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This 12 Part, Discipleship Training, Evangelism Training, Video Series is taught from a 5-Fold Ministry Prospective using the Gifts of Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher working together in Unity, Demonstrating how to effectively Equip the Saints to do the Work of the Ministry.
This is one of the only Discipleship Resources or Evangelism Resources that Show or Demonstrate the 5 Gifts actually working together to Equip the Saints to Reach Lost Souls. This Free resource will be a Great Addition to your other Evangelism or Discipleship Programs! We teach Christian's they are "Love", that they are to be examples of God to a lost and dieing world and demonstrate God's Love towards lost souls during every day Life. Everything we teach about Love and all others topics, starts with "As You Go:" Starts with As You Go about the Great Commission during Daily Life being a Witness for Jesus, apply all the principles you learn in our discipleship training series to help build you up into a powerful Holy Spirit led soul winner for Jesus. During every step of our discipleship training series we remind people over and over: To write out and use their Testimony every day everywhere they go. To carry Real Life Stories Christian Testimony books and give then away as the Holy Spirit directs them. To get your eyes off yourself and be sensitive to the needs of people and allow the Holy Spirit to flow through them with all His Gifts and Power to meet that need!
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Prior to me being a “Carrier of Hope” and handing out Real Life Stories Christian Testimony books I was living an evangelistic lifestyle. I would look for people daily to pray for. If I saw someone with pain in their body I would strike a conversation with them and then ask to pray with them for healing. I would get prophetic words and Words of knowledge for people. If Holy Spirit highlighted someone to me I would step out and talk with them. I was living an as you go lifestyle, but even that seemed to only take the gospel so far. Many people rejected prayer. I've been encountering numerous individuals that have been hurt by the church, so any mention of Jesus and they put a giant wall up.
So many people in this world have been hurt by Christians or religion because they have watched people claiming to be Christian and professing Christ, but their actions don't back up their belief, so ministering to these individuals that have been hurt by religion can be very difficult because they already see you as another one of those Christians even if you are a true believer. With Real Life Stories Christian Testimony books this all changes! Because Real Life Stories Christian Books are full of people's life stories and their testimonies of how through Jesus they were able to overcome their difficulties and struggles in life, it is seen as a relational item and not a religious item. I've even had someone that I gave a book to tell me this very thing. That it is deep and relational. Real Life Stories Christian Testimony opens up an entire new harvest field, even to those individuals that have built up a giant stone wall around their heart and there doesn't seem to be anyway in. The Lord knows the back door to everyone's heart! Through Real Life Stories Christian Testimony books the stone wall can crumble and the light and truth of God can be revealed to them! I want to tell everyone reading this, that even as an active prophetic believer, Real Life Stories Christian Testimony Books have opened up many new doors, divine appointments, new harvest fields, and many more souls are being touched than before through these books! I encourage you today to speak with Jim and Carla and ask yourselves this question. Are you being called to be a Carrier of Hope? Is the Holy Spirit stirring your heart for more? Do you desire to take your Evangelism Ideas lifestyle to a deeper and greater level? I've only had 3 or 4 people reject a book out of the hundreds and hundreds I've handed out. My childhood was pretty typical and wonderful. Both of my parents are college graduates, and they both had fulltime jobs. Weekdays were busy for them with their careers and having two beautiful girls. Weekends and holidays were filled with time at the cabin, camping, fishing, cards, games , and a lot of laughter. On Sunday, our family habitually went to church and then my grandfather’s restaurant. I had a wonderful childhood until that day: The dreadful day of the divorce! In that brief moment, my life changed drastically. My mother called me down to the breakfast table before school and told me the news. She was moving out, and we were staying with our dad! I could barely make it to school. I walked to my best friend’s house, and her mother consoled me. I was in shock! My parents had been married for 23 years! I was 12 years old. Before long, my dad put an ad in the personals that he was single and looking for a woman. To my dismay, a woman answered his advertisement. Within a few months, we were selling my childhood home. My dad was married to this woman, and we moved into a new home. We lived with my dad for two years. It was a continual struggle for my father’s attention. My stepmother was not ready for two adolescent girls. By the 9th Grade, I had made the decision to move in with my mother. I did not see my father much after we moved, and before too long he had decided that he never wanted to see me again! My mother was working to get her master’s degree, and we moved in with a man she dated in high school. Again, we were a burden to the stepparent. I began to act out. I would ditch school. I would