Have you ever felt like God was ignoring your prayers? Gary Black discusses five keys that the Bible tells us to follow if we want God to answer our prayers.
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version (© 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.). Used by permission. All rights reserved.
God requires us to show forgiveness, but it’s not always easy. Clyde Kilough examines four keys that will help us better understand the process of forgiveness as we extend it to others.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:11 Forgiveness isn’t easy
2:16 Key #1
7:07 Key #2
12:45 Key #3
16:35 Key #4
19:57 Conclusion
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📕 “God’s Gift of Grace”: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/grace
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version (© 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.). Used by permission. All rights reserved.
God created families with a purpose in mind. Understanding and embracing that purpose helps our own family grow and flourish the way God intended.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:28 Family as a product of evolution?
4:46 Created in the image of God
7:28 A God-given model for family
17:19 God’s purpose for family
22:06 What we learn from family
24:17 Conclusion
FEATURED RESOURCES
📕 “God’s Design for Marriage”: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/gods-design-for-marriage-booklet
📄 “Three Big Threats to Families”: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/relationships/family/three-big-threats-to-families/
📄 “7 Characteristics of Healthy Families”: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/relationships/family/7-characteristics-of-healthy-families/
📄 “Building Strong Families”: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/relationships/family/building-strong-families/
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💭 Life, Hope & Truth Learning Center: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/
👤 Who we are: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/who-we-are/
🌍 Church of God, a Worldwide Association: https://cogwa.org/
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#bible #biblestudy #christian #christianliving #religion #apologetics
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version (© 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.). Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The Bible has a lot to say about angels. Who are these heavenly beings that so often play a role in human affairs—and what role do they play in your life? Joel Meeker explains the biblical truths about angels, demons and you.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:15 The creation of angels
3:19 Categories of angels
5:48 Satan’s rebellion
10:53 What do holy angels do?
18:01 Do you have a guardian angel?
19:24 Conclusion
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📕 The Spirit World: Facts and Fallacies: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/the-spirit-world-booklet
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💭 Life, Hope & Truth Learning Center: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/
👤 Who we are: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/who-we-are/
🌍 Church of God, a Worldwide Association: https://cogwa.org/
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version (© 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.). Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The nation the world knows as Israel is only a small portion of the Israel we see in the Bible. The Bible has a lot to say about the future of Israel—and the world. Phil Sandilands interviews Ralph Levy, Ph.D., regarding the location (and the importance) of the 12 tribes of Israel today.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:19 Are all Israelites Jewish?
6:25 Interview begins
6:42 Jeremiah’s prophecies
11:45 New Testament prophecies about other tribes
14:13 Hosea’s prophecies
18:10 Future reunification of Israel and Judah
22:43 How many people total?
24:25 Conclusion
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📕The United States, Britain & the Commonwealth in Prophecy: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/the-united-states-britain-the-commonwealth-in-prophecy
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💭 Life, Hope & Truth Learning Center: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/
👤 Who we are: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/who-we-are/
🌍 Church of God, a Worldwide Association: https://cogwa.org/
HASHTAGS
#bible #biblestudy #christian #christianliving #religion #apologetics
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version (© 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.). Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Jesus Christ described baptism as an essential step for those who would become His disciples. But what exactly is baptism—and why is it so important? Gary Black explores the Bible’s teachings on this important topic.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:56 Baptism is an essential step
6:22 Baptism as the death of the old man
8:42 Why baptism must be full immersion
13:59 How baptism transforms us
18:17 Conclusion
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📕 Change Your Life: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/change-your-life
📑 What You Need to Know About Repentance and Baptism: HAILEY TO ADD LINK
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version (© 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.). Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The ancient empire of Rome dominated the stage of history in an unforgettable way. But that empire is more than ancient history.
