User:Jer15:19-21/sandbox

Hello, I am new to this. Please help me. I would like to create an encyclopedia page titled "prisonerofhope.net." (or www.prisonerofhope.net). It is a website which provides faithful Bible teaching. The man who created the website was previously a member of a few different church denominations, and then lastly he became involved with Family Radio, an organization which taught that the world was going to end on May 21, 2011. The man (Mark Seashock) had an excellent government job at the time, and quit that job because he believed Family Radio's false teaching. After quitting his job (with the US Department of Labor, OSHA) in April of 2009, he bought a motor home and roamed the country declaring the false message of "Judgment Day - May 21, 2011."

About 1 month before that date, he visited a friend (named can be provided - would like to check with him first) who also had been involved with Family Radio. After spending 10 days with this gentleman, and as God removed the "scales" from his eyes, Mark saw the folly of trusting Family Radio's teachings. By his visit with his dear dear friend, Mark saw that God can use one man to share Truth, and reveal Himself to others (which He did through Mark's friend to Mark). So, although it appeared a bad thing (quitting an excellent job), "God meant it unto good" (as with Joseph - See Genesis 50:20). God showed Mark that he had received a ministry in the Lord (Colossians 4:17).

The earliest messages on the website, were first sent out to other "Family Radio Listeners" (who also followed all of the Family Radio teachings). Mark started sending these messages on May 20, 2011, at the time he started seriously doubting the validity of Family Radio's false "Judgment Day" message. After sending about 5 or 6 messages via e-mail, and noticing that not everyone desired to receive the messages, he decided to create the website so that whoever would like to read the messages could do so. At first his messages were focused on disputing Family Radio's teachings, using sound doctrine to share faithful Bible Truth. Then, realizing that he had "received a ministry in the Lord," he moved on to focus on the Truth of God's Word. The title of the website (prisonerofhope.net) speaks of how a true Christian is a "prisoner" of "Hope." That is, a prisoner of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our Hope (1 Timothy 1:1), and all of the messages shared speak of subjection to Christ (or of happily being His "prisoners").

The website was created in August of 2012, at a time when Mark was seriously taking another excellent job (private sector), but since he believed with all his heart that God had called him to this ministry, after being offered that job, he had to decline. And so he has continued to walk by faith, learning to allow Christ to live in him (Gal 2:20), and to use him to teach His Word faithfully (Jeremiah 23:28).Jer15:19-21 (talk) 07:22, 12 May 2014 (UTC)