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WelcometotheministryofYouDiscoverTruth

“HelpingPeopleEngagewithGodtoDiscoverTruth”

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Presentedtoyouby:Doug&JanetteHamm

1962FiveIronDriveCastleRock,Colorado80104

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"Butrealizethis,inthelastdays,difficulttimeswillcome.Formenwillbeloversofself…holdingtoaformofgodliness,althoughtheyhavedenieditspower…alwayslearningbutnevercomingtothe

knowledgeofthetruth."2Timothy3:1-7

“AllScriptureisinspiredbyGodandprofitableforteaching,forreproof,forcorrection,fortraininginrighteousness;sothatthemanofGodmaybeadequate,

equippedforeverygoodwork.”2Timothy3:16-17

“Knowledge that is self-discovered is stored in the deepest part of the mind and remains the longest in the memory. There is no jewel more precious than that which you have mined yourself ”

Howard G. Hendricks

TheReasonforYouDiscoverTruth

81%ofpeopleintheworldhaveaccesstoaBibleBUT90%thathaveoneareaskingforpracticalhelptounderstandandapplyittotheirlives;inlesstime,forlessmoney.*CrisisdrivespeopletotheGodoftheBible,butwhentheygettheretheyneedhelptohearfromandrelatetoHimdirectly.Culturehascreatedsomenewrulesofengagement:

-Shortattentionspan–engagementmustbesimple.-Relationshipdistractions–relationshipwithJesuscan’tcomethroughsomeoneelse-Mobilityandcost–convenientaccessondigitalplatformsforlessmoney

Contemporarydiscipleshipstrategies(entertainment/creativemarketing/socialmedia)aren’tworking.Coupledwithsocialmediaplatformstrendingtowarddisruptingbiblicaltruth,hascreatedanenvironmentthatismovingpeopleawayfromdirectengagementwithJesus.

Theneed:practicalhelptoengagewithGodpersonally/relationally.John17:3Theproblem:theBiblehasbeenpositionedasabooknotaperson.Hebrews4:12Thesolution:aninteractiveguidetoengagewithGod’sWordasthePersonitis.2Timothy2:15Themission:“HelpingPeopleEngagewithGodtoDiscoverTruth”John8:32

God’sWorddoesn'tchange,buttheroadHetakesitondoes.

TheResource–auniqueGuide

YouDiscoverTruth(YDT)hasbuilttheGODchaBibleGuide;aninteractiveAPPthatworksonmobiledevicesandcomputersviaanInternetconnection.ApracticalapplicationBibleGuideforallreadingages.YDTusesaprovenmethodofInductivelearning(madesimple);helpfromthetexttothetext.There’safivestepguideand‘Discovery’moduleforeverychapterandsegment(over156)ofeveryBookoftheBible.Thereisnoopinion,distraction,commentary;justsimplehelpforthereadertoengage,learnfromandwalkwithGodpersonally.

• AnAPPthatprovidesanydisciple(alearner,follower,teacher)orseeker:a)Information,direction,andinteraction;withGodandHisWordwithoutdistraction.b)A‘DailyDiscovery’(devotional)thathelpstheuserengagewithJesuspersonally.

• TheAPPincludes:a)Two“literal”translations;theKingJamesandNASB.b)UniqueDiscoveryGuidetohelpunderstandandapplyeverypageoftheBible; -16,000+observation&applicationquestions(invite,engage,energize). -25,000+Crossreferences,20,000+Contrasts,Comparisons,KeyWords,etc.c)AfivevolumesetofHebrewandGreekDictionary’sandCompleteWordStudy’s.Allatthespeedoftouch,ononeplatform,atafractionoftraditionalcosts.

TheReach–manychannels

By2020therewillbeoversixbillionregisteredsmartphonesintheworld1.Regardlessoftheplatform,GODchaisdesignedtoreachandsupportinternetconnectedusersthrough:

Secularchannels:Apple,Google,Amazon;Publishers,content/serviceproviders Churchchannels:ChristianDistributors,ChMS/serviceproviders,etc. Non-profits:Churches,ministries,Foundations.

*/1.UnitedBibleSociety,BarnaResearch,PewResearch,SocialResearchLabs,MobilityReport.

TheResults–Hisimpact.

Livestransformedforeternity,disciplesmadearoundtheworldatthespeedof‘click.’

BibleteachersinThailand

AmaninPeru

AfamilyintheU.S.

Whatothersaresaying-Whatfunitistobeabletotouchthedefinitionof"hope"intheapp,learnwhatitreallymeansandincludeitinourconversationswithfriendsandfamily.TK-Somuchgrayouttherethesedays,Iamthankfulforthetruth,andthisapp.Itsuretakesthedramaoutoftheconversation.JT-IusedtheappjusttodayasIspenttimewithaclientofminewhowantedtomeetwithmetotellmethatsheisgoingtodivorceherhusbandwhoisaCEOofanoilcompanyhereintown.Shewantedmetocounselheraswheretogofromthere.Ispent3hourswiththisladyandusedtheappconstantly.IusedtheworddefinitionstodescribetohertheWordsofGod.Ididn'twanttousemyWords,butGod's.Iusedcrossreferencestoo.Theapphelpedtogethertoreconsiderherdecision.Intheparkinglot,shetoldmethatImayhavejustsavedhermarriage.IdoubtverymuchthatIdidthat.Godusedmeandwiththehelpoftheapp,Iwasabletostaytruetothewords.IleftthankingGodforHisWordsandfortheappasmytool.SC-WoWandGodisAWESOME!Socool.Myfriendslovethis!JH-IhavebeenstudyingPsalm91onvacationandwasamazedtosee4differentnamesofGodinthefirst2verses,andit'ssooooeasywiththeapp.Allnamesrightatourfingertipswhileonvacation.AN-Thiswilldefinitelymakemeabetterleaderformygroup.ThisishelpfulandI'mlearningsomuch–DG-ThisapphashelpedmealotinunderstandingwhattheScripturessay(havingtheabilitytodefineconfusingwordsorlookingatcross-referencesortheLIVEquestions).Ithasalsohelpedmewithnotetaking!IcannowtakenotesasI'mreading,asopposedtonottakingnotesatallifIforget.ZK

