Daily Audio Bible
Listen through the Bible in a year conversationally | Monday through Saturday | ~22 minutes per segment
#1637: Matthew 6 | Ezekiel 32
Warning: Today is personal and pointed.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 6
Verses: 34
Words: ~719
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 32
Verses: 32
Words: ~935
Wisdom Segment: ~
Verses: ~
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Warning: Today is personal and pointed.
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:
J. D. Payne, Theology of Mission: A Concise Biblical Theology (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2021), 147.
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#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!) where we read through the Bible in a year, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and special days have short “reflections.”
More accurately, we go through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1636: Matthew 5:21-48 | Ezekiel 29-31
What does it mean that Jesus came to fulfill the law?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 5:21-48
Verses: 28
Words: ~592
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 29-31
Verses: 65
Words: ~1899
Wisdom Segment: ~
Verses: ~
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Jesus came to fulfill the law? What does that mean?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:
Robert B. Chisholm, “The Major Prophets,” in Holman Concise Bible Commentary, ed. David S. Dockery (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998), 324.
Landon Dowden, Exalting Jesus in Ezekiel (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015), Eze 26:1–28:19.
A. R. Fausset, A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments: Jeremiah–Malachi, vol. IV (London; Glasgow: William Collins, Sons, & Company, Limited, n.d.), 309.
Gordon D. Fee and Robert L. Hubbard Jr., eds., The Eerdmans Companion to the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2011), 435.
Michael S. Heiser, “The Question of Satan’s Origins in the Old Testament,” in Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012, 2016).
Stuart K. Weber, Matthew, vol. 1, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 58.
♱♱♱
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!) where we read through the Bible in a year, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and special days have short “reflections.”
More accurately, we go through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1635: Matthew 5:1-20 | Ezekiel 27-28 | Proverbs 17:9-11
Does Ezekiel's description of the King of Tyre refer to Satan? And what's even the point
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 5:1-20
Verses: 20
Words: ~423
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 27-28
Verses: 62
Words: ~1822
Wisdom Segment: Proverbs 17:9-11
Verses: 3
Words: ~48
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Does Ezekiel's description of the King of Tyre refer to Satan? And what's even the point
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:
Robert B. Chisholm, “The Major Prophets,” in Holman Concise Bible Commentary, ed. David S. Dockery (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998), 324.
Landon Dowden, Exalting Jesus in Ezekiel (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015), Eze 26:1–28:19.
A. R. Fausset, A Commentary, Critical, Experimental, and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments: Jeremiah–Malachi, vol. IV (London; Glasgow: William Collins, Sons, & Company, Limited, n.d.), 309.
Gordon D. Fee and Robert L. Hubbard Jr., eds., The Eerdmans Companion to the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2011), 435.
Michael S. Heiser, “The Question of Satan’s Origins in the Old Testament,” in Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012, 2016).
Stuart K. Weber, Matthew, vol. 1, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 58.
♱♱♱
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!) where we read through the Bible in a year, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and special days have short “reflections.”
More accurately, we go through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
Reflection: Ourselves (1 Timothy 1:15)
Did the early church have memes?
Did the early church have memes?
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Sources and quotes consulted:
All Bible quotes from the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) unless otherwise noted.
♱♱♱
“Reflections” happen on Sundays and special occasions. They’re shorter than what we do Monday through Saturday when we spend about 20 minutes a day and get through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months.
Oh, and we do this together — with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And…
…all that blah blah blah means nothing if he doesn’t help you fall more in love with Jesus and the people in Jesus’ world.
#1634: Matthew 3-4 | Ezekiel 25:15-26:21 | Proverbs 17:4-8
Trinitarian encouragement regarding temptation and sin
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 3-4
Verses:
Words: ~528
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 24-25:14
Verses: 41
Words: ~1198
Wisdom Segment: Psalm 85
Verses: 13
Words: ~213
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Trinitarian encouragement regarding temptation and sin
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 441.
D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 1414.
J. D. Payne, Theology of Mission: A Concise Biblical Theology (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2021), 147.
♱♱♱
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!) where we read through the Bible in a year, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and special days have short “reflections.”
More accurately, we go through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1633: Matthew 2 | Ezekiel 24-25:14 | Psalm 85
Finding newness and beauty in light of weird Old Testament stories.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 2
Verses: 25
Words: ~528
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 24-25:14
Verses: 41
Words: ~1198
Wisdom Segment: Psalm 85
Verses: 13
Words: ~213
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Finding newness and beauty in light of weird Old Testament stories.
