What Leaders are saying about using Real Life Stories Books

In the year of 2012, God strategically and divinely connected Pure Gospel Tracts  with Step by Step Ministries. God ordained a meeting between myself and Jim Barbarossa, better known as The Shofar Man. I thought I was going to this meeting for the sole purpose of purchasing some Tallits, but God the Master planner and strategist had an extraordinary purpose much bigger than either of us knew at the time.

Our church was hosting a One New Man conference, and I was led to invite Jim and Carla to attend. They attended the conference, and a divine connection was instantly made between the two ministries.

Jim invited my wife and myself to one of the Unity Gathering meetings that he and Carla were facilitating. During this meeting, we were introduced to a new concept of believers in 5-fold ministries, working together without competition, personal gain, or agendas to evangelize the world. We were introduced to Step by Step Ministries, which was like no other ministry we had ever come in contact with.

Jim exposed us to the Evangelism Ministry that God downloaded to him and Carla.

We were told in these meetings that every believer has a testimony that should be written and shared for the glory of God. We were given free evangelisms tools such as Real Life Stories Volumes 1 and 2. We were strongly encouraged to pray over and distribute these books as we go about our daily lives.  After attending several meetings, Jim asked my wife and I to write our stories to be included in Real Life Stories Volume 3. I immediately wrote mine, but my wife was reluctant and took a while. My wife hesitated because she didn’t think her testimony was significant.

This was a big step for both of us.

Being a part of Real Life Stories Volume 3 was such a blessing and gave a spiritual sense of accomplishment. We enjoyed giving out books that conveyed the transforming power of God that is available to everyone. Jim and Carla consistently attended services at PGM and taught the congregation this newfound way of Evangelizing. They later encouraged and challenged the members to submit their testimonies. As a result, Real Life Stories Volume 5 was birthed.  The real work was just beginning.

Now came the task of encouraging the members to get out of their comfort zones, press beyond fear, go to total strangers, and give them the books. Jim and Carla asked if they could facilitate meetings at PGM to instruct and encourage us to evangelize through passing out Real Life Stories Volume 5. We started the meetings. We have since then distributed over 35,000 books. We have taken cases of books and displays to the cleaners, car repair shops, fitness clubs, liquor stores, gas stations, and men’s and women’s shelters. We even have a display on the front desk of Gary’s City Hall. We are so grateful to God for uniting us with Step by Step Ministries. 

God has taken our ministry to a whole different level. We know that God is pleased with our efforts, and we will continue to fulfill the call of the Great Commission. We strongly encourage you to do the same. God doesn’t need a whole lot of people to fulfill his will. He just needs a group of committed people who have a mind to WORK!!!

Is This What Life Is Really About Salvation Tracts?

I owned a successful fleet of semi-trucks. I served six successful years in the United States Army. I graduated from Airborne and Ranger School. I reached the rank of Staff-Sergeant. I thought, “Life has to be for something else, for something better than this.” I was considered to be a medium-class productive member of society who owned a successful fleet of semi-trucks and contributed positively to the economy.  Prior to that, I served six successful years in the United States Army.  I had the privilege of graduating from Airborne and Ranger School and was honorably discharged with the rank of Staff-Sergeant.  Any time I saw someone in need of help, I always volunteered to help without expecting anything in return.  I always made sure not to hurt nor take advantage of anyone.  Anyone who knew me knew they could depend on me for anything they needed help with.   

As a young entrepreneur, I had the ambition for success.  I was about to achieve what many strive to achieve; a stable and comfortable financial income to supplement a comfortable lifestyle.  I realized that once I accomplished what I set out to do, I would be in a position where I could retire at an early age, which would be 32 at that time.  I began to ask myself, “Is this what life is really about, becoming successful, retiring, traveling, and that’s it?  That’s what society teaches us that life is about?  How sad and boring that is!  Life has to be for something else, something better than this!” 

I then realized I had been blinded by pursuing what I had been taught to pursue since I was young.  My parents, school, TV influence, friends, and neighbors; from all of them, I learned to pursue financial

Stability, a beautiful family, and success. Once I had achieved it, I realized they were wrong.  I found it easy to achieve all that, and it was when I achieved it that I realized I must really find out what life is really about.   

