3: 16 Bible Study, Updated Edition: Audio: The Numbers of Hope (Audio)
Overview
*Entirely rewritten and rerecorded for a more focused and deeply personal study of the most-loved verse in the Bible—John 3:16.
In this updated classic Bible study, bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado pulls back the curtain on his favorite Bible passage to move you to a profound awareness of God’s limitless love, His incalculable sacrifice, and the certainty of His offer of eternal life.
”For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." This passage is a twenty-six-word parade of hope. A verse brief enough to write on a napkin or memorize in a moment...and solid enough to weather 2,000 years of storms and questions.
With deeply personal accounts of the way this verse shaped Max’s own faith journey, this audio Bible study will reveal the gospel story surrounding the promise and unpack God’s plan of restoration from the human problems of sin and death. If you know nothing about the Bible, the promise of John 3:16 is where to start.
It’s time to live as if you’ve been “born again", as if you’ve already been redeemed. It’s time to live into the promise, to trust it—so much that this message of God’s unending love overflows from you to the world.
Sessions include:
- The Most Famous Conversation in the Bible (17:00)
- Hope for the Hard Heart (16:30)
- The Heart He Offers (16:30)
- Heaven’s “Whoever” Policy (17:00)
- The Last Word on Life (18:00)
Coordinating study guide available separately.
The Audio Bible Studies series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook’s direct narration of a book’s text, this audio Bible study includes high-quality, live audio sessions from the author that cover important Bible-based topics. These sessions will reflect the ambiance of the unique recording locations, immersing the listener into the teaching. While not required for the audio experience, these studies are designed to partner with the coordinating study guide, sold separately.
- Title: 3: 16 Bible Study, Updated Edition: Audio: The Numbers of Hope (Audio)
- Author: Max Lucado
- Series: Audio Bible Studies
- Publisher: HarperChristian Resources
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Audio
- Subjects: Religion › Biblical Studies--New Testament--Jesus, the Gospels & Acts; Religion › Biblical Studies--Bible Study Guides; Religion › Christian Theology--Soteriology; Religion › Christian Living--Inspirational
- ISBNs: 9780310132752, 0310132754
- Resource ID: LLS:9780310132752
- Resource Type: Media
- Metadata Last Updated: 2026-01-18T06:37:55Z
Max Lucado (1955– ) is a best-selling author with over 50 books and 65 million copies in print. He’s been named “America’s pastor” and “the best preacher in America.”
Lucado studied biblical and related studies at Abilene Christian University. He served as Associate Minister at Central Church of Christ in Miami, Florida and Church Planning Missionary in Rio de Janeiro. Lucado is a minister of preaching at Oak Hill Church in San Antonio, Texas, where he has served since 1988.
In 1991, Lucado began developing a radio broadcast called UpWords Ministries. The inspirational messages featured on UpWords with Max Lucado are heard in over 1,400 radio markets around the world.
Three of Lucado’s titles have been recipients of the Gold Medallion Christian Book of the Year award: Just Like Jesus, In the Grip of Grace, and When God Whispers Your Name. Other notable titles by Lucado include Grace for the Moment and Facing Your Giants.