Learning Humility from Christ’s Humiliation
Philippians 2:5–11 is one of the Bible’s great passages on Christ’s person and work. Writing to the first-century church in Philippi, the apostle Paul urged believers toward unity in the Gospel message (1:27). Though the apostle’s letter isn’t primarily a theological treatise, he nevertheless grounded his call in the deep doctrines of Jesus’ identity.
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Hymn: “Mighty Army of the Young” by John R. Colgan
Topics: Hymns and Worship
12 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know about Easter
Have you ever wondered about the origins of Easter traditions like enjoying chocolate or coloring hard-boiled eggs? In his brand-new book, 12 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know about Easter, Truth For Life program host Bob Lepine explains how these traditions began—and, more importantly, introduces those unfamiliar with the Gospel to the historical events that took place on the very first Easter. This is a book Bob wrote for you to give to your friends, neighbors, and colleagues who have never explored the facts about Jesus’ death and resurrection and their eternal significance.
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Wallpaper: Over Circumstances
“When we suffer as a Christian ... we can safely assume that God is Master even over this circumstance in which we find ourselves.”
—Alistair Begg
Topics: Weekly Wallpaper
Hymn: “It Is a Thing Most Wonderful” by William Walsham How
Nicodemus in the Night — Extraordinary Encounters with Jesus
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Wallpaper: Promise
“There’s never a promise that God has made that He won’t fulfill.”
—Alistair Begg
Topics: Weekly Wallpaper
Listen to Alistair Begg via Amazon Alexa!
You can listen to the most recent 365 messages (and now also entire sermon series) from Alistair Begg on Truth For Life through Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, and Amazon Tap with Amazon Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based voice service.
Add Truth For Life
To listen to the daily program or to hear one of the latest 365 archived messages:
First: download the Truth For Life "skill" with the Amazon Alexa app you used to intially set up your Alexa Echo, Dot, or Tap.
Next: tap the menu icon in the upper left corner within your Amazon Alexa app, then tap "Skills" in the drop-down menu.
Finally: Search for "Truth For Life" and add it to your list of Alexa "skills."
You are now ready to use Truth For Life commands!
New! Launch the Truth For Life Alexa app on your smart device by clicking this link.
Truth For Life Commands on Amazon Alexa
Today's Program
The quickest way to listen to today's daily program is by speaking one of these short commands to your Alexa unit:
“Alexa, begin Truth For Life” or,
“Alexa, start Truth For Life” or,
“Alexa, play Truth For Life”
Ask Truth For Life
All other voice commands for Truth For Life start with:
“Alexa, ask Truth For Life…”
For example, you can also hear the daily program with:
“Alexa, ask Truth For Life to begin today’s program” or
“Alexa, ask Truth For Life to listen to Alistair Begg” or
“Alexa, ask Truth For Life to reset the playlist”
Archived Messages
You can play archived messages by topic, title, or date:
“Alexa, ask Truth For Life to find messages on the topic of [topic]” or
“Alexa, ask Truth For Life to find the message titled [title]” or
“Alexa, ask Truth For Life to play the message on [date]”
If you’d like to know the title or the date of the message you’re currently hearing, say:
“Alexa, ask Truth For Life ‘What’s the title of this message?’” or,
“Alexa, ask Truth For Life ‘What’s the date of this message?’”
If you’re listening to an archived message and you want to return to current programming, say:
“Alexa, ask Truth For Life to reset the playlist”
Sermon Series
To list all available sermon series, say:
“Alexa, ask Truth For Life to loop through all the sermon series”
Responses:
“Let me play this series”
“Go on to the next series in the list”
“Let me exit this series list”
To search for a sermon series, say:
“Alexa, ask Truth For Life to search for a sermon series with the name [search]” or
“Alexa, ask Truth For Life to search for the sermon series named [search]” orResponses:
“I want to play this series” or
“I want to try another series” or
“I want to exit this series search”
To exit or resume a sermon series
“Alexa, ask Truth For Life to exit my sermon series” or
“Alexa, ask Truth For Life to resume my sermon series ”
Using Standard Amazon Alexa Commands
Once the Truth For Life message begins playing, all other standard Amazon Alexa commands will work normally, including:
“pause”
“stop”
“play”
“resume”
“next”
“louder”
“softer”
“start over”
“play again”
Learn more about basic Alexa commands...
Listen to the Truth For Life’s Flash Briefing on Amazon Alexa
With Flash Briefing, Alexa delivers a quick overview of news, weather and more. You can now include a description of the day’s Truth For Life program to your Flash Briefing. You can add it in your settings for your Alexa device. Once the Flash Briefing is over, you can then ask:
“Alexa, begin Truth For Life.”
Learn more about the Flash Briefing and how to set it up.
Amazon Alexa Set Up and Help
If you've recently purchased your Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, or Amazon Tap, the best place to go for help with set up is:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201601770.
Here are a couple of lists of "Things to Try" with Alexa:
https://www.amazon.com/b/?node=16067214011
7 Bible Verses about the Trinity: God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
“In the unity of the Godhead there be three Persons of one substance, power, and eternity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. The Father is of none, neither begotten nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father; the Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son.”
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Purchase Translated Books by Alistair Begg
Popular books authored by Alistair Begg are now available in non-English languages.
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