As a cultural born Roman-Catholic, I never really attended church or prayed.  All I did everyday was to thank God and symbolize honor and respect towards Him by sliding my right hand, forming a cross as I touched my forehead, down to my heart, then to my left shoulder and finishing in my right shoulder.  That’s what I was taught to do ever since I could remember.  I didn’t know how to actually pray to God.  But when I found myself in the life situation I described, I finally found myself talking to God.  I looked at the sky and asked, “God, if You exist, is this what life is really about?  Is this it?  Get rich and enjoy life?  It can’t be!  It was too easy to accomplish success, and now that I’m about to accomplish, what I consider, full and permanent success, I find it boring to keep on living with no more challenges in life! Many would call it financial freedom.  If this is it, life is boring and has no purpose!  What is life really about Bibles Tracts ?”  

If there was anything negative or bad about me at that time, it would be that almost every weekend I would get drunk with beer, eat pizza and chicken wings, and watch boxing on HBO.  That was pretty much my ritual on weekends as a form of relaxation from every week’s hard work.  My wife, at the time, would support me with it.  She seemed to be proud of the life I had provided to her and our children.  Her only complaint was that I would put my business before our family.  She was right, but I just couldn’t understand it at that time.  I felt that if I didn’t put business first, I would be putting at risk the comfortable lifestyle I was providing.  

To my surprise, I later realized God did hear me when I started to talk to Him. After the first time I began talking to God, I kept telling and asking Him more things.  I suddenly felt in my heart to ask Him if I’m really supposed to go to a church, and if so, which church should I go to.  I asked God such questions because I literally would not trust any man or any church organization.  I knew God heard me speak to Him when my business began to do poorly.  I actually began to lose business, and my company fleet size began to decrease.  I had begun toread the bible and realized that God was actually testing me according to some stories I had read from the bible.  In other words, I knew God began to test my faith because I was asking Him to show me who He is.   

I ended up losing my business, my marriage, and my properties.  But in the midst of it all, somehow, I just knew God was in control of everything in my life.  Just by believing that, a great peace came over my life.  But more than that, the peace had come inside of me.  I now know, it is the Spirit of Christ that came in me when I prayed for Him to be my Lord and Savior and told Him I want to follow Him with all my heart.  My wife at that time did not take me losing my business lightly and began to act and behave very strange towards me.  Little did I know, she had been actively involved with witchcraft for a long time.  Since I was always focused on my business, I never realized the weird things she used to do had to do with witchcraft.  Eventually, she did not want to be with me any longer.  I returned to school to pursue my bachelor’s degree and also became involved with an evangelical church.  My new lifestyle did not suit her needs, and she could not accept the fact that I would have joy and peace through the new changes in our life.   

I began to serve in the church I attended five to six days during the week. God introduced me to the manifestation of His divine power by allowing me to be exposed to life miracles, signs, and wonders.  After being in the Army for six years and owning my own company for another five years, being introduced to my real boss filled me with excitement and motivation.  When I realized that everything written in the Holy Bible is true, I committed myself one hundred percent and began to devote myself to serve the Lord.   

I am now an ordained minister of God who serves our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ everywhere I go.  Eight years after losing my business, I am finally starting my own trucking company again, but this time with the help of God.  Now, the purpose of the company I’m starting is to support the Church of God.  The difference now from before is that before, I did everything for my own benefit.  Now, I do everything for the benefit of others in the name of our Lord,  Salvation Tracts, and God Jesus Christ.  I used to be a good person before I met our Lord Jesus

Christ…a good person on my way to hell.  Now, I know I am not good, for only Jesus Christ is good.  All I can do now is continue to live righteously to glorify and honor our only and true God and enter heaven when I leave this world. God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ - Christian Tracts.  

Why sound the Shofar and make Declarations on 3 different days?

Why these 3 specific days:

Passover - Wed April 8, 2020                           6 pm central time

Resurrection Sunday - April 12, 2020       
6:12 am central time

Pentecost – Monday May 31, 2020                
9 am central time

Purpose for sounding and declaring on Passover:

To call on the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to call on the God of Elijah, to call on a miracle working God to demonstrate His Great Power by killing or stopping the corona virus worldwide!