smoke, drink, and smoke pot. Before long, I was expelled from school for selling pot out of my locker. My mother sent me to live with my grandmother, which was just a half-mile away. She wanted to get me away from my little sister who was influenced by my rebellious behavior. I felt like nobody loved me. I ran away. Two weeks later, the police found me in a city in the mountains of Colorado. I was admitted to a mental hospital for counseling and a psychological evaluation. In the meantime, my mother had gotten her own apartment. She had no idea what to do! Her time was consumed with college and her career. I found some friends down the street that were five to six years older than me. I would hang out there every day. Soon, I was having a sexual relationship with a man. Before long, I was pregnant with my first daughter. We got married, but the marriage lasted less than a year. I fell in love with another man. After the divorce, my grandmother bought me a house. My new boyfriend and I were continually having keg parties with bands in the basement. Our alcohol and drug use increased. Soon we were snorting cocaine, and before too long we were smoking crack. My grandmother was starting to notice that there was a problem. My boyfriend and I decided to pack up our stuff in the middle of the night. His sister made a large amount of money being a topless dancer in Houston, Texas. I thought I could work with her as a waitress. When we got to Houston I learned that I could not serve drinks because I was underage. The club owner was willing to give me a job as a dancer though! I began making thousands of dollars a night. We immediately found connections to cocaine. The next couple of years were a blur of cocaine use. It was quite literally sex, drugs, and rock and roll. We were living in hotel rooms, and we squandered our money on drugs. My boyfriend’s parents found out how we were living and volunteered to take my daughter to their home in Arkansas until we could clean up our act. We agreed it was the best thing, and they came and got my daughter. About a month had passed, and I was sick of myself! I told my boyfriend that I was going to Arkansas whether he came with me or not. We had sold our car for drugs, so I had no choice but to hitchhike to Arkansas. We packed our belongings into backpacks and hit the road. Somewhere along the highway, a man picked us up in a pickup truck. He told us that he would drive us to the next town. We jumped in the bed of the truck and began driving. When we got to the next town the man asked us to jump into the front of the truck with him. He said that he had heard from the Lord and that he was supposed to take us several hundred miles out of his way. I was very shocked and surprised at this man’s statement. I knew there had to be a God, and I was thankful that He still cared for me even as I was. We settled in a little town in Arkansas. We were free and clear of the hard drugs, and soon we had earned trust from my boyfriend’s parents. My daughter was returned to me. In the next couple of years, I had a pretty stable lifestyle. I got married. I got my GED and completed a two-year Associate of Science degree. However, I was not completely drug-free. We continued to drink alcohol, smoke pot, and smoke cigarettes. I occasionally attended church, but I never had a born again relationship with Jesus. Eventually, my 13-year relationship with my second husband came to an abrupt end. I was in much anguish over the former lifestyle we had lived. I chose not to forgive him. I was looking for love, true love. I wanted something like my father’s love that I had felt so long ago. I met husband number three at a local bar. Before long, I was pregnant. Sometime after the birth of my daughter, I developed carpal tunnel and began to use narcotic pain medication. Our marriage only lasted two years. This time, my bad decisions and a bad judge of character left me as a single mother of two girls. I was so lost. I could not afford to support my girls plus a pain pill addiction. I could not put down the pills. I returned to dancing to meet my financial needs. During this period, I would run every day at a wildlife sanctuary. I remember falling to my knees on the trail and asking God to please send me a Godly man who would love me and my children. My heart literally loathed what I was doing to survive, but there was no way out. I earnestly cried for the help of God! Within the next couple of weeks, at a Halloween party, God answered my prayer. I met a man that I fell in love with. However, it would be a while until he evolved into that Godly man! This man was a traveling salesman from Indiana. We fell head over heels in love. He immediately told me that he would take care of my financial needs if I would quit my job as a topless dancer. I was overwhelmed with joy, and I agreed! In the next couple of years, we drank alcohol and took plenty of pills. Occasionally, we would also do crystal meth. Before long my boyfriend has offered a job an hour away, so I put my house on the market. My oldest daughter had enough. She decided to move in with her father. Soon I moved away from my daughter, my sister, and my long time home. Before long, I found myself expecting my third child. Because of my pain pill use, my doctor referred me to a methadone clinic every day while I was pregnant. My boyfriend had started a successful company that was making a lot of money. He would work six weeks straight and then have three or four weeks off. During this downtime, he began to use crystal meth. After the birth of our son, I did crystal meth with my boyfriend a couple of times. I began to hate the drug. I went back to pain pills and Adderall use. My