The Hope Club Podcast

Send us Fan Mail How man remember that song,  "When I woke up this morning, you were on my mind?" That's love wouldn't you say. Well, loving God with all your mind was not only commanded by Jesus, but it is a test of real love. We love what we think about the most. Sometimes we need to be reoriented in our thinking about God. That's okay, as long as we come back after drif...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that your physical being is as much an important factor in your relationship with God as your heart, soul and mind are? Even the Apostle Paul said to "Present your bodies a living sacrifice to God..." This means there is a diligence required or an intentionality in our Christian walk. Let's not leave out this most important aspect of our spiritual life,...

Send us Fan Mail Once you understand what it means to love God with all your heart, you are now ready to move to loving God with all your soul. The soul is that which relates to your environment. This part  of loving God is a beautiful, practical kind of love. Get ready to enhance your love for HIm ands your walk with Him as you learn these things.

Send us Fan Mail For love to be true love, your whole being must be in it. This is the beginning of a short series that explains what  it looks like when you love God. It begins in the heart.  What part does the heart play in love? This message will help you to understand it's role. At the end, you will have a better understanding of what it means to love God. That is one-fourth of the equati...

Send us Fan Mail Someone wanted to know how to obtain eternal life. Jesus told the story of The Good Samaritan. That's because compassion is needed in every age and it goes to every person. Compassion is not selective. Listen closely and try o find your place in this story. Compassion is a basis for joy for the one who receives it and also the one who gives it.

Send us Fan Mail If you gave ever struggled with something in life or maybe you are struggling right now, God has not forgotten you. Jesus always showed compassion on those who were hurting physically with illnesses, spiritually with demons and false teachers and emotionally by selfish leaders. Know that the Christian life is a compassionate life and even by your showing ompassion, you will also f...

Send us Fan Mail How big a part does showing compassion paly in your life? O are you a sympathetic person? Sympathy is a shared feeling with someone but compassion is a call to action from that sympathy. This is why Jesus spent so much time with sinners, because they needed His healing touch of compassion. Jesus  showed compassion to all kinds of people and told stories about it as well. His great...

Send us Fan Mail The world is filled with various kingdoms. And those kingdoms are vying for control over each other. It happens internationally, nationally, socially and even personally when we seek to make our way the dominant way for others. But one day Jesus will come and crush every kingdom and establish His own. This is the basis for hope today as we look to what God is going to do tomorrow....

Send us Fan Mail The job of the ancient shepherd in Palestine was to feed, lead, care for and protect the sheep. He fought off predators and spent all of his time with them. Jesus comes on the scene and encourages us that He is the Good Shepherd who does the same for us as the shepherd does for the sheep. And Jesus went to the extent that He laid His life down for us sheep. This is what gives us h...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes life in the present can be very discouraging. We can find ourselves feeling like we are in a wilderness experience, dry, barren with no life.  But the good news is, for the follower of Jesus Christ, there is hope. That's because with Him we have a very bright future. Jesus is the Promise of God and in that Promise many wonderful things wait for us. Don't be dis...

Send us Fan Mail God's economy is opposite the economy of this world. In this world, you keep by saving but with God you keep by losing and you lose by saving. What does this mean? Well, it an shape your eternal destiny if you get it wrong. Therefore, listen carefully so you can keep what you really want but learn how to keep it or you will lose it. 

Send us Fan Mail Jesus talks about these three important realities and the third one lasts forever. We would do well to understand the first two so our lives here on earth can be fulfilling and listen carefully to the last one so you life in the hereafter ca be joyous.

Send us Fan Mail If there is one thing God wants from His people , it is that they would be honest and real in their walk with Him and others. Hypocrisy is far from the nature of God and is more like the nature of the devil. God knows all and sees all anyway, so there is no point in not being honest about ourselves or our dealings. Let's listen and learn.

Send us Fan Mail The final destiny of the one who puts their faith in Jesus Christ as Savior is to reside in the Kingdom of God forever. But what is that kingdom like? Is it in Heaven? Is it here on the earth. Not only what is it like but where is it? Let's see what Jesus had to say about it. After all, it's His Kingdom. After hearing these things, do what you can to invite those who do...

Send us Fan Mail People have all kinds of ideas about the devil, Satan. some even to the extent that he does not exist. but no one knows him like Jesus does. He created him. Experienced the devil's rebellion against God in Heaven and Jesus cast him down to the earth. He now gives us a "heads up" on who and what this demonic creature us. Pay close attention because he is the master o...

Send us Fan Mail There are as many ideas of living as there are people. but if you think about it, the one who created life has the best idea about life. If more people listened to Jesus and His ideas about how to live, all lives would be better off. Listen carefully because we can all use a little improvement when it comese to living life.

Send us Fan Mail How has it happened that our children are being subjected to gender reassignment? Is it the fault of the parents, the schools, the government or just the end of the age? Information is our friend and we need to be enlightened as to the dangers and repercussions as well as the permanent effects of gender reassignment. Let's take an honest and hard look at the reality of this t...

Send us Fan Mail Our nation is in a moral decline an this decline has found its way into our public school system and social media. Children and young adults are being deceived into thinking their gender is a mistake and they are being coerced into gender reassignment. This not only confuses and hurts the individual, but when it finds its way into women's sports, it becomes dangerous as well....

Send us Fan Mail We know that if you put a seed in the ground, it will germinate, grow and bear fruit. but how that works, is a mystery. We just know it happens. Jesus is saying the Kingdom of Heaven is like that. We do not really know how it grows or when god will bring it. We are helpless to usher it in and helpless to hinder it. It is God's kingdom and His will determines its arrival. This...

Send us Fan Mail Sorry for the sound in this message. There have been some technical glitches in the recordings but I did not want anyone to miss this message. People need to understand the heart of God. That's why Jesus told this parable. It shows God's grace and generosity. All people are invited to the wedding of His Son, but sadly, all will not respond. But once people have a true un...

Send us Fan Mail Did you ever work with your eyes on the person near you? You were watching to see if they were working as hard as you or were they dragging their feet or talking too much. Well, Jesus told a parable about those who worked harder and linger than some others but all received the same pay. why is that? Does that seem fair? Let's listen as we witness the grace and compassion of G...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus wants to take us from the lower  the higher life. He told some parables to help us to see what we could have and what it costs to have it. And although Jesus makes it available to us, the choice remains with us as to if we will accept it. Listen carefully because once you discover this treasure or great pearl, you would be crazy not to go after it. 

Send us Fan Mail What does a fishnet do but draw in all kinds of fish, good and bad. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is like that. It goes out to all kinds of people, drawing them in, for Christ died for the sins of the whole world. Just like the fish are separated at the end of the fishing day, so will the believers be separated from the unbelievers a the end of the age. Share this message with your n...

Send us Fan Mail It is surprising to think that God's Kingdom would contain bad as well as good people. but Jesus warned about it in the parable of the wheat and the tares. He wants us to know that there are false preachers in the church who are in it for their own gain. Many even bring a false gospel. We are to be diligent in our study of the Scriptures because they will remain with us until...

Send us Fan Mail This message is the beginning of an eight part series about the Kingdom Of Heaven.   Jesus tells a series of parables to help us to understand how the Kingdom grows and what it is like. The parable of the mustard seed is about small beginnings and the leaven is about influence. And we can find ourselves in both stories. Christianity is the staple of the world and society and you w...