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.
This story was produced by Lakeside Fellowship, Polk City, Iowa, USA.
Jim is a magician. He talks about how he had a skeptical mind and thought that the idea of God was make-believe. Jim describes his experience of life-threatening leukemia and the search for a blood donor. God used the experience of needing blood from another person to help Jim understand the gospel and the blood sacrifice of Christ and the new life we have in Him. Jim is thankful for what God allowed in his life, as He used it to show Jim truth.
This story was produced by I Am Second, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.
Tiffany had some awareness of Christianity growing up. As an adult, she read more about Christianity and could see that her husband had something she didn’t have with his faith. While she believed in God, she felt hazy exactly what that meant. Tiffany describes the occasion when God helped her believe the gospel and come to a saving knowledge of Jesus.
This story was produced by the Soteria Church, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
Ed describes how his biggest barrier to believing in the gospel was his reluctance to see himself as a sinner. Ed refers to CS Lewis’ book The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe – and draws the parallel between his life and the character of Edmund.
Ed’s story was produced by Streatham Central Church, London, UK.