Carissa:“IcamebacktoIndonesiaandnowtoBurmaandGoldenTriangletoservetheLord/teachBibletoyoungpeople.I’mEXCITEDaboutapp,nobookstocarry!IhaveLOGOSandhateusingit-butlovethis!!Thisisagooddeal.ItrulyfeelthegroundswellingwiththoseeagertounderstandHISWORD!”Theygatherontheirownatthe7/11,wherethereiswifi.

Myusualone-hourbiblestudyturnedintoatwo-hourfestivalofknowledgethismorning…thankstoYouDiscoverTruth.IhavealreadysentitouttoseveralpastorsandwillbeannouncingitonourFacebookanddonorlist.

WecreatedaFacebookpage,"FamiliesDiscoveringTruth”usingtheapp.So,we’llgothroughPhilippiansinJulyandColossiansinAugust.Iwillaskthemquestionsfromtheapptoreflectonandponder.IcanfacilitateandtheHolySpiritcanteach!Wow,548!Ijustusetheappforfeedback,easy,it’sjustGod’sword.

TheReality–needspresentopportunity

Todaythereare2.6billionsmartphonesubscriptionsglobally,andwhilegrowthhasbeenlevellingoffindevelopedmarketsliketheU.S.andEurope,it’snotstallingaltogetherbyalongshot.By2020,globallytherewillbe6.1billionsmartphoneusersledbyhugegrowthinlessmaturemarkets.MobilityReport2017

TheU.S.Church90%ofchurchgoerssaytheyneedhelpunderstanding theBible180%ofpeoplesaytime,difficulty,andhowtoapply truthtotheirlivesaretheirissues265%ofyoungpeoplewhowenttochurchasteens dropoutafterhighschool.1%ofchurchleaderssaytheyaredoingagoodjob discipling65million‘dones’thathavedroppedoutofchurch31.RevealStudy,2BarnaResearch,3.SocialResearchLab

Top5countriesbynetadditionsIndia26millionChina8millionMyanmar5millionIndonesia4millionJapan4million

TheRequirements–realbutpractical

"Sothen,noneofyoucanbeMydisciplewhodoesnotgiveupallhisownpossessions.”Luke14:33RespondingtoGod’scall,DougandJanetteHamm,after30yearsoflearninghowtolookat,learnfrom,listentoandliveoutGod’sword,initiallyestablished3CordasanLLC.(basedonthepoliticalclimateintheU.S.atthattime).In2017theytransitionedtoa501c3aministrynamed,YouDiscoverTruth,reflectingtheheartoftheministry.

ThroughJuneof2019nearly60,000man-hourshavebeendonatedtothedevelopmentoftheGODchaBibleGuide.Buildingamobileapphasbeencostly.ByGod’sgrace,many‘like-minded’partnershavecontributedfinanciallytothecausetomakeithappen.

TheFuture:TheGODchaBibleGuideisbuilt,inthemarket,workingandimpactinglivesdaily.YDThas;lowoperatingcosts;asustainablerevenuemodel;andasinglefocus.Distributioncostareincrediblylowcomparedtotraditionalmeans.Forexample,shippingoneHebrewdictionary,orbookstudy(GODchahas66ofthem)toaforeignlandwouldcostandbeequaltoabout10yearsofsubscriptiontoGODcha.

Thefuturecosttoreach,andhelp,individualsaroundtheworldisprimarilydigitalmarketing.Digitalconnection(individuals,teachers,leaders)requiresongoinginvestmentintheseareas,consistentlyovertime: -Socialmedia,newoutlets,expandingchannels. -DigitalMarketingmultipleplatforms. -Server,softwareandAPPsupport. -GODchacontentenrichment. -Training.Trainthetrainer(personal,digital,indirect,etc.). -Ministrypartnershipsaroundtheworld:EnglishspeakingplusChina, MiddleEast,SouthAmerica,India.WhereevertheLORDleads.

Opportunitiesareendless,theonlylimitationareheartstohelpmakethisresourceavailable!

PLEASEPRAYABOUTJOININGUSINTHISCAUSE;HISCAUSE.

Togetherwewillimpactlivesforeternity.

YDThasavisiontoreachmillionsofpeopleinsixlanguages,satisfyingthedesireformankindtoknowGodinawaythatthisandfuturegenerationsprefertolearn.Theonlylimitationsarefinancial

resourcestoadvanceGODchaBibleGuideplacements.Wepraythatmakingdisciplesisyourmissiontoo.Andyouthatwouldjoinus.HE'scomingsoonandNOTHINGismoreimportantthan

“HelpingPeopleEngagewithGodtoDiscoverTruth”

Wewouldbehonoredtoansweranyquestionyoumayhave.

ExperienceGODchaforyourself;subscribetoday!http://godcha.org5minutesadayinthe“DailyDiscovery”willchangeyourlife.IFyouletHim!

AProformaoutliningtheinvestmentrequirementsoftheministryisavailableuponrequestat:

contact@youdiscovertruth.com

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