Episode 62

When the Lord saved David B., he overcame many barriers through some of the most unassuming ways. It is always a thrill to hear what or who God uses to pull the scales from our eyes–and hearts–so that we can see the cross clearly. Join us in this episode of the Removing Barriers podcast where we continue the How Were Your Barriers Removed? series, and we get to hear David exalt the God who saved him, while entreating those who have not yet been saved to taste and see that the Lord is indeed good.

Intro
And during my teenage years and young adult years, I basically broke almost every one. Just with knowledge as a kid, I knew I’m a sinner, but then when I abandoned all Christianity from my life for me, it was not. I don’t believe it. It’s nothing for me. It doesn’t apply to me because I don’t believe it, so to speak. But then when this one day I realized that there was October 23, 2018, they changed my whole life because it was not just that I was a sinner. I also realized that with my sin, I near us, Christ on the Cross. And even when I was a sinner, he still loved me and died for me. Wow.Thank you for tuning into the Removing Barriers Podcast. I’m Jay and I’m MCG, and we’re attempting to remove barriers so we can all have a clear view of the cross. This is episode 62 of the Removing Barriers Podcast, and this is a 16th in the series of How Were Your Barriers Removed? And in this episode, we’ll find out how David’s barriers were removed when he came to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.Ad
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David, welcome back to the Removing Barriers podcast and it’s a pleasure to have you once again.

Thank you very much for having me.

Great. We really glad that you’re here. And I think you’re the first German-born to be on the podcast. So an extra special welcome.

Wow. And now I gave that away.

Tell us what state or country were you born in.

So I was born in Germany, in the small city of Guma Spa, in the state of north RHINEWESTPHALIA.

Okay, I won’t try to repeat that, but tell us about that area where you live, where you’re born.

So Goba spa is a city with everything which people need for living like work, schools, universities, small, little moles businesses, all kinds of businesses and Hills and valleys. And I’m talking about when I went to my senior year in high school, I had to, I don’t know, five, 600ft, almost straight up on the mountain. That was the only way to the school, except I would take the bus, which I wasn’t allowed to. I’m not sure why, but yeah, different story. So it was uphill, block waves. Yes, up and down or winter. But in the summer it was nice.

Okay, that’s great. What type of family were you born into in Germany?

I have a dad and a mom and two brothers and older and the younger one. And I think I was about 16 years of age. My mom got foster certification which allowed us to take care of foster kid full time. And it was first one and now we have a second one as well, which both live with my parents in Germany. Both are 16 years of age and they are my only sister. I love them like my own.

Yeah. Awesome. That’s great. Now I’m not making a generalization here, but typically it takes a special family to open up their home to foster children. Does that mean that your home? Let me ask if it was it a religious one. Did you grow up in the Christian faith or just a very moral family? Obviously a very loving family. Tell us more.

I would define it as a Christian home with Christian values, especially when my earliest memories was me and my older brother. We had to share a room together and my dad would come over and he prayed with every individual at the bed like I had to come out of my bed near with my dad in front of my bed and we played together. And that was one of the or is one of the best memories I have from my dad. And those question values about you are not allowed to lie. You always be honest with your business is and work wise. Those values help me to today, I would say, but that only and that is may be sad part about it only lasted. So I think I was between eight, nine years old. So we attended the Baptist Church at that time. And like we were there always when the doors were open at some point and I was too young to understand it. I never asked my parents about it. At some point my parents decided to not go there anymore and they decided to go to a different Church, a new Church and one with my knowledge. Now I can say a joint and a cost charismatic Church, believing in fights and wonders, speaking in tongues and everything like a rock concert on the stage. And yeah, because I was so young and to use it in young age, it was just what it is. My parents still go there again. It’s a different story where they still stay there. But I think I spent my whole teenage here, say until I decide for myself. You know what I don’t need that?

Are your parents saved? Do you know?

