Who are you? Really, who are you? And how does that identity play a significant role in the trust God has placed in you to live in these amazing latter days? In this episode rooted in the scriptures from Abraham 1-2 and Genesis 12-17, we'll talk more about these questions and some other significant truths that will help you overcome discouragement and darkness, and protect your family from the slippery slopes of sin.

 

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0:49 - Abraham and growing up surrounded by sin

8:28 - The importance of our desires in this life and in our journey back home to Heavenly Father

16:26 - What is the Abrahamic Covenant?

20:47 - How the Abrahamic Covenant lays the foundation for the rest of the scriptures and even for the last dispensation in the latter-days

25:02 - What does it really mean to be the seed of Abraham and what does that say about why I have been sent to earth now?

35:17 - Latter-day Saints fulfilling part of the covenant by lighting the world with the word and glory of the Lord

38:10 - Lot as an example of living too deeply in the world; the contrast between Lot and Melchizedek and how we can avoid dangerous drifts in our life that will deceptively slide us closer to “Sodom”

47:38 - Abraham and Hagar’s son Ishmael and Abraham and Sarah’s son Isaac

48:49 - Teaching tip - Teach for understanding

In this Old Testament "Come, Follow Me" episode we talk about questions like: How can you cope with moments when you feel alone or forgotten by God? How is the Flood in the days of Noah directly connected to life in the 21st Century?

And have you ever longed to just start over and experience a new beginning? We’ll discover how God is offering us our own chance to do just that. We’ll also look at how Noah’s Ark is a symbol of God’s temple, and how the Tower of Babel is an attempt to imitate the temple of God. We'll also make connections between Noah's Ark, the voyage of the Nephites, the Jaredites, and our own mortal journey across the chaos of this world. Don't miss this episode! 

 

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2:37 - Methuselah and how to cope with feelings of loneliness or feelings of being forgotten by the Lord.

7:21 - Noah and God’s patience with the wicked and his respect toward our agency and how God uses wickedness to help us grow

16:35 - Noah, Joseph Smith Jr., and President Russell M. Nelson - A prophetic call to repentance in preparation for the destruction of the wicked

34:22 - The Flood, the Ark, a New Beginning, and the Temple

42:14 - Ham and Egypt and the result of apostasy and loss of priesthood authority

46:26 - Symbolism of the title of the priesthood office of “Seventy” held by General Authority Seventies and Area Seventies

47:40 - The Tower of Babel - choosing to worship in a worldly temple vs God’s Holy Temple

53:50 - Teaching Tip - Experience a new beginning in your teaching

In this classic "Come, Follow Me" episode based in the text of Moses 7, we'll give an overview of another perspective of God’s Plan through the question, “What does it really mean to become sons and daughters of God?”

We’ll also seek a deeper understanding of a God who loves so deeply that He weeps at the sight of our sins. We’ll talk about the City of Enoch, and emphasize the big choice we have to make as those who are living in the final episode of the earth’s mortal existence-the last days.

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0:52 - Brief introduction to the podcast and podcast host

4:53 - Overview and somewhat comprehensive recap of the Plan of Salvation to set up the discussion for this episode

10:41 - Becoming in our physical body a son or daughter of God

20:22 - Enoch and being faithful to the Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood in order to move mountains in our lives

25:45 - The city of Enoch and the building up of Zion

29:30 - Enoch’s vision of the future of the earth and its inhabitants

32:43 - Another perspective of the perfectly loving nature of God

38:34 - Learning to see others and love them as God does

43:37 - Overcoming the wickedness of the last days and creating the latter-day Zion

48:29 - Teaching Tip - See divine potential in everyone you teach

In this new Old Testament "Come, Follow Me" episode we address questions like: 

"How can we help motivate people we love to repent and turn to the Lord?" And "What if I feel inadequate or lack confidence in myself?"

