Daily Audio Bible

Listen through the Bible in a year conversationally | Monday through Saturday | ~22 minutes per segment

 

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#2090: Acts 6:1-7 | Genesis 23-24 | Psalm 4

Gospel-centered church growth pursues unity in diversity, not division.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

Gospel-centered church growth pursues unity in diversity, not division.

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

Ajith Fernando, Acts, The NIV Application Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1998), 230.

Tony Merida, Exalting Jesus in Acts (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2017), 88.

Andrew Reid, Genesis: Salvation Begins, ed. Paul Barnett, Reading the Bible Today Series (Sydney, South NSW: Aquila Press, 2000), 172.

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About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

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Roger Courville Roger Courville

#2089: Acts 5:12-42 | Genesis 20-22 | Psalm 1

What do you do when you come to a fork in the road? Values are decisions made in advance.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

What do you do when you come to a fork in the road? (Values are decisions made in advance)

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

Tony Merida, Exalting Jesus in Acts (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2017), 77.

Allen P. Ross, “Genesis,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 64.

J. Josh Smith and Daniel L. Akin, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 1–50, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2022), 3.

Warren W. Wiersbe, Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1992), 287.

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About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

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Roger Courville Roger Courville

#2088: Acts 4:32-5:11 | Genesis 18-19 | Psalm 148

The more Christians look like Jesus, the more it becomes clear there’s value in unity on the essentials and diversity in gifts deployed on mission.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

The more Christians look like Jesus, the more it becomes clear there’s value in unity on the essentials and diversity in gifts deployed on mission.

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Ge 11:27–25:18.

Victor Harold Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas, and John H. Walton, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, electronic ed. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), Ps.

Tony Merida, Exalting Jesus in Acts (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2017), 68.

Allen P. Ross, “Genesis,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 60.

♱♱♱

About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

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Roger Courville Roger Courville

#2087: Acts 4:1-31 | Genesis 15-17

One theme today: Scripture nowhere condemns those asking honest questions or sincerely seeking assurance. The question is whether you’re doing so as a means of seeking God or moving away.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

Scripture nowhere condemns those asking honest questions or sincerely seeking assurance. The question is whether you’re doing so as a means of seeking God or moving away.

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

Arthur E. Cundall et al., Genesis–Job, vol. 1, Daily Devotional Bible Commentary (A. J. Holman Company, 1974), 22.

Willem VanGemeren, “Genesis,” in Gospel Transformation Bible: English Standard Version, ed. Bryan Chapell and Dane Ortlund (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2013), 18.

Gordon J. Wenham, “Genesis,” in New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, ed. D. A. Carson et al., 4th ed. (Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 72.

♱♱♱

About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

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Roger Courville Roger Courville

#2086: Acts 2:42-3:26 | Genesis 11:27-14:24 | Proverbs 14:5-6

For the Christian, community life is the operating system, not an optional app.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

For the Christian, community life is the operating system, not an optional app.

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 636.

Ajith Fernando, Acts, The NIV Application Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1998), 126.

Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Ge 1:1–11:26.

♱♱♱

About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

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Roger Courville Roger Courville

#2085: Acts 2:1-41 | Genesis 10-11:26 | Proverbs 13:21-14:4

The mission of the Holy Spirit on birth-of-church day is the same mission alive and well today in the hearts of all who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

The mission of the Holy Spirit on birth-of-church day is the same mission alive and well today in the hearts of all who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior.

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Ge 1:1–11:26.

♱♱♱

About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

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Roger Courville Roger Courville

#2084: Acts 1 | Genesis 8-9 | Proverbs 13:16-20

When the kingdom comes is not our concern. What we do until it comes is: we are to be His witnesses.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

When the kingdom comes is not our concern. What we do until it comes is: we are to be His witnesses.

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 636.

George E. Ladd, “Kingdom of God (Heaven),” Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 1269.

Andrew Reid, Genesis: Salvation Begins, ed. Paul Barnett, Reading the Bible Today Series (Sydney, South NSW: Aquila Press, 2000), 71.

♱♱♱

About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

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Roger Courville Roger Courville

#2083: Luke 24:36-53 | Genesis 6-7 | Psalm 104

Salvation in Christ and the ark were both planned by God, not invented by humans. There is only one way of salvation and there was only one door in the ark.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

Salvation in Christ and the ark were both planned by God, not invented by humans. There is only one way of salvation and there was only one door in the ark.