Purpose for Sounding and declaring on Resurrection Sunday:

God wants to reset the churches focus, on the main purpose of Christ's Resurrection and what that Resurrection Power is to be used for in our daily lives. 

It starts with the church repenting for its disobedience to be His witnesses, to be His Ambassadors, to be His ministers of reconciliation, to equip the saints, to disciple the saints and its failure to use all the empowerments of the Holy Spirit to reach a lost and dying world.
( The power and gifts of the Holy Spirit were given to the chuch to be Christs witnesses. We have abused these gifts by hiding out in a building and entertaining each other with them.)

Purpose for sounding and declaring on Pentecost:

If? ( conditional on the church responding) the church will repent and get on track using the 5 fold ministry gifts to train all the saints to operate and use all the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit to reach lost souls we will see a fresh out pouring of the Holy Spirt and Soul Winning Tracts see a Great Harvest of Souls!

Please cover all this in your prayers.

Whereever you are in the world, please join us tonight at 6P.M. as we Sound the Shofars and Call on God to kill the coronavirus.

Shalom
Coach
Jim and Carla jim@step-by-step.org
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219-762-7589
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Christian Testimony Book or Testimony Flyer and always practicing loving people

What is the most important part of Discipleship? The most important part of Discipleship is Commitment! Jesus could not have made disciples had they not committed to follow him. The commitment Jesus asked for was simple. Follow me! As people followed him they were discipled. They learned to be imitators of Jesus! The strength of what we teach is also based on commitment! It is not as strong as the 3 year commitment that Jesus required, but it has been proven very effective. We have been able to effectively disciple a couple hundred people over the last 3 years as a result of getting the following commitments! We have found that, if a Christian Testimonies will commit to write out their testimony and commit to share it daily, that this commitment sets the stage for the Holy Spirit to disciple them!

The first thing we challenge people to do in our discipleship teaching is to commit to write their testimony and be a part of a Real Life Stories Christian Testimony Book or their own Testimony Flyer.

 The second thing we do is challenge people to carry 2 copies of the Real Life Stories Christian Testimony Book or their Testimony Flyers in their hand every time they leave the door of their home and every time they get out of their car.

The third thing we do is challenge them to ask the Holy Spirit to help them in the giving away of the Testimony books or Testimony Flyers!

The forth thing we do is challenge the to practice what was taught in that session. In session 1, we taught on As You Go: Love The commitment to carry the Testimony Books or Flyers and the Commitment to Love, As They Go is joined with the commitment to ask the Holy Spirit to help them. This sets the stage for the Holy Spirit to be active in their life!

 If a person is always carrying the Gospel message with them in the form of a Real Life Stories Christian Testimony Book or Testimony Flyer and always practicing loving people as they go, then they are always trusting in the Holy Spirit to help them! This gives the Holy Spirit total access to all their Time and Daily Life! Sons and Daughters of God are led by the Spirit of God!

What we accomplish during our 12 Discipleship Training Sessions is getting a strong commitment from the person being discipled to allow the Holy Spirit to lead them into Living a Witnessing Lifestyle! When the Holy Spirit comes upon us we will be His Witnesses! Watching the 12 Discipleship Videos is Good, but on their own it is not enough to make a disciple! It is the joining together of the videos and the commitment to write, carry and use your testimony that will help you to be a strong disciple of Jesus!

Real life story strategically and divinely connected pure gospel ministries

Growing up, I was a very shy and quiet little girl who loved music. I was raised in the church, functioned in several positions, and knew church protocol. Every Sunday, we were there and at least once more during the week. There were a lot of revivals, and we would attend church for the entire week.

I come from a family of singers and musicians on both my dad’s and my mom’s side. At an early age, my sister and I were singing songs such as, “How Big is God.” I continued to sing in church for many years during my youth because that’s what you did where I came from. I sang in the choir. I sang about God and heard about God, but I did not know God. I did not have a relationship with him. I had felt God’s presence before, especially when I would sing to Him, but I really didn’t know the God that I was singing to or about.

