Christian Life Church: Recent Episodes
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My grandparents were married for sixty-two years.My grandmother served the Lord her whole life. My grandfather was a good man, but had his own opinions about church and faith, and often these were things he preferred not to discuss. In April of 2017, the doctors told us that Grandpa had angiosarcoma, an aggressive and rare form of cancer. They said that it was going to be aggressive, and that there weren’t really any treatments for it. The timeframe that they gave us was their best guess of six months. My anxiety kicked into overdrive. Six months? How, after 32 years...
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For the last 5 years my mother’s severe headaches would land her in the hospital so frequently the doctors knew her by name. They would find her blood pressure abnormally high but could not find the core reason why this kept occurring so frequently. They would give her an I.V., monitor her pressure and then send her home after several hours. This cycle continued about every 3 months until October, 2014 when during one of our “routine” visits to the hospital, a physician decided to run some different tests than usual. Thinking nothing of it, we waited for the results...
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On March 23, 2017, I woke up with an awful headache. I walked around wondering why my head was hurting so bad. It was nothing like I had ever felt before and I just knew something wasn’t right. I called my daughter and husband and then I called 911. I was really freaking out. The paramedics took me to Southside Hospital, then I was transported by helicopter to MCV. I don’t remember hardly anything during the next 3 weeks in ICU or the few days after in the main hospital. I had a ruptured brain aneurysm, the artery in my...
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As Pastor Dennis preached his sermon series on money, I couldn’t help but be reminded and thank God for His many provisions after I laid down my financial worries and struggles. This past year has brought an amazing bounty of change into my life after being in such a dark, dark place for a very long time. Among the many changes, God truly laid it on my heart to leave the job as it was an extremely toxic environment for me to be in, especially if I wanted to continue to grow as a Christian. It certainly was not easy...
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Ever since I can remember, I have always felt like something in my life was missing. I blamed it on multiple things including the fact that I didn’t have a present father or the fact that I was severely depressed or the fact that I felt like I would live my whole life in the depth of my eating disorder. It’s crazy to look back and realize that the one thing I was missing was by my side the whole time. I was diagnosed with anorexia, depression, and anxiety when I was 14 years old. I was a skeleton of...
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As a leader from youth camp, coming home and returning to work was very difficult. My company moved locations while I was away and the rest of the staff was attending a tradeshow. I had to manage the organization of the office space and warehouse, answer phones, process orders and payments, manage the warehouse staff, solve technology issues, and handle my personal job responsibilities. It was very difficult and took me to a place of really questioning where I was working. After a week of the chaos, the other staff returned and things in the office settled. However, I still...
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On Wednesday, May 3, 2017 our daughter, Naomi, had to have surgery for sinus issues. While we were waiting for her surgery to finish, we talked about going ahead and making our xRVA offering donation to the church. Seven minutes after we sent the offering, we received a call from Naomi’s orthodontist. Her account was completely paid off! Apparently we had an overpayment on our account from our insurance. This was God’s way of assuring us that He has His children in His care and we are to continuing to trust in Him.
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March Madness was not just about college basketball this year. It was occurring in my body as well. In January, Herman and I had taken a trip to Hawaii to celebrate the anniversary of when we met 30 years ago. I was excited about the trip. During the trip we visited many places that required a lot of walking. After going to see a waterfall, it was time to make the trek back uphill. I lost my breath and was hardly able to make it back. It literally took the wind out of me. I know that I am not...
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As we make our journey to move to Belgium to go into full time ministry, we have several mile markers that move us to the next step in this journey. Our most recent one was for David to turn in his resignation at work. We decided he was going to “retire” instead of quit so his departure would be perceived in a more positive light. Before Dave could retire, we had a couple of financial pieces that had to fall into place. Dave had a General Managers meeting and one of the main topics was to be about who was...
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When people ask me what the best part about our church is, I always answer, “The people!” The people of Christian Life that God has brought into our lives are my God Story. As longtime members of Christian Life, we’ve had the opportunity to have relationships with many different people. People who have become our family. People who have walked with us through the highs and lows life has to offer. People who have encouraged us in our Christian walks, discipled us, ministered to us, and even loved us and offered us grace when we weren’t at our best. Without...