I know for sure my mom at some point. I doubted that my father had and he only did certain things to peace my mom as well as our children because he wanted to be in a good example. So some things happen in my life when I was younger, which then make me think, what this can only happen if someone is safe. I’m talking about spiritual the text when my dad was just screaming in the middle of the night because of nightmares and I didn’t understand it. At one point I asked my mom, mom, what’s happening to that, and she said that he has nightmares and if the devil is sometimes asking him to do bad things and we have to pray for him, it stopped at one point when you stop serving the hot, you can see I really love your father. He wants my hero to this at some point in I can do whatever I can because I know it’s Bible that I will always honor my parents, whatever I can. I know I know myself a husband and father, and I have my own family. I’m responsible for them. But like, I’m talking with them and we have great time every Sunday morning before we go here in Canada for a Church that my family is able to see their first and only grandchild, which they were not able to see so far because of the restrictions. And they can’t come here. We can’t come visit them. So makes a little bit tough on both of our sides, especially put your side glass to hear the voice. Just amazing to see how much he can respond. He with ten months and he recognizes their voices and their faces. We are normal video call and it’s amazing. God is good. That all has to say yes.

You know, David, you don’t have to answer this question, but I’m just very moved when I see what you think of your father and how much you look up to him and my father. I love him to death. Like as a kid, that man could do no wrong. And I really looked up to him. But I think he saved. I’m not sure. But in retrospect, I could see that he had a very significant influence on my spiritual life, even though I have no solid, you know, I think he might be saved. Let me just say it like that. So I suppose my question for you is in your spiritual development coming up in your home. I don’t know what age you got saved, but perhaps you can explain to us before your Salvation what was your life not bringing like and how much was your father’s influence a part of that. Did he influence you for the better spiritually or for the worse?

That is a good question. It probably would take a little longer to answer. I would define it this way. I had a very protective childhood in the beginning. Like I said, we attended Baptist Church and I had close relations with my extended family, like my cousins were my friends and we stayed in a close circle, so to speak. And my parents did everything they could to teach her the right the Christian values and Bible stories every day in the evening or train for every year for a blessing and going to Church every time they also open. But then something changed. I still don’t know. And I hope at one point I will have the courage to ask maybe one on one that might be the best. Sometimes people here to open up when someone else is there as well, especially when someone in authority doesn’t want to give in and say they made a mistake back in the day. Then I don’t know. Someone else is listening to it because they have to prove a I’m strong. I’m authority in those kind of things that we went to a different Church, especially my younger age in the teenage years that had definitely a big impact on my life, the way I was thinking. And I would also say it was like a door to the world, because when I was young, there were no TV, there was no radio station listening to a word music. It was just Christian music was Christian stories on the MC, CAS said we were able to or allow to listen to also the only exceptions.

But other than that, we were very careful who I’m hanging out with. My friends that was so violin they think about in Germany, there’s homeschooling is against a lot of public school system is just the way to do and sent me to kindergarten, obviously at one point and she still testifies the first day I came home and I meet friends. But yeah, during the ten a time I came home and I started cursing because it was cool. I thought I got a banking and they didn’t realize, hey, you know what? France have a bad influence on our children. And yeah, the more worldly friends I got, the worse it got. And my parents had friends in this new Church. They had a son in my age. His name was Art. And for some reason, I don’t know, maybe you know that from your own personal life, it just clicked. We knew we like each other. We knew got to be best friends. But it was not for the good. You literally dragged each other down. We pushed ourselves to compete against each other and doing bad, not getting caught every time it was worse. I remember in the summertime our parents were driving us back and forth every other weekend. We were allowed to had a sleep over at the other ones, or he came to me and we were able to sneak out every time by jumping over the balcony or sneaking a key from a parent like it took us sometimes half an hour to sneak down the stairs, open the door, close the door behind us. And then we were gone doing wicked stuff. And yeah, there was a bad influence. I would say I’m not sure if everything changed, but at some point we got older, we got interest in women, and there was a lady we both were interested in, and that broke our friendship. I’m thankful for that, because then I was more focused on my job or my career. Even it was not perfect. But I was living paycheck to paycheck had been not in parents. Better. Let’s say they help me out because as an apprentice in Germany, you don’t eat it. $500 a month or financing a vehicle and an apartment was a no go for me.