From a child until well into young adulthood, I was kind of a loner. I felt like I was different from most of the people I was around, but I didn’t understand why. I wasn’t a very sociable person. Music was my passion, but even when I would sing in church, I would close my eyes and not look at the audience because of my shyness.

In my latter teenage years, the Lord began to draw my heart and reveal Himself to me. At the age of 19, I gave my heart to God and started to develop a relationship with Him. I was very eager to learn more about Him. I always wanted to be in His presence because I would have such peace, joy and contentment.

When I became a Christian, my life was transformed, mind, body and spirit. Everything started changing. God started showing me that He really was God. A fellow sister in Christ, my daughter Catherine, and I were out of town at a church convention. Catherine accidentally knocked over the iron on herself, and the circle imprints from the iron were embedded into her face. My friend and I began to pray and call on Jesus. To our amazement, God began to remove those imprints out of my daughter’s face, right in front of us. We never took her to the hospital, and there weren’t any scars on her face. Watching God heal my daughter immediately increased my faith in Him tremendously.

God proved Himself to me again. I was driving to the mall to return an item. I drove my dad’s car, and I was unaware my dad had been working on the exhaust system. My sister, brother, and oldest daughter accompanied me. They waited in the car that was running because it was the middle of winter. When I returned to the car, my daughter was laying on the floor of the car. My sister was unconscious, and my brother who was in the front was barely responding. I knew something was seriously wrong but didn’t know what it was. It never occurred to me to go to the hospital. I began driving to my pastor’s house to pray. I made it to my pastor’s house, and they prayed with me. God blessed all three of them. We went to the hospital afterwards to get them checked, and everyone was fine. I later asked God about that situation. He replied, “Be still and know that I am God.”

I have always loved to sing, but God had deposited in me a gift to write songs. I was writing songs for a while without realizing I was even doing it. God had a divine purpose to use me to usher a spirit of worship in the midst of His people. He has birthed songs in me that exemplified His true character and His great love for us.

I am no longer the quiet and shy person I used to be. God has given me a confidence I never knew existed. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I now know that I am more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus. I have been blessed to minister this wonderful gospel message through the avenue of music for many years

Just when I finally became comfortable singing in front of audiences, God made a shift and started positioning me to declare and preach His word. I am so blessed that God empowers me to share good news with people that feel like good news doesn’t even exist. I have had the privilege of ministering at prisons, monthly at the Salvation Army, nursing homes, etc. Sharing the good news that God loves us and wants us to have abundant life brings me great joy.

I have been married for 32 years. My husband and I have four beautiful and anointed children. God called my husband to pastor the ministry that He birthed through us called Pure Gospel Tracts. Our children work with us in the ministry. I am grateful to Him for what He is presently doing in my life, and I am excited about my future in Him.

This is a REAL LIFE STORIES that carries a lot of lessons that could be helpful to anyone passing through a similar situation as you read through it.

Christian Testimonies provide Real Fact of Life

Real Life Stories Christian Testimonies books opens up an entire new harvest field, even to those individuals that have built up a giant stone wall around their heart and there doesn't seem to be anyway in.

Come with me back in time. I am twelve years old and that summer would be a very pivotal point in my life. My parents divorced and I recall crying, but not having any words to express how I felt. I was just sad, and that sadness grew into bitterness and anger. Being in that state of mind I became very reckless. Decisions that would ultimately leave me in a suicidal state of mind.

Against my better judgment I took a short cut home, and was crossing the creek at the golf course. I saw three young boys from my grandmother’s church playing there. Sadly, because of what happened next I judged the whole Christian Community and vowed I would never step foot in church again. There was a boy on either side of the bank, and one running down the middle after me. They wrapped them, called my mother and she got me to the hospital.

