A woman recently gave a testimony to the church body that it was on Christmas Eve 2022 that she invited her sibling brother to our service. 15 years ago he had watched as a relative passed away due to cancer. At that time he decided he no longer could believe in a good God and became a professing athiest. All attempts to engage him in a discussion of Jesus ended in anger and rejection. He attended the service and then the family gathered for evening dinner. Before taking their seats, he asked his sister if he could pray for the meal – it was during the simple message of the incarnation of Christ that his heart was warmed and he reached out to a Savior for forgiveness and salvation. She testified to her shock and was deeply touched by his transparency and simplicity of expressing his new found life and trust in Jesus. She had hope for 15 years for this moment.
15 YEARS LATER...
The second was from a woman who contacted me and asked for a meeting – her marriage was failing… 15 years ago she had attended a wedding where I performed the ceremony for a young couple – she sensed there was a message that would give her hope. We met and she poured out her life, then I prayed for her. We met two weeks later and she stated – I don’t know what happened, but it was if I see for the first time in my life – I sensed my guilt and knew to make things right with God, I would need to confess to my spouse, how I had wronged him. We prayed and she requested to follow in believer’s baptism. 15 years after giving the gospel at a wedding ceremony. Never underestimate the power of the Gospel.
Prayer Points
Praise: Testimonies of new believers.
Prayer: Pastoral candidates are preaching in coming weeks. Pray that the right man is found to shepherd this church.
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