrival into Jerusalem, often called the ‘Triumphal Entry’ which begins the last week of Jesus’ life. He enters Jerusalem on Sunday. By Friday, He is dead. Most know the story of Jesus’ arrival into Jerusalem but today we want to spend some time finding out more of what it was really all about and how that applies to us today. So, get...

Today, we’re going to study 3 John. This epistle emphasizes the importance of hospitality toward faithful ministers, the necessity of rejecting divisive, self-seeking leadership in the church and the need for believers to walk in the truth. So, without further delay, open your Bible or Bible app to 3 John and let’s begin. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church pleas...

As believers in Christ, we’ve got to be careful how we live. And we do that by developing Godly habits in our lives—habits that please God. We are to shine with Christ before unbelievers thereby drawing them to Him. The text for today is Eph 5:15-21 and within these verses we’ll discover 5 Godly habits we should cultivate to help us in our quest to live right for the Lord. Thanks for listening. Go...

Today, we’re going to study 2 John, the whole chapter, which is only 13 verses long. During this study we’ll cover John’s introduction in verses 1-3 followed by his words about what it means to Live in the truth (vss 4-11). Then we’ll close with John’s final words in verses 13-15. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org .

Ephesians 5:1-14 commands Christians to imitate God by walking in love, holiness and light, rather than indulging in sexual immorality, impurity or covetousness. We’re also to refrain from filthiness of speech, foolish and crude talk. Then, as we walk in the light we’ll expose deeds of darkness by living holy lives, speaking the truth in love and by not talking of the dark things unbelievers do. T...

Today we’re going finish up chapter 5 (and the book of 1 John) with verses 13-21. Some Bibles title this section: Written that you may know, Concluding Affirmations or simply Conclusion. In this final section, John provides believers with absolute assurance of their salvation, confidence in answered prayer and the necessity of avoiding idolatry. He’ll also talk about knowing one has eternal life,...

The passage we’ll be studying today, Eph 4:25-32. Today, as we finish up chapter 4, we’ll discover how a new life in Christ must lead to a new lifestyle. This passage represents a total shift in character, moving from selfish behavior to a life of love, integrity and community building. Thanks for listening. God bless you! And a happy and blessed Christmas to you and yours! To find out more about...

Today we’re studying of 1 John 5:1-12 and we’re going to talk more about Faith in the Son of God. To discern whether a person is a true Christian, one needs to look at what they truly believe about Jesus Christ. The true believer believes that Jesus is the Christ...and they then have to continue believing for that will prove a person is a child of God. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find...

The passage we’ll be studying today, Eph 4:17-24. This passage commands Christians to abandon their former, corrupt way of life (the “old self”) characterized by futile, darkened thinking and deceitful desires. Believers are called to undergo a mental renewal by the Spirit, putting on a “new self” created in God’s likeness to live in righteousness and true holiness. Thanks for listening. God bless...

Today we’re continuing our study of 1 John 4 with verses 7-21 and we’re going to talk more about Loving One Another. This passage is a call to community and it encourages Christians to mirror God’s, unconditional love in their daily relationships. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org .

The passage we’ll be studying today, Eph 4:7-16. Today’s passage will explain that Christ gives diverse spiritual gifts to believers to foster unity, spiritual maturity, stability, clarity, harmony, love and the growth of the church. Instead of individual recognition, these roles—apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers—are designed equip all believers for service, building up the Bod...

There are two important topics that John discusses in chapter 4. First: 1) Discerning False Prophets and 2) Loving One Another. As much as we’d like to cover all of this at one time, we thought it will be better to divide these into two studies. So today, we’re going to talk about Discerning False Prophets (vss 1-6) and then next week we’ll pick up verses 7-21 and the topic of Loving One Another....

The passage we’ll be studying today, Eph 4:1-6. This passage marks a transition in Paul’s letter from doctrine to practical application, urging believers to “walk in a manner worthy” of their calling by maintaining unity. Paul calls for humility, gentleness, patience, bearing with one another and love to preserve the unity of the Spirit. And this unity is grounded in seven “ones” which we’ll talk...

These verses teach that genuine Christian love, demonstrated through actions, is the definitive proof of passing from spiritual death to life. They also assure believers of answered prayer when they obey Christ’s commands to love and believe in Jesus. And lastly, this passage contrasts unloving people (who remain in death) with loving believers (who have eternal life), urging believers to love act...

The passage we’ll be studying today, Eph 3:14-21. Right away we’ll discover that Paul’s prayer was Trinitarian, focused on the inner person, passionate and focused. Then, we’ll discover 3 important keys to Paul’s really big prayer. We’ll discuss: 1) The posture of prayer, 2) The petitions of prayer and 3) The power of prayer. And we’ll conclude with several action steps to help you put into action...

The first 10 verses of 1 John 3 are full of hope and encouragement. John tells us that not only are we loved by the Father, but that we are called His children. John promises us that one day when we see Jesus face-to-face, we will be transformed and be like Him. In light of that knowledge, John encourages us to live a life of righteousness so that it is evident that we are God’s children. Thanks f...

The passage we’ll be studying today, Eph 3:1-13. Here Paul explains his ministry as a steward of God’s grace, revealing the “mystery” that Gentiles were co-heirs with Jews in one body through Christ. And we’ll discuss 5 key points to help us better understand the “mystery” and all its implications. Thanks for listening. God bless you! And a happy and blessed Christmas to you and yours! To find out...

Today, we’ll conclude our study of A New Commandment. These closing verses of 1 John 2 warn believers that the world and its desires are temporary and it contrasts them with God’s enduring will and urges them to live righteously to remain in Him and avoid deception by false teachers (antichrists) who deny Jesus’ divine nature. Believers are encouraged to do what is right (to abide in the truth) to...

The passage we’ll be studying today, Eph 2:11-22. The main idea we’ll addressing is that because of our union with Christ, our differences are put to death so we can live in community with one another. To do that we should strongly consider three key points which we’ll talk about along with some suggestion on how put this all into practice. Thanks for listening. God bless you! And a happy and bles...

Today and next week we’ll be talking about A New Commandment. In Part 1 we’ll discover that true knowledge of God means living in His light, demonstrated by practicing the “old yet new” commandment to love one another as Christ loved us, which contrasts sharply with the world’s selfish desires (lust of the flesh, eyes and pride). We’ll also discover that John wrote as a father to his spiritual chi...

The passage we’ll be studying today, Eph 2:1-10. This passage contrasts our past spiritual death with our new life in Christ, emphasizing that salvation is a free gift, making believers God’s handiwork designed for good deeds. Let’s talk about it! Thanks for listening. God bless you! And a happy and blessed Christmas to you and yours! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org .

Today is a very short study but it’s full of great nuggets of truth. Genuine believers not only commit themselves to obeying God, but they also have deep and sincere love for fellow believers. The Christian principle of love is “new” because believers’ ability to love one another is motivated by their love for Christ, who first loved them. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more abou...

  Today we’ll learn that Paul prayed that believers would grow to know God better. He began in verses 15-16 by giving thanks to God for the Ephesian believers strong faith and love for others. Then in verses 17-23 he prayed that they (and we) would grow in their faith and love for others by understanding 3 key things. Let’s find out what they are. Thanks for listening. God bless you! And a happy a...