The Hope Club Podcast

Send us Fan Mail There are many conflicts that we have in life with other people.  But sometimes, the worst  conflict is within ourselves. The Apostle Paul had this conflict. he tried to fulfill the Law to please God but ended in defeat.  The problem was the Law  is spiritual but he is natural. His conflict is our conflict as well.  So, is there a solution? Yes there is, Jesus Christ.  He did for...

Send us Fan Mail There are many things that God wants to share with His creation. That's why He gave us His  Word. In it He reveals the prophecies of Christ, hundreds of years before they happened. He tells us the work He wants to do with us through the Holy Spirit. He eve tells us what the end of the world will be like and also life in eternity for the saved and the unsaved. But one of the m...

Send us Fan Mail If there is one thing people have a difficult time with, it is dying to self. The self is the sin nature that doesn't want to let go of its control over us. The end result of that is never good. But when Jesus died, He rendered the sin nature powerless over His believers. at the moment of faith in Christ, we died to ourselves and came alive to God. Once that happens, we need...

Send us Fan Mail There are many things in life that can give us joy but nothing compares with being forgiven, and even better, when that forgiveness comes from God. We have joy from forgiveness because our sins have been forgotten by God. Jesus died for us and made the payment for our sins through His shed blood so God has no reason to hold our sins against  us and for that, we have joy. Blessed a...

Send us Fan Mail Did you ever struggle with feelings of guilt, insecurity and just not being good enough? Many people have but that is not the way of the Christian life. God has provided something for all those who desire it. It is called Justification.  Justification is God declaring you just because you believe in His Son, Jesus as your Savior. Do you have it? do you want it? Listen and larn the...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes people think they have a special in with God. Perhaps their church affiliation or service to God has put them in a special club where they are exempt from any kind of judgment, and even worse,  they have the right to judge others. Paul is going to show the Jewish people that their natural birth is not what brings them closer to God but the good news is that God is kind a...

Send us Fan Mail This is part one of our series "Roman Gems." Every chapter will bring you one gem to consider and hopefully, impact your life. today you will see there are two kind of people. What is the difference in the two and what is their outcome? You will also see that  God has made Himself known to everyone in the world so there is no excuse not to know Him. And finally,, there i...

Send us Fan Mail There is a common mistake that people made in the ancient days and sadly, they make the same mistake today. It is a mistake made by people  who are very short sighted, meaning they look at the now rather than the future. Esau was one of those  people. He traded away a great future for an impulsive present. Let's listen and learn not to make the same mistake.

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes we must trust God for what seems like the most impossible situation. That's where real faith comes in. That is what Sarah ha to do. even though she failed in the midst of trust, God still came through for her  because He is true to His word. What He say, He will bring to pass.

Send us Fan Mail Did you ever receive a command from God that made no sense at the time? Did God ever tell you to do something that would make you the laughing stock of the world? Enter Noah. You may know the story but do youknow it all? Listen and see what life Lessons you can learn from yhr man called Noah.

Send us Fan Mail Sibling rivalry is a very difficult family issue. Cain and Abel were the first we ever heard of and that rivalry resulted in murder. What was it that turned Cain against his brother and against God? Let's look in and derive some life lessons for our own benefit.

Send us Fan Mail What was it like being the first person that ever lived? You wake up and there are no other humans on the earth. There are plenty of animals, but no people. How much learning did  Adam have to do. One thing we do know, he had a great Teacher, Jesus, Himself. Let' see what we can learn from Adam, the first man.

Send us Fan Mail Broken things aren't worth much to us, are they> A broken clock, a broken vase, even a broken promise. but with God, it is very different. He specializes in  fixing broken things, Not clocks or vases but broken hearts. In this message, you will learn that you can bring your broken heart to God. As a matter of fact, he accepts it as a gift to Him. Listen carefully and see i...

Send us Fan Mail The reason we come close to God, is not to stay there but to go far. Jesus calls us into a life of  trust in what He says and when we accept that, we find the blessing. Let's watch Peter, though he fished all night and caught nothing, obeyed Jesus and wow, look at the end result.

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that your life is lived from your heart? Whatever you put in your heart comes out through the mouth nd the life. That's why it is so important to have the Holy Spirit in your heart leading and guiding you. A good heart means a good life.

Send us Fan Mail Everyone is born into a natural family. And once in that family, you cannot get out. You csn deny it but you are still a member of that family. At the moment of faith in Christ, the Holy Spirit adopts you into God's family and the good news is, once you are in  you cannot get out. God has predestined every believer to e in His family. Are you in or out? Listen carefully and s...

Send us Fan Mail God has given the gift of His Holy Spirit t every believer in Jesus Christ. One of the purposes of the Spirit is to guide the believer. this means the believer has to yield ot let the Spirit have His way. You can be a Christian but not be led by the Spirit. that will get you nowhere.  but to learn to be led by the Spirit is to live in God's plan for your life. Listen carefull...

Send us Fan Mail We know that Jesus came to earth to atone for the sins of man. but He actually came for about five other reasons as well. These basic reasons can really build your faith and increase your confidence in God and in your eternal future. Take some notes and keeo them as a reminder for your Christian walk.

Send us Fan Mail Spiritual blindness is found in two types of people. It is found in the non-believer and it is found in the carnal believer. The non-believer is lost and far from God. The carnal believer is saved but far from God in their relationship.  Both groups are out of fellowship with God and cannot understand spiritual things. But there is a way out. Listen carefully  to discover that way...

Send us Fan Mail Judging seems to be pastime these days but it is certainly not a healthy pastime. It hurts the one being judged and also those who overhear the judgment. /to judge means to condemn. Why is this act forbidden? Let's listen to Jesus explain the piotfalls of condemning others and also learn where it begins. 

Send us Fan Mail It is so good to know That Jesus prays for us. In His high priestly prayer, He not only prayed for His disciples but He prayed for all future disciples, that's you and me.  And in this prayer he made seven requests to His Father. And one of them was that we would be in heaven with Him. Listen carefully and learn about the other six requests.

Send us Fan Mail In this part of Jesus' prayer to His Father, He prays for His disciples and  and for all Christ followers as well. He prays for our sanctification and protection evil in our spiritual warfare. All the world is a battlefield and Jesus is praying that we would be strong and faithful. It's good to know that He understands the world hates us because it hated Him and we need...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that God has various names that can meet you in any situation. The more you know the names of God, the greater security and rest you can have in Him. Listen to Jesus' high priestly prayer as He pours His heart out to  His Father.

Send us Fan Mail When things seems to be at their worst, God does His best.  Sometimes He waits longer than we would like, but He always works for His glory. Never lose hope or become impatient. God is in control.

Send us Fan Mail Jesus lived to bring glory to His Father. He finished the work He was given to do and when we see Him on the cross, we see Him more majestic in death than in life. That's because it is through obedience that we give glory to God.  May Jesus serves as our example to show us how to bring God glory.