So I was still sitting with my parents. But at some point the army called. I had to and this and that changed again. Everything else, because I basically lost my old friends and traded in everything for new friends, new family. And I stayed eight years in total in the Germany Army. And they moved me all over the place in Germany and Afghanistan. And they also opened by the view of the world. More stuff. I did add more wicked stuff open towards me, and maybe I slip back a little steps around the age of 16, just seeing people saying they were Christians, but doing the same stuff I was doing. Drinking the same stuff I was drinking just made me at some point, so mad, because even when I was not Christian, but had those ideas implemented in my younger age, I thought trician means something and stands for higher standards. But those people, I can say they ruin everything. Which in my mind was was right, was justice. And I said, you know what? If that is Christianity, I don’t want to have anything to do with it. And I stayed away from this Church. I told my parents, you know what? It’s good for you. But please leave me alone with that. I was trying to get life and they were never pushing. They gave us the freedom, good or bad. That’s the bad. But I didn’t want to have anything to do with religion. If someone would come and ask me, hey, you going to Church or, hey, are you praying before me or like I never did in front of people. And I just said, no, I don’t believe it. Like I never was saying, hey, back in this, yes, I was. And I was praying. I went to Church. What’s he saying in a neutral position. Not that I’m an atheist at this time. I wanted to believe there’s something, but people ruined it. Can I say it that way?

Yeah, definitely. Yeah. I like how when you talk about your friend, his name was Ache in. I see. Yeah. I like when you’re talking about him, that you didn’t say that he dragged you down. But you said that we dragged each other down because that to me is you realize, hey, that I was just as bad as he was. You’re not pointing finger at him. So I think that was really good. Do you remember the first time you actually heard the gospel?

I know Bible studies from a child. We went to the Old Testament on a regular basis. And I love those stories about David and Goliath and Daniel and the lion tent. They were amazing in German churches. How do I say it? They don’t preach at North America. Heard it probably, but because it was so boring to me as a child, but also as an adult, I was able to go to German Church in Canada. It was boring and I couldn’t follow exactly what they were saying. And to me it didn’t make sense. So I wouldn’t say I really understood it. Maybe I heard it. Maybe it was someone between the line, but I didn’t understand it or grab it. For me. It was 2017 in Canada. I came here in August 2017 and in August, our Church right now every year a friend day. And when I was coming here, I already had a job and the people working I was working with also my boss, the supervisor. They were both Christians, great Christians. They were an example for me. They were living on what they believed and they invited us, like all of our co workers to France and me and another friend, the front. Actually, we went there and on this front day, I for sure, because I know how my pass is treating. He gave the gospel clear as Crystal, but I can’t remember it was maybe not able to receive it at that time, but it’s to Memorial. The more is that right? Memorial? I’m not sure W said it according to standard. I’m tall. I’m six foot seven, without shoes.

Oh, wow.

After the preaching, we had lunch outside the Church and for the children they had bound to Castle. So we’re standing there with a friend of mine just watching the core. And like I was told, with chaos, but they had painful. Apparently it was good. Now I understand a little bit more, but at some point someone was knocking on shore. So I turned around and this giant, I’m proud of me, someone who’s head and shoulders with me looking into my eyes in this huge smile. This gentleman was not a gentleman, he said. Usually I am a taller sky, an auditorium. But then I saw you and I just had to come over and say Hi. I will never forget his words. And the gentleman was the assistant pass for Jeff Reason, who is now pastor and Edri Alberta in Canada. Great math. And I will probably come later to him in more detail getting to know him again. I saw him. I was listening to him. What he says, like not a conversation. Where you from, what are you doing for work and how long are you here? And like, brief conversation, but just smile is accurance. He was a nice guy. It was just amazing. I could just tell Israel and that had a big impact on me.

Great. Was that the first time you came to a full realization of your sin? Or did it takes a little bit longer after that encounter for you to actually feed the gravity of your sin.

I was thinking about this question, and this one was not the tough one, but I I’m not sure how to answer it, but I said to myself like there was as a kid, we always obviously, we obviously were taught the Ten Commandments as an example. And during my teenage years and young adult years, I basically brought almost everyone just with the knowledge. As a kid, I knew I’m a sinner. But then when I abandoned all Christianity from my life for me, it was not. I don’t believe it. It’s nothing for me. It doesn’t apply to me because I don’t believe it, so to speak. But then when this one day I realized that there was October 20, 2018, they changed my whole life because it was not just that I was a sinner. I also realized that with my sin, I near His Christ on the cross. And even when I was a sinner, he still loved me and died for me. Wow. Yeah, definitely. But God commended his love to rots in that while we were yet sinners. Chris, for us, that’s definitely amazing.

