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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.
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