The True Hope Message ...

The world is hopeless! All hope that the world ever thought it had is not only lost ... it never existed in the first place! Mankind has always placed his hopes in the things that are absolutely without hope! The world's systems simply cannot produce genuine hope!

• World War One was declared to be the war to end all war on the earth and men placed their hope in the League of Nations and the Armistice that was signed signaling the end of that dreaded war.
  Yet in less than two short decades, less than 20 years, the world was again embroiled in a war far more terrifying and devastating than W.W.1 ever had the potential of being! 
• The Holocaust was discovered and humanity cried out "never again!" ... only to again see genocide in Africa and Europe towards the end of the last century! 
• The post-war economies of the Allied Nations were such that men thought that never again would the world wide depression which occurred in the 1920's and 30's happen to our economies! 
• Polio was declared eradicated in the 1950's and 60's and mankind believed that they could conquer every disease and never have to face pandemic plagues again! Yet today Polio is returning, AIDS is rampant, FLU viruses are uncontrollable and cancer is ravaging the human race as never before! 
• Agricultural science has promised a world without hunger, yet all the sciences on earth cannot produce rain in the deserts and hunger is growing world-wide with millions dying each year of starvation! 
• Every claim of human success against the ravages of sin are soon overtaken by even greater failures and ruin than before the claim was made! 

Mankind can offer itself no genuine hope! Regardless of our efforts or our intentions or our motivations to do good, mankind is faced with a dilemma that can never be overcome by human means!

That dilemma? The power of sin to control humanity is greater than all of the well-meaning, good-doing, peace-pursuing, charitable kindness of every human being on the earth combined and acting at the same time! Every human is born being subject to this power and since sin controls the human race, how can the human race erase the power of sin?

The best humans can do is to SOMETIMES minimize the effect of the sin which controls us, but we simply cannot remove sin from us ... it is impossible for humans to do!

But God be praised! For in response to the question, "who then can be saved?"
Jesus makes the wonderful declaration: "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.'' (Luke 18:27)

What is the genuine hope that Jesus alone offers mankind?

• LIFE! Life - the experiences of which are Righteousness, Peace and Joy! 
• LIFE! Life - that is: Abundant, Eternal and Everlasting! 
• LIFE! Life - that produces: Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and
                     self-control. 
• LIFE! Life - that a person cannot understand until they experience the salvation that comes only through
                     Christ Jesus The Lord! 

Does YOUR Christian experience come up wanting in these areas? Are you frustrated and discouraged because of trying to be a "Good Christian" only to fail and fail some more? Have YOU tried "it" and "it" just doesn't work for you?

Well get ready for some great news!

Life in Christ is not about trying to be a "Good Christian"!

Life in Christ is about discovering and experiencing the Truth of being God's child by spiritual adoption and then cooperating with God to make this Truth more than just a realization, more than a revelation, more than a once in a while experience ... but beginning to experience this Truth as YOUR NEW REALITY!

The REALITY OF BEING GOD'S CHILD! Much more than academically speaking! Much more than some principle that preaches good! Much more than most Christians ever enjoy!

The REALITY OF BEING GOD'S CHILD is what God sent Jesus to this earth to accomplish in YOUR LIFE and the lives of all who call upon Christ for salvation!

Being a Christian is so much more than going to Heaven when you die! Being a Christian certainly begins with receiving God's gift of eternal life, of going to Heaven when you die ... but being a Christian is ALSO THE JOURNEY OF LIFE AS GOD'S CHILD ALONG THE WAY TO HEAVEN WHEN YOU DIE!

Have you been caught up in the false and deceptive teachings and ministries that try to make God sound like a "business partner" or a "Money Master" or a Maker of unconditional promises that all you have to do is find them, proclaim them and then receive them?

Have you tried to be a "good giver" in pursuit of so-called prosperity only to find that after months, even years, maybe even decades you are still giving but you just don't seem to be able to muster enough faith to please God so that He will finally prosper you beyond your wildest imaginations?

THAT IS NOT WHAT BEING A CHRISTIAN IS ALL ABOUT! In fact, none of these deceptions is what being a Christian is all about!

Does God make promises? Yes He does! Does God keep His promises? Yes He does! But what many have proclaimed to be promises for the asking and/or taking are really just manipulations of the Gospel in order to fleece the flocks of God!

Think about this Biblically for a moment ... Does God say that we are to pursue prosperity? Does God promise that all of His children are entitled to be wealthy in material goods and money? Is God a "bargain maker" with people who want to have an easy life?

If you have been convinced to believe this, please open your copy of the Holy Christian Bible and search out for yourself, without listening or reading what the "money ministers" have published, and see just what God REALLY says about these things!

You will discover why you have become so discouraged! God says that He wants us to learn how to BECOME CONTENT ... REGARDLESS OF SITUATIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES! If you are seeking after wealth, you will never learn this lesson! If you have been deceived into believing that the more money you have somehow proves how much God loves you and how much faith in God you truly have ... read what God tells us through what Paul wrote to Timothy:

"If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,
he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions, useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 1 Timothy 6:3-7

Did you know, the provisions of God have very little to do with how they will only benefit you? Did you know that God's purpose in showing you His love by His provisions is to go beyond the effect it has on just you and yours! God wants you to recognize and realize His love so that you will have a righteous effect on the people in your world so that you are a reason that they choose to accept God's love through Christ Jesus His Son!

Did you know that God is far more concerned about your level of contentment with Him than he is about your level of financial well being? Did you know that God is far more concerned about bringing balance in your life? Did you know that God is far more concerned about you becoming able to TRUST HIM ON A DAILY BASIS?

Did you know that God is far more concerned with you coming to know Him as YOUR FATHER than any other one thing in life?

When you know God as Father, I mean TRULY ... that this has become your increasing reality ... the worries and fears and apprehensions that fill your life today will begin to be things of the past! What is it to know God as Father? True Peace, True Joy, True Righteousness!

This is the message of True Hope! It is one message that is being continually written upon our hearts and in our lives! It is one message with many installments which we are to share with one another!

This is the Message of True Hope that we share with you!

Join us in this "Journey To Heaven", won't you?

Be Blessed in Christ Jesus Our Lord!

Rev. Timothy Hoflund