Fifty Years on the Gospel Highway-Personal Testimony 2 parts
PERSONAL TESTIMONY of Al Hughes
(Part 1 and 2 in one post. See bottom of this post for video of the second message.)
PDF Outline: FULL PDF HERE
1 Timothy 1:12-15
I have TWO birthdays—Both in December. Last December I turned 70 years old physically and 50 years old spiritually.
The Apostle Paul gave his testimony of salvation four times in the New Testament (Acts 22:3-15; 26:8-19; Philippians 3:4-9; 1 Tim. 1:12-16). Paul is the example of a Christian. Every Christian should always we ready to give their testimony of how they got saved. The Bible says, “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you…” (1 Pet. 3:15).
Therefore, I’d like to testify how Jesus saved me and what He has done in my life.
[Two parts: B.C.=Before Conversion / Before Christ / A.D.=After Decision]
B.C.
My Dad met my Mom in England during WW2. He was in Army (7th Armor Division). They got married and settled in Detroit.
Shortly after I was born in 1947, my parents took me to a Presbyterian church in Detroit to be sprinkled. Although my folks were what some might call “good people,” they were not “church goers.” We only went to church on special occasions like Easter and Christmas.
(TO BE CONTINUED…)
I couldn’t get Gordie’s witness out of my mind. I kept thinking about the preacher who tried to win me to Christ the day my Dad died. I asked God, “God, if You will show me those verses again that the preacher showed my Mom, I’ll pray and mean it this time!” I even took my mother’s old King James Bible and tried to find that “sinner’s prayer” that my mother prayed.
A few weeks before Christmas in 1967, I received a Christmas card from Gordie Raatz. He enclosed a tract titled, God’s Simple Plan of Salvation. I didn’t realize it was God answering my prayer. It sat on to top of my dresser for about a week. Then one night I came in and noticed it sitting there. I picked it up and began to read.
(read the full story in the PDF.)
A.D.
I went to work early the next day to tell Gordie I got “borned again!” He rejoiced when I told him. I began telling everyone else in the shop what happened in my life! Most doubted saying, “It won’t last.” But I can say by God’s grace, that my life has never been the same. If you claim to be saved but there has never been a change in your life, you better make sure you’re really saved.
(OMITTED, read the PDF)
I thank God for how He blessed my life with a loving family and a fruitful ministry. To God be the glory! I can testify with Jacob, “few and evil have the days of the years of my life been” (Gen. 47:9).
If you’ve never trusted Christ as your Savor, call on Him today and ask Him to save you. He will. “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved… For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved”.
TESTIMONY OF GORDIE RAATZ AT THIS LINK
PDF Outline: FULL PDF HERE
One Reply to “Fifty Years on the Gospel Highway-Personal Testimony 2 parts”
God has used your testimony to bless my heart and encourage me. I’m so thankful that God has kept you faithful all these years. I greatly enjoyed these messages. Thank you for posting them. Tim and I love you.