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Why Was Cain’s Offering Unacceptable? (Genesis 4:4-5) 03.06.2026 4min

Cecil Maranville discusses Genesis 4:4-5, New Living Translation—“Abel also brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The LORD accepted Abel and his gift, but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.”🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

Only Four Things Required of Christians? (Acts 15:19-21) 01.06.2026 5min

Erik Jones discusses Acts 15:19-21, Christian Standard Bible—“Therefore, in my judgment, we should not cause difficulties for those among the Gentiles who turn to God, but instead we should write to them to abstain from things polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from eating anything that has been strangled, and from blood. For since ancient times, Moses has had those who proclaim him in every city, and every Sabbath day he is read aloud in the synagogues.”🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

We Don’t Go to Heaven When We Die (John 3:13) 29.05.2026 5min

Mark Winner discusses John 3:13—“No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.”📕 “The Last Enemy: What Really Happens After Death?”: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/the-last-enemy🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

A Chariot of Fire and a Glimpse Into the Spirit World (2 Kings 2:11) 27.05.2026 4min

Dave Myers discusses 2 Kings 2:11—“Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.”🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

Freely Receive; Freely Give (Matthew 10:08) 25.05.2026 4min

David Johnson discusses Matthew 10:08—“Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.”🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!David

Can We Juggle Holy Time? (Exodus 34:21) 22.05.2026 4min

Cecil Maranville discusses Exodus 34:21—“Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.”📕 “The Sabbath: A Neglected Gift From God”: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/booklets/📄 “The Busyness Trap”: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/life/christian-living/the-busyness-trap/📄 “Do You Need a Rest?”: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/bible/10-commandments/sabbath/do-you-need-a-rest/📄 “How to Keep the Sabbath Holy”: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/bible/10-commandments/sabbath/how-to-keep-the-sabbath/🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

Are We Doomed to Repeat Generational Failings? (Matthew 19:27-29) 20.05.2026 5min

Caleb Froedge discusses Matthew 19:27-29—“Then Peter answered and said to Him, ‘See, we have left all and followed You. Therefore what shall we have?’ So Jesus said to them, ‘Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.’”🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

Shining a Light on the Shining Light (John 1:5) 18.05.2026 6min

Jeremy Lallier discusses John 1:5—“And the light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.”🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

The Tightrope Between Correction and Encouragement (Hebrews 6:9-11) 15.05.2026 3min

Kendrick Diaz discusses Hebrews 6:9-11—“But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner. For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end.”🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

Be Strong and of Good Courage (Joshua 1:6-7, 9) 13.05.2026 5min

Mark Winner discusses Joshua 1:5-9—“I will not leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go . . . Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

How To Test the Spirits (1 John 4:1) 11.05.2026 4min

Erik Jones discusses 1 John 4:1—“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

Should Christians Get Political? (Philippians 3:20) 08.05.2026 5min

Doug Horchak discusses Philippians 3:20—“For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.”📄 Read “The Politics of Jesus”: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/god/who-is-jesus/the-politics-of-jesus/📕Download “The Mystery of the Kingdom”: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/the-kingdom-of-god🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

What Does It Mean to Be the “End” of the Law? (Romans 10:4) 06.05.2026 4min

Jim Franks discusses Romans 10:4—“For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.”🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

Why Should We Care About Prophecy? (2 Peter 1:19) 04.05.2026 5min

David Johnson discusses 2 Peter 1:19—“And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.”📄 Read “Daniel 11: The Most Detailed Prophecy in the Bible”: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/prophecy/understanding-the-book-of-daniel/daniel-11/📕 Download “How to Understand Prophecy”: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/understand-prophecy-booklet🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

Lay Aside Every Weight (Hebrews 12:1) 01.05.2026 3min

Kendrick Diaz discusses Hebrews 12:1—“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.”🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

How Young Men Can Gain Respect (Titus 2:6-7) 29.04.2026 5min

Dave Myers discusses Titus 2:6-7—“Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded, in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility.”🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

The Powerful Spark of Talebearing (Proverbs 26:20) 27.04.2026 5min

Caleb Froedge discusses Proverbs 26:20—“Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.”🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

Puppy Dogs, Piggies and Pearls (Matthew 7:6) 24.04.2026 5min

Scott Lord discusses Matthew 7:6—“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.”🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

A Quiverful of Blessings (Psalm 127:3-5) 22.04.2026 4min

Jeremy Lallier discusses Psalm 127:3-5—“Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, but shall speak with their enemies in the gate.”🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!

What Did Paul Mean by “Absent From the Body”? (2 Corinthians 5:8) 20.04.2026 5min

Tom Clark discusses 2 Corinthians 5:8—“We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.”📕 Download “The Last Enemy: What Really Happens After Death”: https://info.lifehopeandtruth.com/the-last-enemy🔗 Check out our Learning Center for all kinds of helpful resources—we’ve got video series, booklets, study guides, infographics and more: https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/📆 Verse by Verse releases every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Be sure to subscribe in your player of choice to hear each new episode as soon as it’s released!