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Steve (USA)

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Steve describes the tragedy of his mother dying while he was a baby, and his father’s alcoholism and inability to care for him and his siblings. As a young person, Steve developed an addiction to alcohol. His marriage failed and his life spun out of control. Steve remarried and he was invited to do a Bible study. The pastor explained the gospel in a way Steve could understand. Steve accepted Jesus’ work to make him right with God. Steve asked Jesus to take away his alcohol addiction, which Jesus did. Steve knows God can radically change a person with his power.

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

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Tags: Alcohol addiction, Childhood - raised by a family member, Childhood - traumatic, Divorce, Father - rejection, Father - strained relations, Home loss, Hopelessness, Job loss, Mother - death, Selfishness, The gospel - don't know it

May 9, 2019 0

Julz (Australia)

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Julz talks about growing up in a very religious environment but not having any connection to God. She talks about some of the sins that have characterized her life including drug abuse. Julz regarded herself as a very bad person. She learned about the gospel and how Jesus took on her sins so that she could have His perfect life record. Julz believed this truth, and she describes how emotional it made her feel. Julz talks about the joy and hope of living with God in her life.

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This story was produced by MBM Rooty Hill, Sydney, Australia.

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Tags: Alcohol abuse, Approval from others, Drug abuse, God - relying on God, Jesus' death, Jesus' life on earth, Lying, My Christian life – coping with trials, Religious life - rule following, Salvation - declared righteous by God, Sin - feeling unclean, Sin - too far gone, The gospel - applying it to me, The gospel - don't know it

March 4, 2019 0

Lori (USA)

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Lori shares how she experienced a very unstable upbringing in an alcoholic home. Lori describes how drugs and alcohol became a part of her teenage and adult life. She experienced divorce, and crisis in her second marriage. Lori shares how God reached out to her and brought her to an understanding of how to enter into an eternal relationship with Him. Lori describes how God has restored her marriage and blessed her and her family.

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

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Tags: Abusive relationship, Alcohol abuse, Childhood - moved around a lot, Childhood - raised by a family member, Childhood - unstable, Childhood – from an alcoholic home, Christianity - view on marriage, Drug abuse, Heaven - being a good person, Husband – affair, Marriage - separated, Marriage – crisis, Marriage – problems, Sin - accepting I'm a sinner, The gospel - applying it to me, The gospel - don't know it, Unstable life

February 28, 2019 0

Monica (USA)

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Monica shares that she experienced neglect and a lack of love in her childhood. Monica grew up with low self-esteem, and she sought love through sexual relationships. Monica did not grow up knowing the Bible, and found it hard to understand. Monica joined the Catholic church as an adult. Despite regular attendance at church she still felt there was something missing. Monica was invited to a Bible-preaching church where she heard the gospel for the first time. Monica trusted Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior. Monica knows that God has forgiven her for her past choices, including an abortion she had as a young woman. Monica shares she would have liked to get married and have a family, but she is content and happy serving in the National Guard. She trusts in God’s plan for her life.

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

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Tags: Abortion, Careers - military, Catholicism, Childhood - neglected, Childhood - unloved, Desire for children, Desire marriage, Find love, God - forgiven by God, God's plan for me, Heaven - being a good person, My Christian life - I thought I was a Christian, My Christian life - serving others, Parents - divorce, Sexual life - under-age, The Bible - lack of knowledge, The gospel - applying it to me, The gospel - don't know it

February 28, 2019 0

Brooke (USA)

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Brooke shares how she didn’t know the gospel, and she believed being a good person would get her to heaven. Brooke trusted in Jesus’ work alone to make her right with God. Brooke married and found that God gave both her and her husband a passion for wanting to share the gospel with others. Brooke describes some of the loneliness and struggles she experienced as her husband began a job in ministry life. But God has re-shaped Brooke’s thinking, and she has peace and contentment about how God is using both of their lives.

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

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Tags: Approval from others, Catholicism, Christian ministry life - demands, Heaven - being a good person, Marriage – problems, Parents - divorce, The gospel - don't know it

February 22, 2019 0

Don (USA)

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Don describes how he didn’t know the gospel or fully understand about sin growing up. He trusted in Christ as a young man. Don shares how God remained faithful through the death of his first wife. Don describes how God has brought him and his second wife closer together.

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

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Tags: Fiance(e), Marriage, Sin - accepting I'm a sinner, The gospel - don't know it, Wife - closeness, Wife - death

February 19, 2019 0

Mark (Australia)

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Mark didn’t go to church growing up and he had no knowledge about God. Aged 19, he did a Google search to find out more about the spiritual questions he had. He also read the Bible and learned that Jesus died in his place to make him right with God. Mark believed the truth. Now he has peace with God, the certainty of going to heaven, and a new purpose for living.

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Mark’s story was produced by Mount Gambier Presbyterian Church, Mount Gambier, Australia.

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Tags: Answers to life, Certainty of eternal life, Christianity - lack of knowledge, Fear of death, Find God, God - lack of knowledge about God, God - peace with God, God - who is God?, Purpose of life, The Bible – curiosity, The gospel - don't know it

December 11, 2018 0

Atsushi (Japan)

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Meet Atsushi. He loves music, and took an interest in performing gospel music. He soon became curious about the words he was singing. From the gospel songs he believed that Jesus died for him. He describes the transformation God has brought about in his life. Astsushi says he was once a selfish person, but now he puts Christ first. His passion is for singing gospel music and to help others find the joy that comes from praising God through music.