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My Testimony
By John Evans
Being saved isn't as hard as one might think. It is a simple process of believing and that's all. I was very skeptical at first but as I went on with the belief that Jesus is my savior I was convinced and so will you.
I was on a path that was surely going to take me to a place that I would never rest or see my loved ones again. Now I am confident that I will go to a place that I will be able to live for eternity. I have the Lord Jesus to thank for that.
I was a truck driver at the time and I was into so much sin that I was being engulfed by it. No one at the time seemed to be on my side, not even my wife. I was all alone not to mention truck driving is a lonely job. You may go days without having a conversation with anyone except on the cb radio.
One weekend I was home and all I wanted to do is party, so I was went out to the normal places beer joints and stuff. While I was setting there I realized that I didn't want to do this anymore, I wanted something more. But what? I asked myself. So I went home and went to bed, the next day I went to church with my wife and heard what the preacher had to say. WOW he was saying just what I was feeling and I thought my wife had told him to say that but she didn't know how I was feeling so it had to be God.
I left out in my truck the next morning; there is alot of time to think when you are driving 600 miles in a day. I was thinking of what the preacher had said and the next thing I knew I pulled my truck over and hit my knees and accepted the Lord Jesus into my heart. Now I live for Him and I became an online evangelist to help spread His Good News.
Now you may be wondering what the preacher had said, well I'll tell you.
Jesus loves you, He really does the bible says.
John 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
So this is what Jesus did for us all he died on that cross to save us all.
My Testimony
By Angela Evans
Recently at a Barbeque at Pastor Dough's house he asked me if I have been saved. With no hesitance I replied yes, I was saved at the age of ten. What I told him was true but I have been struggling with what Jesus has called me to do and if I was truly saved. I've gone to church all my life but it felt like I was going through the motions.
On July 23,2005 Terry Fancher came to Harbor light Family Church to do a concert. I had no idea what to expect. When Terry Fancher began his praise and worship ministry, I was like WOW this is great Christian music! Not thinking about fulfillment, after a few songs he broke into acoustics and I broke into tears I felt a tightness in my chest as Jesus filled my heart with His love. I can't speak for others but his music is so spirit uplifting. I knew then that I haven't been true to myself or to Jesus Christ. I then asked Jesus Christ for forgiveness of all my sins, I accept him as my personal savior and do with me what You will.
Terry Fancher is truly anointed by Jesus Christ and opened up my heart to receive all of the Lord's blessings. I felt so uplifted it was heart wrenching. Before my heart was so empty now it's full! I promised Jesus Christ I would do anything he asked of me without hesitance. I'm still not sure what Jesus has called me to do but in time I will know.
Start your walk with the Lord Jesus here.
Twelve Steps To Be Fear Free
1. Your fear is really loneliness for God. Therefore, claim His promise never to leave nor forsake you.
2. Overcome your crippling fears with a creative fear of God expressed in awe and wonder, adoration and faithful obedience. He is the only Person you have to please.
3. Face your fears; retrace them to their source in your heart; displace them by making your heart Christ's home; and erase them with God's perfect love.
4. Let go of hurting memories of the past. Do not anticipate the repetition of past pain; accept forgiveness from the Lord; and forgive everything and everyone from the past - including yourself.
5. What you fear in others, you first fear in yourself. Therefore, in response to God's unqualified acceptance, embrace yourself as worthy of your own affirmation and encouragement.
6. Admit that you are inadequate to meet life's opportunities. You can conquer your fear by becoming a riverbed for the flow of God's guidance, love, and power.
7. You are secure in God's love. Do not surrender your self-worth to the opinions and judgments of others. When you are rejected, do not retaliate; when you are hurt; allow God to heal you. And knowing the pain of rejection, seek to love those who suffer from its anguish.
8. Turn over control of your life to the Lord. Trust His control over what you were never meant to control. Take responsibility for what He has given you to do for His glory and by His power.
9. Confess your fearful imagination and ask the Lord today, through His Spirit, to make your imagination a channel of His vision and not a breeding place for fear.
10. Face your eventual physical death and claim that you are alive eternally. Then you can live abundantly without panic for the rest of your time on earth.
11. Commit yourself to motivating people with love rather than manipulating them with fear.
12. Give up the vague idea that, given time, things work out. Boldly face the future unafraid with the sure confidence that God will work all things for your ultimate good and His glory.
Start your walk with the Lord Jesus here.
AN EVERLASTING LOVE
“The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.”
Jeremiah 31: 3
King James Version
Our love for each other is sometimes a conditional love; the Love of Jesus is unconditional and everlasting. He will Love us forever. It hurts Him when we ignore Him, but He still Loves us. Our beautiful Saviour draws us to Him with lovingkindness.
He sees into our hearts as nobody else can see. He sees the loneliness, despair, heartaches, and hurt. He gently kisses away our tears and applies His healing salve to our wounded hearts. He uses us to be an encouragement to one another and to hug one another for Jesus.
Someone once told me many years ago, “You are so fat and ugly that I am ashamed to be seen with you”. That statement devastated me for years. I am still fat, but praise God I’m not ugly anymore because I have Jesus living in me. When this person told me this, I went to my pastor and he gave me this verse. I have received comfort from this verse countless times over the years.
It does not matter if we are underweight or overweight, Jesus Loves us. He is not concerned with our outward appearance; He is interested in the condition of our hearts. He is looking for a heart filled with love for Him and for people.
How is your heart today? Is Jesus living in your heart? If not, I urge you to give your heart to Him today. Invite the Christ of Calvary into your heart and I promise you that all hell can come against you, but you will have a Peace that only He can give.
Joanne Lowe
April 26, 2006
joannelowe8@cox.net
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