When you look back on your life, David, and you think about all of the people you’ve encountered, the different times that you’ve perhaps heard the gospel and didn’t respond or met people who, like you said, put a bad taste in your mouth when it came to Christianity because of the hypocritical way they were living. When you look back, what do you think were the barriers that were preventing you from being saved?

I think hypocrites that would be my my barrier. As a kid, you just believe what the parents tell you. You trust them with your life, not just because they feed you and they care for you, but you just press them. It as a child desire to love the parents and do what pleases them. And when the parents say now there’s the already God and he loves you and cash for you. You want to believe that people who said the same thing but live out a different way of life describe this, wishing me that days of God. I know I may be disappointed or angry or everything at the same time, but this was the barrier for me that Isa said no, what? That is Christianity. I don’t wanna have anything to do with that, because in my own thinking, I can do even better than those. I want to not work my way up to heaven because at the time I just didn’t believe in it. But I wanted to prove myself that I can. You’re a better person than those who came to be Christians.

Yeah, definitely. And how were those barriers eventually removed? So that’s the barrier of hypocrites in your life that say, wanting live another way? How would the barriers eventually remove? And you came to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ?

Short answer through the people I met in Church. The long answer. It was just after this friend day. It took me approximately another year and two months to get saved, but during that time some are very special. Try to invite me in. Also other coworkers to Church events like for the single guys 18 years of age and older. They’re called Korea events playing volleyball and game nights and having on her to get a singing. And there’s always like a little message and just being together with good people. And while I was working I used my work because I had to move in different places were not available at the time. Usually the things used to see nothing too. I don’t have a time. At some point those limitations were dried out and never received them. And a miracle happened because I came here to Canada in 2017 with a work Louisa only for one year. So I said to myself, I came in August. Amazing weather. Sun is nice when I survived the winter and I heard winter in Canada is crazy when I survive the winter. Yeah, I’ve heard I might going to apply for permanent residents. So I survived for first winter…it was only -40.

Okay, so I applied for from the resident and I knew it would take probably a year and a half, maybe in three years. So I didn’t want to go back to Germany, wait for a final answer decision. So next to my permanent residence application I also sent in an extension for my work meter. I did everything right. I just went back working and waited and waited and then blow my daughter mail. My application for prime reason was still ongoing, but a work teaser. They didn’t extend it and I only were allowed to stay three more months in Canada if I would leave for myself. That would support me. That was a little bit eye opening to me and I said, Well, what am I doing now? I was stuck at home. I was not allowed to work because that would be illegal and just to visit, I’m not a worker. And then another invitation came, hey, why don’t you come over to Church? Said sure, why not? Or to that Church doesn’t hurt, right? So I went there. I was introduced to some good friends. Still friends. Amen. And I was sitting in third row. I don’t know why they supposed to be right there on the front. I felt a little bit weird because I’m just super call and everyone else around me is just a midget who is singing. Probably everyone was wondering who this bold call guy. There no way that I could hide. So that gave me a little bit spotlight. More people came introduced them to me and it was nice. I bet more Christians good friends and I started like it. Most people were real. They cared for me. They wanted the best for me. They were offering even food or invited me to their place and have supper. And I was overwhelmed from this kindness then true care, like honest care for someone else. And once in a while, someone tried to slip in the gospel in between. I don’t know how I did it, but I smile. Thank you. I have to be like super excuse. And I never made a decision.

I was touched in my heart for the character people, but nothing was moving except this one thing. One day in the evening service, you usually have a prayer after the service before you dismissed. One of the store stuff went forward and he had to pray. A request, a phone. And he said with prayer requests from Brother Barry, who was my boss. He said he asked to pray for one of his coworkers who lost his permission to work in Canada. But she would like to keep him because he believes he’s a good man. Everyone bought the heads and puzzles, praying. I’m just standing there. Wow, I don’t deserve those people. They are way nice to me. They don’t know how dirty I was at that time and how much. So I laid up on my shoulder. They was so touching.