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I moved to Chester and bought a home so that I could be closer to four of my grandchildren. I felt that they did not know God as I did … but I wanted to see that change. To make the story short , I brought my son and two of his children to the Christian Life Christmas service in December. When the pastor gave the invitation, my five-year old grandson, Alonso, raised his hand. His dad asked him what was he doing, and he said, “ I want to have Jesus in my heart.” Since then, he is very...
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The chapters of my life all have defining moments, spiritual mile markers, valleys of varying depths, and a number of saints to encourage, support and uplift me. It’s a blessed life. As I embark on the final quarter of my life, I look forward to what will be the most fulfilling and rewarding of all my time. I would like to share this God Story of the miracle of praying consistently. I offered to trade prayers with Steve, a fellow member of the prayer team at Christian Life, while he was out of work. The deal was that he would...
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I gave my life to the Lord when I was 43 years old. I was dyslexic, and I’d never read a book cover to cover. Somehow I managed to make it through high school, vocational school, and serve in the Navy with this struggle. The Lord directed me to a church the day I gave my life to Him. Soon after my family and I started attending, there was a change in leadership. Within a year or two of the new pastor’s arrival, the pastor challenged the congregation to “read the Bible in a year”, as typically happens at the...
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It was the phone call no parent ever wants to receive. We had no idea that the next four days would reveal God like never before. We woke up early that morning to pray over our children who were going to youth camp. We declared Psalm 91 over them, that no weapon formed against them would prosper, that they would be surrounded in God’s favor like a shield, and the angels would stand guard around them. We continued the day just like any other day. The kids were on their way to camp, we were doing some cleaning up around...
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Back in January of this year, I knew God was dramatically drawing my attention to tithing and finances. I developed a tendency to cling to every dollar I made, but as a single mother, I felt that no matter what I did, we were always broke. After several months of tithing, I began to grow frustrated when I did not see what I thought would be God’s provision. I was giving without knowing why. In my mind, God was asking for grocery money. I stopped tithing. After two paychecks of not tithing, nowhere closer to any financial peace even with...
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You have cancer … Who says that to a young 24 year old woman who just buried her sister 30 days before? Surely this isn’t real. The doctor squeezed my hand and waited for me to catch my breath. The look of fear settled on my face as unspoken questions raced through my mind. My favorite doctor stepped into my silence and immediately started answering questions that I didn’t trust my words to utter. “We caught it in time. You are going to fine but we need to schedule this surgery as soon as possible if you want to get...
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After we had our baby girl, Erin, we always talked about trying again for another baby when she turned 3. This August, Erin will be three, so earlier this year we found out we were going to be family of four in October. We found out our news right before my husband, Solomon, had to start leaving during the week to work out of town for two months. The thought of having another baby would be a great distraction while he was gone. Before he left, we decided to tell our parents, and of course they were thrilled. I even...
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I grew up looking for love, attention, and acceptance. My dad left us when I was 8 years old. He had a drinking problem that led to my parent’s separation. It was hit-and-miss getting any time with him from that point on, and my mom had her hands full with me and my six sisters. Yes, I was the only boy. And now I always say if she had had me first, she wouldn’t have had any more kids. She tried to raise me as best she could, but I got into so much trouble, she didn’t know what to...
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Some girls grow up with dreams of being a doctor or a teacher. I just wanted to be a mom. My mom and dad never had a problem with fertility. They had five kids, no problem. I was always healthy growing up, so I just assumed it would be the same for me. I fell madly in love with my (now) husband Greg almost instantly and got married in June 2013. We always talked about wanting a family together, and since we were both young, we decided we would wait 2 years before we started trying. In March of...
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A few weeks ago, I was talking on the phone with a co-worker and she mentioned that a guy who used to work with us but had retired 5 years earlier, mentioned to her that he was putting his house on the market on April 15th, because he and his wife were downsizing. My coworker knows all about the journey that my wife Amanda and I have been on over the last year and a half with selling our house. She knew that we were looking for a little bit of land, and that we were willing to build or...
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In March of 2013, Christie (my wife) and I started the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University (FPU) course taught by Kevin J. Bacon. Little did we know this would be the best thing we had ever done as a married couple. At first it brought up a lot of things between us; you know, the things we don’t talk about that can cause heated discussions. I can say that Christie and I have never really had many arguments, but the ones we have had usually revolved around money. However, this fun (and funny) life-changing course brought us closer than we...
