Word of Hope Christian Church Podcast

Jesus makes one of His most famous statements from the Gospel of John in today’s passage. He said, “You will know the truth and the truth will set free.” Our modern world wants to interact with the idea of relative truth, absolute truth, post truth and alternative facts and we can pull out this statement as a “proof.” What Jesus pointed to though was more than just about relative vs absolute truth, He pointed to how all of reality centered on abiding with Him. He was and is the truth from God and the Jews who heard Him teach were offended that He’d suggest they were enslaved to sin because they were wrapped up in the Father of Lies. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

A central theme in this sermon series is that we are called to be witnesses to the world—we are called to testify to the world about what we know about Jesus! So with that in mind in chapter, in Acts 26 we’re going to learn how the Apostle Paul witnessed to King Agrippa. Within this chapter Paul lays out 10 transferrable principles about witnessing for Jesus Christ. Let’s talk about them. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

Today is Mother’s Day. From all of us at Word of Hope to all the mom’s—thank you for your faithfulness in serving your children and families. But today can be challenging for some. Maybe your mother is no longer here and you really miss her. If maybe you’re relationship with your mom is on the rocks or cut-off. Regardless of what kinds of feelings get stirred up on Mother’s Day please keep stay with this message because we’re going to discover truths which will apply to each of us individually. And we’ll find motivation to mentor others, whether or not they are our own children. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

This passage is a narrative and narratives by nature contain characters. So we approached this passage through the perspective of the individuals we came across. We decided to give them nicknames to help you remember and relate to them. They are:

 

1) Governor Festus – the people pleaser (Vss 1-9)

2) The Religious Leaders – status-keepers (Vss 7, 24)

3) Paul – the Gospel preacher (Vss 8, 10-11)

4) King Agrippa & Bernice – the pleasure seekers (Vss 13, 23)

5) Jesus – The Life Changer (Vss 19-21, 26)

 

The question at the end will be: Which one most represents you? Thanks for watching. God bless you! Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

Today’s passage is often referred to as “the woman caught in adultery,” and it depicts Jesus forgiving a woman accused of adultery, highlighting His mercy and grace. But it also points out the hypocrisy of the Jewish leaders as the whole point of bringing this woman before Jesus was to trap Him in His response. NOTE: This passage's authenticity as part of John's original Gospel has been debated by scholars. Yet when all is said and done, even the textual critics who doubt that it belongs in John’s Gospel all seem to agree that it is an authentic account of a true encounter between Jesus and a woman caught in adultery. And the church as a whole has seen in it the true spirit of our Lord. That said, let’s get to studying. Thanks for watching. Blessings and love in Christ!

Today, we turn to Acts 24 where we see Paul had been labeled as a revolutionary seditionist. After Paul providentially survived the plot against him because his unnamed nephew spoke up, he was taken to Caesarea where he was held as a prisoner in Herod’s palace to face the results of an investigation before Felix the Governor. We can learn a lot from Paul’s tone of tenderness and attitude of respect when responding to the charges against him. And here’s the takeaway: When your faith is challenged, make a cheerful defense. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

On today’s journey we’ll talk about the growing conflict between Jesus and the Jewish leaders during the Festival of Shelters. There was a lot of confusion as people were debating whether Jesus was the Messiah. And as the Jewish leaders’ continued to look for ways to arrest Jesus the people began to question the intent of their own leaders. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

When you consider this world-altering, life-changing event it’s clear that the crowds didn’t comprehend what Jesus had come to do. The chief priests and teachers of the Law didn’t understand. And even Jesus’ disciples didn’t have a clue. But one man got it. There was one man there that day who saw Jesus on the cross and he KNEW what was happening. There was one man who understood what Jesus was all about and it changed who he was. Do you know who that one man was? Stay with us let’s find out. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

Throughout this chapter, John highlights the various opinions the Jews had about Jesus. Before Jesus appeared at the festival, opinions about Him were swirling through the visiting crowd. Some of these Jews may have seen Jesus’ miracles or heard Him teach while others may have only hear of what He had done both in Jerusalem and in Galilee. That particular year, Jesus was the hot topic of conversation during the Festival of Shelters. Meanwhile, Jesus was leaving Galilee for the last time. Events were moving rapidly toward “His time,” and He would not have any more opportunity to travel back to the place of childhood. This visit marked the third appearance of Jesus in Jerusalem during His ministry.Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

It’s amazing that when things go our way, when God does what we want, when He rises to our cause, it’s easy to cheer. But what happens when God doesn’t do those things? What happens when you face oppression? What happens when you experience troubles? Too often, the cheering comes to a stop. And that’s happened on Palm Sunday. In the text we find 3 reasons why the cheering stopped that day. Let’s talk about it. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.