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 441.
D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 1414.
J. D. Payne, Theology of Mission: A Concise Biblical Theology (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2021), 147.
♱♱♱
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!) where we read through the Bible in a year, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and special days have short “reflections.”
More accurately, we go through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1632: Matthew 1 | Ezekiel 23 | Psalm 134
Botched baptisms and the genealogy of Jesus…what?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Matthew 1
Verses: 25
Words: ~528
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 23
Verses: 49
Words: ~1431
Wisdom Segment: Psalm 134
Verses: 3
Words: ~49
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Botched baptisms and the genealogy of Jesus…what?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for, quoted, or mentioned today:
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 543.
A reflection on Joseph and family from last Christmas (yes, relevant on other days, too!): https://www.forthehope.org/dailyaudiobible/reflection-foster-family-matthew-119
The story of the priest wrongly baptizing: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/02/14/priest-resigns-over-incorrect-baptisms/6789121001/?
♱♱♱
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!) where we read through the Bible in a year, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and special days have short “reflections.”
More accurately, we go through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1631: Jude | Ezekiel 22 | Proverbs 16:32-17:3
A deeper dive into the structure and story of Jude
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Jude
Verses: 25
Words: ~604
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 22
Verses: 31
Words: ~906
Wisdom Segment: Proverbs 16:32-17:3
Verses: 5
Words: ~78
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Today's reflection segment: A deeper dive into the structure and story of Jude
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Jud 24–25.
David Walls and Max Anders, I & II Peter, I, II & III John, Jude, vol. 11, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 260.
♱♱♱
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!) where we read through the Bible in a year, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and special days have short “reflections.”
More accurately, we go through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1630: Philemon | Ezekiel 21 | Proverbs 16:22-31
Why that embarrassing stuff in the Bible might be a good thing
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Titus
Verses: 46
Words: ~926
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 20
Verses: 49
Words: ~1431
Wisdom Segment: ~
Verses: ~
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Why that embarrassing stuff in the Bible might be a good thing
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:
Frank Turek, Slavery in the Bible, YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCv_Yk_JzZU.
♱♱♱
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!) where we read through the Bible in a year, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and special days have short “reflections.”
More accurately, we go through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1629: Titus | Ezekiel 20
Might God have a GREATER desire than saving all people?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Titus
Verses: 46
Words: ~926
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 20
Verses: 49
Words: ~1431
Wisdom Segment: ~
Verses: ~
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Might God have a GREATER desire than saving all people?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2327.
♱♱♱
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!) where we read through the Bible in a year, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and special days have short “reflections.”
More accurately, we go through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
Reflection: Picture (Psalm 84)
A dead woman, a picture on the wall, and the longing of our hearts
A dead woman, a picture on the wall, and the longing of our hearts
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Sources and quotes consulted:
All Bible quotes from the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) unless otherwise noted.
♱♱♱
“Reflections” happen on Sundays and special occasions. They’re shorter than what we do Monday through Saturday when we spend about 20 minutes a day and get through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months.
Oh, and we do this together — with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And…
…all that blah blah blah means nothing if he doesn’t help you fall more in love with Jesus and the people in Jesus’ world.
#1628: 2 Timothy | Ezekiel 19
Sins of the father are sins ….
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Timothy
Verses: 83
Words: ~1631
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 19
Verses: 14
Words: ~409
Wisdom Segment: ~
Verses: ~
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
When Scripture is downplayed....
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:
John Peter Lange et al., A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Ezekiel (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2008), 145.
♱♱♱
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!) where we read through the Bible in a year, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and special days have short “reflections.”
More accurately, we go through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1627: 1 Timothy 6 | Ezekiel 17-18 | Proverbs 16:17-21
Sins of the father are sins of the son? No, and here's the connection to money.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Timothy 6
Verses: 21
Words: ~430
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 17-18
Verses: 56
Words: ~1636
Wisdom Segment: Proverbs 16:17-21
Verses: 5
Words: ~80
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Sins of the father are sins of the son? No, and here's the connection to money.
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:
David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 439.
L. John McGregor, “Ezekiel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 727.
♱♱♱
#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!) where we read through the Bible in a year, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and special days have short “reflections.”
More accurately, we go through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1626: 1 Timothy 5 | Ezekiel 15-16
Preach the gospel, but only use words sometimes? Whattup with that?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Timothy 5
Verses: 25
Words: ~512
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 15-16
Verses: 71
Words: ~2074
Wisdom Segment: ~
Verses: ~
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Preach the gospel, but only use words sometimes? Whattup with that?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:
John Peter Lange et al., A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Ezekiel (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2008), 145.