boyfriend would turn into a monster when he used meth. He would see demons when he was high. He was very paranoid and delusional. He lost his business. I was at the end of my rope. I was losing the man that I loved. I had already lost my oldest daughter and my home. There was no one to help me. I was inspired to read the Bible by a friend down the street. She was praying for me! I began to read the Bible and listen to Christian music. I would worship God and cry out to Him. I remember rolling on the floor literally crying out in tears, “Jesus, help me!” Isaiah 58:9 “Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and He will say, Here I am.” I felt the Holy Spirit telling me to pack everything up and move to Indiana. I obeyed. We came to Indiana with two children: my second daughter and our son. We were away from the meth, but I continued on with the pills. Hebrews 12:5-6 “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastens everyone He accepts as his son.” I was about to be chastened! One night, I took a lot of Adderall. I went into Adderall's psychosis, and I was out of my mind. I called the police, and they took me to the hospital. I lost a chunk of my heart that night when the state took my two remaining children into custody. My 18-month-old son was placed with his grandmother who lived close by, but my four-year-old daughter was sent back to her biological father in Arkansas. John 10:10 “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly.” The devil was going to destroy my life, and I had enough. My heart could bear no more sadness. Over the next year, I completely surrendered my broken heart to God. I read the Bible and Bibles Tracts every day for hours on end. My heart was set on following the Word of God. I went to church and prayed. I got married. I quit smoking. I worked with the state to meet their requirements to get my son back. I was put on a drug called Sub Oxone to help wean me off of the pain medication. However, the Sub Oxone was just as addictive as the narcotic pills. The doctors said there was a chance I would have to take this medicine for the rest of my life! That was not the plan of my God! Miraculously, I was completely delivered from every bondage. Psalm 118:5 “Out of my distress I called upon the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free.” My husband continued to work on the road as a traveling salesman. To my dismay, he began to fail the drug tests that the state was giving him. He was doing meth on the road when he went on business trips. The child service workers told me to leave my husband. The Word of God said otherwise. I decided to stand on the Word of God, and my God is faithful! After one year, the state decided to return our son. Two days before the return of my son, my husband had a relapse! The state returned my son to me anyhow! It was a miracle! Today, I am free. God has given me the desires of my heart. My relationships with my daughters have been restored, and God has given me a fourth child. My husband is doing extremely well in business and even better in the business of the Lord. God is using our Christian testimony to give people hope. The Word of God says there will still be storms in life, but I am confident that my God will be by my side. He is my healer, my deliverer, my counselor, my judge, my provider, and my banner. He set me free! He has truly given me abundant life! I am forever grateful! I have finally found the love of a Father! I pray that whoever finds my story will know that there is no situation too great for God! It is never too late to call out to Jesus. He loves you, He forgives you, and He desires a personal relationship with you. Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him and dine with him, and he with me.” Get the Prison Outreach, Jail Ministry Resources of the testimonies of born again Christians7/13/2020 Real-Life Stories Inmate to Inmate Christian Testimony Books is a great Prison Ministry Book and Jail Ministry Book. These Prison Ministry Books and Jail Ministry Books are some of the best Prison Ministry Ideas and Jail Ministry Ideas of all times and are very effective in Prison Ministry and Jail Ministry.
These Inmate Books are a great Prison Ministry Idea, Jail Ministry Idea, and make very effective Prison Ministry Resources and Jail Ministry Resources. The Inmate Book is loved by Inmates and has become many Inmates' favorite Prison Ministry Tool to reach lost souls. Our Prison Ministry Books or Jail Ministry Books are a great Prison Ministry Resources and Jail Ministry Resources and are welcome in almost all prisons and jails. Prison Ministry and Jail Ministry goes to a much higher level of effectiveness when these Prison Ministry Ideas and Jail Ministry Ideas of using an Inmate Book are used. Do not take our word on it. Try our Prison Ministry Book or Jail Ministry Book for yourself. You decide if this is one of the best Prison Ministry Resources and Jail Ministry Resources you have ever used. You decide if the Inmate Book is one of the best Prison Ministry Ideas and Jail Ministry Ideas. Inmate Books are a great Prison Ministry Idea and Jail Ministry Idea and you have nothing to lose by adding them as one of your normal Prison Ministry Resources and Jail Ministry Resources. We hear from at least 10 Inmates every month who gave their life to Jesus while reading a Real Life Stories Inmate to Inmate Christian Testimony Book. Step By Step Ministries, is partnering with people just like you to develop a complete line of Real Life Stories Target Audience Books to speak to lost people in their area of passion, and at the same time to give people like you a tool that you can use in your specific area of ministry.
