Word of Hope Christian Church Podcast

During His life on earth, Jesus was the example of love. He showed compassion and mercy for those who needed it and offered forgiveness to the repentant. He also explained the standard of love we are to live up to in the commandment He gave in Mark 12:30-31. We may not always be able to follow the command, but we should make every attempt to do so by loving Jesus with everything we have as well as treat even total strangers with a spirit of love and compassion in all we do. He IS the Lord of Love...let’s spread the word! Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

We completed our of The Gospel of John last Wednesday. And we’ll begin a new study in 1, 2 & 3 John on Jan 7. In the meantime, for the next 4 Wednesday’s we’re going to bring you short devotions of encouragement to help you navigate the Christmas season. We hope they will be a blessing to you. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

 

NOTE: WHCC does not own the rights to these devotions. They are shared in good faith for the encouragement of all people and to the glory of God.

Isaiah 9:6 says, Jesus’ name is Wonderful Counselor...He’s the cure of boredom, He’s the solution to life’s problems; His name is the Mighty God...He’s the strength for our weaknesses; His name is the Everlasting Father...He brings a new dimension to our lives. And as we’ll talk about today, He’s the Prince of Peace...He reigns over the disturbances in our lives. There are several factors in Christ’s ministry as “The Prince of Peace” that are important for us to know so stay tuned. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

Today, we come to the end of our journey through the Gospel of John. In this final chapter, John recounts Jesus’ post-resurrection appearance to His disciples in Galilee, which begins with a miraculous catch of fish after they had fished all night without success. After breakfast, Jesus restores Peter to leadership by asking him three times if he loves Him, which counters Peter’s three denials. Jesus then predicts Peter will be martyred and tells him to focus on his own calling. Then John ends the Gospel with a reflection on his future. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

Today marks the beginning of the celebration of Advent, traditionally the four Sundays prior to Christmas Day. As such we’re excited to share with you our sermon series called The Advent of Christ. Starting today and then for the next 3-Sundays we’re going to share with you about 4-key aspects of Advent – Hope, Peace, Love and Joy. Today we begin with “Hope” and message titled: Rejoicing in Hope. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

In today’s passage, John 20:19-31, we’ll study about the risen Jesus appearing to His disciples two times after His resurrection as they were hiding in fear behind locked doors. In the first appearance three key things happen. Then in the second appearance to the disciples Jesus specifically addresses one of His disciples, Thomas and his unbelief. And in the closing verses John will tell us the purpose of the Gospel. All that and more so open your Bible or Bible app and let’s get ready to study! Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

We are officially 4 days from Thanksgiving Day. So, we though it would be a great time for us to consider how we can Engage with Thankfulness. There are two texts for today: 1 Chron 16:1-10 and Phil 4:10-13. As we’ll see in 1 Chron 16, for a long time, God had not been front and center in the life of Israel. Perhaps some of us have drifted away spiritually as well. It’s time to put the Lord back as the focal point of our lives. To do that we need to address our greediness and then we’ll be able to engage in thankfulness to the Lord. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

Today’s passage will highlight different kinds of belief, from the initial shock and grief of the disciples to Mary Magdalene’s recognition of Jesus through His voice. It will emphasize that belief in the Resurrection is based on eyewitness accounts and evidence, like the empty tomb and grave clothes. The story will begin “while it was still dark,” symbolizing the confusion and death that surrounded the event. But, as Mary recognized Jesus, the darkness will give way to the light and she will become a messenger of hope. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

In today’s sermon we’re going to talk about, what is or will be for some, a very uncomfortable topic. It’s about phony Christians and hypocrisy in the church. Nothing turns the world off to Christ more than phony, hypocritical Christians. The non-believer often asks, “If their religion is real, why doesn’t it show in how they speak, how they act and in what they do?” To help us we’ll define hypocrisy and we’ll study some Biblical examples both OT and NT. Then we’ll tell you how you can answer folks who say the church is full of hypocrites in a God-honoring way. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.

At this point Jesus was suffering and in great agony on the cross. But in today’s passage Jesus actually gives up His life and dies. And when He does, we see a remarkable change in the tone of John’s Gospel. The emphasis shifts from all that Jesus must still do to all that Jesus has now accomplished in full. The death of Jesus was a monumental event in salvation history. His death on the cross would pay the price for all sins, making it possible for all who would believe in Him to have eternal life. Thanks for listening. God bless you! To find out more about our church please go to www.whccnb.org.