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Today was my last day in full time kids’ ministry. I wanted to share something that God spoke to me today after I got home. He told me that He had used my service in kids’ ministry to heal me from past hurts, and give me time to grow. When I came to Christian Life Church I was so broken. I felt as though my life was a mess, and I didn’t know if I would ever be okay. I attended my first Bible study, “Breaking Free” by Beth Moore, and I received quite a bit from it. Since then,...
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A few months ago, I found myself in a situation with the loss of my job. I was employed there for 11 years and never thought that I would be leaving there except for when I retired. I had no disciplinary actions in my file and all of my yearly evaluations were superior. I was blindsided when I was called into an office, at the end of the day, by the administration team. Having been a manager since 2007, I knew that this was not a good thing to be called into a meeting with administration. Long story short………..they terminated...
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For many years I have been challenged with varying health issues. While seeking God for a physical healing from fibromyalgia symptoms, I requested a Sozo ministry session at the church. I was surprised that God had another healing in mind altogether! During the ministry session, God dealt with and healed a distorted view I had of Him as my Father. I have often felt that my natural father withheld his love from me at times as a child, and I unknowingly was viewing my Heavenly Father through that same experience. God challenged me to forgive my natural father, and when I did my...
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Pastor Eric Wann’s message in the Busy series, “The Clock or the Compass,” really hit home. I found myself saying “Ouch!” throughout the whole service as he described my life. Working three jobs and still finding time to waste on TV and Candy Crush, I’m a prime example of someone who needs to shift my focus from spending time to investing time. I knew that to change from living in the box of Unimportant and Not Urgent would take some obedience on my part. I just didn’t know I’d learn that lesson so quickly. God had good things in store...
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During March of 2012, God answered my prayer by being selected to the rank of Staff Sergeant in the Marine Corps. This meant I would be able to continue my career in the Marine Corps but with that, it also meant I would be getting orders to move. About two months later I received orders to Richmond, VA. This meant I would have to tell my 15 & 16 year old boys that they would have to leave the only home they’ve ever known, and the church family they’ve been a part of for 15 years. Two years prior, their...
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Thursday morning I woke up with half of my left breast purple, swollen and tender. I went to the doctor who said it was just a bruise although I had not had an injury. By Friday, it was nearly my whole breast now purple, more tender and swollen. I went back to the doctor who said all the symptoms pointed to inflammatory breast cancer and I needed an ultrasound. Friday night I had two close friends come over and pray over me. Sunday morning I was prayed over by some of the elders of the church and our lead pastors. Monday...
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I was born into a Catholic family. I went through all of the normal Catholic traditions: baptism, confession, first communion, confirmation… I was even went to Catholic school and got married in the Catholic church. But I never really felt a part of anything. I went to church, received communion, listened to the message, and went home. It was cold, traditional, unfriendly… not what I was needing at that time. So, naturally, I stopped going. When my daughter was born, Will and I talked about going back to church. I wanted her to know God… but the Catholic church wasn’t...
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Over the past month, my mother ended up in the hospital twice with serious health problems. I felt I needed to go back to Montana and support both her and my sister. As I began planning the trip, I was also strategizing my travel funds because a prior trip had depleted them. I had no idea how I would pay for the trip. However, the Lord in His abundant grace and mercy placed it in on someone’s heart to bless me – beyond measure – by providing for my round trip airfare! I so appreciate God’s provision; their generosity freed...
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Having only been at Christian Life a couple of years, I have enjoyed watching all of the people that have been impacted by the ministry of the church. In January, I noticed that my right shoulder was becoming sore to move and my arm was increasingly difficult to use. I was trying not to complain but the pain was continuing to increase. I asked the Lord to heal my arm but it continued to get worse. Two weeks ago at the second church service, Dennis was asking if anyone needed healing. I said to the Lord, “Ok, I need healing,...
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When my husband lost his job in March immediately fear and panic wanted to set in. But just as quickly Jeremiah 29:11 settled in my spirit and I knew it would all be ok. I realized very quickly that God had been preparing us for this transition for months without us even knowing it. We had been in search of a mini-van never having a peace about buying any one. For weeks we’d had extra food that we didn’t cook during the week and were able to stock our freezer without planning, so that when he lost his job, we...
