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Ellie (USA)

Meet Ellie

Singer and actress Ellie Ellsworth tells her story of being trapped in a life of promiscuity until she professed her belief in Jesus. Jesus set her free from her addiction to sex.

Ellie didn’t hear the gospel growing up. She talks about how she got into her first sexual relationship before marriage. She got married and ended up having an affair. Ellie continued down a path of promiscuity and adultery following her second marriage. She tried many means of help to overcome this addiction to sex.

Someone she dated invited her to a gospel-preaching church. She attended there for a couple of years. A lady challenged Ellie on what she believed – Ellie said she believed Jesus died for her sins.

Ellie emotionally describes the radical change Jesus brought about in her life just months after professing her belief in Him. She was set free from her need for men. Ellie reads some of John chp 4 about the Samaritan woman and explains how Jesus has used that story to reach her heart.

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Ellie’s story was produced by Redeemer Churches and Ministries, New York, USA.

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Tags: Affair, Affair - multiple, Anxiety - money, Careers - acting, Careers - music, Feeling unloved, No money, Self-worth, Sex addiction, Sexual life - outside marriage, Sexual life - promiscuity, Sin – trapped by it

December 3, 2019 0

Iranian Jewish Man (Iran)

This Iranian Jewish man first heard Jesus talked about when he went to the US. At the time he was offended but intrigued by people’s faith in Jesus. While reading the Jewish scriptures, God used Isaiah chapter 53 to open his heart that Jesus is the Messiah, the Lamb who was slain for the sins of the world. It brought to mind an experience in his youth where a Rabbi had slaughtered a lamb for the sins of his family. He accepted Jesus as the Messiah but shares how he didn’t tell his family. God used a terrible accident involving his son, to finally openly share his faith in Jesus Christ. He is very grateful to God for saving his son’s life.

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

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Tags: Approval from others, Family, Jesus, Jesus - is He God?, Jesus' death, Judaism, My Christian life - ashamed, Sexual life - outside marriage, Son - illness, The Bible – curiosity, The gospel (God's message to the world)

October 26, 2019 0

John (USA)

Meet John

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

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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

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

Lauren (USA)

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Meet Lauren. Lauren describes how she was a very proudful person who pushed God away, even though she wanted people to think she was a good Christian. Lauren shares the rocky start to her marriage – including an affair. By sharing her sin with her husband, God drew Lauren into a personal relationship with Him. Now she understands and embraces her need for Jesus as her personal Savior and her need for a relationship with God.

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

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Tags: Affair, God - forgiven by God, Guilt, Hopelessness, Marriage - keeping secrets, Marriage – crisis, My Christian life - I thought I was a Christian, Pregnancy - outside marriage, Pride, Sexual life - outside marriage, Sin - forgiveness

February 28, 2019 0

Tom (USA)

Meet Tom

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

Liz (USA)

Meet Liz

Liz understood she was a sinner in need of Jesus and trusted in Him as her Lord and Savior as a teenage girl. She shares how she entered into sexual relations as a young woman which brought her a life of unhappiness and mess. Liz knew she was not living a life that matched up with Jesus’ way. She shares how God helped her overcome her choices, and redirect her. Liz also describes how God helped her overcome her dominating thought life. God has blessed Liz with a loving and caring husband and she is grateful to God for His help and mercy.

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

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Tags: Lack of Peace, Lying, My Christian life - hypocrisy, Negative thinking, Negative thinking - dominating thoughts, Secrecy, Sexual life - outside marriage, Sexual life - under-age, Sin

February 21, 2019 0

Bob (USA)

Meet Bob and his wife

Bob talks about starting a sexual life in his early teens, including a pornography habit. His sexual life led to the abortions of several babies. When Bob met his wife, they also ended up having an abortion. They describe the absolutely devastating effects of abortion on their lives. God took these broken individuals and showed them His forgiveness and love for them. They repented of their sins, and both accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior. They struggled to have children for several years into their marriage, but God has blessed them with two sons.

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This story was produced by Anchored North, Anaheim Hills, California, USA.

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Tags: Abortion, Alcohol abuse, Desire for children, Drug abuse, Emotional pain, God - forgiven by God, God - pushing God away, God's identity, God's love, Guilt, Hard-heartedness, Idolizing relationships, Pornography use, Sexual life - outside marriage, Sexual life - under-age

December 17, 2018 0

Lindsey (USA)

Meet Lindsey

Lindsey describes how she invited Jesus into her life at a young age. She shares that she got pregnant with her boyfriend and chose abortion because of fear. Lindsey describes the mental turmoil; guilt and secrecy that heavily impacted her life. God used Lindsey’s husband and a Bible study, to show her His love and the forgiveness that He provides. She also learned how self-forgiveness is a lie, as it’s God alone who has the authority to forgive. Lindsey is now set free from her past and able to enjoy her relationships with her husband, children, and most importantly, God.