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Ordination Video 1: Brian Chesemore
0 CommentsOver the next few days we’re going to post video clips from the ordination service this past Sunday. These clips include the comments each pastor shared, as well as video interviews we prepared in order to encourage and bless each pastor after he addressed the congregation. First up: Brian Chesemore.
August 27 2008 at 12:08 pm
Chris’s Testimony
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The second person to be baptized this past Sunday was Christopher Gonzalez. Here’s Chris’s testimony:
Life before Christ was like living in a hole I could never climb out of. I felt alone, ran the streets, and didn’t really care about anyone. But I presented myself in a way that made it seem like everything was all right.
Then I met a woman, now my wife, who spoke to me of Christ and how great he is. One night while my wife was having a seizure I prayed “Lord if you are real and posses the power they say you do, show me. Please stop Cori from having this seizure.” Before I could finish this prayer, it was over. That same week I went to church and a gentle man I never met before asked me if I knew Christ. I said no, so we prayed and he told me I was saved. I thought, “that’s it, I’m saved, I’m good” but for years I went on the same way, the same routine. It wasn’t until I came to Covenant Life that I learned what true repentance is and what true salvation is. I’ve turned from my sin and trusted in Christ.
Christ has changed my life in so many ways. I love people now, I’m more alert to the Holy spirit, and I now have a loving church family. In Covenant Life I’ve met a few people that have helped me. My wife, who is a spiritual warrior in prayer, Mr. Rashford and his family, Dana and Marcia Early, my care group, Don DeVries, Joe Lee and Josh Harris. When I came in this church Pastor Corby greeted me. Just in the way he prayed for me showed me how God’s grace can change a person.
I want to be baptized today to show what Christ has done in me; that I have died with Christ and been raised with him.
August 26 2008 at 1:41 pm
Linda’s Testimony
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We had two baptisms this Sunday, one in each service. Before being baptized, Linda Irwin shared this testimony:
I have admired Covenant Life Church since 1991 when I first heard CJ Mahaney speak. I probably hold the record for the oldest/longest visitor. I attended the old Celebration retreat but didn’t know what we were celebrating until I got there. My sister, Terry Mayo, said, “If I had told you, you wouldn’t have come.” I had brought a bottle of wine and a bad attitude. But Terry was patient with me. One year, I even went to New Attitude with my nephew, Sean, who is here today, and his friends.
I always believed in God (He’s watching ya know), but I never thought I could call myself a Christian. I considered myself God’s favorite sinner destined to watch the church from afar. My sister never gave up on me. She sent me tapes and books that I read and appreciated from a social science perspective. I even used The Peacemaker by Ken Sande in my business. But I thought my sins were too great, and I’d never belong.
In 2002 Terry sent a small orange book in the mail. It was C.J. Mahaney’s The Cross Centered Life, and boy was my life over as I had known it. A light bulb went off in my heart, and in spite of my thick skull, I realized that I was a sinner, but even I could be forgiven by Christ’s death on the cross. Me!
I have visited many local churches, and it is a huge honor for me to say today, I am finally joining one. C.J., if you’re listening, thank you. Josh Harris, I think you’re doing a great job! Braden Greer, thank you for listening to my story. Eric Simmons, thank you for your enthusiasm in Starting Point. And Terry, thank you for showing me God never gave up on me. I love you.
Today, I want to be baptized to show that I’ve died with Christ and I’ve been made new by Christ.
July 23 2008 at 2:09 pm
Pablo’s Testimony
1 CommentsLast Sunday we had five baptisms. One young man baptized was Pablo Zalduondo. I wanted to share the testimony he shared before being baptized because it’s particularly relevant to our Week of Prayer as we pray for the youth of our church—especially prodigals like Pablo.
I was raised for most of my life in Covenant Life Church. From kindergarten to eighth grade I attended Covenant Life School and church every Sunday. Yet I was rebellious and prideful in my ways even as a child. I left Covenant Life School in eighth grade. Once in public school I had before me everything I believed I wanted. I quickly grabbed everything I could; friends, alcohol and drugs. These things completely enveloped me and consumed me for years. After years I realized I had everything I wanted, yet my hatred for life became out of control. My anger led me to join the Marine Corps after high school. My intention was to be able to legally kill and take my hatred out on others. Anger led constantly to violence, more drugs and a completely self-destructive lifestyle. I began to blame the Marine Corps for my problems. My desperation became out of control. I needed a savior.
About six months after I was released from active duty, my father gave me some messages to listen to. Only by God’s grace did I listen to the messages. Only by the grace and mercy of God could the selfish, sinful, prideful, arrogant person I was, listen to messages defending and affirming the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. The Holy Spirit began to move and transform my heart slowly yet surely. I turned from my sin and trusted in Christ. The first thing that God ripped from my life was my anger, how thankful I am for being freed from this sin that consumed me. He continues to work in me through the Holy Spirit to make me more like His Son, Jesus Christ. I wish to be baptized today to obey Christ’s command. I am honored to be baptized here at Covenant Life Church.
After he shared his testimony, I asked Pablo to lead the congregation in praying for the prodigal sons and daughters of our church. In this week devoted to praying for the next generation, please pray for the young men and women of our church who are not walking with the Lord. Ask God to draw them back to Himself as he mercifully did with Pablo.