Hope for Today

II Cor. 13:1-14 Thanks so much for joining us today. We are honored to be with you and look forward to studying God’s Word together. Today’s lesson is our last lesson from II Corinthians. So, we will look at chapter 13. If there is any teaching from II Corinthians you missed or would like to hear again, no problem. We would love to help you with it. You can find it online at heraldsofhope.org. We do our best to keep our teaching here accessible.    Today, our title is a question: Are you in the faith? Let’s follow Pastor J Mark […]

II Cor. 12:11-21 It is very good to be here, and we are so glad you are there. Thanks for joining us as we study and learn from God’s Word together. I am sure you noticed that our study through II Corinthians will soon be over. This lesson is from chapter 12; only one chapter is left in II Corinthians. Today’s title is “The Conundrum of Love.”  “Conundrum” is an interesting word. It is used in confusing situations, and the answers may seem the opposite. Walking with Jesus has conundrums, but we don’t usually use this word to describe them. […]

II Cor. 12:1-10 Welcome. We are honored to be here and thank you for being there. Today, as we look into God’s Word together, we aim to become more like Jesus—less of us and more of Him.   Our title is “Delighting in Disability.” Now, think about the person you know who has struggled with a disability or gone through a challenging time. So often, the disability or area of difficulty becomes the very thing they excel at, and frequently, they help many others in this area. One living example of this is Joni Erikson Tada. She was injured and lost […]

II Cor. 11:16-33 It is good to be with you as we study God’s Word together. The Bible is a book, but it isn’t just a book, it is different, it is living, and it is for our good that we spend time in its pages. Today’s title is “A Fool for God’s Glory,” the verses are from II Corinthians 11.   Most of the time, we are concerned with how others view us. However, sometimes it doesn’t seem we care a bit about what others think. For example, when I was teaching school, the students and I would discuss how […]

II Cor. 11:7-15 Thanks for being with us for this teaching from God’s Word. The Bible is an awesome book, and we love the author. You see the Bible is living, it’s more than just words on a piece of paper. These Words were God breathed and they are powerful.  In our last time together, we learned a lesson in leadership from Paul. Today our title is A Godly Leader’s Judgement, someone is probably thinking, “Another lesson on leadership, well this won’t apply to me.” Not so fast, before you go there, think about what leadership really is.   I have […]

II Cor. 11:1-6 It is so good to be with you today. Thanks for joining us for this teaching from God’s Word. We love this book, but more than that we love and worship the author.  He is our Lord and Savior. He is the one we exalt. We are blessed to have the Bible and thankful that we can study it together.   Today our study takes us to II Corinthians 11 where Paul is defending himself before the Corinthians. Here Paul stands up to those who are criticizing him. This takes lots of humility and wisdom. Our title is […]

II Cor. 10:7-18  It is good to be with you this week. Today before our teaching from II Corinthians I’d like to share a testimony from a listener in Nigeria. Notice how he was affected by reading the Bible. “I send my gratitude to you all over there, I am inspired, l took time to read it carefully from the first day, what I have learned and read has molded my life in Christ and my Church. I appreciate your Bible. The Lord bless you.”  Our goal is to use media to make disciples. We hope this lesson from II […]

II Cor. 10:1-6 Hello and welcome to Hope for Today, we are so glad you joined us for today’s teaching from II Cor 10. Just over twenty-five years ago I was learning to drive a vehicle. I had to learn how to keep the car on my side of the road and in the center of my lane. As you know, on both sides of the road there is a ditch, and we must stay out of both ditches.   Today’s teaching is a lot like driving a vehicle. We have got to keep it in the middle, on either side […]

Thanks again for joining us on Hope for Today. Today is the final lesson on giving. Chapters 8 and 9 in II Corinthians teach us many things about giving. Our first lesson was “The Heart of Giving,” and today’s lesson is titled “The Graces of Giving.” I mention the first one since it is similar to this one. Both address our motives and the reasons we give. We encourage you to think with us about the thoughts and motives behind your actions. Be sensitive to God speaking to you through His Word, have a soft heart, and allow His Spirit […]

2 Corinthians 8:16-24.   Thank you for joining us for today’s program. The Bible is such a practical book, and I love how the wisdom in its pages can be applied to every situation we face.   This lesson will deal with some specifics of group giving. If you remember, the last two lessons were about other aspects of giving. The first one was about the heart behind our giving—what is your motivation? The second lesson gave us three ways we can give generously. Both lessons were personal, and we hope you have found them helpful. If you missed them or want […]