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One of the families that went through our Financial Peace course this past time (Feb-April) sent me a message expressing how thankful they are for Christian Life facilitating FPU. He said, “Thank you for volunteering and giving of your time to lead and teach the class! We learned a lot and are still “gazelling” along. It’s amazing how much money we had to allocate toward paying off debt when we saw where it is going on the budget! It was really encouraging to see how much money we could have extra to give and save once all the debt is...
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I’ve always known that God was a healing God. When I was born, I had newborn pneumonia, but God miraculously healed me and I had zero complications in life from that point forward. So, I have always known that He can heal. I’m living proof of that. However, I kind of forgot that He can heal me anytime that I ask! For the last six months, I have dealt with chronic chest pain. I felt fine otherwise, but I was just in pain. So, I decided I would just live with it, because it wasn’t that big of a deal....
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I have found throughout the years that Jesus shows up when you don’t even expect it. And even in times you don’t realize you need help, He is there and acts to your benefit. The one word I have chosen is attitude. I did not have to go home and pray and make a list about it. It immediately came into my heart as soon as Pastor Dennis described the one word. As you will see, this story is not just about our Lord ensuring that my family and I are taken care of, but it is about Him dealing...
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Since June of last year, I have been sick on and off with one diagnosis after another. I had several different things at once, including a raging infection and was hospitalized three times before they found what was going on. I recently had surgery and thought I was getting better when everything took a turn for the worst. I was in and out of fevers, still had an infection, couldn’t do anything physically, was low on energy, nothing was helping, and I was hospitalized again. Finally I gave up and gave it up to God. I asked for healing and...
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It’s been 4 years since I’ve had a vehicle. At this point, I’d be happy with a frying pan with wheels and a horn. Now, if you’re assuming this God Story is about me getting a car, well…keep reading. I really do feel like a car is going to happen very soon. It’s that “I know that I know that I know” kind of sensation. I even went online to get pre-approved and was going to try to buy one over the weekend. I have been pre-approved. I have a tiny little down-payment. I had an appointment at a dealership....
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Jen and I have facilitated Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University multiple times. A common phrase that Dave uses in his program and his radio show is, “Live like no one else now, so you can live like no one else later.” We had that opportunity this past week. Dave’s personal finance class outlines seven steps to ongoing financial success and “Financial Peace.” He starts with getting a quick $1000 in the bank (step 1), and then rolling to paying off all your debts except the house (step 2), building up 3-6 months expenses in cash (step 3), and from there...
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Three years ago we were heavily in debt and had no game plan to get things right. Tina and I took the Dave Ramsey course taught by Kevin Bacon and John Garthaffner. While we were taking the course, Tina got a surprise job offer and we praised God for how she was able to go back to work for the first time since she suffered a work injury in 2001 (that is its own God Story). We were determined to take the things we learned from the course, along with the extra income and get out of our financial hole...
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Everyone has battles to fight and overcome. One of my personal battles is dealing with thoughts that randomly come to torment and give fear of losing a loved one. Throughout my life, I’ve suddenly lost quite a few people who were very close to me, giving the enemy ammunition to make a blow to vulnerable spots. When I am fighting my battle of thoughts, I verbally speak and render control to God. But that is only half the battle. Then I speak the word of God over family and friends. I pray Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I...
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Yesterday my son’s alternator went out in his car and a new one was going to cost over $200. We found a rebuilt one for about $125, but this still wasn’t in his budget… My dad told us it may be a belt, but he would have to wait until he could check it today. I asked him about checking at the junk yard, but he told me they had not been getting anything new in for a while, so it was unlikely that they would have a mustang with an alternator. I prayed last night and this morning...
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I recently experienced a “God story” in my life through a new set of wheels. My 2005 Camry might not look that new to some, but for me it’s a huge step up from our old 1997 Corolla and it’s not just a new car but a trophy of God’s promise to provide for us. The best part is that my husband and I were able to purchase this car; paid in full with no debt! Some might think that’s just crazy, unattainable, or just not the “American way.” We’re always going to have a car payment, right? I know...
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My family was Mormon. For the last several years, my father has been working on his masters degree in religious studies. While doing so, he came in contact with a former professor at an all Mormon college. The professor led my entire family out of the bondage of the church. I was the last to listen to him. My husband was baptized and we were raising our children appropriately in the eyes of the prophet. We thought we had it all figured out. At home my children were struggling with abuse from a husband/father who was battling severe PTSD (Post-traumatic...
