Every member of our fellowship has received the Holy Spirit and as a result, has been given hope, happiness, and many miraculous healings
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Toni Carr Pam Gillespie |
Steve Rowlands John Lawrence |
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At Last I Knew God
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In my early teens I first became aware that perhaps I wasn’t right with God as I had previously believed myself to be. I became confused when a teacher at school told me I had to accept Christ as my saviour to be saved and, on the other hand, a girlfriend from the Melbourne Revival Fellowship told me how she had just received the Holy Spirit and spoken in tongues. Having been brought up in the Church of England, I began attending confirmation classes, thinking that was the right thing to do, but I knew in my heart that I wasn’t getting any closer to God. I went to a Revival meeting at the time and came away not being able to deny anything I had seen or heard, but not wanting to be involved myself. I had a very full and largely happy life and wasn’t ready to completely turn to God.
I left school and continued to university to study a course I loved and filled my life with the normal things young people do. I had no desire to return to the Church of England, but I still had a nagging in the back of my mind that I wasn’t right with God. I tried to push aside these thoughts and threw myself into life. However, I found it increasingly difficult to uphold the morals by which I had always wanted to live, and slowly realised I didn’t have the strength within myself to do it. In January 1979 I came to a point when I realised that God wasn’t just offering me a short-term answer to my problems, but he was also willing to give me eternal life if I obeyed Him. I decided I would ask Him for the answers and when I finally repented, it was the biggest relief of my life. In the prayer line after a meeting, I spoke in tongues almost immediately, confirming the wonderful feeling that was inside me. At last, I knew God. I thank Him for taking all my burdens and fears away and filling the hole in my heart. The Lord has mightily blessed my life since that time, taught me trust Him for my needs and given me the purpose and direction I previously lacked. |
No Fear of Death Now
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I was raised with a very good church upbringing for 30 years. About 11 years ago a doctor told me that I had a major problem in my body. At this point in my life, I had a real fear of death. Because of what the doctor had said, I desired proof from God to show that He was real, and how I could be right with Him.
About six months later, I was spoken to about the Bible message. I repented and got baptized and then I received the Holy Spirit, with the Biblical sign, which is speaking in tongues. This was the proof that I was asking for. Also, I no longer had the health problems the doctor had diagnosed. My life changed and I found that I had lost the desire to drink alcohol and I stopped swearing. However, the greatest miracle for me, was that I no longer had a fear of death, and I thank the Lord for that. |
God Really Is True
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As a child I knew God but as a young adult I decided he just wasn’t for me. You can live a pretty good life in Australia ignoring God, and for 25 years or so I did – but I always knew eventually my time would end and my life would be over – just like an enjoyable holiday or fun-packed weekend. The truth is you can do whatever you like, but only for a very short time, then your life will be judged by God – whether you like it or not. Whatever you think, feel, or believe is of no consequence to what is true. I thought to myself, if I’m going to face God eventually, I might as well face up to it now when I can do something about it rather than later when it will be too late. I didn't want to face an eternity of regret. So I started communicating with God – and to my astonishment he was still there.
I thank God daily that he stood by me even when I deserted him – in a strange way he re-proved himself to me through my disbelief – it’s an amazing thing that the truth is really there if you wish to look for it. For a period I was living a lie - claiming God isn’t true by not really searching – providing myself with an excuse to do whatever I wanted. Given the extent to which God reveals himself through creation, spirit, and word it really was a pretty lame excuse. Once I looked into these things I realised I had no basis to claim God was not true. We are all forced to make a choice whether we want to or not – I’ve given up trying to deny God and accepted that there really is only one choice if you wish to live. Now I am learning more and more of how wonderful, interesting, and amazing a life with God really is. |
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