It doesn't take long for Christians to come to the realization that God's plans don't always make sense to us. God works in ways that often we don't or won't understand; and when that takes place, we need to adjust our perspective, values, or timetable, to fit His will. Well, today on Hope From the Word Pastor Bill Luebkemann will show us how to do that and maintain our sanity in this Christian life, even during those periods when it's easy to become frustrated. We are making our way through First Samuel and today we will be looking at chapter sixteen. It's here that the Lord anoints David to be King over Israel. This was a move that certainly didn't make a great deal of sense in that day and age, as Pastor Bill now explains…

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For the past few weeks we've been looking at First Samuel. In today's passage, King Saul failed to obey God fully and completely, which resulted in great loss. The same can happen to us. We'd do well to see where he went wrong so that we don't go down a similar path. So, now with Hope From the Word, here is Pastor Bill...

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First Samuel may have been written a long time ago, but its application for today is as accurate as ever. A. W. Tozer was heard to say, “Christians and especially active ones should take timeout frequently to search their souls to be sure of their motives”. Self-examination is so critically important in our pursuit of God and His righteousness. Pastor Bill Luebkemann will talk about the perils of self-centeredness and disobedience today, and the benefits of self-examination. Glad to have you with us for Hope From the Word! We're in First Samuel, and we'll be going through chapter fifteen.

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The story is told of Winston Churchill, who rose to speak before the House of Commons and, among other things introduced a new and striking phrase to the English language. Churchill said, “Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty, and so bear ourselves that if the British Commonwealth and Empire last for a thousand years men will still say this was their finest hour”. As we open First Samuel fourteen and look at the life of Jonathan today on Hope From the Word, one could easily come to the conclusion that this is his finest hour, by God's grace. Pastor Bill Luebkemann is our Bible teacher and today he continues his study of the book of First Samuel. Jonathan was a man who was not intimidated by the Philistine armies and believed that God could use him in a great way. Here now to help us draw personal application from this is our teacher Pastor Bill…

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Those of you who grew up watching ‘Happy Days', no doubt remember how Fonzie had trouble saying he was wrong. He's not alone in that struggle, in our day excuse makers and blame shifters, abound. Today on Hope From the Word, we'll meet someone pretty good at making excuses. Very sadly throughout his life he never repented though he was confronted with his sin numerous times. Ultimately his life ended in destruction. Let's make sure we don't follow that same path. Join us in First Samuel thirteen as Pastor Bill Luebkemann continues our survey of this Old Testament book. We begin with verse ten…

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God loves to use broken things; broken soil and broken clouds to produce grain; broken grain to produce bread; and broken bread to feed our bodies. Likewise, he wants our stubbornness broken into humble obedience. There are many times that God allows divine tests to keep us in that place of humble obedience. Today on Hope From the Word, Pastor Bill Luebkemann will help us get prepared for God's tests as we continue our exploration of First Samuel. We'll be in chapter thirteen where King Saul fails God's test, and there are many things we can learn from his mistakes. Here now is Pastor Bill…

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We've got a very helpful study in store for you today from First Samuel. Samuel had been a faithful judge over Israel and God had been nothing but good to his people. But the people of Israel lost sight of that and cried out for a king. They rejected Samuel and the Lord because they wanted to choose their own human ruler, and in doing so were going to have to pay the price. This takes place in First Samuel twelve and it would be good for us to see how they harmed themselves so we don't do the same. Here's Pastor Bill…

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Saul was the first king of Israel and God provided him everything that was necessary to be a great King, but he ended up a terrible failure. He allowed insecurities and bad decision making to govern his life, and that's a recipe for disaster. God has a calling for us too, but will we try to hide from it, or allow something to keep us from it? Today on Hope From the Word we'll keep that question in mind as we revisit First Samuel chapter eleven. Here to bring it to us, as always is Pastor Bill Luebkemann…

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Happy New Year from Hope from the Word. If we're not careful, we can take a lot of things for granted – even the most important things. That's why we have reminders like Christmas. Christmas is a special time set aside to remind us of why Jesus came. Today, we will be exploring the reason for the season. Because God so loved the world, and gave His only begotten Son, whoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life! Christmas may be over but we need this Gospel truth every day of the year. Let's start off this year in God's Word. Here's Pastor Bill as he begins in Luke's gospel chapter four, verse eighteen.

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The Christmas message can be obscured by all the hustle and bustle of the season. How we need the continual reminder that Jesus came to save sinners. On Christmas day, a Savior was born who is Christ the Lord. Today on Hope from the Word we will be given a timely reminder of why Jesus came. Tragically, there is confusion over what Christmas is all about. Jesus came to bring salvation by God's grace through faith. That's what the Bible teaches. For more let's join Pastor Bill Luebkemann as he begins today in John's gospel chapter three and verse seventeen.

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