And right after dismissed, I went home. I need to do something. Not that I hated to go there because I felt the convict. That was nothing else but conviction at the time. But I need to do something. So I contact my supervisor from the company and say, hey, I know I’m not allowed to work, but maybe just sent me somewhere where there are no cars and I just work because I just need to do something. I had to clear my mind and they sent me to a job site six 7 hours away from the Church. But here is a little hook. I already like. The proofing is because the pastor in New Jonamen, he knows how to use illustration so that I me, a German person whose second language is English can follow, can understand and relate from real life. I was sort of a sad and texted someone here. Is there a way that I can follow you online? Also, because I saw the cameras. What? So? So, yeah, we have some audio ever heard about that where you can live, stream us, but also download some sermons and just put it offline in the site. Oh, that’s awesome.

So I did that. And in my mind was like, David, remember that gentleman who greeted you 2017 at Frieend Day? It was passenger freezing. You never heard him preach. Why don’t you start with him? I said, sure. Every evening I was listening to two servers of them, plus the normal ice cream services on Wednesday and Sunday evening because Sunday morning had to work, obviously, but it was good listening to him get little bit of fire. Bruce one preacher, and when he raises his voice, it was like, oh, man, you don’t want to mess with this person, but he was great and one year on it was October 20, 2018. I was a lumbar is up in a hotel room. I was listening for the sermon and after my two sermons I was not fat. I wanted more so I kept listening. I kept going after six or seven. Can’t remember exactly when I’ve got terrible and the only way to describe now is just the Holy Ghost was almost shoulder two tons and just the way it was Harry Harry and the message was done. But the summer still kept going and that’s the reason gave the invitation was just trading and waiting for what he would say if I remember right. That sun was about ten years old at the time, but he was talking to me at that time. That invitation that was for me. He talked about cheeses, about Romans five, eight. What Jesus is done for the world and for each and everyone on this planet and God should his love and sending his son Jesus to die for his sins. Why do we get sinus while we curse him when he spit on his name while he made follow him and other people. That was me and I just broke down at the bowling so cause and she’s see the reader as you last and he really came down and packed on the cross my sins for the whole world. Amen and also that hell is real and it would end up there for me. I was the biggest thing I have other it definitely deserve to die and go to hell. But despite all this, Jesus died from me. Care for me when I try to avoid to live deny. He also starts coming in my mind. Even I did to other people, to other Christians making fun of them. I just started to cry. I got prayed here probably the first time after. I don’t know a decade.

Yes. So Lord, I don’t deserve this. I need to go to hell. But you love me. You died for me and you want to be best for me. That is a place to heaven. Thank you on that. God save me right here. I never felt that unbelievable…Peace. So much peace in me. There was no no light or item. Music Rome I don’t know. Just peace. I knew it was real. God’s Grace save my soul. Ever thankful. Praise God for he had made him sin for us. Who knew no sin that we might have the righteousness of God in Him? What an exchange. Jesus took your sins and gave you his righteousness Amen. The transforming work of Jesus Christ. Yes.

You’re listening to the Removing Barriers Podcast. Please sit down with David and we’re finding out how were his barriers removed. We’ll be right back.

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Before we go into the next section, I have one more question because you mentioned DW was one of those friends because I wouldn’t claim him as a friend.

He at the end is one of my friends and he came out and okay. But still, there was a moment before I was safe and still amaze how bold he can be. We were sitting in the auditorium and everyone was dismissed and there was sort of time and then again, so most noting a my shoulder turn around. Yes, bro. I can go like Hi. Never seen you. Yeah, my name is David. Who are you? Is it that’s great? My name is David Too. And I think the second question, yes. Are you saved? I didn’t know what to say at the time because the term was not familiar to me, so I was not sure what he was talking about. Maybe we can talk about it another time. So we exchange phone numbers, actually, and he wants to meet for coffee, but never happens. But he was looking up at you, right? Not when I was sitting right.

2nd Corinthians 5:17 says, therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things are passed away. Behold, all things are become new after Salvation. What changes were evident in your life? You talk about the peace that you felt immediately when the Lord saved you. What were some of the other changes that were evident in your life after Salvation?

