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Bryan (USA)

Meet Bryan

Bryan describes how he went to church as a kid but never really heard about sin. When he did hear the gospel he was angry and upset because he found it hard to accept he was a sinner. But God drew Bryan to himself and he accepted Jesus’ work to make him right with God. For a while, Bryan wandered from God and he developed an all-consuming hobby collecting toys. God used a house flood as a means to bring Bryan’s focus back to him and give up his idol.

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This story was produced by Lakeside Fellowship, Polk City, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Idolizing money, Material lifestyle, My Christian life - not living for God, Possessions, Sin - accepting I'm a sinner, Striving for possessions

May 9, 2019 0

Kendall (USA)

Meet Kendall

Kendall describes hearing the gospel aged 9 and receiving Christ as his Lord and Savior. In his early teens, Kendall lived for God. This changed when Kendall fell in with the wrong crowd, and lived a party lifestyle at high-school and college. However, God drew Kendall back to himself and gave Kendall a reality check about the purpose of his life. Kendall is thankful for the strong support he got from an older friend, and Kendall is now passionate about offering friendship and help to other men as they learn to follow Jesus.

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This story was produced by Lakeside Fellowship, Polk City, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Christians - good examples, Control of life, Friends - good influence, Friends - unhealthy friendships, My Christian life - not living for God, My Christian life - teenage years, Party lifestyle - high-school

April 23, 2019 0

Josh (USA)

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Josh has known God from a young age. He is certain he is going to heaven because he has trusted in Jesus’ work alone to make him right with God. For a while as a young man, Josh drifted away from God. He lacked passion about spiritual things and lived to please himself. God gently gave Josh a wake-up call that life is about living for Him. Now Josh passionately serves God.

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This story was produced by Lakeside Fellowship, Polk City, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Anxiety - hell, Christian ministry life, Fear, Life priorities, My Christian life - not living for God, Party lifestyle - high-school, Praying a Prayer, Selfishness

March 26, 2019 0

Ryan and Kelsey (USA)

Meet Ryan and Kelsey

Kelsey shares how she trusted in Jesus at a young age, but wandered away from Him during college years. Ryan thought he was a Christian, until he heard the gospel for the first time at college. He accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior, and felt free from worries for the first time. God is teaching Ryan and Kelsey what it means to be a Christian, and how to live a life of obedience to Him.

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This story was produced by Lakeside Fellowship, Polk City, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Anxiety - general, Christians - good examples, Friends - unhealthy friendships, My Christian life - I thought I was a Christian, My Christian life - not living for God, My Christian life - obedience, Purpose of life

March 26, 2019 0

Victor (USA)

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Victor describes growing up in Kentucky in poverty. He trusted in Jesus as his Lord and Savior at a young age. For a time in his adult life, Victor wandered away from following God. God used Victor’s experience of a heart attack to get his attention and to re-prioritize his life. Victor describes his closeness to God, and his thankfulness that God is always there to lead him.

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This story was produced by Lakeside Fellowship, Polk City, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Alcohol abuse, Burdened, Childhood - poverty, Friends - unhealthy friendships, God - relying on God, Heart attack, My Christian life - not living for God, Swearing

March 26, 2019 0

Lane (USA)

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Lane shares that he didn’t grow up knowing about Christianity. During college years he heard the Gospel and accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. Lane did not immediately live for God, he chose worldly success and money. He shares how unfulfilling those years were, but how God brought him and his wife close to Him. Lane has dedicated his life to God, and he speaks of the joy and fulfillment he now experiences.

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This story was produced by Saylorville Church , Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Alcohol abuse, Career - success, Christianity - lack of knowledge, Drug abuse, Emptiness, Fulfillment, My Christian life - not living for God, Party lifestyle - high-school, Striving for success, Striving for wealth, Success - sports, The gospel - don't know it, Unfulfillment

March 4, 2019 0

Jeff (USA)

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Meet Jeff. Jeff shares how he didn’t personalize the gospel until a young man, and then he still made choices for himself rather than for God. Jeff decribes how God has matured him over the years, by exposing his love for money and his pride. God has also helped Jeff by guiding him away from negative thinking to true and right thinking.

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This story was produced by Saylorville Church , Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Approval from others, Heaven - being a good person, Idolizing money, Methodism, My Christian life - not living for God, Pride, Sexual life - outside marriage, Striving for wealth, The gospel - applying it to me, Work life - over-working

March 4, 2019 0

Doug (USA)

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Doug shares how his parents divorced when he was a kid and he moved around a lot. Though Doug invited God into his life at a young age, he shares how he lived for worldly things and had unhealthy friendships. God intervened in Doug’s life, and Doug dramatically changed his priorities and gave up his former lifestyle. God has supported Doug through money problems and has provided a stable income for him. Doug is married with children, and happily serving God.

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This story was produced by Saylorville Church , Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: Approval from others, Childhood - moved around a lot, Childhood - raised by a family member, Childhood - raised by a single parent, Debt, Friends - unhealthy friendships, Job worries, Material lifestyle, Money behaviors, My Christian life - hypocrisy, My Christian life - not living for God, Parents - divorce, Party lifestyle, Searching for belonging, Striving for possessions

February 22, 2019 0

Tony (USA)

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Tony shares how he began a relationship with God at a young age, but allowed football to become his identity in his teens. Tony shares how God refocused him and Tony gave up playing football. Tony uses his other gifts to serve people at church. He describes how fulfilling his life is serving God.

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This story was produced by Saylorville Church , Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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Tags: My Christian life - not living for God, My Christian life - serving others, My Christian life - teenage years, Success - sports

February 21, 2019 0

Dominic (UK)

Meet Dominic

Dominic describes his childhood with his Christian parents who regularly shared the gospel with him. He trusted that Jesus died for his sins while a teenager. Dominic shares how he didn’t live his life for Jesus but instead got involved in worldly things as a teenager. He talks about his ‘selfish pathetic teenage years.’ God was patient with Dominic and gave him grace. Now Dominic is living for God and has seen God bring blessings into his life with a wife and good job.