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On July 11th, 2012, Kylene and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary. That same day, I was informed that I was let go from my employer. I was traveling over an hour and 30 minutes each way to work and worked over 70 hours a week. We were praying for a change. My marriage and relationship with my children were paying too high of a price because of my absence due to my job. We needed something to change in order to restore some things that should have never had to suffer. That change came, just not in a way...
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After a very successful year of employment and a home based business starting to get off the ground, we were suddenly faced with our first layoff in a very tumultuous economy. No one was hiring regardless of CPA certification, remarkable references or even begging and pleading. We decided that since we were struggling to make ends meet, we would sell our home and downsize temporarily until things turned around. At least choosing to let it go was better than foreclosure. Thanksgiving weekend of ’09 our realtor told us we had a buyer but we had to be out in 2 weeks....
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I will just start this by saying I serve an incredible God! In Psalm 37:4 where the Bible says “Take delight in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart”… it isn’t lying. I started playing soccer when I was 5 years old, and basketball when I was 6. From that young age, God placed the passion in me for BOTH of those sports, and since then, He has far surpassed anything I could have dreamed in regards to both sports. The summer before my 8th grade year, I went to my first youth camp with...
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Tuesday was suppose to be a day like any other day; run errands, a doctors appointment, a mammogram, fix dinner and then go to bed. But it did not go the way I planned. I arrived at the breast center for my 3 year late mammogram at 2:45. I hate those things. My technician finished my mammogram and told me to wait in the tiny waiting area in the back. I felt that this was odd because I was the only one with a top drape still on. I thought, this wasn’t good. The doctor came back and said there...
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I was lying in bed about 2 months ago one night, and I had a horrible pain in my chest. I could not hardly breathe it hurt so bad. I wondered briefly if I was having a heart attack. Everyone was asleep! I started praying when the pain hit, but it did not go away and then later moved to my back. I got out of bed and took a pain pill and something for heartburn. The pain in my back was still bothering me the next day, but I was able to function. Every day I would take medicine...
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I have been attending Liberty University since the summer of 2011. I am currently working on pursuing my Master’s in Professional Counseling. I knew that part of my degree requires me to complete a 600 hour internship at the end of completing my classes. I was planning to do an internship starting during the spring semester of 2013. I began seeking an internship in July of 2012. I found out in August, that the deadline to submit all of my internship paperwork was October 1, 2012. I immediately began to call dozens of counseling centers to inquire on internship possibilities...
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The last several months have been very busy for us with Jeremy on mission to Belize, Phoebe starting kindergarten, Chesterfest, and my father dealing with multiple issues related to cancer of his vocal cords. We have been so blessed by the outpouring of ministry to us from our church family during these times, but, the truth is, we just needed a break. A generous friend learned that Jeremy would be going to Las Vegas to present at a conference for academic technology, and offered to buy a ticket for me to join him so we could have some relaxing time...
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God is good! Willie and I were on our way to Long Island City, New York to deliver a load. While driving on I-95 going the speed limit of 65mph, a tractor trailer came over into our lane and Willie tried to slow down and blew the horn. Suddenly we were forced over to the guardrail and the truck and trailer jumped over it. The whole truck and trailer landed on the guardrail. All the wheels were sitting steady on either side of the guardrail. We were 2-3 inches from tilting over and rolling down the hill. I was...
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Even though my birthday is May 4th, I will celebrate my “re-birth” on June 17th. This was the first time that I visited Christian Life and accepted Jesus in my heart and as my only savior. Over the past years, I did not have a relationship with God, and I could feel that something was empty and missing in my life. In the process of trying to fill that “empty space”, I made some bad decisions which kept me away from Him. Looking back now, I recognize that God was with me all the time despite my behavior and life...
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When I was in junior high, I hurt my knee and had to have surgery on it within 2 years of injuring it. Over the years, I’ve been in a car accident, bruised, sprained and twisted my knee. After working at a desk job for one year, my knee ran out of cartilage and I had to have a total knee replacement in May. When the surgeon did the replacement, he ran across a lot of old scar tissue and extra problems that needed to be fixed. The doctor had to try to remove as much of that old scar...
