The twenty-third Psalm is perhaps the best-known passage in the entire Bible, yet today we'll learn once again that it's easy to simply recite the verses and lose sight of the lessons. Welcome to today's broadcast, as our teacher, Bill Luebkemann continues our study thru the Bible. We all have probably played the game “Follow the Leader” as children, and it might surprise you to hear that we're still playing it as adults! Of course, not all of us are following the same leader. If we allow the Lord to be our Shepherd, to be the one who leads us down the path of life, then we can be assured of ending up a winner! Here's Pastor Bill...
August 28, 2024
The dictionary describes contentment as desiring no more than what one already has. Charles Spurgeon put it this way. “Some people are never content with their lot, no matter what happens. Clouds and darkness are over their heads whether it rains or shines. To them, every incident is an accident, and every accident a calamity.” What a challenge it is for us to learn contentment! Today on Hope From the Word, Pastor Bill Luebkemann continues his series in the Psalms as a part of our Thru the Bible study. Contentment is our topic as we begin; the reference is the beloved 23rd Psalm. Here's Pastor Bill...
August 27, 2024
You can probably think of a person or two in your life who regularly bless you. It's almost always because they have a selfless, giving attitude. Today on Hope From the Word, we're going to once again be reminded that the very best way to glorify God and to serve Him is to get our eyes off of ourselves and onto God. We're studying the Psalms right now, as we continue thru the Bible. In fact, we just began the Psalms last Friday. Join us as we bring you a vivid picture of the Blessed Man, from Psalm one.
August 26, 2024
Reality TV shows are all the rage these days. People are put to the test with the chance to win big prizes and piles of money. Today on Hope From the Word, we'll meet a man who was a contestant in the ultimate reality show, a man named Job. Job was a very successful and rich man, the greatest man in his land, according to God's own words. But God allowed Satan to test Job's faith by taking virtually everything he had. How would Job react? What were the stakes of this high-powered test of faith? We'll find out as we make our way though this book, a book some Biblical experts think is the oldest book in the entire Bible! Here's our teacher, Pastor Bill Luebkemann in Job...
August 21, 2024
Fortunes can come and go quite quickly. If you need proof, just look at all of those who have won the lottery and ended up losing it all! Today on Hope From the Word, we'll continue a look at the life of a man who had everything a person could desire, from a material point of view. But Job also had something far more important and valuable, a rock solid faith in God. As we'll see as we go along in our series through Job, he definitely needed every ounce of it! Here's Pastor Bill Luebkemann with Job's first temptation...
August 20, 2024
Today we journey through Job, and what we're going to observe here is the life of a man who had great faith in God, and needed it! God Himself described Job as blameless and upright, and yet Job was put to the test as his world fell apart around him. Maybe you feel as though that's happening to you? God has the grace to see us through. Join us now as Pastor Bill introduces us to the amazing man from the land of Uz, Job, here on Hope From the Word...
August 19, 2024
Today Pastor Bill wraps up his look at the book of Esther. Esther is a unique book, in that God is never mentioned a single time. But God's timing and guidance over Esther and the other people we meet there is quite obvious. And the Lord not only worked in the past, but He's working in the present. And you can be a part of it. If you have a Bible, open it to Esther as we go to Pastor Bill for today's study.
August 16, 2024
Sometimes we get so busy and distracted we lose sight of why we're here and God's purpose for our lives. But there was one woman named Esther, who upon getting some wise counsel, not only understood her place, but also was willing to accept it even if it meant her death. On Today's Hope From the Word, Pastor Bill Luebkemann continues his study in the Book of Esther. It's part of our thru the Bible series. Here's Pastor Bill with a look at one of the most remarkable women in all of scripture, Esther.
August 15, 2024