TESTIMONIES OF GOD'S GOODNESS & POWER
WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR OTHERS HE WILLS TO DO FOR YOU TOO
MIRACLE BABY BIRTH
'It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that my daughter L who had previously had a miscarriage
at 12 weeks and suffered two still births, one full term and the other at 32 weeks, gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl on Monday morning 26th July. Praise the Lord.
My first visit to your church was in October 2009 ... that evening I came away with renewed faith and inner peace and I knew for sure from that day on that Jesus lives in me and is always there for me through thick and thin.
I wish to thank you, and all your church, very sincerely, for all your prayers ... Jesus heard them and acted upon them. On 26th July at 8am I was told that L was going into theatre for her planned c-section ... I immediately closed my eyes and connected with Jesus. I kept repeating Jesus is with you, Jesus is with you and I began to feel His peace surround me and my anxiety was lifted. I felt Jesus' presence. I knew Jesus was with L and everything would be alright and it was. Praise the Lord.
F (Ireland)
HEALED FROM VARIOUS AILMENTS ALL AT ONCE
'I have suffered many years of painful knee, worn out cartilage ... my eyes have much pain after sleep and corneal erosion. Came to worship at Greater Life Church. I had prayer from Pastor Paul calling for healing and release from pain. Truly left the meeting free from any pain; I still await complete healing but confess to a much improved healthy body and give God all the glory.'
- T (July 2010)
UPDATE AUGUST 2010 'I am now completely free of illness and 100% whole. Praise God!"
INSTANT RECOVERY FROM TENNIS ELBOW
I have suffered for several months now from tennis elbow. The Pastor called for people who had pain in their bodies and needed healing, and I responded. Immediately as he prayed and held my elbow I felt the pain leave. It was absolutely amazing. I couldn't quite believe it but it was gone! There is still now no pain at all - just a slight sensation where it did hurt - like my body remembers where the pain was. God is amazing!
- C (June 2010)
I FEEL LIKE I HAVE MY LIFE BACK
A lady who sometimes visits the church was visited by one of our leaders as she had been in real pain unable to get out of the house. When our leader arrived she found the lady could not walk or sit without severe pain and was unable to drive her car, get upthe stairs or function normally at all. In fact she had arranged to go to the hospital and have an epidural just to relieve the pain.
After hands were laid upon her with faith in Jesus the pain started to leave her upper body and back. Hands were then laid in her legs and they too responded - her entire body responded and the pain left! The lady writes 'I can stand upright, walk and manage the stairs. My husband cannot believe it! I have no pain, just some discomfort now and then. I'm blessed. I have my life back. Thanks be to God.'
-L and N (April 2010)
WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR OTHERS HE WILLS TO DO FOR YOU AS WELL!
PAIN DISAPPEARS WITHOUT PRAYER!
I have had a virtually constant pain this whole week in my right hand - which has varied from mild to severe. As a result I cannot pick things up properly with my hand at all. As I came to church this morning I noticed that it was really very painful, but as we were singing and worshipping the Lord the pain just disappeared. It has remained pain-free and healed since that Sunday - over a week ago now!
- V (May 2010)
FINANCIAL MIRACLE
"I was a little tested as I came to church this morning. As the ladies were receiving the offering I wanted to give but I also had great financial need as I have booked a holiday this week with my 2 children and there really is not enough money at the moment. I decided I would honour the Lord with what I had, which was only £10 - that was all I had and I decided I would trust God concerning the needs for the holiday. This afternoon - the very same day - when I got home someone came to me and said 'this is for you - you will be needing some spending money'. To my astonishment I opened the envelope and it contained £1000. Glory to God! He knows all our needs and He will take care of us as we demonstrate our trust in Him."