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Eze 15:1–16:63.
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1625: 1 Timothy 4 | Ezekiel 13-14 | Psalm 136
Two ways false teachers fail God and others
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Timothy 4
Verses: 16
Words: ~328
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 13-14
Verses: 46
Words: ~1344
Wisdom Segment: Psalm 136
Verses: 26
Words: ~427
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Two ways false teachers fail God and others
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:
D. A. Carson, ed., NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 1413.
John Peter Lange et al., A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Ezekiel (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2008), 145.
Knute Larson, I & II Thessalonians, I & II Timothy, Titus, Philemon, vol. 9, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 180.
L. John McGregor, “Ezekiel,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 724.
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1624: 1 Timothy 2-3 | Ezekiel 12 | PsaLM 83
What’s God’s will for life and relationships?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Timothy 2-3
Verses: 31
Words: ~635
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 12
Verses: 76
Words: ~2220
Wisdom Segment: ~
Verses: ~
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
What’s God’s will for life and relationships?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:
Lamar Eugene Cooper, Ezekiel, vol. 17, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1994), 127.
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Eze 8:1–11:25.
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1623: 1 Timothy 1 | Ezekiel 8-11
Mark of the beast in the Old Testament?
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Timothy 1
Verses: 20
Words: ~410
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 8-11
Verses: 76
Words: ~2220
Wisdom Segment: ~
Verses: ~
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Mark of the beast in the Old Testament?
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:
Lamar Eugene Cooper, Ezekiel, vol. 17, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1994), 127.
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Eze 8:1–11:25.
♱♱♱
ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
Reflection: Worldview of Hope (Psalm 18:28)
What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
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Sources and quotes consulted:
All Bible quotes from the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) unless otherwise noted.
J. R. Beck, “Hope,” ed. David G. Benner and Peter C. Hill, Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology & Counseling, Baker Reference Library (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1999), 578.
Ben Craver, “Hope,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).
Ian MacPherson, Usable Outlines and Illustrations, Dollar Sermon Library Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1976), 22–23.
Elliot Ritzema and Elizabeth Vince, eds., 300 Quotations for Preachers from the Modern Church, Pastorum Series (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2013).
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“Reflections” happen on Sundays and special occasions. They’re shorter than what we do Monday through Saturday when we spend about 20 minutes a day and get through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months.
Oh, and we do this together — with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. And…
…all that blah blah blah means nothing if he doesn’t help you fall more in love with Jesus and the people in Jesus’ world.
#1622: 2 Thessalonians | Ezekiel 6-7
Why “the day of the Lord” should give us hope
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 2 Thessalonians
Verses: 47
Words: ~1065
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 6-7
Verses: 41
Words: ~1198
Wisdom Segment: ~
Verses: ~
Words: ~
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
Why “the day of the Lord” should give us hope
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:
Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008), 2313.
Walter A. Elwell and Barry J. Beitzel, “Day of the Lord,” Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 588.
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.
#1621: 1 Thessalonians 4-5 | Ezekiel 4-5 | Psalm 82
A message of judgment derives from a reality of hope.
NEW TESTAMENT SEGMENT: 1 Thessalonians 4-5
Verses: 46
Words: ~952
OLD TESTAMENT SEGMENT: Ezekiel 4-5
Verses: 34
Words: ~933
Wisdom Segment: Psalm 82
Verses: 8
Words: ~131
REFLECTION SEGMENT:
A message of judgment derives from a reality of hope.
Bible used for reading:
Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).
Other sources consulted for and/or quoted today:
Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Eze 1:1–5:17.
Douglas J. Moo, “The Letters and Revelation,” in NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible, ed. D. A. Carson (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2018), 2149.
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ForTheHope Daily Audio Bible is uh, a daily audio Bible (imagine that!). We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 15 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people (except that Roger’s the one with the microphone), and living out the love of Jesus more every single day.
About Roger Courville, MA, CSP
Roger Courville, CSP is a globally-recognized expert in digitally-extended communication and connection, an award-winning speaker, award-winning author. And a passionately bad guitarist. And a sometimes-sleep-deprived doctoral student. And all that blah blah blah means jack diddly if we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12:1).
Follow him on Twitter -- @RogerCourville and @JoinForTheHope – or his blog: www.forthehope.org.