Its enduring influence on the world today is unmistakable. But more than that, God tells us that a spiritual successor to Rome is looming on the horizon. In this episode, James Capo explores what the Bible reveals about the final resurrection of the Roman Empire.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:01 Romulus and Remus
3:33 Babylon’s dominance
7:12 Persia and Greece
10:33 The prophesied fourth kingdom
16:27 The statue’s two legs
18:43 Constantine and the church
21:07 Rome, reimagined
24:01 Past resurrections of Rome
27:35 One final resurrection
33:23 Conclusion
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version (© 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.). Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Few events loom as ominously in the Bible as the Great Tribulation—a coming time of unparalleled trouble and catastrophe, warned about by Old Testament prophets, New Testament writers and Jesus Christ Himself.
Joel Meeker explains what the Great Tribulation will be—and what you can do to survive it.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:38 What is the Great Tribulation?
6:57 When will the Great Tribulation occur?
8:58 How will the Great Tribulation affect the world?
10:29 Why will God allow the Great Tribulation?
12:50 Can we survive the Great Tribulation?
19:14 Conclusion
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📕 How to Understand Prophecy: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/understand-prophecy-booklet
📕 The Book of Revelation: The Storm Before the Calm: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/revelation
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version (© 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.). Used by permission. All rights reserved.
It might seem impossible to please God—but it’s really not. In fact, through the Bible, God shows us exactly what we need to do if we want to live in a way that pleases Him.
Gary Black examines three keys that will set us on the right track: listening, believing and obeying.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:58 Parents and children, God and us
3:02 Three keys and a story
4:48 Key one – listening
8:17 Key two – believing
12:28 Key three – obeying
16:44 Conclusion
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version (© 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.). Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The temptation to sin can tug at us stronger than any magnet—but as Christians, we know that sin cuts us off from God.
Clyde Kilough discusses why sin has such a pull on our human nature and what we can do to stand against it.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:17 The power of magnetism
3:06 Sin pulls like a magnet
7:27 James explains temptation
12:30 Escaping the pull of sin
16:08 Repentance and grace
19:23 Conclusion
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📕 Change Your Life: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/change-your-life
🎞️ What Does Repentance Mean?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFTxVQnM8Ck
📄 What Is Repentance?: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/change/repentance/what-is-repentance/
📄 How Repentance Will Change the World: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/change/repentance/repentance-will-change-world/
📄 How to Repent: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/change/repentance/how-to-repent/
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version (© 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.). Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Could you use a break? Our modern world seems to force us into a marginless life—one where it’s impossible to slow down and breathe. But God has something better in mind for us.
God commanded—and still commands—a Sabbath rest. James Capo explores three benefits we stand to gain from honoring that command (and why we can be sure it’s still a valid instruction).
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📕 The Mystery of the Kingdom: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/the-kingdom-of-god
📕 The Sabbath: A Neglected Gift From God: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/the-sabbath
📄 Sabbatismos: Does Hebrews 4:9 Teach Rest on the Sabbath?: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/bible/10-commandments/sabbath/sabbatismos/
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version (© 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.). Used by permission. All rights reserved.
No matter how you count it, it’s impossible to fit three full, literal days in between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. And yet Jesus promised that His time in the tomb would be the defining sign of His identity as the Messiah.
Why the discrepancy? And how can we account for it?
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:51 The backstory (Matthew 12:38-40)
6:04 Good Friday to Easter Sunday
7:56 Proper timeline of events
11:22 Wednesday to Saturday
13:34 Why was Sunday important to Christianity?
