Restoring Your Faith Through Life Experiences

By Victor

Jesus admonishes us, encourages us, and commands us to share the gospel (Matthew 28:18–20). Jesus communicated with his disciples using real-world situations to convey His teachings, such as a lost sheep, a lost coin, and a son who went astray. Likewise, these essays and short compositions provide examples from life experiences, such as befriending refugees and restoring vintage automobiles. Those activities can be used as a basis for forming friendships that can lead to opportunities for evangelism. The discussants are encouraged to give examples from their own life experiences that may be used for evangelism. The essays are especially appropriate for small group discussions, adult Bible classes, and retreats.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Jul 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9781685177546

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Restoring Your Faith Through Life Experiences

Victor

Copyright © 2022 by Victor

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All biblical citations were taken from the New International Version of the Holy Bible.

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Table of Contents

Restored

Freed

Healed

Loving the Stinky and Disobedient

John D. Rockefeller1

The Transforming Power of Love2

Elmo Renoll and Divine Providence

Delta Flight 291

Are You a Loser?

Extreme Christianity3

Marco Polo and the World Beyond

The Providence of God

Endorsements

Thank you for sending me a piece of your writing and background. Wow. You have a gift with words which lead into spiritual depth and beauty. Thank you.

—Hannah Parmelee, Oasis Campus Minister, Arizona State University

Acknowledgment

This book would not have been possible without the assistance of my loving wife of fifty-one years.

Restored

Occasionally, you see them on the highway, on the back of a flatbed truck or being towed on a trailer. If you drive through a town without strict zoning enforcement, you can sometimes see them in a side yard or in the backyard, covered with huge blue plastic sheets, probably so the neighbors will not complain. In my neighborhood at night, you can see garage doors open with the lights on and men working under them well into the early morning hours, night after night. To me, they are rusted pieces of junk. Just shells of what they used to be. With windows broken, rubber hoses and gaskets which fall to pieces when touched, and with the interior plastic and vinyl so baked by the sun that they are sharper than a knife, it is hard to visualize what these cars must have looked like when they were new. To me, they are worthless.

But to the person who rebuilds and restores old vehicles, they are a worthwhile project. And not a work project, but a labor of love. Perhaps the car was one the person wanted as a teenager or just after being married but couldn’t afford. Now, twenty-five, thirty, thirty-five years later, they have the chance to rebuild that dream car. With tireless effort and not a little amount of money and time spent on finding authentic spare parts, and with great attention to detail, slowly, the piece of junk becomes