My summer continued to spiral out of control. The next event would steal all my self-esteem, and send me spiraling into the pits of hell. Against my parents wish’s I snuck down to the creek to meet an older boy. I was so immature; I had no idea how to get out of the situation I was in. This young man had his way with me and then was gone. My mind went numb, I cried for days and felt I couldn’t tell anyone. Who would believe me, I’m the one that started it by kissing him. That summer was the beginning of many wrong decisions. I decided that since I was now used goods, defiled and ugly that I had to settle for anything. So I started down a road of self- destruction. This road included drugs, robbery, men, alcohol, and ultimately came to an abrupt stop with an attempted suicide by drug over dose. Unless you have been that low in life, it’s hard to understand what happened. Satan loves to get you all by yourself and tells you that you are worthless. That no one understands the pain you are going through. That no one cares about you. When you are at that point in your life you can’t see what is truly happening. All you want is for the pain to stop and you don’t care how. She rushed me to the hospital and my life was spared. But spared for what? I wouldn’t figure that out till much later in life.

Fast forward some seventeen years. I’m around 35 years old, with a college degree and two awesome children. But so broken and Hard hearted. I’ve now experienced a failed marriage, numerous failed relationships and a complete nervous breakdown. I knew there had to be more to life than this .I had just started a new job at Frito Lay, and out of nowhere a good friend of mine came walking into the break room. I hadn’t seen Jim in a long while. I know that I know the Lord sent him back into my life, though I wouldn’t figure that out till much later as well. Jim began telling me about the grace of God and how it over came sin. I just couldn’t believe it, I felt so dirty that I didn’t think he could save me. But as the morning wore on and the Pastor spoke about a robe of righteousness, about having a relationship with Christ and how when I accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior my sins would be washed away, and I would be made new. I just knew it had to be true. He also mentioned how there is always more grace in God than there is sin in us. I am so glad I accepted his offer of Grace.

I can’t believe I am no longer that cold hearted, drug addicted, rebellious, adulterous woman. Thank you Jesus that person was crucified with you. I became a Daughter to the Most High. Today I began a relationship with Jesus.

Jim and I began dating, but shortly into our relationship I got scared and tried to sabotage it. I went back to my old ways, committed adultery and betrayed my best friend. That night was the most agonizing night of my life. I knew I had made a terrible mistake and couldn’t remain in my old ways. I knew this was going to be a changing point in history, but I had no idea just how radical it would be. It took me over an hour to try and speak just a couple of sentences to Jim. Praise God, Jim sat patiently waiting while I worked this.

Repentance matter out with Jesus and him. Jim reveled to me later that the Holy Spirit had come upon him and reveled to him what I had been trying to say for days. Jesus protected his heart, and if he would wait, I would be his rose waiting to bloom, and his soul mate. As I finally confessed my sins and waited for what I thought would be a very tragic end. I found I was so terribly wrong. At that moment I truly believe I saw the face of Jesus. At the beginning of this story I mentioned that I was angry with God and said, “If God is good, how he could have let those bad things happen?” Through life’s lessons I have learned that God is good, and it wasn’t God who made those things happen but Satan.

The Lord knows the back door to everyone's heart! Through Real Life Stories Christian Testimony books the stone wall can crumble and the light and truth of God can be revealed to them! 

Prison Ministry Book Resources - REAL LIFE STORIES

Real Life Stories Inmate to Inmate Prison Ministry Book have gone into over 350 jails and prisons across the United States. They are also in use in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Inmate to Inmate Real Life Stories contain the salvation testimonies of 30 Born Again Inmates. In between the testimonies are truth pages filled with the Word of God.Unsaved Inmates love these books because they can relate to the stories.

Born Again inmates use these books as their primary way to share Jesus with other inmates. Guards, Wardens, and Chaplains all welcome the use of Inmate to Inmate Christian Testimonies Books!

The people you have just read about had to come to a place of knowing, understanding, and accepting the truth before their lives could be changed.

As you read through these “Truths” in the pages ahead, take time to think about your life. These truths, when received, invite you into a loving relationship with God that will bring you peace, joy, and personal transformation to discover and fulfill your life’s purpose and destiny.

Throughout the rest of this book, in between the many more “Real Life Stories,” we will share some of these truths with you.

The Inmate to Inmate books are also being effectively used in high crime, high drug, and gang type neighborhoods! 

Prayerfully consider getting some of these books into prisons, jails and gang neighborhoods in your city.