15:53 Conclusion
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#bible #biblestudy #christian #christianliving #religion #apologetics
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version (© 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.). Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Fewer and fewer people—Christians included—believe in a real, literal devil. Is Satan just a fairy tale? A symbol? A metaphor? The New Testament Christians and Jesus Christ Himself believed the devil to be a literal being whose actions can have a huge impact on our daily lives.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:41 Peter and Paul’s teaching
4:54 Christ’s experience with Satan
11:12 Jesus casts out demons
12:40 A murderer from the beginning
14:06 Satan’s fall from heaven
14:56 The armor of God
16:59 Conclusion
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📕 The Spirit World: Facts and Fallacies: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/the-spirit-world-booklet/
📑 Journey: The Armor of God: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/journey-the-armor-of-god/
📄 The Fall of Satan: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/prophecy/kingdom-of-god/god-vs-satan/the-fall-of-satan/
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💭 Life, Hope & Truth Learning Center: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/
👤 Who we are: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/who-we-are/
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version (© 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.). Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Whether we know it or not, we’re all in desperate need of HOPE. But where can we find it? More to the point, where can we find something dependable and trustworthy to hope in?
James Capo discusses the power of hope and shows how it can anchor us in life’s most difficult storms.
FEATURED RESOURCES
📕 Finding Hope in a Hopeless World: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/finding-hope-booklet/
📑 Journey 3: The Plan of God: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/journey-3-the-plan-of-god/
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version (© 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.). Used by permission. All rights reserved.
During His earthly ministry, Jesus Christ highlighted four attributes that can damage or destroy our faith. In this episode, Clyde Kilough examines each of these four enemies of faith and lays out a battle plan for defeating them.
FEATURED RESOURCES
📄 “What Is Faith?”: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/change/faith/what-is-faith/
📄 “Hebrews 11: The Faith Chapter”: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/change/faith/hebrews-11-faith/
📄 “I Have Kept the Faith”: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/change/faith/i-have-kept-the-faith/
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#bible #biblestudy #christian #christianliving #religion #apologetics
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version (© 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.). Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Two global wars haven’t put an end to the world’s conflicts. Will it take a World War 3 before we finally stop fighting each other?
What if even THAT isn’t enough?
Phil Sandilands looks at a coming conflict prophesied in the pages of the Bible: the TRUE war to end all wars. How will it unfold and what impact will it have on life as we know it?
FEATURED RESOURCES
📕 Download “How to Understand Prophecy”: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/understand-prophecy-booklet/
📕 Download “The Book of Revelation: The Storm Before the Calm”: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/revelation/
📄 Read “You Can Escape World War III!”: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/prophecy/blog/you-can-escape-world-war-iii/
📄 Read “Armageddon, the Apocalypse, World War III and the End of the World”: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/prophecy/end-times/war-and-the-end-times/
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Jesus commanded His disciples to preach the gospel. But . . . what IS the gospel?
Would you believe there’s more to it than the life and death of Jesus Christ?
Gary Black digs into the Bible to uncover exactly what the New Testament Church was divinely commissioned to preach to the world. Do you know the true gospel message?
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📄 Read “The Kingdom of God: Fallacies vs. Facts”: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/prophecy/kingdom-of-god/kingdom-fallacies-vs-facts/
📄 Read “How the Kingdom Should Change Our Lives Now”: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/prophecy/kingdom-of-god/kingdom-should-change-our-lives/
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Few subjects are more hotly debated than the nature of truth. What is it? Who gets to decide? How can any of us be sure?
The Bible has the answers. On this episode of Life Hope & Truth Presents, James Capo discusses why we should bother caring about truth in the first place—and the dangers of ignoring it.
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Some people say it’s all part of a bigger plan. Others say it’s just blind chance. The Bible tells us that we WERE born for a reason—and it tells us what that reason IS.
Spoiler: it’s a greater purpose than most people (even many Christians!) imagine.
Join Joel Meeker as he shares what the inspired Word of God reveals about a question the human race has wrestled with for thousands of years:
“Why were you born?”
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The doctrine of the Trinity—that God is three beings in one—wasn’t officially adopted by mainstream Christianity until the fourth century. How did this belief in a triune God come about? More importantly, can we find proof of it in the pages of the Bible?
Phil Sandilands examines the history of the Trinity, how it came to be accepted—and why the Bible teaches something radically different.
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💭 Life, Hope & Truth Learning Center: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/
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