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Fifteen weeks ago I was not studying daily in the Word.

Now I am reading and praying each day. ONE on ONE with GOD has actually slowed me down a little by making me read His Word. I am beginning to learn how to think about Him in many different situations.

God is good! I am still very much a Š—“headŠ— person and need to get more to my heart.

R.C.

Fifteen weeks ago I came to the first ONE on ONE with GOD class nervous, scared, confused, and wondering what my life should be all about.

Today I know without a doubt that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior and that God has a plan for me to become more loving, kind, caring, helpful, and forgivingŠ—”to become more into His likeness. I am to have a daily walk with God so that I may stay in tune with His will and stay equipped with the right knowledge and proper tools necessary to lead others to find Jesus Christ.

Alan S.

Before I started ONE on ONE with GOD, the Lord saw me as a Christian who wanted to be bold for Him, who wanted to have a closer fellowship with Him, who said I wanted God’s visionŠ—”but who, at the same time, walked aimlessly in his spiritual life, not knowing how to achieve the things God wanted of him.

I was known by my friends as a Christian and respected as such, but at the same time He found me to be nominal in my relationship with Him and in my attitude toward non-Christians. I was defeated in many ways by Satan. I was uplifted when I heard, read, or studied God’s Word, but I didn’t know how to keep it. I talked to God about the things that made a difference but not about the things that cultivated a lasting and loving relationship between me and the Lord Jesus Christ. I was memorizing verses without really knowing what they could do for me. Most of all, God found that I didn’t have a complete picture of what a whole heart for the Lord meant.

After finishing the course, I want to be nothing so that God’s power can have its way in my life. I have a desire to cultivate a loving, deeply intimate relationship with my Master and Savior, the Lord Jesus. I am a Christian with a new definition of success driving my general lifetime goals; success to me now is being in the center of God’s will. I now admit that I can do nothing without Him, but I also realize that I am more than a conqueror through Christ, and through Him I can do all things. I am ready to make a stand and ready to be transformed in spirit into His likeness even to His death. I am committing everything back to Christ to carry them out in my life, and I am talking to Him more. I am fleeing Satan and displacing him with Philippians 4:8. I really want to live my life in the outstretched hand of the Lord.

Daniel W.

I had just recently led a class through ONE on ONE with GOD, with a group that was very attentive and learned and enjoyed what they studied.

As you well know, the one who learns the most is the one teaching the class because he must really commit to dig out the info and present it as it should be presented and instructed.

I was very excited about having led that class with some very good results. In that same week, I went to my parents’ house just down the street from where I lived. My dad was in his study, putting the finishing touches on his Sunday sermon, and I asked if I could interrupt him for a few minutes. He said, Š—“Yes, come on in.Š— I sat down, gathered my thoughts, and told Dad what I had just experienced with this class of ONE on ONE with GOD, a class I had taught not long after finishing my third time through the study. I began to lay out what ONE on ONE had done for me and what I had witnessed in teaching it for the second time. Dad became more interested the more I explained what was in the study. After our discussion he asked me to come to his church that Sunday and give a fifteen-minute overview of ONE on ONE with GOD.

Sunday came, and my family was there in the audience as we had been many times before when visiting his church. The announcements were made, and Dad shared a little about what I had been doing at my church with ONE on ONE with GOD. He then asked me to tell about my experience with this study. Excited, I jumped up, stepped to the microphone, and frozeŠ—”but not because I was afraid. I wanted to pray first that God would reveal Himself to this congregation through my testimony. We finished praying, and I began to speak.

As I spoke, I noticed that after only a few minutes, everyone was exceptionally attentive to what I was sharing. Using the leader’s guide, I slowly explained what God can do and what He would reveal through this study that would touch you so deeply that you would feel His power tugging at your heart to find His Son, Jesus, and or to get areas of your life straightened out, allowing you to develop a more intimate walk with Him. Fifteen minutes came and went like lightning, and still the people were glued to every word that was being said. Some were on the edge of their seats. I looked at my dad and said, Š—“Dad, I am sorry I have taken so much time, but there just isn’t a good place to stop.Š—

He smiled and said, “Son, you just keep going, and if it lasts all through the hour, that is fine.” Page by page and thought by thought, I read some and testified some. I noticed some of the people had begun to weep in their seats while others were like race horses at the gate, ready to run when the gates opened and the invitation was given.

The power of God was most certainly all over the building that morning, and I didn’t finish until 12:30. Dad thanked me as I walked back to my seat and said we needed to give an invitation. The moment the music for the invitation started, at least six people started down the aisle, followed by another two, then another one, and then another two or three. My dad was moved to tears to see the power God had used through me to witness to people. Twelve people came forward that Sunday and asked Christ into their lives. Nine more rededicated their lives, and that Sunday service didn’t end until 1:15. On the following Wednesday night, three more came to my dad privately and rededicated their lives.

I had put up a sign advertising ONE on ONE in the church hallway. That day twelve men signed up, with three more later in the week. Twelve women signed up that Sunday as well. The class was to start in one week on a Monday night. On Jerry Fine’s advice, I found a woman in Dad’s church who was willing to lead the ladies’ class, but she had never been through the study herself. I got the training tapes from my church that Sunday night, and Dad put them in the hands of Sue S., who would lead the ladies through ONE on ONE. She watched them all before the evening the class was to begin and was excited and ready to lead the class.