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We were resolved to rise above the spiritual apathy of our generation and take a public stand for our Lord in an environment where God is uncool and religion is ridiculed by students and teachers alike — public school. We decided to meet every morning fifteen minutes before the first bell and discuss a chapter of the Bible and pray. We didn’t exactly know where God was going to take the group, but felt called to do something. The group initially began with just us five and within a week had multiplied sevenfold and had thirty five regular attenders. We...
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While I was pregnant with Jade, the enemy was hard at work. I knew there was a God, but I didn’t know what it was like to have a relationship with Him. Despite that, He has ALWAYS been there for me. Angel and I were going through a really tough time, and I found myself physically sick and pregnant. I had anemia and kidney stones. I was on depression medication and the doctors who were treating me STRONGLY recommended that I would terminate my pregnancy because my baby had a strong chance of being born severely handicapped IF she lived...
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Last year before I turned 18 years old, I received a social security check and I was able to do a lot of things with it. However, about a month ago my Mom’s hours at work were cut back and her pay dates changed as well which put a lot of new pressure on us financially. So about a week ago I was sitting on my stairs praying and asking God for a new job so that I could help out more at home. Well not even 60 seconds later my mother called me to let me know that I...
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In March of this year, I started working as a live in-home healthcare provider for a woman who was on hospice care that I had previously worked for. This past July, she passed away and I was given until August 10th to move out. A lot of people had offered me a place to stay, but I did not get a go ahead from the Lord to accept any of the offers. So when I left the house of the woman that I was caring for on August 10th, I did not know where I was going to go. I...
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I am a nurse and have been working every other weekend for years. I have been asking God to open up a job that would allow me to attend church every Sunday. I had applied to several jobs since last summer, but none of the doors had opened. I was tempted to get discouraged, but there were several verses that encouraged me to press on. Psalm 37:4 says “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.” The other passage is found in Luke chapter 18 verses 1-8. In these verses, a widow kept...
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I had to have a medical procedure Wednesday. We knew there was a good possibility that there was something not right with me. We prayed, and gave it to God, but I was still scared. The anesthesiologist came in to talk to me, and I found out that she had served a fellowship at a pain clinic during her training. I was excited, because there was no need to explain my chronic pain situation; she already knew what it was!! The nurse that came in to start my IV just moved from NC. She worked at Duke Hospital with the...
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I recently was hired at the Comfort Inn in Chester and this is a huge blessing in my life for a lot of reasons. First off, I’m 20 years old and I’ve never had a good job. So far, all my jobs have been part time with a lack of hours and minimum wage. My family and I just moved into a new house and I planned to pay for the utilities but my most recent job ended up not working out because of lack of hours and the distance that I had to drive. On top of that I’m...
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I’ve worked in the school system for 4 years in a very stressful position. I prayed and believed that God was bigger than my circumstance and stayed and tried to be a blessing where I could and to whomever that I could. For the most part I very much like working in the public school system. I would walk to my car on stressful days repeating, God you are bigger. I would like to say that I was always walking in faith, but I was not. Over the past 5 years with the stresses of leaving a painful church situation,...
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I wanted to share a recent God Story in my life. I’ve been listening to the messages from the past few weeks at church and I kept hearing about how God was making provisions for those who were willing to sacrifice something for His glory. I heard about Becca giving up soccer and so forth and I began to think, is my job, which causes me to miss 7/8 Church Services and every major holiday including Christmas really worth it? I admittedly got scared because the job pays well and I didn’t want my family to suffer for my decision,...
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I would like to share how God recently did a miracle for me. One Sunday, on my way home from church, I had a very sharp pain on my right side. I told my husband that I just needed to lay down but the pain kept getting worse. By the time we got home, I couldn’t stand straight. I tried walking into the house, but the pain was so bad that I just humped over on the ground. Robb rushed me to the ER. To give you an idea of the pain, I don’t remember much about the ride to...
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God has really been using Christian Life Church to make a difference in our lives. We are an Army family so we have had to move around a lot and before Christian Life it was just us 4. Since first coming in February God has challenged us as a family to learn and grow more in Him. My husband and I both responded to the message on Easter Sunday and asked God to come into our lives in a new way. Within a few weeks both of our teenage boys accepted Christ into their lives as well. This has truly...
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Our God Story started over 3 ½ years ago with the loss of employment. The journey through unemployment to self-employment has not been easy to say the least, but the lessons learned along the way have been life changing and faith building. One day while washing the dishes the Lord spoke clearly to my heart and asked, “How can you believe me for the big things if you can’t believe me for the dish soap?” I knew this was not so much of a question as a gentle rebuke of my lack of faith. We began to trust God in...
