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John (USA)

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John shares that despite being a pastor’s son – he wasn’t interested in God or spiritual things. He pushed God away and hated everything and everyone that reminded him of Christianity. John talks about his involvement with drugs, fighting and encountering the law. God used an assault on John to help him reassess his life. John describes finally believing in the gospel and talking to God whom he had pushed away for so long. Now as a believer in Jesus, John has a radically different perspective on life. He understands the purpose of life and looks forward to his eternal rewards in heaven with Jesus.

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Tags: Anger - general, Anxiety - hell, Approval from others, Arrested, Christian upbringing - reject it, Christianity - dislike or hostility, Christians - dislike or hostility, Christians - good examples, God - personal relationship with God, God - pushing God away, Party lifestyle - high-school, Purpose of life, Sexual life - outside marriage, Sexual life - under-age, The gospel - believing it, The gospel - confusion about it, Unfulfillment, Violence - towards others

March 4, 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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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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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

Lucas and Teresa (USA)

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Lucas and Teresa share how they heard the gospel for the first time as teenagers, and how they placed their faith in Christ. Lucas describes how God led him into missionary work in Brazil. Teresa shares how she was reluctant for a while to follow God’s plan for their lives. Both Lucas and Teresa rejoice that God has given them opportunities to serve Him.

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Tags: Christian ministry life - missionary, Control of life, God's plan for me, Heaven - being a good person, My Christian life - obedience, New identity in Christ, The Bible - lack of knowledge, The gospel - don't know it

March 4, 2019 0

Grant (USA)

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Grant shares that he was anxious about hell growing up and repeatedly prayed a prayer for salvation. Grant was raised in a Christian home but didn’t begin a personal relationship with God until someone challenged him if he was a true Christian or not. Since then, Grant has given control of his life to God, and God is leading him, teaching him and has tested him in the genuineness of his faith. Grant hopes to go to Bible college and become a youth pastor. He wants to use his life to serve God.

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Tags: Anxiety - hell, Christian ministry life - youth pastor, Christians - good examples, Contentment, God's plan for me, Joy, My Christian life – coping with trials, Praying a Prayer, Religious life - going through the motions

March 4, 2019 0

Dixie (USA)

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Dixie shares how she always went to church but did not accept Jesus’ death on her behalf, until after she was married. Dixie’s husband and oldest son passed away in a short time period. This was very hard for Dixie, but she describes how God supported her and surrounded her with a church community to love on her.

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Tags: Christians - good examples, Coping with tragedy, friends, God - asking God why, God - personal relationship with God, God - relying on God, God's plan for me, God's steadfastness, Husband - death, Parenting, Religious life - going through the motions, Son – death, The gospel - applying it to me

March 1, 2019 0

Dave (USA)

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Dave shares how he started life as a young man going through the motions of church attendance, all the while living a party lifestyle during college years. God drew Dave into a personal relationship with Him and Dave placed his faith in Jesus Christ. Dave describes the blessings of his successful career and marriage. Dave shares how he has to manage ‘good kid’ thinking, and remember that his identity is not in what he does, or the job he has – but that it’s in Jesus Christ alone.

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Tags: Anxiety - performance driven, Baptism, Careers - media, Christians - good examples, College - party lifestyle, Doing good deeds, God - relying on God, identity, Identity based on career, Identity based on performance, Marriage, My Christian life - I thought I was a Christian, New identity in Christ, Party lifestyle, Pride, Religious life - going through the motions

March 1, 2019 0

Norm (USA)

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Meet Norm. Norm shares how he invited Jesus into his life at a young age, and how his relationship with God has grown through the years. Norm shares how he struggled for a long time thinking that he had to do things perfectly as a Christian, and this led to joylessness and negative thinking. God has transformed Norm’s thinking – he now rests in knowing only Jesus was able to live the perfect Christian life, and that Christ’s desire is that Christians aim for obedience not perfectionism.

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Tags: Doing good deeds, Jesus' life on earth, My Christian life - legalistic, My Christian life - not living for God, My Christian life - obedience, Negative thinking, Perfectionism, Salvation - declared righteous by God, The gospel - applying it to me

March 1, 2019 0

Karen (USA)

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Meet Karen. Karen shares how she felt enormous anger and bitterness to her father for how he treated her mother as a child. She describes how God used people around her as a young woman (including her future husband) to bring her to the Bible, and show her how much He personally loves her. Karen describes the unburdened feeling she found inviting Jesus into her life as her Lord and Savior, and also the great relief she felt after she reconciled with her father. Karen describes the fulfillment she feels with the work that God has given her to write and encourage others in her church.

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Tags: Approval from others, Bitterness, Childhood - unhappy, Father - angry with him, Forgiveness, Fulfillment, Getting forgiveness, Heaven - being a good person, My Christian life - serving others, The Bible – curiosity, The gospel - don't know it, The Gospel – confusion

March 1, 2019 0

Thaddeus (USA)

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Thaddeus shares how he grew up with a false understanding of God, and thought that being a good person would save him. He shares how he chose a party lifestyle at college and struggled with anxiety knowing that he was falling short of God’s standards. Thaddeus’ father passed away after a short struggle with liver cancer. Thaddeus felt anger towards God and severe emotional pain. To please family members he attended a Bible-preaching church, where he felt God’s presence and love for him. Thaddeus heard the gospel there and trusted in Jesus for the removal of his sins. Thaddeus is now experiencing a close and loving relationship with God and values the ability to turn to God in all of life’s circumstances.