- R (July 2010)
GOD'S ENDLESS MERCY
My friend's brother, J, who we have been praying for for months finally passed away. The day before he died, my friend called me to tell me he has been unresponsive all day ... when I got to the hospice he was up and chatting, but still obviously unwell. I got a chance among all the goings on just before we left, to pray with him with his permission. The prayer was a bit odd, I prayed that God will make a way for him to be with Him and that He will know the love of God. I went away bemused wondering to myself what this was all about,but it seemed the right thing to pray. He nodded in agreement as I prayed and that was that. We left him really comfortable and relaxed, like a weight has been lifted off his shoulders. He died the next morning quite quickly, no suffering.
My friend shared a little bit of his life with me after he died. J has never known the love of his father. He was physically abused as a child and reproachful towards his mother as he felt that she did nothing to help rescue him from the abuse. He had a lot of anger and was not nice to them, except to my friend. God wanted J to know that He loved him and sent me to tell him before he left this life. God really showed me through this that he is so merciful. According to his family he did not deserve God's grace and mercy but God thinks otherwise."
L (2009)
"YOU CAN QUOTE ME!"
You can quote me on this! How much your life will change when you know, totally accept, that Christ is in you. What confidence that gives. (My) french holiday going well thanks to well-taught Biblical wisdom. God is good!"
J (2010)
WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR OTHERS HE WILLS TO DO FOR YOU TOO
MONEY IN THE BIN BUT I HAVE PEACE
"You can imagine my distress when I met E and found out her money (a considerable amount for an overseas trip) had been thrown away. My immediate reaction was to panic I was very upset and thinking where was I going to find the money to repay her. After about 5mins of crying I decided to pray for peace and calm to be able to deal with the situation. I immediately felt calm and decided to drive back to the hospital to check where the "rubbish" had been thrown. On the way I kept praying and then I felt a peace. I decided not to wait till i get there to find out if I find it before thanking Him. You can imagine our excitement when we got there and found the money in the bin with yukky stuff all over it. Just there in the middle of the street the 3 of us started thanking God and praising Him and saying how good He is."
- M (2009)
MY HEART INSTANTLY HEALED
"After dragging around an oversize bag stuffed full of disappointment and sadness for over a month as a result of the relationship breakdown, I rather belatedly simply told God that I was absolutely sick and tired of feeling so desperate. I asked him to heal my heart and I was healed instantaneously! I didn’t fall down or even miss a step - it felt completely natural, simple but wonderful indeed!!! How great He is!!"
- C (2009)
SO MANY BLESSINGS
"I felt I had to write to you to tell about yet more blessings that have been poured out into my life ... I have always been a person who has felt condemned/guilty for no particular reason... I have been praying about it alot. Over the past few weeks God has answered me in the most extraordinary way ... A series of great things have come into my life and I now wake up everyday EXPECTING good things to happen. I know that God doesn't want me (or anyone else for that matter) to be miserable and depressed. He really wants me to have an abundant, joy-filled life and I feel an incredible sense of excitement inside me that I have never felt before. It really is amazing ... The more I seek God the more He responds. It is fantastic. I want to tell everyone, even though it's not in my nature to be a rip-roaring evangelist!!
I feel that leaving my old 'going through the motions' church and coming to GLC was part of His plan to take me to the next level. I have been able to overcome my in inhibitions and my "Englishness" and really reach out to Him. I know the glory goes to God but than you so much for your part (and all the GLC team)) in changing my life!!"
- J
WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR OTHERS HE WILLS TO DO FOR YOU TOO!
THE GREATEST TIME IN OUR CHRISTIAN LIVES
"This is just a short note to thank you ... for the greatest Christian time in J's and my life. From the outset we have felt very welcome and always made to feel special. It was especially ingratiating to see our farewell in the notices last Sunday and I shall be sad to leave such a wonderful, live and vibrant church."
- A
(NB: this young family were returning home to South Africa after a season in the UK)
FINANCIAL BLESSINGS
"I've got some absolutely amazing news that I just HAVE to share with you ... we were both brought up in Christian families, however have not been regularly going to church for about 7 years. From our first visit to GLC ... we knew it was the place for us to be ... From then on we began tithing ... and it was a real change of mindset for us to be giving away money when we were just living off the one income.