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

Daniel L. Akin, Johnny M. Hunt, and Tony Merida, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 101–150, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2021), 38.

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 605.

Warren W. Wiersbe, Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the Old Testament (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1993), Ge 5–8.

♱♱♱

About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

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Roger Courville Roger Courville

#2082: Luke 24:13-35 | Genesis 3-5

Because of the fall, we need God to open our eyes spiritually

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One theme that bubbles up today:

Because of the fall, we need God to open our eyes spiritually

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

Thabiti Anyabwile, Exalting Jesus in Luke, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2018), 357.

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

Malcolm O. Tolbert, “Luke,” in The Teacher’s Bible Commentary, ed. H. Franklin Paschall and Herschel H. Hobbs (Nashville: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 1972), 665.

♱♱♱

About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

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Roger Courville Roger Courville

#2081: Luke 23:50-24:12 | Genesis 1-2 | Psalm 19

God has revealed himself through creation, through Scripture, and ultimately through Jesus, the Word, so that people may know him and be saved.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

God has revealed himself through creation, through Scripture, and ultimately through Jesus, the Word, so that people may know him and be saved.

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

Daniel L. Akin, Johnny M. Hunt, and Tony Merida, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 101–150, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2021), 373.

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

R. T. France, Luke, ed. Mark L. Strauss and John H. Walton, Teach the Text Commentary Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2013), 377.

Norman L. Geisler, Systematic Theology, Volume One: Introduction, Bible (Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 2002), 269–273.

Scott Swain, Is the Trinity in Genesis 1? The Gospel Coalition, retrieved August 2, 2023 https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/trinity-genesis-1/

♱♱♱

About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

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Roger Courville Roger Courville

#2080: Luke 22:54-23:49 | Job 40:6-42:16 | Psalm 150

The real benefit of piety is not health and wealth and children; it is Jesus Himself.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

The real benefit of piety is not health and wealth and children; it is Jesus Himself.

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

Daniel L. Akin, Johnny M. Hunt, and Tony Merida, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 101–150, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2021), 373.

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

David S. Dockery, ed., Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992), 321.

♱♱♱

About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

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Roger Courville Roger Courville

#2079: Luke 21:37-22:53 | Job 38-40:5 | Psalm 103

When you do what Jesus did, you’ll naturally end up in places to be a witness to his redemptive love.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

When you do what Jesus did, you’ll naturally end up in places to be a witness to his redemptive love.

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

Daniel L. Akin, Johnny M. Hunt, and Tony Merida, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 101–150, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2021), 27.

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

R. T. France, Luke, ed. Mark L. Strauss and John H. Walton, Teach the Text Commentary Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2013), 350.

♱♱♱

About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

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Roger Courville Roger Courville

#2078: Luke 21:5-36 | Job 35-37 | Proverbs 13:10-15

The destruction of Jerusalem and its temple marked a new phase in the establishment of God’s kingdom under the vindicated Son of Man…because now you and I are the temple.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

The destruction of Jerusalem and its temple marked a new phase in the establishment of God’s kingdom under the vindicated Son of Man…because now you and I are the temple.

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

David L. Allen, Exalting Jesus in Job, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2022), 150.

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

Walter A. Elwell and Barry J. Beitzel, “Tabernacle, Temple,” Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 2020.

R. T. France, Luke, ed. Mark L. Strauss and John H. Walton, Teach the Text Commentary Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2013), 330.

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About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

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Special message

Just a personal note.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

A personal note.

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

♱♱♱

About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

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#2077: Luke 20:42-21:4 | Job 32-34 | Psalm 117

The ultimate question in life is, “Who is Jesus, and is He King for me?

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One theme that bubbles up today:

The ultimate question in life is, “Who is Jesus, and is He King for me?

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

Daniel L. Akin, Johnny M. Hunt, and Tony Merida, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 101–150, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2021), 159.

David L. Allen, Exalting Jesus in Job, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2022), 150.

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

Walter A. Elwell and Barry J. Beitzel, “Sadducees,” Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 1880.

