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Church/Homiletics/Homiletics Fall 2018/Message 3 - Testimony - Luke Wortman.md

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+Thankful for chance to give testimony. Give insight on how God is working through my life, hope it is an encouragement.
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+Blessed to be born into Christian home--learn about Bible, plan for salvation. One of the reasons I was saved at 4. Didn't understand a lot, did understand heaven and hell. Mom explained God loved me and wanted me to live in heaven with him. Read classic verse, John 3:16 quote with "Luke" in the verse. It put me into the situation, "God so loved _me_".
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+Got nightmares when 4. Screaming many nights in my sleep. Blessing in disguise--led me to the point where I wanted help. Knew that heaven was perfect, no nightmares there. Hit me, this is where I want to be going. Hell sounded like real-life nightmare.
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+Romans 3:23 - knew hell was where I was headed. Very jealous kid, just took things because I wanted it. I knew I needed to change.
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+Good news, wages of sin is death, Romans 6:23, give of God is eternal life. I could understand at 4.
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+Revelation 3:20 - behold I stand at the door and knock. When my mom read that verse, I was saved and I knew it was true because God keeps his promises.
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+Went to catholic school, was having doubts, got confused with their teaching. Teacher was saying, going to heaven like a staircase. Do good, go up, do bad, go down. Eph. 2:8 showed me by faith, not works.
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+At Sooner Bible Camp, have to put trust in faith in God, not what happened when you were 4. This spoke to me, I need to put my trust in God continually.
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+After that, needed to take care of my sins, change views of God. Believe it for myself, not just what my parents say. Currently, trying to grow, finding God's plan for me.