pride Archives - Lehigh Valley Baptist Church

Now I Know Liberty
-Jennifer Rogers

Now I Know Liberty My name is Jennifer, and this is my story.I grew up going to church. Ever since I was a young child, the Bible and church have played an integral part in my life. I had much “head knowledge” of the Bible. I knew all of the Sunday school songs and Bible verses, and I knew that … Read More

I Needed to Be Set Free!
-Abigail Rhone

I Needed to Be Set Free! My name is Abigail, and this is my story.My parents started attending Lehigh Valley Baptist Church shortly before I was born, so for most of my life, I had the knowledge that the only way to Heaven was to be saved through faith in Jesus Christ and repenting of my sin. When I was … Read More

From Rebelling to Rejoicing!
-Matthew Spangenberg

From Rebellingto Rejoicing! My name is Matt, and this is my story.I was born and raised in a Christian home and was in church from before I can remember. I learned about God, good and evil, sin, and all that stuff from a very young age. I remember at the age of 13, at a Christian teen camp, I prayed … Read More

I Gave Up Trying to Run My Life
-Jillian Malitsky

I Gave Up Tryingto Run My Own Life My name is Jillian, and this is my story.I grew up thinking that I was a good person. A really good person. I followed all the rules, tried to please the teachers and other authorities in my life, and went to church with my family multiple times a week. I looked down … Read More

I Wasn’t Ready to Meet God-Selena Wilhite

All my life, I was brought up in church. I heard preaching from God’s Word every Sunday and Wednesday. My parents loved me very much, and faithfully taught me from the Bible. I learned that Salvation means to turn my back on sin and trust completely in Jesus Christ. I learned that Hell would be my eternal destiny if I did not choose to give my life to God. All these things and more were taught to me, and I soaked it all in during my growing-up years.

I Was Religious,
But Lost
-Saritha Manohar

My name is Saritha Manohar, and this is my story. I was born and raised in a church going family in India and we attended church every week. There I heard interesting Bible stories at Sunday school and VBS. As a teenager I attended different churches and used to participate in youth camps, retreats and VBS. I was taught that, in order to go to Heaven, one must “be saved,” so at the age of 15, I even got baptized to please my parents. But sadly, I did not understand Bible salvation.

Pride in Christ
-Diane Hegedus

Originally, my family and I are from Albania, a country in Europe. During the time my parents were growing up, there was religious anarchy, and the nation was predominantly split into two denominations, Catholic and Muslim. Catholics didn’t associate with Muslims, and Muslims didn’t associate with Catholics. If you were anything other than Catholic or Muslim, neither would associate with you! My parents were more than lost when it came to what and who God was, so they decided to just believe there was a God, but not follow a particular religion.

My “Little” Sins Were Keeping Me From God
-Alyssa Hall

My name is Alyssa Hall, and this is my story. I was what most would call a “good girl.” I was raised by godly parents who sought ways to teach me about God and what He could do in my life. They made an effort to have me in church every single service and to be involved in activities at church that would put me around other Christian young people.

I Was Nothing But a Religious Hypocrite!
-George Hammett

If you are like many people in our world today, when you hear about church and religion, you might think immediately of all the hypocrites and showmanship that is often associated with these. Many people have no time for ‘religious’ things, because after all, it’s all just a farce! Or, is it? I have to confess that for the first eleven years of my life, I was nothing but a religious hypocrite.

I Looked OK on the Outside,
But God Saw My Heart
-Sarah Davies

The Lord had been working on me little by little for quite some time; small things, like what would I do after I graduated, what should I become, where should I go? When I would ask my mom she would say, “Pray about it.” But every time I prayed, there seemed to be a small voice saying, “the Lord will not give you direction for your future if you are not saved.” I pushed that voice away because at the time it was just easier to ignore it, but I still had doubts.