Sorry for the delay. The last few weeks have been very busy! Here is a testimony from the week of October 28-November 3.
John 8:32 “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” God set many young people free last week. We were out recruiting late Monday night at Wal-Mart. Across the street was Bojangles. In the darkness of the night Glenn saw a shadow sitting at one of the benches. Not knowing if that person was even a teen made it tempting to just get back in the van, but God tugged on his heart and told him that he needed to go talk to that person. So, Glenn crossed four lanes of traffic and got over there and it was a teenager! Glenn began to talk to him and told him all about the WAR and he was all excited about it. Glenn was about to leave when the teenager said, “I’ve got four or five guys inside that would like that, too!” So, Glenn went into the Bojangles, right up to the front counter and said, “Hey, I’m looking for teenagers.” All of a sudden, seven or eight young people come to the front from around the counter as well as from the restaurant-side, and they all gather round. Glenn tells them all about the WAR. They all sounded excited about it, gave their names and numbers, and said they would come.
Wednesday night one young man comes, Michael. He loves it! He listens to the Word of God and you can tell God’s working in his heart, but nothing happens. He said, “Hey, I’ll be back Thursday.”
Thursday morning Glenn texted Michael and asked if he was coming back to the WAR. Michael replied, “You better believe I’m coming! I came into school this morning telling everybody about it; they gotta come, too!”
Thursday night shows up and Michael’s there and he has a friend with him, Greg. Found out they had just met each other that afternoon. Michael was walking down the street, sees Greg on the street, and says, “Hey, ya doin’ anything tonight?” Greg says, “No.” Michael says, “I’ve never met you before, but you wanna go to church with me?” He said, “Sure!” So these two guys who had never met before show up the same time on Thursday night. God does a work in the preaching time, and Michael walks down the aisle.
In the counseling room Michael told the counselor, “Hey listen, just a few weeks ago my friend and I were getting high on drugs. As we were getting high I remember thinking about the word ‘revelation.’ I don’t know why I was thinking about the word ‘revelation’. I picked up my phone and looked up ‘revelation’, and it came up with the last verse in Revelation. It said, ‘shall have their part in the Lake of Fire.’ I couldn’t get that out of my mind.” You know what the preacher preached on that night? The Lake of Fire! Coincidence? No way! It was God! God worked in Michael’s life. Michael got saved.
In the meantime Glenn was walking outside after the service, and Greg walked up to him and said, “I’ve been blessed tonight! This has just been wonderful! I think God wanted me to be here tonight.” Glenn asked Greg if he knew for sure if he was on his way to Heaven. Greg just bowed his head and said, “No, I don’t.” Glenn said, “Greg, would you like to know?” Greg said, “I would.” So, Glenn walked into the counseling room and went all the way from sin through judgement and what Jesus Christ had done for him. Greg had the most somber look on his face, you would have thought he was going to cry. Through all of sin he said, “Oh, I’m a sinner.” Glenn kept going through the whole salvation plan and Greg wanted to pray. So, he prayed and then he looked up at Glenn. Glenn said, “Greg, what did you just do?” Greg said, “I just trusted Jesus.” “Greg, did Jesus just take away all your sin?” “Yes.” “Greg, if you were to die right now, where would you go?” And for the first time that evening, the biggest smile came on that boy’s face and he said, “I’d go to Heaven!” Well, he got it.
Greg walked outside and asked Glenn, “Now, I have a question: am I a Christian now?” Glenn asked, “Well, Greg, did you trust Jesus?” “Yes.” “Greg, the Bible says that if you trust Jesus, you are a Christian.” “Well, why is it that so many people claim to be Christians and they’re not going to Heaven?” Wow, profound!
Well, about this time Michael comes out of the counseling room. Greg looks up at him and asks, “Hey, what happened to you?” Michael throws his hands up and says, “I’m free!” They embrace and say, “Hey, I’m going to be here tomorrow night.”
Greg couldn’t come the last night, but Michael and another Michael came that had gotten saved. Boy, they were on fire! They said they went into their public schools on Friday morning telling everybody they’d HAVE to come and hear what Jesus Christ could do for them! Just astounding! God did another work in their lives. That’s the life we’re talking about - what Jesus Christ can do! The Truth shall set you free!