We'll also complete our study of Adam and Eve. As we complete the study of our journey with them on the covenant path leading back toward Eden's temple-like garden and its Tree of Life, we'll expand our understanding of the prerequisite law of the gospel and the importance and symbolism of our own spiritual rebirth.

Thank you for sharing this podcast with people you love. It's a thrill to be shoulder-to-shoulder with you as we increase our faith in Jesus Christ and help Him prepare the world for His glorious return!

In this Old Testament "Come, Follow Me" episode we'll journey through the Garden of Eden, expand our understanding of God's plan to bring us home, and expose Satan and his tactics to destroy us. We'll also learn some parenting skills from the Lord Himself. Through the Creation, Fall, and Atonement of Jesus Christ, we'll travel with Adam and Eve as they journey out of the Garden of Eden, in preparation for our own journey back toward the Garden of Eden on the covenant path to ultimately partake of the Tree of Life. 

This episode will provide valuable insights into the opposition caused by the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. This conversation will shed light on the events that took place in the Garden of Eden and help you see it through the perspective of fulfilling the Lord's plan to ultimately grant eternal life to all of His children who truly desire it. Join us in this episode and come to see more clearly how the events in Genesis 3-4 and Moses 4-5 have everything to do with YOU.

 

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Learn details about the purpose of the creation of the earth, and some insightful perspectives on the Garden of Eden, including the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. 

In this "Come, Follow Me" episode, we'll study and refer to elements in four accounts of the Earth's creation (from Genesis 1-2, Moses 2-3, Abraham 4-5, and the account taught in the Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). We'll take a detailed look at how the purpose of the Earth's creation is as relevant today as it's ever been. And we'll discuss in some detail the meaning and purpose of the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil that were placed in the Garden of Eden for Adam and Eve.

This episode is important preparation for our discussion in the upcoming episode about the Fall.

Thanks for sharing, rating, and reviewing this podcast as we work together to strengthen each others' faith and hope in Jesus Christ.

Did you know that the Old Testament story doesn't begin in the book of Genesis? In this "Come, Follow Me" episode, we'll discuss a missing, but restored chapter that begins the entire Old Testament story where God introduces us to the main players in the journey of life, including one individual that has otherwise somehow managed to be nearly completely eliminated from the Old Testament text. 

Find out who that is, and go on a journey with us to the premortal life where we'll discuss the grand council in heaven and foreordination as we set up a solid foundation for this year's study of the Old Testament. 

Thanks for sharing this podcast with others who are looking for an insightful supplement to their "Come, Follow Me" study of the scriptures this year!

Gender, relationships, marriage, and family. These can be sensitive topics that are both eternally important and deeply personal. Today we’ll take a closer look at these topics, not through the widely varying opinions of any group of men or women, but from the perspective of Almighty God whose plan it is that gives meaning and purpose to these topics. We’ll look at what the creator of the universe has to say about these seemingly controversial topics by reaching into one of the richest, most important, and perhaps one of the least understood documents of our time.

All included in this foundational "Come, Follow Me" episode of the Hope in Christ podcast.

Have you ever had a hard time accepting something God’s prophet has said, an invitation he has extended, a policy he has implemented, or a doctrine he has taught?

Have you heard people ask questions about the Church’s position on polygamy or race and the priesthood?

And what is a way to easily understand or explain the core beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

Join this "Come, Follow Me" discussion and understand a little more about these topics that have played a role in the Church's history. Learn how to answer some key questions and resolve concerns related to these topics. 

At the end of the episode is a run-through of some of our core beliefs and a fun way to look at The Articles of Faith.

Have you ever wondered how you'll be judged by God? And have you ever found yourself curious about what life will be like after we die? 

This "Come, Follow Me" episode takes us on a journey using Doctrine and Covenants 137 and 138 as a springboard into discussions on how to know that you're in good standing with God and how to increase your ability to hear His voice guide and direct you throughout this life.

Though there is a lot that we do not know about the spirit world (life after death) there is quite a bit that we do know. The last half of this episode is a bonus discussion on the truths that we do know about life in the spirit world.