And there is something I’m not telling a lot of people, but I was porn addicted and I knew that was wrong. At that moment I had my phone with me. I delete everything, which was not right. When I came back into my apartment, which I was renting at the time I took the time to my laptop out and all my hard drive. I need everything I had there left. I also need music and movies. I had no doctrine about why I would do that, but no one taught me about it at that time is. But as long as I don’t know, this is all right, because the Bible says so. I don’t want to have anything to do with that. I also remember I had still a case of here. We call it the truth for in my pantry, there’s still lots of waters unopen. I was thinking, you know what? You can bring this back to the store and you get a couple of Bucks back and save some money. And then the next thought was already, what if someone sees you with be in your hands? What if someone sees you going to a beer store, a beer vendor, and you have a case in the head was like, no, I don’t want to be on those I avoided when I was a kid, so I just dumped everything into the business. No, I don’t have anything to do with that.

And I called my mom back in Germany. I had the opportunity to buy very cheap booze. And I had basically the basement of my parents were hundreds, literally hundreds of bottles of Heartfully Court. I don’t know how much worth it. I said, Mom, I’m not there. You are there. But once you are alone, take all the bottles and dump them and send me a picture of all the empty policy. I don’t want to have them in your house. She didn’t understand it at the time. I didn’t feel that I should tell too many people about it. I didn’t know what to do with this new chapter in my life. And she had this feeling I like that place, the Lord man, but she wasn’t a pushy. So I didn’t know. For one thing, I knew the term getting baptized. I heard frequently here until, but I have no idea about getting batter. So baptism and no one talking about it. So I didn’t get baptized like the first time when it was back in town. But Drake lot that was literally from the Lord. We had some teenagers and a child getting back price. One Sunday evening from the background, there were immigrants from Russia where certain beliefs you’re only allowed to get there is when you’re 18 years of age. But the Bible doesn’t teach it. So the pastor took this time at a full servant on getting that price of what the Bible has to say and why we as the Church believe which I can get saved and also can get that price. So what’s the thing there? I think there was three folks got that price at that evening. I have to jump right after them. No way I have to. No, I feel terrible that I didn’t do it like as soon as possible. I was back. So I talked to pastor. We had a brief talk about my Salvation. My background. I appreciated this asking is concern of on conversion. And you know what? Next Sunday evening is yours. So race about three, three and a half weeks after I would say on a baptized come.

And at that time I told basically everyone another thought comes up in my head. My grandma from a mother’s side. So my mom’s mom. There we go. Let’s put death. My mom’s mom slipped him with my parents in the basement. She has her own entrance, everything for her. But because she’s sleeping by her soft, she needs help. Once in a while, they decided to have her living with my parents. And one day, one of grandkids, my cousin and her wife visited them. And at that time me, my mom were talking about the Salvation. That is a bad person. She was just friend. Okay. Do we have a picture of New getting Patrice said? Sure. Actually, two of my brothers, they took a video of me, so I sent a video. According to my cousin who contacted me later. My mom well, running downstairs, went to my grandma. They both watch the video of me getting baptized and my cousin was wearing. They both are just crying subscribe because they pray for me. 31 years, 31 years. That is. Wow. Yeah. I praise the Lord for my God mom, for my Goddy grandma. Without that prayer, I’m not sure if right now.

So do you think the way your barriers will remove would be effective to reach others with similar barriers like you?

I would definitely say so. Yes. People all around us, like family members or coworkers, was also the gentleman at the gas station at the counter, the only to see a difference in us. As if we had the Christian. We say we are claimed to be. There’s something about us, something different than they need to see, which makes them just curious. Like what is so different about them? Why is he always happy? Why is he always smiling, even when he’s driving a rough for whatever. I’m not picking on fault, but I couldn’t figure out a different brand. Yeah, Ford is fine. I think it’s just vital when I think about my part. If there were true Christians, show me what the Bible says and they actually were an example for me. Over the years and years, I might have been saved in younger age, which would be just better. No, I can’t go back, obviously. But I reached out for the goal.

Yeah, man, now that you’re saved now that the Lord has glory saved you, I should say, because that’s just so awesome to hear how he brought you to Salvation. What are you doing personally in your life in the area of evangelism to help reach others for the gospel or for Christ?

