The Hope Club Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Are you a person who goes to church,  sings God's songs, even gives in the offering but your life is not changing? Your struggles are ever-present and you have a hard time getting victory over things. There is a reason why some Christians don't grow. Jesus gives a couple of examples of what we need to avoid and what we need to do. Listen carefully so you can find a new d...

Send us Fan Mail I'm sure you've had many good things said to you during your life. They built you up, encouraged you and spurred you on. But there is one statement that outshines them all and not only that, it comes from God. If you have heard it, you are blessed. If you have not heard it yet, then today could be the day. Listen carefully and let God speak to your heart that you may hea...

Send us Fan Mail Compassion means to have a fellow feeling with. But it doesn't stop there. It acts on that feeling. this is something Jesus often did. When He felt compassion for someone, He acted and brought them relief. Showing compassion to others is the ultimate of Christlikeness. There is a good lesson here on how to be like Christ.

Send us Fan Mail Let's face it. There is nothing more valuable or important than your soul. Yet, so many people live neglecting their soul. They settle for creture comforts which are only temporary, while the soul is eternal. Jesus made a way for us to protect our soul but it is not the easiest way, though it is the best way. He tells us how to follow Him. If you made a decision to follow Chr...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone is building some kind of monument to themselves. Jesus tells a story about a man who was going to build bigger barns to hold the blessings God gave him. He failed to realize God blessed him so he could be a blessing to others. His bigger barns would be a monument to himself. So, what is your monument? Listen all the way through and see what is the best monument you could...

Send us Fan Mail We know that when we are sick, sometimes s take medicine that is ok and other times it tastes terrible. That might even be true with a procedure. One may be simple and another complicated. And so it is when we hear the Word of God. Some things we say Amen to and other things we may think, why did I come today? But whether we want to hear it or not. God's Word is life to our s...

Send us Fan Mail What is it about us that we put things as more important then people? We know this is true because of the high rate of crime in the world which is acts of people against people. Nations go to war, thieves rob door deliveries, and houses are broken into just for the sake of taking what someone else has. As we close our series on Jonah, he is going to learn this valuable lesson hope...

Send us Fan Mail You may have questioned why God is so stuck o our being obedient to Him. Perhaps at times it even seems like such a burden. The reason God has these expectations is because He knows the outcome of our obedience. even Jonah was surprised. when he finally obeyed God and went to Nineveh to deliver the message, the whole city repented. Look at what obedience can do. Now let's see...

Send us Fan Mail After his homerun in Nineveh, Jonah went into a depression. HE preached and the whole city got saved and he became angry. Why would Jonah be so angry at such a successful ministry? That's because he hated what God loved. God loves repentance that leads to salvation. for Jonah, he hated the salvation of the Ninevites. This sent him spiraling down and again, he ran from God. An...

Send us Fan Mail As we follow the life of Jonah, we discover that God never gave up on him, even though he was rebellious against God. That's be God is a God that gives second chances. We can be so much like Jonah at times but the good news us, as God was with him, so He is with us. Your failure or mistake does not have to disqualify you from God's plan for your life. All you need is a w...

Send us Fan Mail There is a final event that the earth is waiting for to take place. This event is going to divide people. Many will welcome it and many will try to escape it. The return of Jesus Christ is a great event for believers because it is the time He comes to establish His 1,000 year Millennial Kingdom. Many will be invited in and many will be excluded. Use this message to encourage yours...

Send us Fan Mail things were getting pretty bad for Jonah. As a matter of fact, after he prayed, they got worse. but then something happened. He did something that changed everything He remembered the Lord. Even though He was in a bad place, the belly of a fish at the bottom of the sea, he knew God had preserved him alive and for that he was thankful. Let this message encourage you when when thing...

Send us Fan Mail Jonah was living in rebellion against God and did everything hje could to get away from him. He found himself in the worse circumstances; thrown overboard, tossed about by waves, sank to the bottom of the sea and swallowed by a great fish. Then it happened. He had a divine awakening! Sometimes it takes hitting rock bottom to awaken to God. Maybe you are there. May this message hel...

