Stories of Change | Heaven – being a good person

Jun and Bernie (Philippines)

Meet Jun and Bernie

Jun and Bernie are from the Philippines but went to Australia for employment. They believed they needed to do good things to be saved, and they prayed to Mary. Both Jun and Bernie started to feel restless – that they were not growing in their faith. They heard the gospel and Bernie trusted in Jesus Christ to be her Lord and Savior. She started reading the Bible and learning, but Jun made fun of her. Bernie prayed for her husband’s salvation. In time Jun did receive Christ also. Jun talks about the order that Jesus brings to his life, and how Christ has brought his family closer.

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This story was produced by MBM Rooty Hill , Sydney, Australia.

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March 8, 2019 0

Jeff (USA)

Meet Jeff

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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March 4, 2019 0

Lucas and Teresa (USA)

Meet Lucas and Teresa

Lucas and Teresa share how they heard the gospel for the first time as teenagers, and how they placed their faith in Christ. Lucas describes how God led him into missionary work in Brazil. Teresa shares how she was reluctant for a while to follow God’s plan for their lives. Both Lucas and Teresa rejoice that God has given them opportunities to serve Him.

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

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March 4, 2019 0

Karen (USA)

Meet Karen

Meet Karen. Karen shares how she felt enormous anger and bitterness to her father for how he treated her mother as a child. She describes how God used people around her as a young woman (including her future husband) to bring her to the Bible, and show her how much He personally loves her. Karen describes the unburdened feeling she found inviting Jesus into her life as her Lord and Savior, and also the great relief she felt after she reconciled with her father. Karen describes the fulfillment she feels with the work that God has given her to write and encourage others in her church.

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

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March 1, 2019 0

Lori (USA)

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Lori shares how she experienced a very unstable upbringing in an alcoholic home. Lori describes how drugs and alcohol became a part of her teenage and adult life. She experienced divorce, and crisis in her second marriage. Lori shares how God reached out to her, and brought her to an understanding of how to enter into an eternal relationship with Him. Lori describes how God has restored her marriage and blessed her and her family.

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

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February 28, 2019 0

Monica (USA)

Meet Monica

Meet Monica. Monica shares that she experienced neglect and a lack of love in her childhood. Monica grew up with low self-esteem, and she sought love through sexual relationships. Monica did not grow up knowing the Bible, and found it hard to understand. Monica joined the Catholic church as an adult. Despite regular attendance at church she still felt there was something missing. Monica was invited to a Bible-preaching church where she heard the gospel for the first time. Monica trusted Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior. Monica knows that God has forgiven her for her past choices, including an abortion she had as a young woman. Monica shares she would have liked to get married and have a family, but she is content and happy serving in the National Guard. She trusts in God’s plan for her life.

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

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February 28, 2019 0

Brooke (USA)

Meet Brooke

Brooke shares how she didn’t know the gospel, and she believed being a good person would get her to heaven. Brooke trusted in Jesus’ work alone to make her right with God. Brooke married and found that God gave both her and her husband a passion for wanting to share the gospel with others. Brooke describes some of the loneliness and struggles she experienced as her husband began a job in ministry life. But God has re-shaped Brooke’s thinking, and she has peace and contentment about how God is using both of their lives.

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

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February 22, 2019 0

Nancy (USA)

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Nancy shares how she went to church regularly to socialise and thought being a good person would get her to heaven. Over time, God showed Nancy the real gospel message. Nancy shares how she has struggled with pride, and how her relationship with Jesus helps her be a better mother.

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

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February 19, 2019 0

Cynthia (USA)

Meet Cynthia

Cynthia describes how she was brought up in a home that stressed performance and doing things right. She carried that over into her relationship with God, and relied on being a good person to make her right with God. However, Cynthia felt an emptiness inside she couldn’t explain. She shared with her pastor-husband her concerns that she wasn’t really saved. She tried praying to receive Christ but stumbled because of thinking she had to say certain things and say them right. After counsel and prayer, she finally let go and found it was easy to surrender her heart to Christ. In that moment she knew Jesus died for her sins. Cynthia offers advice for anyone who is unsure whether they are truly saved.

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This story was produced by First Family, Ankeny, Iowa, USA.

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January 15, 2019 0

Ray (New Zealand)

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Ray talks about his happy childhood and success as an adult. But he felt empty inside and felt terrible anxiety about death. From reading the Bible, God showed Ray how sinful he was and why he needed Jesus’ atoning death. Now Ray is passionate about sharing how God gives eternal life to every person who believes in Jesus.

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Ray’s story was produced by Anchored North, Anaheim Hills, California, USA.

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December 17, 2018 0