Okay. Why don’t you ask me, how am I doing? How are you doing? I’m living the dream. So sometimes people literally are. Okay. So is it a nightmare? What is your female? Honestly, I can say sometimes I make people laugh with my answer, but when I have the opportunity to explain what my dream is, I can say I’m a child of God because Jesus is not older savior. And the Bible says that we never touched the famous help of my dreamers. I have a wonderful wife and she’s the mother of my children, and I live in Canada, and everything just straighten at the bone in a low life is awesome. And people sometimes don’t take me serious, but they look at me and my reaction and they see you see it is. Oh, yeah, yes, definitely serious. And I’m very thankful for a Church who reaches out to our community.

For Brother DW, who’s teaching our so many class and that taught me so much. And honestly, I’ve never seen something like this, like an outreach from a Church into the community in journey at all. There were some events where people were invited by going from door to door and trying to witness the Bible, like going to parks and making phone calls where we have the pandemic. We are not allowed to grow. You were trying to tell phone numbers and calling people at first. How can we help you? Is there anything you like, if anything you need and then slowly what should be trying to reach and bringing the conversation towards it? And by the way, do you know where you go when you die today? Is there a place like having your home? And if not, maybe we can explain to you how you can get to them and so on and just wow, great. I hope you expecting definitely is great. The Bible commanders to go there and preach the gospel and that’s exactly what you’re doing. And you integrate it in every facet of your life to even to the simple question of how are you doing? You seek to integrate it so that’s great.

Alright David, we’ve been going to go into a little bit of fun section to find out some of your favorites. So tell me what is your favorite script verse

That is Acts nine or six eight the first part and he trembling and astonish said, Lord, what will I have to do, talking about Saul who would later come? Paul? He was a Pharisee from like his birth. He was trained to be a Pharisee, getting taught in the Penta top and the Old Testament and everything they are laid out. I’m not sure where it says. Someone thought that piracy was able to memorize huge portions of scripture. They can quote UN, quote, unquote. But then when he because he thought his going right persecuted the Church of Jesus Christ. He got a nice meeting with us Christ himself and that was just eye opening for him that everything what he believed was right. That was completely wrong. And he had the person the perfect Messiah, the perfect Son of God in front of him. And I don’t know how many thoughts he had in this very moment. It only says a deep trembling and the stars said, and this is everything I need known. Just meditating on this. Wow. Like there was source in his mind like light years fast like wow. And he realized, you know what he’s my age. He’s the Lord Jesus Christ. It’s all I need. And whatever he says me to do, I wanted. That’s why he said, Lord, what we don’t have in to do, which then also reminds me every time am I doing the right thing? Do I proceed the will of God? Do I do what is right, do and do what I know to do this right. And so on. Very encouraging with man.

What is your favorite biblical historical account? Some people call them Bible stories, but we don’t on this podcast because we don’t believe the Bible has no stories. We believe everything in the Bible is very true, very literal. So what would you say is your favorite biblical historical account?

Even if I that probably was always the life of Joseph. And now, with my perspective as an adult and being a Christian, he never lost his focus on the one. Whatever he had to go through, I guess brothers almost killed them, sold into slavery. He was born from Port. His wife was trying to do wicked stuff. And even then he said, how can I do this wicked evil and sin against the law? I’m paraphrasing here, but he had the focus of the law. He’s not just sinning against someone’s, some person. Now he’s sitting against the Lord if he would do that wicked thing. And he was never murmuring. He was always doing the right thing. And he got elevated a lot less because of the obedience. And wow, in the end, God meant everything for good. You were taking care of of his brothers, his dad whole family, and just me. An office account.

Yeah, definitely. What is the most convicting scripture passage to you?

I have first Corinthians in 10:31 who says whether therefore eat or drink or whatever you do to all to the glory of God. Shortly after that say, we had a message about the Earth from our past. And after the service was done, I was still sitting there and had my Bible open. What’s? Reading it now? Reading it and like, wow, and who is like, that is not just a verse. It just a task never ending until I die. When I wake up, I want to glorify God. When I go to work, I want to glorify God. When I meet people, I want to go for God in all on God. There’s nothing I want to do my life which doesn’t give to glory. I said, I want to do everything I can, everything I can. And when I read this verse, it just reminds me, hey, how did you treat the Lord today?

Yeah, that’s an amazing question. How did you treat the law today? I never thought about that. Great. What’s the most comforting scripture verse to you?

