Word of Hope Christian Church Podcast

In Ecc 10 we’re going to explore several key themes: First, the contrast of wisdom and folly. Then we’ll discover how a small act of foolishness can ruin a great reputation, like a dead fly in perfume. Next, we’ll find discover the consequences of actions, from foolish traps leading to downfall to a dull ax requiring more strength. Lastly, we’ll find that the chapter also critiques incompetent leadership, where fools hold positions of power and advises careful speech, as words can spread and cause harm. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

Today’s text, John 16:5-33, summarizes Jesus’ final instructions to His disciples before His arrest. He’ll explain the coming work of the Holy Spirit to convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. Jesus then predicts His departure and the disciple’s eventual sorrow turning into joy, promising that He will send the Advocate to guide them into truth. Jesus concludes by reassuring them that they will experience tribulations in the world but should take heart because He has overcome it. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

As we come to the ninth chapter of Ecclesiastes, Solomon stops and looks around, then he does a deep dive into life once again. He’s frustrated by the seeming randomness of life’s events. And in the process, he discovered 5 more life lessons that he no doubt would have wanted to tell his younger self about—lessons about life, death, joy, eternity and wisdom. Let’s dive in. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

Jesus has been calling His disciples to abide in Him and to love one another. But their relationship with the world was going to be entirely different. Because they loved Jesus and were so like Him, the world would transfer its hatred of Christ to them. Yet they were still going to have to take the Gospel to the world. Today’s study explains how the disciples, with the help of the Counselor, would continue Jesus’ work of glorifying the Father in a hostile world. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

In chapter 8, Solomon is going to unpack for us a topic that he has already addressed before when he discussed oppression under the sun. Oppression, of course, is a cold, hard reality of life. When given authority over others, people often use it to harm those under them. In today’s text Solomon will give us wisdom so we know how to navigate life under those who have such authority over us. He will also teach us about obedience and living with joy. Let get to it... Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

Today, we’re going to discover that Jesus’ teaching on the vine and the branches isn’t like most of the parables in the Synoptic Gospels, which are usually stories with one or more spiritual points. Here, Jesus will draw our attention to a fruitful vine and then provide applications for us to learn from. John 15:1-17 isn’t very long, but these verses contain some of the most important and beloved passages in the Bible about the disciple’s love relationship with Jesus, so let’s begin. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

As we’ve been learning in our study of Ecclesiastes, Solomon was a student in the school of dissatisfaction as he searched in vain for meaning and significance under the sun (apart from God). In school terms he earned a lot of incompletes and failed every course he took. [That’s saying something since he was the wisest man on earth!] Join us as we dive into today’s Scripture, Ecc 7:15-29 and discover 8 more life lessons we should all consider. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

Earlier in chapter 14, Jesus had been comforting His disciples, explaining that He was the way, the truth and the life. He also talked about His intimate relationship with the Father. Now Jesus begins teaching His disciples about the Holy Spirit who will come to take His place when He goes to the Father. All this and more in a moment. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

Today we’re going to unpack 6 principles for living focusing on that word “better” which appears 8 times within these 14 verses. And at the end we’ll come to the conclusion that: Jesus is better because He’s the best! Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

In today’s verses Jesus will give His farewell address to the disciples. He’ll offer them comfort amidst His impending departure and betrayal. He’ll assure them of a place prepared for them in the Father’s house, as well as revealing Himself as “the Way, the Truth and the Life.” He’ll also emphasize His perfect unity with the Father, stating that seeing Him is seeing the Father. And He'll promise that His followers would eventually do works even greater than His by asking in His name. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.