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Gary (USA)

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Gary shares he had no spiritual interest. He did well in his career but suffered from anxiety – especially about dying. When questioned about it, he had no certainty he would go to heaven. God drew Gary to himself through a Bible study. Gary accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior and now has the certainty of going to heaven. Gary relies on God to help him through times when he feels anxious, and God has helped him re-organize his life priorities so he can be a better husband and father.

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

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Tags: Anxiety - general, Certainty of eternal life, Emptiness, Fear of death, Heaven - being a good person, Life priorities, Marriage - neglectful, Panic attacks, Parenting - neglectful, Religious life - going through the motions, Spirituality - don't care, Work life - over-working

March 26, 2019 0

Jonathan (USA)

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Jonathan shares how he grew up in a religious home and thought he knew the Bible. He was challenged as an adult about how to get to heaven. Then he learned the gospel and accepted Jesus’ work to make him right with God, to secure his place in heaven. God has helped Jonathan and his wife through their experience of miscarriage. Jonathan loves the peace of mind knowing that God’s in control and will always take care of him and his family.

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

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Tags: Anxiety free, Baptism - purpose, God - relying on God, God's plan for me, Heaven - being a good person, Miscarriage, My Christian life - I thought I was a Christian

March 26, 2019 0

Lance (USA)

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Lance shares that he had a very unstable upbringing with an alcoholic father and lots of moving around. He felt very angry. Lance also describes the troubles in his marriage and the grief at his son’s suicide. Lance witnessed good change in his partner’s life as a result of her new relationship with God. God drew Lance to himself and now Lance’s personal relationship with Jesus means more to him than anything else.

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

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Tags: Anger - general, Baptism - purpose, Childhood - from an alcoholic home, Childhood - moved around a lot, Father - strained relations, Fear, God - personal relationship with God, Guilt, Happiness, Heaven - being a good person, Son - suicide, Wife - affair

March 26, 2019 0

Jun and Bernie (Philippines)

Meet Jun and Bernie

Jun and Bernie are from the Philippines but went to Australia for employment. They believed they needed to do good things to be saved, and they prayed to Mary. Both Jun and Bernie started to feel restless – that they were not growing in their faith. They heard the gospel and Bernie trusted in Jesus Christ to be her Lord and Savior. She started reading the Bible and learning, but Jun made fun of her. Bernie prayed for her husband’s salvation. In time Jun did receive Christ also. Jun talks about the order that Jesus brings to his life, and how Christ has brought his family closer.

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

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Tags: Catholicism, Certainty of eternal life, Family - closeness, Heaven - being a good person, Husband - problems because of my Christian faith, Migration, Parenting, The Bible - lack of knowledge

March 8, 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

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

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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

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

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)

Meet Brooke

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.