MINISTERS TESTIMONY

God bless and good evening…this is who I was and how I God found me through my sin…

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God never fails when we call upon Him. He is our rock, our foundation, and by this will be unshaken. As we keep our eyes upon Jesus, He will provide strength above all worldly things. As we give our selves, we are saying we are going to put away with sin. 

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Our testimony shows how our generational curses have had many make decisions based on confirming to this world. Having faith builds our house strong, but it must be built on His righteousness.

 

“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability , but with temptation He will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure.” (1 Corinthians 10:20)

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Our house is built on the Lord is not only done by words, but our actions. God will be there for those who display righteousness in His name by our deeds.  This very righteousness of God is “instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age.” (Titus 2:12)

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Judging others is not God’s righteousness, telling others about their heart having no understanding of their relationship is judgement which also is not God’s righteousness, slandering another’s name is not the righteousness of God, having malice in our hearts towards one another is not God’s righteousness, engaging in relationships with others while still with another by a certificate of marriage is not God’s righteousness for it is written by the Gospels of Jesus Christ that we “do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, in that it may benefit those who listen. Get rid of bitterness; rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you” (Ephesians 4:29; 30-32)

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By holding on to anger goes against the righteousness of God “because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. Therefore get rid of all moral filth and evenly that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.” (James 1:20-21)

 

“Know therefore that the LORD your God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love Him and KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS” (Deut. 7:9) not only part of the time but ALL of the time. In Your home , at your work, in your car, walking in the store, on ALL aspects of God’s path. When we say we are faithful to God and Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ , our deeds in Keeping His Word by living by His Word from Scripture  is how God gives us His grace. By this we will not be shaken for our house is built on the principles, morals, values, and life style of Jesus Christ, the rock of God’s ever loving rock. 

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These words that I have written are part of my testimony. These words written are not from boasting, not of judging, not keeping records of wrong, for my testimony shows adultery, showing how I received counsel from the ungodly, shows standing in the path of sinners, shows sitting in the seat with the mockers, shows slander, shows anger, shows slandering others by blaming them for why I sin, blaming others for why I committed adultery, feeling justified for infidelity, not telling the truth justifying it by saying “I just didn’t tell you”, putting my children through my choices and not choices for my children who are children of God for whom God has given us to steward and raise in Him and by Him for we are to model this.

 

My testimony is a confession of my sins. 

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My testimony has God finding me worthy and pulling me out of the pit of my own emotions and placed on firm ground and as God wipes away the miry clay of my sin, my anger, my hate, my deceit, my dishonesty, my lies, my understanding and SURRENDER ALL TO HIM, SUBMITTING ALL TO HIM. 

 

My testimony shows how it will cost you everything…

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When choosing my emotions, me living as the world does, and my thinking, it will cost me God’s love, God’s grace, God’s mercy, God’s hand on me, God’s faithfulness, God’s righteousness, and God’s holiness. When choosing doing and living by God’s written Word and the Gospels of Jesus Christ with out our commentary added, it will cost me adultery, anger, malice, frustration, emotional turmoil, lying, dishonesty, confirming to the world, gaining advise from the ungodly, having inappropriate relationships with those who are not FULLY of God, worry, toxic relationships, anxiety, depression, my children being consumed by this world due to me not modeling for them how to live by God’s Word…

By surrendering ALL to God and my Lord and Savior, it cost me everything …

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My testimony has many moving parts that relate to many…

...my sins speak to many who have also fallen short by sin…

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I am free by living by God’s commandments…surrendering my will for God’s will…not only talking and hearing, but doing…no longer seeking approval from others after they are quick to speak of the dust in my eye but not the plank in their own “for am I seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ” (Galatians 1:10) which was told of me to do by God…I AM NOT SHAKEN.

 

Blessings in Christ

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- Minister Anthonie Ettiene