Then, we also saw God do a work in the school. There was one young man, Josh - he got rid of his hidden sin. He confessed it, got it right with his parents, got it right with his pastor, God began using his life. God put a burden in his heart for these young men that had just gotten saved. As we were leaving, we heard them talking saying, “Hey, you going to be here at church?” “Hey, you going to be here Sunday?” “I’m texting you this Saturday to make sure you’re coming to be at church.” “Yeah, I’m going to be here Sunday.” “Great! We’re going to be here Sunday!” “Okay, good!” “Alright! Hey listen, Tuesday night after school, you want to get together to play basketball and then we’ll look at the Bible and sit and talk about the Bible a little bit?” There’s no youth pastor standing around! These are teenage guys! Praise God for what He has done! He gives life; He gives revived life! God always promises to bless His Word.
Thursday morning Glenn texted Michael and asked if he was coming back to the WAR. Michael replied, “You better believe I’m coming! I came into school this morning telling everybody about it; they gotta come, too!”
Thursday night shows up and Michael’s there and he has a friend with him, Greg. Found out they had just met each other that afternoon. Michael was walking down the street, sees Greg on the street, and says, “Hey, ya doin’ anything tonight?” Greg says, “No.” Michael says, “I’ve never met you before, but you wanna go to church with me?” He said, “Sure!” So these two guys who had never met before show up the same time on Thursday night. God does a work in the preaching time, and Michael walks down the aisle.
In the counseling room Michael told the counselor, “Hey listen, just a few weeks ago my friend and I were getting high on drugs. As we were getting high I remember thinking about the word ‘revelation.’ I don’t know why I was thinking about the word ‘revelation’. I picked up my phone and looked up ‘revelation’, and it came up with the last verse in Revelation. It said, ‘shall have their part in the Lake of Fire.’ I couldn’t get that out of my mind.” You know what the preacher preached on that night? The Lake of Fire! Coincidence? No way! It was God! God worked in Michael’s life. Michael got saved.
In the meantime Glenn was walking outside after the service, and Greg walked up to him and said, “I’ve been blessed tonight! This has just been wonderful! I think God wanted me to be here tonight.” Glenn asked Greg if he knew for sure if he was on his way to Heaven. Greg just bowed his head and said, “No, I don’t.” Glenn said, “Greg, would you like to know?” Greg said, “I would.” So, Glenn walked into the counseling room and went all the way from sin through judgement and what Jesus Christ had done for him. Greg had the most somber look on his face, you would have thought he was going to cry. Through all of sin he said, “Oh, I’m a sinner.” Glenn kept going through the whole salvation plan and Greg wanted to pray. So, he prayed and then he looked up at Glenn. Glenn said, “Greg, what did you just do?” Greg said, “I just trusted Jesus.” “Greg, did Jesus just take away all your sin?” “Yes.” “Greg, if you were to die right now, where would you go?” And for the first time that evening, the biggest smile came on that boy’s face and he said, “I’d go to Heaven!” Well, he got it.
Greg walked outside and asked Glenn, “Now, I have a question: am I a Christian now?” Glenn asked, “Well, Greg, did you trust Jesus?” “Yes.” “Greg, the Bible says that if you trust Jesus, you are a Christian.” “Well, why is it that so many people claim to be Christians and they’re not going to Heaven?” Wow, profound!
Well, about this time Michael comes out of the counseling room. Greg looks up at him and asks, “Hey, what happened to you?” Michael throws his hands up and says, “I’m free!” They embrace and say, “Hey, I’m going to be here tomorrow night.”
Greg couldn’t come the last night, but Michael and another Michael came that had gotten saved. Boy, they were on fire! They said they went into their public schools on Friday morning telling everybody they’d HAVE to come and hear what Jesus Christ could do for them! Just astounding! God did another work in their lives. That’s the life we’re talking about - what Jesus Christ can do! The Truth shall set you free!
Then, we also saw God do a work in the school. There was one young man, Josh - he got rid of his hidden sin. He confessed it, got it right with his parents, got it right with his pastor, God began using his life. God put a burden in his heart for these young men that had just gotten saved. As we were leaving, we heard them talking saying, “Hey, you going to be here at church?” “Hey, you going to be here Sunday?” “I’m texting you this Saturday to make sure you’re coming to be at church.” “Yeah, I’m going to be here Sunday.” “Great! We’re going to be here Sunday!” “Okay, good!” “Alright! Hey listen, Tuesday night after school, you want to get together to play basketball and then we’ll look at the Bible and sit and talk about the Bible a little bit?” There’s no youth pastor standing around! These are teenage guys! Praise God for what He has done! He gives life; He gives revived life! God always promises to bless His Word.
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| Fire for the testimony service on Friday. |
