 Re: My Story of Faith
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During this, my senior year, I was taking a German course at the local community college on Monday and Wednesday nights, and I worked on Sundays at the local grocery store. On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, however, I did not have German, and so Sarah asked if I would accompany her to church on that evening, and enjoying being with her, and with nothing else to do, I agreed. I went and met Rick, the preacher, and many members of her family. The church was very warm and welcomed me. I enjoyed the experience.
Since I was a little bull-headed, and using work as an easy excuse, I did not return for a bit, despite Sarah's urgings. I realized, however, that I should probably go, and so I talked to my boss and moved my hours up so that I could attend services on Sunday evening. Beginning in the middle of December, I began going to church continually on Sunday evenings.
About a month later, in mid-January 1999, Rick approached Sarah about having a Bible study with me, and in turn Sarah talked to me about it. I felt honored, that the preacher would care enough about me to want to study. So I agreed, and we began meeting on Thursday nights. We discussed a multitude of topics, and he would tell me later that I would drain him mentally with every meeting we had.
I grew steadily in knowledge and faith, and began to discuss issues of faith with some Mormons that were on a Yahoo! Message Board. I would get into debates, formulate answers by myself and would verify them with Rick. By March, my faith had grown to a decent size, as had my knowledge.
I began discussing the issue of baptism with Rick on around the 11th of March, 1999. I had, in my mind, a great plan wherein I would be baptized on Sarah's birthday, convieniently on a Sunday in April. By that Sunday evening, however, I decided against my plan, and on that night, the 14th of March, 1999, I confessed that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the Living God, and I was baptized per Acts 2:38 for the remission of my sins in the manner of the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8. At that point, I also became a member of the Tenth Street Church of Christ in Rockford, IL.
Since then my faith has grown stronger and stronger, and I have engaged in much work for the Lord. I have worked with many churches, both in a formal and informal capacity, and have finished my Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Hebrew & Semitic Studies and Classics. I am currently working with the Lord's people in Norwalk, Ohio as their evangelist.
May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
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