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Jimmy (USA)

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Jimmy has a background of outstanding intellectual achievement and career success. Yet he says those things all fade compared to knowing Jesus Christ his Savior. Jimmy was brought up in the Jewish faith, yet an encounter with a Christian at College – resulted in Jimmy seeing himself as a sinner for the first time, in need of God’s mercy. Jimmy was brought under massive conviction for using pornography. Jimmy trusted that Jesus shed His blood to secure the forgiveness of his sins.

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This story was produced by One For Israel, Colleyville, Texas, USA.

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Tags: Career - success, Forgiveness, Getting forgiveness, Jesus, Jesus - is He God?, Jesus' death, Judaism, My Christian life - adversity from family, My Christian life - adversity from parents, Pornography use, Sin, Sin - forgiveness, The Bible - lack of knowledge, The gospel (God's message to the world)

October 26, 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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This story was produced by Saylorville Church , Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

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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

Tom (USA)

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Tom shares how he was not interested in spiritual things. He had a party lifestyle, and entered into a sexual relationship with his girlfriend which resulted in pregnancy. Tom shares that he married his girlfriend, but life as newlyweds was strained and involved secret sin. God intervened in Tom’s life and brought him to repentance. He trusted in Christ as his Savior. Tom confessed his secret sins to his wife, and she also confessed her secret sins. God gave Tom the ability to forgive his wife. Tom has a new understanding of marriage and describes the joy in his marriage now.

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

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Tags: Alcohol abuse, Christian upbringing - reject it, Forgiveness, Getting forgiveness, God - forgiven by God, Marriage - keeping secrets, Marriage - newlywed problems, Parents - rebelling against them, Party lifestyle, Pornography use, Religious life - going through the motions, Secrecy, Selfishness, Sexual life - outside marriage, Spiritual curiosity, Spirituality - don't care, Wife - forgiving her

February 28, 2019 0

Joe (USA)

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Joe tells his story of how he killed a teenage girl because of drunk driving. Joe received Jesus as his Lord and Savior while in prison. Jesus has radically transformed Joe’s life over time.

Joe’s out-of-control alcohol addiction led to a car accident and the death of a young woman called Amy. Joe was arrested for second-degree murder. Days after Amy’s death, a prison minister shared with Joe about Jesus and the gospel, that Jesus died for his sins. He was stunned to hear that God still loved him and could show him mercy. Joe repented and asked God for forgiveness for killing Amy. God started changing Joe’s thinking and Joe’s life. Once released from prison, God took Joe and Amy’s family on a miraculous journey of forgiveness and reconciliation. Joe now works for a prison ministry.

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This story was produced by Prison Fellowship, Washington D.C., USA.

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Tags: Accident - car, Alcohol addiction, Arrested - drunk driving, Arrested - second degree murder, Forgiveness, God - forgiven by God, Guilt, Imprisonment, Imprisonment - second degree murder

January 16, 2019 0

Gemma (Ireland)

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Gemma is from Ireland but emigrated to the USA. She was sexually abused as a child and this deeply troubled her as an adult. She dismissed the Bible and Jesus and didn’t believe in God. She started searching for God in her thirties. God brought her to a place where she could understand she was a sinner in need of a Savior. Having placed her faith in Christ she no longer feels shame over her abuse and has been able to forgive her abuser.

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

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Tags: Anxiety - general, Atheism, Catholicism, Family member - forgiving them, Find God, Forgiveness, God - who is God?, Jesus' life on earth, Jesus' roles in the trinity, Lack of Peace, Low self-esteem, Migration, Negative thinking, Sexual abuse - childhood, Shame, Sin - accepting I'm a sinner, The Bible - hostility

January 15, 2019 0

Betty (Australia)

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Betty shares how she grew up in a dysfunctional home, and clung to an older sister. Her beloved sister was killed in a car accident while Betty was still school age. Betty suddenly had lots of questions about spiritual things. She attended a church and believed the gospel. Betty talks about her adult life as a missionary. The amazing ways she has seen God work, and also the personal challenges. Betty talks about struggling with complete burnout, and how God has used this to bring her back to experiencing His love for her.

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Betty’s story was produced by MBM Rooty Hill, Sydney, Australia.

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Tags: Accident - car, Anger - general, Answers to life, Childhood - unhappy, Childhood - unstable, Christian ministry life - burnout, Christian ministry life - missionary, Depression, Family member - death, Fear, Forgiveness, God's love, Idolizing work, PTSD

December 14, 2018 0

Jody (USA)

Jody

Meet Jody. Jody was a teen when she accepted Jesus as her Savior and asked Him to be Lord of her life. Jody shares how God was with her during a difficult time when she was treated for breast cancer. She also speaks about her marriage difficulties, that her husband was unfaithful and she reacted with selfishness. Jody shares how God intervened in her marriage, and through counseling, Jody and her husband are together. She describes what forgiveness is, and how she places all her trust in Jesus.