I think that is probably not just me, but John 10 from the verses 27 to 30. I’m going to read it. My sheep hear my voice and I know them and they follow me and a given to them eternal life. And he shall never perish neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My father, which gave them me, is greater than all. And no man is able to pluck them out of my father’s hands. I and my father are one. We’re talking about protection through the hand of Almighty God. No power ever, ever is able to separate us from him. And that is security right there. Make this fine. I’m just happy. That’s a great. What about your favorite him of the fat? That is for sure. Trust the domain new believer. I knew nothing. I didn’t know the word. What is doctor Titus Timothy? I didn’t know there were Biomin. So when there was something I learned through preaching and was convicting to me and there was something practical, especially I could follow. I trust not that here’s a reason why I should do this or should do that. And this song is just the expression of it when I trust and obey when I think about her, Samuel, when so we’re supposed to kill everyone in the city and Malapitan only. And he saved the life of the King ago and even the best cheap and arts and everything. And then he called a family. So said, God doesn’t need us. He wants you to obey that’s basically it. It’s like Natha obey them. Wow. Yeah, I will. Yes, sir. Let’s do it. But there’s no other way to be happy in Jesus. But the just and open a man. Yes, sir. Who would you say is your favorite giant of the faith from the scriptures? That is, for me, the possible his upbringing lesson to is wrongdoing, which is long story, but he was Quince at what he was doing is right. And then he met Jesus, which was probably the best day of his life. And they changed everything in this wall before the Lord and everything. And he had to go through a lot of trouble. And plus, he wrote half of the New Testament books. He was the first missionary and human speaking what he was trying to do for the Lord. It’s just outstanding. I’m just amazed about this account and true example he used for us even now. Great.

All right, David. So we have heard your amazing testimony of how Jesus take you from that mess and brought you into His glorious light. Let’s wrap it up by you telling us, how can those barriers be removed in the life of others? Whether it is similar barriers like yours or whatever barriers a one person may have to commit to Jesus Christ?

How do you think about Matthew chapter five when she was talking to the multitude and his cyclist year the salt of the Earth. But if the salt have lost the savor, wherewith shall it be salted? It is therefore good for nothing. But we cast out and we draw underfoot of men. You have the light of the world, the city, the Saturn Hill cannot be hit. This is one convicting passage for Christians, I believe. Am I doing? The Lord’s will do. I show the world that I am God’s child. Ten people see through my words and actions that I am real, true Christian. And if they see it and would come to me and ask me, there’s something different with you. What is it. Can I give them the truth and trying to wrap it up in my own thoughts? I was thinking about it and telling the truth. Even the people will get mad. That is essential. The Bible says that we are all sinners, but of everyone agrees to that. Even like to hear it, they get mad. But it is important that we know that that the s in us, that we understand it because of all wrongdoing. We can’t and into heaven after we die. Physically, there’s no amount of good we can do to outweigh or bad. There’s no money we could give charity or churches to buy all ways to have baptism is not the answer. Jesus paid the prison which separates us from God. It was necessary that Jesus paid because on he was able. He is perfect and the only acceptable sacrifice God would have accepted. He died first since he was buried and rose again the third day. That is what the Bible says. And now he’s offering free gift observation to enter heaven for eternity. And I was asking a little while ago myself, what’s the definition of gift? A gift is something that’s freely given out of love. You can’t work for it and you can’t earn it. If you did, it wouldn’t be a gift. Someone else pays the price and then offer it to you. And how do you get that gift? Good question. You must turn from everything you thought would bring you to heaven. Nothing is good enough. Nothing is acceptable. Nothing except Jesus Christ in his payment on the craft. Trusting in him in him alone is the next step in asking him to save you from your sins. It is a choice you have to make about your own, not by your parents, not through or with your friends. No pastor, no Pope can do this for you. He paid your sin death and you have to ask him to come in your life and save you from your sin. For some people, that sounds way too easy. And I heard from service about it. And the answer is the gospel was never meant to be complicated. It is so simple that even a child is able to understand and receive Jesus Christ as personal savior. Almost three years of being a Christian. I was never happier at that moment when I made this decision. That price can save man.

David, thank you for joining us on the Removing Barriers podcast.

Thank you for having me praise the Lord.

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