Now for the fantastic news ... two weeks ago my boss approached me to tell me that my 'probation' period (which I didn't even know I was on!) was over, and that I was getting a payrise - of 20%!!! I was ecstatic, as I had felt that my previous pay rate was goods, and who's ever heard of a 20% payrise.
BUT ... that wasn't the end of it! ... When my agent advised me of the new pay rate, it was actually 40% above the previous rate - forty!!!!!! I initially thought it must a mistake and didn't really believe it, however it has now been confirmed in my new contract. 40%!!!!!! Now that can be nothing but the hand of God ... how fantastic in He!!!!"
- C
CHANGING MY LIFE - IT'S EXCITING
"I just wanted to tell you how much it means to my husband and I to be part of such a great church family, not just by attending church on Sundays but also by being active participators in Bible College and deaconing on Sunday. Your excellent teaching and preaching has been a great source of encouragement for me and I know God is using you to change my life, slowly each day I'm becoming a better Christian, it is really exciting! Thanks so much!"
- G
WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR OTHERS HE WILLS TO DO FOR YOU TOO!
PUTTING GOD TO THE TEST - AND HE CAME THROUGH!
"Just to let you know that I have finally stepped out and put God to the test in regards to tithing - as I have only ever been on a p/t wage at my old job ... i have always been living on a shoestring budget - never being able to save anything ...
In March I started tithing, and applied for jobs trusting in God's provision - within 1 week I went to an agency, got an interview and got a new job nearby with double the salary, company car, laptop, and phone!
God is good! Being obedient to God is the best thing anyone can do! I feel a new fire is alight!"
- J
EXHILARATED IN HER 70S
"Wish to thank you ... for making the 7th Feb the most exciting and exhilarating of my life. To feel a part of this truly Christian fellowship in Jesus is something I've been searching for for some considerable time ... Our baptism day was wonderful from start to finish with the support of family and so many of the congregation any doubts or fears were swept away by their encouragement."
- W
(This lady was water baptized at our church in her 70s. She went home to be with Jesus a few months later).
WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR OTHERS HE WILLS TO DO FOR YOU TOO!
NO BACK PAIN FOR FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS
"I was leading a small group in a home when I felt that we should minister to those who were sick and in pain. I prayed with several people, one in particular who had lived with constant back pain for many years. As we walked across the living room together, back and forth, I could sense in my body what God was evidently doing in her. She felt her back 'loosen' and the pain gradually disappear until she felt no pain at all. She jumped around the room and went crazy. the place really went nuts because some of those who were there had known how her back pain had crippled her life.
She was a lady who loves to walk but due to the pain had not been walking for years. The next day she walked in to the village, through the village, and all around village. When I phoned she told me with great gladness that she had been walking all day! She was overjoyed. She testifies that it is over 20 years since she could walk without pain and now she is making up for it. Praise God - He loves people so much and just wants them to be well."
- P
NOSE AND FEMALE PROBLEMS
"Hi there. Just to let you know what happened on Sunday. I had a severe cold and had been suffering from severe nose bleeds (this lady told us these were almost daily) ... (I always used to get them when I had a bad cold). While we were worshipping I felt a touch on my nose and I know that I have been healed - I have had a cold the rest of the week and not a sign of the old problem.
I also found out on Saturday that I had been suffering from fibroids over the last few months. This was a hereditary illness and has resulted in all the females in my immediate family needing a hysterectomy - again on Sunday I knew this had been healed and there have been no signs since - Praise Him."
- A (NB - this lady is now married and has children of her own)
All these testimonies have been sent in to us or told to us by the people directly impacted. The wording is as it was communicated to us although in some cases in order to keep the length suitable, these communications have been slightly edited. We have endeavoured in every case to maintain both the facts of the testimony and the spirit of the communication truly and accurately. We do not accept any responsibility if it is later found that people were not telling the truth.
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