Resurrection Sunday 2022 God’s Plan of Transferring ~ Dr William P. Hohman

God’s Plan Transfer Overview

In this powerful Resurrection Sunday message from NTC Ministries, Dr. William P. Hohman unpacks what he calls God’s Plan of Transferring — the divine strategy behind the cross, the tomb, and the empty grave. Rather than focusing on heaven as the ultimate goal of salvation, Dr. Hohman redirects listeners toward the kingdom of God already at work in the earth and the radical transfer of righteousness, health, wealth, and love made possible through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Drawing from Romans 4:25, Romans 5:17, Colossians 1:12-20, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Isaiah 53:3-5, and Ephesians 3:16-19, he traces the story from Adam’s fall and the loss of dominion to Jesus as the Last Adam who came to restore all things. With warmth and pastoral illustration, Dr. Hohman explains that righteousness is not earned but received as a gift — and that it was the release of this gift of righteousness that literally raised Christ from the dead. This message calls every believer to move beyond knowing about Jesus into an intimate love relationship with Him, receiving by faith the full transfer of everything God has.

God’s Plan Transfer Outline

• 00:00 – Why the Kingdom Matters More Than We Think: Dr. Hohman opens by challenging the common Christian focus on a single verse about being born again, while over sixty verses address the kingdom of God. He calls believers to understand the kingdom that is already here.
• 04:30 – God Created Out of Love — The Original Design: Exploring Genesis 1:26, Dr. Hohman explains that God created humanity to be a representative of His love and goodness, walking in dominion and intimate fellowship, just as a husband and wife reflect love to one another.
• 09:15 – Adam’s Fall and the Problem of Lost Dominion: Adam failed in both commission and omission, losing the dominion God had given him. Yet this was never the end of the story, because God’s original plan always pointed to Jesus Christ as the true Head.
• 14:00 – Jesus as the Last Adam — The Transfer Begins: Referencing 1 Corinthians 15:45-47 and Romans 5:12, Dr. Hohman explains how Jesus entered creation as the Last Adam to legally take on humanity’s sin and penalty, making a complete transfer possible.
• 19:45 – What Happened Between the Cross and the Throne: Dr. Hohman walks through the three-day period — the cross, the abyss, the preaching to the captive — and explains from Romans 4:25 that Jesus rose because righteousness was released. The resurrection is the proof that payment was complete.
• 25:30 – The Gift of Righteousness Changes Everything: Anchoring in Romans 5:17 and 2 Corinthians 5:21, the message drives home that righteousness is a gift to be received, not a status to be earned. Those who receive it reign as kings in life through Jesus Christ.
• 31:00 – Health and Wealth Transferred to the Believer: Dr. Hohman connects Isaiah 53:3-5 and 2 Corinthians 8:9 to show that healing and provision were included in Christ’s atoning work. Because of righteousness, all the fullness of God can flow into a believer’s life.
• 36:00 – All Things Freely Given — Romans 8:32: The message builds to a crescendo with Romans 8:32 and Ephesians 3:16-19, declaring that God withholds nothing from those who believe. He closes with a corporate declaration of faith and a prayer of receiving.

Scripture References

Genesis 1:26, Romans 5:12, Romans 5:17, Romans 4:25, Romans 8:32, 1 Corinthians 15:45-47, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Colossians 1:12-20, Colossians 1:19-20, Isaiah 53:3-5, Ephesians 1:9-10, Ephesians 3:16-19, 1 Peter 3:18

Key Takeaways

• Jesus rose from the dead not merely so we could go to heaven, but so that the fullness of God’s love, health, and provision could be transferred into the lives of every believer.
• Righteousness is a gift received by faith, not a status achieved by works — and it was the release of that gift that raised Jesus Christ from the dead.
• Adam lost dominion through sin, but Jesus as the Last Adam came to legally reclaim it and transfer everything back to those who believe.
• All of creation is waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God — believers who accept God’s love and actively pass it on to the world around them.
• Receiving the abundance of God’s grace and the gift of righteousness causes believers to reign as kings in life through Jesus Christ, with nothing withheld from them.
• Christianity is not merely knowing about Jesus — it is an intimate love relationship with Him, rooted in fellowship, that changes a believer from the inside out.
• Because God did not withhold His own Son, He will freely give all things to those who are in right standing with Him through faith in Christ Jesus.

God’s Plan Transfer Notes

The Kingdom Already Present Among Us

Dr. Hohman challenges a narrow view of salvation that focuses only on going to heaven. Both John the Baptist and Jesus came preaching that the kingdom of heaven is already here. With over sixty verses addressing the kingdom directly, Scripture calls believers to engage with it now — not just to anticipate a future escape. All of creation, Paul writes in Romans 8, is groaning and waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God. The church is meant to be the visible demonstration of God’s rule and love in the earth, just as Adam was originally commissioned to represent God’s goodness and greatness to everything God had made.

Adam, Dominion, and Why Jesus Had to Come

The fall of Adam was not a surprise to God — it was the occasion for the deeper plan already purposed in Christ before creation. Adam was given dominion, a kingdom term meaning to rule, but he failed both in what he did and in what he neglected to do. He was meant to guard the garden, walk in fellowship with God, and pass God’s love to all creation. When he surrendered that place through sin, death passed to all humanity. But God’s original intention was always for Jesus, the Last Adam, to be the one who would rule in love and gather all things together in Himself, as Ephesians 1:9-10 declares.

Righteousness That Raised Christ From the Dead

One of the most striking insights in this message is that Jesus could not rise from the dead until righteousness was released. Drawing from Romans 4:25, Dr. Hohman explains that Christ was raised because we were declared righteous — the resurrection is not just proof of power but proof that the full price for sin was paid. This righteousness is now a gift available to every believer. It cannot be earned or worked for. It must be received. And when it is received by faith, it does not just change one’s legal standing before God — it opens the door to the full transfer of everything that belongs to the kingdom.

A Love Illustration That Opens the Heart

Throughout the message, Dr. Hohman uses his own love story with his wife Pam to illustrate spiritual truths with warmth and accessibility. Just as discovering that someone loves you back produces a transformation that no willpower alone could create, so the love of God received through Christ changes believers from within. He recalls how his love for Pam made him want to be a better person, how their long phone conversations left them burning to be together — and he draws a direct parallel to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus whose hearts burned within them as Jesus walked with them and opened the Scriptures. This is the intimacy God desires with every believer.

Health and Wealth Included in the Transfer

Dr. Hohman makes clear that the transfer Jesus accomplished is not limited to spiritual forgiveness. Isaiah 53 declares He was beaten so we could be whole and whipped so we could be healed. Second Corinthians 8:9 adds that He became poor so we might become rich — not poor in the sense of earthly destitution, but poor compared to the unsearchable riches of heaven He left behind. These transfers — of healing, of provision, of strength — are accessed not by striving but by believing in the gift of righteousness. When a believer stands in that gift, all the goodness of God flows naturally, as Romans 8:32 promises: He who gave His Son will freely give us all things.

Receiving Is the Act of Faith Required

The closing of this message is an urgent pastoral call: receive. Dr. Hohman distinguishes between those who know about God and those who have truly received His gift of righteousness. The first group may attend church and know Bible stories but remain outside the transfer because they have never accepted what was freely offered. The second group — those who say yes to the gift — are brought into the kingdom of light, into bold access to the Father, and into a life where blessings come not because of performance but because of position in Christ. The prayer that closes the message invites every listener to declare faith aloud and receive the full transfer of life, health, wealth, love, and strength.

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