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During my recent trip to Germany with the mission’s team, I wasn’t exactly sure what God had for me, or what He would speak to me. It wasn’t until the night of the women’s conference that I felt like God began to work something out in me. I remember praying a specific prayer that night, asking God to help my husband and I to walk in more unity. Well I didn’t have to wait very long to find an answer to that prayer. The night we returned to Richmond, my husband was waiting at the airport for me and greeted...
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Recently I ran into a bit of car trouble when my car did not pass inspection and I did not have the money for the repairs it needed in order to pass. My rejection sticker would allow me to drive for about 15 days, so I began to pray and really trust the Lord that it would all work out. I really felt like the Lord said He not only would provide the finances to fix the car, but that He wanted to give me a new car all together. I began to look into a few cars but never...
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17 months ago I adopted a 15 year old from a local foster home making me a first time mom to a teenager. Jenny was diagnosed with RAD (Reactive Attachment Disorder); which is generally defined as “a failure to form normal attachments to primary caregivers due to neglect, abuse, abrupt separation from caregivers. However, with prayer, love, patience and concerted effort, RAD can be repaired. Parenting a child with RAD can be exhausting, frustrating, and emotionally trying. After the adoption was final, she had so many layers of anger and rage that negative behavior was exhibited constantly. She did everything...
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Doctors have diagnosed me with RAD, ADHD, Bi-polar, Depressive Disorder, Anxiety, and Oppositional Defiance Disorder. With RAD, I have a hard time making friends; I’m either non-social or too clingy. My biological mom was an alcoholic. I was born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Pierre Robins Syndrome (which affects my speech) and a cleft pallet (hole in the top of my mouth). From ages 2 to 5 years old, I was neglected and sexually and physically abused by my biological family. I was taken away from my biological family and was adopted when I was 5 years old. At the age...
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I miss our church services and always remember the classes we had at Christian Life. Sometimes we go online and listen to the services on Sunday and remember the days we spent with you all. One day, while in a service at Christian Life, someone prayed for me and said that he could see a baby, but there was something in between us … and so he prayed. Well, we want to give you some good news! By God’s grace, and all of your prayers, Amit and I are expecting a baby! I wanted to thank every one at the...
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We believe that our story has happened the way it has because we honor God with our tithes and offerings, no matter how much or little we made. The summer of my Senior year at VCU, Jen was frustrated with work and really wanted to quit–at that time I was only working part time and taking 12 credit hours. How were we going to make what little ends meet if we both weren’t working? Eventually savings would run out. So we sowed and prayed for increase. That Thanksgiving, Jen just couldn’t take it anymore and she left the job working...
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God has brought me through an IED blast in Iraq, cured me from testicular cancer and gave me a job the day the twins were born. So, why did I doubt that when I raised my hand in church a few Sundays ago for a God Story at my work, that it wouldn’t happen?! Like Mark 9:24, I believe, but needed God to help my unbelief. I raised my hand in church, received a blue God Story shirt and thought “well, this is nice, but this is as probably as good as it is going to get.” I have been...
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About a month ago I hurt my back picking up my little one. Having a hurt back certainly made life difficult. I asked for prayer several times in several different settings and each time felt better but was not completely healed. I finally decided to go see a chiropractor. The night before my first visit I asked for prayer again at a meeting and felt completely better instantly. I must admit I was a little surprised when I woke up the next morning that I was still pain free. I still kept my appointment that morning only to have him...
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I began looking for work last summer. I felt confident that I could find work easily. I’ve never had trouble finding a job, and even though I had been out of work for the last few years staying home with our daughters, I believed I could jump back in where I had left off. I was surprised by how much more difficult it was this time around. My confidence waned, and despite applying to hundreds of jobs I received only a handful of interviews. All of them went well and I was even offered one, but it turned out to...
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It had been almost 4 years at my last job when I decided it was time for a change. I was bored with my job and didn’t feel like I was growing much anymore. I began to search for jobs last June-July with an application here and there but didn’t hear a whole lot back from anyone. Marina and I come from the Catholic Church where tithing isn’t really talked about too much. We decided it was time to up our contribution to the church. On that exact day, that we upped our weekly contribution via the website I received...