Send us Fan Mail Unfortunately, there are many families with loved ones that are incarcerated for the crime they committed. Not only is it painful for the one in jail but the family also suffers emotional distress. This interview introduces a ministry called, "Hope For Hurting Parents." though it is designed for parents with incarcerated children, it can apply to incarcerated spouses and...

Send us Fan Mail It is not uncommon to find ourselves in situations that are beyond our control. But that's okay because God is always in Control. In the story of Jonah, the sailors are in a storm that is threatening their lives. They finally realize that God is bigger and if they do what He says the storm will cease, and it did because they did. Let's apply this principle to our own liv...

Send us Fan Mail Let's face it; We  all do things wrong at times but what we do after that is so important. Jonah finally realized this in order to cam the storm that they were in on the sea. He admitted that it was because of him that the storm was raging. God sent it to get him back to his calling. This is the beginning of the "way back." Let this message help you to be humbled an...

Send us Fan Mail We can resist the will of God for our lives but that will never end well. God will use people, circumstances and events to turn us to the way He wants us to go. He used a gret storm ands the sailors to turn Jonah.  And He will do the same with you. We have some good lessons here on how to stay in the good graces of God so things will go well with us.

Send us Fan Mail We can do two things with our failures. We can deny them or we can admit them.  which one do you think has a better outcome? We find Jonah finally fessing up to his sin and why the great storm came upon them. But in our own lives we must remember that all things are open and laid bare before the Lord. He sees all. So it is always in our best interest to be honest about our sins. H...

Send us Fan Mail It is inevitable that storms will come into our lives. There are two ways to handle storms, a right way and a wrong way. In this message, you will learn what to look for in your own life in order to get through the storm. Jonah tried to run from the storm but it only followed him. No one can rtun from the storms of life but you can be delivered through them. Listen carefully  for...

Send us Fan Mail This is the beginning of a series on the life of Jonah.  We will learn that there ay be a little of Jonah in all of us. Jonah was a prophet of God but he wanted what "he" wanted, not what God wanted. There is a reason for his rebellion which may even be considered noble. God said "Go" but Jonah said "No." Put yourself in Jonah's shoes and see wha...

Send us Fan Mail What is it like to be singled out in the crowd and marked as the only one that is different? You may even know what that feels like. Noah was that man too. Living in a world of wickedness, God saw his righteousness and had a plan for his life. Nothing misses the eye of God, He sees all.  And of course, He sees your righteousness when you too are living in a world of wickedness. Le...

Send us Fan Mail The qualities of Abraham really got God's attention. He exhibited great faith in God and God put that faith to the test. Did you know that faith is always tested? Yes, even yours and my faith is tested to see the reality of it. But in that testing, faith says I can still trust Gold. We can learn from Abraham how God rewards our faith in challenging situations.

Send us Fan Mail Joshua had some big shoes to fill. Moses was a great leader of the Israelites He brought them out of Egypt and through the wilderness on their way to the Land of Promise. When Moses died, Joshua stepped up to take over. What made Joshua such a good leader was that he was a faithful follower. He followed Moses in his leadership and he followed God by faith. If you are going to be a...

Send us Fan Mail Who hasn't had doubts and fears? I'm sure we've all been there at one time or another. Gideon was there too when the Lord came to him with a huge task. Gideon was first afraid when the Lord came but the Lord came anyway. He was afraid of the Midianites because they were ravaging the Israelites. When the Lord told him to lead the army against them, he then entered in...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever been accused of something you didn't do? It didn't feel very well did it? That's where we find Joseph. He was a servant in an Egyptian's house and the man's wife wanted sexual relations with him. Joseph refused but day after day she tried to entice him. Joseph stayed strong and faithful to God and to his master. Finally, the woman accused Jos...