Hope - Passion Talk Series

Warning label needed.

Melissa — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:36:19 -0400

I picked up your dvd because of the statement when life hurts the most. Grab my attention and knew I needed encouragement. I have the indescribable dvd and I wasn't aware of new dvd's were out there. So when I saw this Hope dvd I purchased it brought it home and listened, learned and hoped.
Because of events that had happened in my life I needed HOPE. I knew the message when life hurts most is what I needed. Have you ever suffered loss but death wasn't the way it happened? I have had so many events that loss has occurred it just astounds me. I didn't lose them by death I lost in a different way. A new job time loss, divorce friend loss, moving and family loss. So in trying to get a handle on these events that are life changing I listened. When I heard about the guy who got a phone call during the HOPE session and how all that played out later I just thought man thats awful. So I listened to your dvd on Monday Sept. 14th 2009 and by Wed. Sept. 16th 2009 I was the one who had " when troubles come" ...per why I say warning label needed. I don't believe God in His infinite mercy would give a message of HOPE and then not see it displayed in our lives of what we just learned. Some may not experience it right away like while your talking or 2 days later. It really never crossed my mind how fast this trouble would come again. I was dealing with enough I thought. I guess God had other plans. God was building faith in me to look at the Cross of Christ. I wouldn't have been able to physically, mentally or emotionally deal with my BIG TROUBLE if I hadn't heard the message.
I know I relate to so many when I say I heard my daughter tell me "I'm pregant" who was given every opprotunity there is to give a child. Yet, in her 18 yr old I'm grown up maturity, made a decision that is now effecting the rest of her life. I know there are worse things in life. This is big trouble for this one though.
I know God gave you a message of HOPE. I can tell you and testify that if I had not heard the message I would not be standing in faith and HOPE in a God who promises me that all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His Purpose. I have to remain in love with my Savior. I have to believe that the cross is all the mercy, forgiveness ,grace and restoration I need in this time of trouble. I just want to thank you for being faithful to your King, also to say many will hear your message and they will as you say as God says " when troubles come" need to be ready, but warning those within listening distance your time is coming and it maybe sooner than you think.
Thanks for serving your King and preparing His people to respond in faith when troubles come. Melissa K.

By My Fingertips

Natalie, Scotland — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:50:10 -0400

I needed to write to say THANK YOU!!

I actually live in Scotland. I became a Christian in the Spring of 2008, and got Baptised in Fall of last year. I had an awesome year learning about God in my life and I knew it was the way I wanted to live my life in the future.

I have had a very unsettled life, I was abused from a young age by members of my family, I then lost my mum when I was 14 which was the end of my world! I suffered badly and actually took several overdoses as I didn't see any hope! I met the man of my dreams, or so i thought, and was with him for 17 years, however my marriage actually ended a year and a half ago too....yet again, so did my life!

It has taken me a long time to reach Jesus, but last year that happened and I was so grateful to God for leading me along that path. However in January of this year, trying to deal with all the things a marriage breakup brings and the turmoil of my childhood, my great journey with God seemed to stop too (or so I thought). I couldn't understand why at times when I really needed Him, He wasn't there. I couldn't hear Him, and I couldn't see Him! Why at times like this does He not hear my cry, hear my pain and help me in the dark rough desert??

Anyway, to cut a long story short.....I actually got given the DVD, Hope from the Passion Talk series for my birthday recently from a friend who has walked with me along every bit of my journey and never let me go. I just needed to say THANK YOU SO MUCH, that DVD has inspired me in so many ways and helped me to know that I need to hold on to God, even if by my fingertips right now! It is a tough dark road, but through that dvd,you have given me the inspiration and determination to carry on and hold God deep in my heart from now into eternity! I thought I had lost Him, and yet now I have realised.....I have actually found Him!!

Thank you with all my heart for giving me the 'Hope' I have needed, when 'Life hurts the Most'.

Natalie

What Came To Mind Was Hope

Brad, Tennessee — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:09:05 -0400

A High School Senior in our community was tragically killed in a car accident this week. Several of the kids in my student ministry were friends with him. It has been tough for the community, especially his friends and family. I was trying to think of what to speak on last night, and what came to mind was Hope. Then I remembered I had a DVD of your Hope Series – When Life Hurts Most. So, instead of me doing the talk – I let Louie.

7 students trusted Christ as Savior and another 10 or so recommitted their life to Christ.

Kids received Hope.

Brad

Reminder Of Basic Truths

Keren, The United Kingdom — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:10:22 -0400

I firstly wanted to say THANK YOU. We have been incredibly helped by Louie's talks, particularly the Hope When Life Hurts Most message. One of our children died a little while back and obviously we have found the experience extremely hard and testing. We have clung to God throughout and I scarcely know what we would have done without His care and strength, yet at times the struggle seemed too great. We so needed reminding of basic truths that we were in danger of forgetting. I remember one Sunday night where we both sat feeling totally numb. We put Indescribable on and by the end we looked at each other and acknowledged we were so small, we were in an awesome universe and yet the God of this awesome universe deigned to love, care and send His Son to die for us. The Hope DVD just helped us focus back on the Cross when it was tempting to think that God had left us struggling and hurting alone.
Thank you to all of you. We live in the UK and were bought the DVD's as a gift. We have passed them on to so many and just wanted the Passion team to realize that God is impacting others across the world.

Keren

God's Provision

Shane — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:23:40 -0400

I just listened to "When Life Hurts the Most." This message had me in tears; it comforted and blessed me. I lost my 18 year old son, Zach, in a freak drowning accident (he drowned in about 8-10 inches of water with half his body still on the bank-slipped and hit his head on a rock while fishing) just 5 hours after we had prayed over him and commissioned him off to Argentina, a one year mission trip. I remember praying the day that I left the emergency room when they had told us he had drowned, I prayed that God would help me to walk through this so that all people would see when they looked at me was Jesus. Those were my exact words (imagine how blessed I was to hear your sermon) and God has done that for me. He has truly shined a light on me and given me a platform for ministry like never before - the megaphone! Thank you for this awesome sermon! It has encouraged me so deeply, and I consider it just another part of God's provision for me as He walks me through this time.

Shane