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Since my family and I have been coming to Christian Life we have felt better and have gotten a deeper fellowship with our father and Lord Jesus Christ. My children have not been this excited about a church and how they feel in a long time. It has also been a revival in my marriage. And doors have been opening up with our walk with the Lord! Thank you to all of the congregation at Christian Life!
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Praise God! Going through the FPU Life Group at church has taught us the principles of living like no one else so later we can live like no one else. The past couple weeks have been exhausting dealing with unemployment in the Rosbicki house, but God always has something planned. When you have faith in him he never fails you! Thank you for praying last night for a job for Matt. This morning even though he was at the very back of the list for the union (near 200) God blessed us with a phone call this morning with a...
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God has worked a wonderful miracle in our lives and given us a very special gift in His timing! Clyde and I have were married in April 2003 (a God ordained story in itself!), and although we were both a little older when we got married, we decided to wait a little while to establish the foundation of our marriage before trying to have children. When we began to seriously try in 2005, we discovered after a year that, like many couples, we were unable to conceive. We decided to seek medical help. For the next 3 or so years...
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Frank and I went to P.F. Chang’s after his urology appointment. We told our waitress we were celebrating the fact that Frank’s recent test came back and that he didn’t have cancer. The waitress seemed so excited for us. We were kind of pinching pennies already but you know I had to get my way. I love P.F. Chang’s! At the end of our meal a young man walked over to us and asked us how we were doing and sat down in our booth. He presented Frank with a statue of a warrior signed by everyone there. He congratulated...
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In October I started having severe ear aches on a regular basis. I would wake up crying in agony to the point that I was keeping Will, my husband, up at night. Neither of us slept through the night for over three months. When I laid down it would make it so much worse so I would sit up and rest as best as I could. My doctor put me on antibiotics for ear infections but they never got better. I went to an ENT specialist and he said there was nothing wrong that he could see so my next...
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A few weeks ago I was experiencing a lot of problems with swelling and pain in my right foot. Three years ago I developed a blood clot in my right calf from a knee surgery complication, but had not had any issues or pain since the treatments three years ago. Out of the blue, this pain in my foot started and at times made it difficult to even walk. In recent weeks it has been especially painful to wear shoes. On a Sunday morning before we arrived at church, I decided if the problems continued that I would just go...
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I have had a problem with migraines. Sometimes they will go away after 8 hours or more but often they last a full 24 hours. Normally, I would have to go in a dark room, take medication, and lay still in the dark. Wednesday night around 9:00pm, David Clark prayed over me. He laid hands on me and anointed me with oil. He specifically prayed against neck pain and tenseness, even though I had not told him about those symptoms, or that those were the first signs of a migraine coming on. By the time I went to sleep that...
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Two years ago I stepped back into church for the very first time after a long time away from God. I am a man who had served God for many years, been to Bible School, led small groups, preached, prayed, prophesied, and ministered in many ways. However, due to some struggles in life, I fell apart and I found myself out of church, away from God, losing my family, my ministry, and my life. It was Easter Sunday two years ago when I walked back through the doors of the church. I had many wounds, suspicions, and struggles when I...
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I had abnormal Labwork reported following a routine physical. My PSA had tripled in 3 months and abnormal tumor markers were present. I also had a grossly abnormal physical exam in mid December with a doctor’s recommendation for 12 needle biopsies to be done. We prayed and trusted God that He would heal whatever the doctor was seeing. I finally received the results today … and all 12 results were negative! The doctor is unable to explain the results of the exam or Labwork! Praise God!
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Steven and I were doing the study, Prayers that Heal the Heart by Dr. Mark Virkler. I made some decrees when I was a young girl, but told Steven I didn’t need to go over all this stuff from my past. However, we did anyway. I knew that the decree I made as a little girl was not sinful, but I was tied to it in my heart. I said it and it became a part of me. I never forgot what I said to God. Later, I had to ask God to break the decrees I made over myself....
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Thank you so much for all the prayers for my cousin Kathryn Bowers. She has finished all rounds of chemo and her scans have all come back cancer free. She is doing great and is steadily gaining strength. She has even returned to work! Praise be to God.
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Thank you for praying for my Aunt Joyce last weekend as she was in ICU. God touched and healed her, and she is here at the family reunion tonight (one week later) walking around on her own strength. Praise God!
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