The idea is to give people easy to use, inexpensive tools in their area of ministry to reach their target audience with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Remember these books do not yet exist in the physical; at this point they are a vision that God has given us and we are taking the first step to bring each book into existence. We need the help of 30 Born Again Testimony Videos to write their testimonies to bring each book into print! Are you one of those 30 Born Again Christians? Will you write your story to be used for God’s Glory? SAINTS, PLEASEPRAY: For 30 sold-out witnessing Christians to respond and quickly write and supply their testimonies for each of the above new target audience books. For hundreds or even thousands of other Christians to catch the vision for this so we can develop other target audiences, even some specific to their city or area. For Christians that have been afraid to share their faith to say, "I can do this; I want to be a part of a new target audience book." Cover this in prayer as the Holy Spirit leads you!! For everyone reading this to share this information in their sphere of influence. For Jim and Carla to have the wisdom, knowledge and understanding of the Lord in regards to the next steps they are to take in developing more books to be used in cities all over the USA and Canada. Ask God if He wants YOU to write YOUR testimony for use in one of these new target audience books. I thought I was strong and independent. I had good parents. They loved me and supported my decisions. I grew up in the 1970’s. My mom put me on birth control pills at the age of 16. That was what a lot of parents did at that time. The problem was I was so forgetful. I married my high school sweetheart and had a baby at 18. My husband went away to college, and I joined the navy. My mother kept our baby. As time went on, the distance between us grew. Physical abuse became a factor, and we divorced. My 1st marriage didn’t work. I remarried and got divorced a second time.
After making poor choices and picking the wrong men, I found myself alone with 5 children and child support for only one of them. Thank God, I still had my mom and dad. No matter what went wrong in my life I always blamed myself. I can remember bearing all the weight when things went wrong. I wanted my dad to be proud of me, so I did my best to take care of my children. I thought in order to be responsible, I had to be the mother and the father. I took on male dominated jobs. I served 4 years in the navy. I drove a bus for C.T.A. I worked as a counselor/correctional officer. I had a job laying tile for six years. The only bad thing about being the only woman working with men is you become like them: hard, strong, and tough. They respect you when you pull your weight. I was so good at it, my children would tell me, “Happy Father’s Day.” One day, my mother called me up to tell me she was back in school. I said, “Good, what are you studying?” She said, “I am going to school to be a minister.” I replied, “What, and what for?” I instantly got angry. I couldn’t understand why I got so mad. I loved my mom. She told me she was leaving the Catholic Church to attend an Apostolic Church. That seemed to upset me even more. The little time I spent in church was okay, even though I didn’t understand Latin or care what was on the other side of the confession box. I felt threatened. My mother encouraged me to come to church with her. I came back home and decided I’d try this new church thing. I didn’t like it. The music was sad. It made me cry and feel uncomfortable. My mother was a different woman. She was always reading the bible, praying, and writing about God. My dad died in 2005, and my mom died six months later. When my mom died, it was so hard. She didn’t have insurance, and we had no money for a funeral. I felt awful. Soul Winning Tracts The pressure was all on me to do something. Then, God came through. We received help from family, friends, coworkers, the funeral home, the bank, and my daughter’s little league team. Only God could do this. Everything works out according to His plan for those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose. After that, I started going to church. I decided I was going to serve God. At first, I was a terrible servant. I was still dragging along my sins, but God was patient and loving with me. God became more than a mother and father. He also gave me a spiritual mother named Mother Williams who taught me about the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. She taught me how to fall in love with God and what it is like to live for Him. God also answered my prayers by giving me a wonderful husband who loves us. God is my everything. I don’t have to be strong anymore. God is strong for me, and He is responsible for my life. He can be your everything too. True stories of hope from REAL LIFE STORIES inspire and encourage. |
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