R. T. France, Luke, ed. Mark L. Strauss and John H. Walton, Teach the Text Commentary Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2013), 330.

♱♱♱

About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

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#2076: Luke 20:20-40 | Job 29-31 | Psalm 102

What does it mean that God’s image is on you?

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One theme that bubbles up today:

What does it mean that God’s image is on you?

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

Daniel L. Akin, Johnny M. Hunt, and Tony Merida, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 101–150, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2021), 15.

David L. Allen, Exalting Jesus in Job, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2022), 132.

Trent C. Butler, Luke, vol. 3, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 335.

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

R. T. France, Luke, ed. Mark L. Strauss and John H. Walton, Teach the Text Commentary Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2013), 321.

Douglas Mangum, ed., Lexham Context Commentary: Old Testament, Lexham Context Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020), Job 27:1–31:40.

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About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

Read More
Roger Courville Roger Courville

#2075: Luke 19:28-20:19 | Job 26-28 | Psalm 8

Why would our King, weep? Because you can’t help the unwilling.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

Why would our King, weep? Because you can’t help the unwilling.

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

David L. Allen, Exalting Jesus in Job, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2022), 116.

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

R. T. France, Luke, ed. Mark L. Strauss and John H. Walton, Teach the Text Commentary Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2013), 308.

Douglas Mangum, “Passover,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).

♱♱♱

About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

Read More
Roger Courville Roger Courville

#2074: Luke 18:35-19:27 | Job 22-25 | Psalm 41

In God’s view, there are saved and lost people, and Jesus came to save the lost, oppressed and oppressor alike.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

In God’s view, there are saved and lost people, and Jesus came to save the lost, oppressed and oppressor alike.

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

David L. Allen, Exalting Jesus in Job, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2022), 108.

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

R. T. France, Luke, ed. Mark L. Strauss and John H. Walton, Teach the Text Commentary Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2013), 293.

J. Josh Smith and Daniel L. Akin, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 1–50, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2022), 298.

Charles H. Talbert, Reading Luke: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the Third Gospel, Rev. ed., Reading the New Testament Series (Macon, GA: Smyth & Helwys Publishing, 2002), 200.

♱♱♱

About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

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Roger Courville Roger Courville

#2073: Luke 18:1-34 | Job 20-21 | Psalm 101

Integrity — the pursuit of holiness and godliness — is upside down from the world’s values of importance and status.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

Integrity — the pursuit of holiness and godliness — is upside down from the world’s values of importance and status.

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

Daniel L. Akin, Johnny M. Hunt, and Tony Merida, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 101–150, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2021), 3.

David L. Allen, Exalting Jesus in Job, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2022), 100.

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

R. T. France, Luke, ed. Mark L. Strauss and John H. Walton, Teach the Text Commentary Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2013), 284.

♱♱♱

About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

Read More
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#2072: Luke 17 | Job 18-19 | Psalm 141

We forgive because OUR Redeemer lives.

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One theme that bubbles up today:

We forgive because OUR Redeemer lives.

Bible used for reading today:

Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020).

Other sources consulted, quoted, or mentioned today:

Daniel L. Akin, Johnny M. Hunt, and Tony Merida, Exalting Jesus in Psalms 101–150, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2021), 298.

David L. Allen, Exalting Jesus in Job, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2022), 94.

Crossway Bibles, The ESV Study Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2008).

♱♱♱

About the #ForTheHope podcast

#ForTheHope’s Daily Audio Bible is (crazy idea!) a daily audio Bible reading. But it’s not just a voice — you can go anywhere and hear a better voice just read the actual text. We read through the New Testament in about 10 months and the Old Testament in about 14 months with a passion for just keepin’ it real, having conversations like normal people, and living out the love of Jesus better every single day.

Also showing up in your stream when you subscribe via Apple,  Spotify, or your favorite podcast software are occasional (and separate) #PracticeTheWay segments for nurturing our spiritual formation and #AlwaysBeReady segments that help you take “a ministry of showing up” to work and culture.

About Roger Courville, CSP

Roger Courville, CSP is an award-winning speaker, award-winning author, and a passionately bad guitarist. He holds a Master’s in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and is now working on his Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. 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. If we do not have sacrificial love (1 Co 13, Ro 12), we’ve got nothing.

Read More