I led the men’s group through ONE on ONE with GOD, and I have never seen God move so mightily among a group of men. I heard things I can never tell, and men wept like babies. I saw men fight it at first, but when they let go and let God have their lives, they were moved and changed and became lions for God.

After going though ONE on ONE three times and leading it three times, I can honestly say that if you take this study seriously and apply the information to your life, you cannot help but be changed for a lifetime. It will take you places you never thought you could go and is an incredible, life-altering lesson in building a relationship with Christ so intimate that you will be changed forever. You will never regret being bathed in the awesome power of a God who loves us and wants your life to be everything it can be to His glory and honor. You will be changed and experience a deep love as you discover the Christ you only thought you knew. I highly recommend anyone who desires a closer walk with Christ to take this class and do the homeworkŠ—”and then lead a group!

Bill S.

Before I took ONE on ONE with GOD, God found me with no quiet time and the steering wheel in my own hands.

But fifteen weeks later, I believe He finds me more aware of what He’s doing in my life. I think I am letting God have more control over my life. At this time I still try to make decisions, but I find that more and more I’m inviting God to take control. ONE on ONE has developed in me a better understanding of God’s holy Bible. I’ve developed a quiet time in the morning, and my prayer life is more focused on God than on myself.

F.N.

I have thoroughly enjoyed this ministry growth for me and can’t believe this is the end of our group.

And yet I know it’s only the beginning of something big. I’m going through a time of wanting God to show me His will concerning my church life, and I know that if I did not have this Bible study and growth, I would grab where I would feel needed the most and be miserable inside. Instead, I’m praying, and there is such a peace that when the answer comes, I’ll know.

Carol S.

ONE on ONE with GOD was delivered by God through His obedient servants to a Christian who had progressively and willfully chosen his own path in Š—“life.Š—

Looking back at the depths to which I had managed to sink myself, it was roughly two years apart from being and abiding in God’s delightŠ—”and this was evident in my marriage (to the Š—“chosen ladyŠ— whom God entrusted to me) as well as my complete lack of love and compassion toward others.

It was at this moment in my life that God called me back to Him. It was a simple invitation of dedication for fifteen weeks, but God has clearly revealed Himself and His purpose for me through His Word and the use of the Holy Spirit. The fire and passion that God has kindled in my life to seek Him daily is now starting to be witnessed in my compassion for the lost to know Jesus as well as in the desire I have for fellow Christians to open their hearts to Jesus and allow Him to reveal Himself in new and wonderful ways. God now finds this servant as one who diligently seeks Him each morning, eager to learn how God desires to show Himself in my lifeŠ—”an excitement for which words are lacking!

Steve S.

Back in May, God found me with duplicity in my heart because I worried about my future plans.

I was not consistent in my reading of God’s Word, and up to that point, I had focused more on intellectual knowledge of God.

Over the fifteen weeks (spread into a year!), God has molded me closer to His image as I have gained an intimate knowledge of His character, purpose, and plan. I feel that I have an earnest desire to progressively know Him more and more, as well as to share this with others. I have the sweetest feeling of peace, knowing that I am seeking and following God’s will.

Karen S.

Fifteen weeks ago God found me asking Him for a way to get closer to Him.

Today He finds me seeking more and more of His Word, including the Holy Spirit prompting me to memorize more and more scripture. ONE on ONE with GOD makes me want to share it with others because of the change it has brought about in my relationship with the Lord.

Steve B.

Fifteen weeks ago, God found someone who was needing and willing to take a step forward in serving Him by getting off the bench and coming to know Him more.

After finishing ONE on ONE with GOD, God finds me wanting to make disciples and having a more intimate relationship with Him through a daily process of coming closer to Him!

Tim H.

Fifteen weeks ago God found me wanting to be a more effective Christian and looking for a way to do that.

Now He finds me prepared to learn more about Him and ready to go to battle for Him. Now the only question is Will I?

Chris C.

Fifteen weeks ago, I knew of God, but I didn’t know Him as intimately as I wanted to.

I wasn’t disciplined enough to get in the Word every day to develop a relationship. But now God finds me wanting to have a committed relationship with Him. I’m in His Word every day. We talk every day. I’m being changed every day through Him. I’m nailing my old habits and ways to the cross every day. I want to be a reflection of Him. I want to share His Word and feel more confident that I can.

Lauren C.

Fifteen weeks ago the Lord found me still hurting from a recent divorce but looking to Him for comfort.

Through ONE on ONE with GOD and the daily Bible study, prayer, and meditation I learned from it, I find myself a completely new and much more confident individual. While I still don’t know all the reasons or circumstances of my divorce, I do know that God has plans for my life. He has and will continue to heal me. I know God in a much deeper way nowŠ—”and I know Him more intimately. I am sure that I will continue to grow in this relationship through some of the principles I learned.

Brian S.

I am deeply grateful for what God has done for me during the weeks of studying ONE on ONE with GOD.

He has become very personal to meŠ—”something I have been striving for for some time and something I could not accomplish on my own.

A.C.

I especially liked the selected scriptures and the way they reinforced the other material in ONE on ONE with GOD.

It has been a great help to me in my spiritual growth.

K.S.

We have seventeen in an early-morning class.

The problem is that this thing keeps escalating! Some problem, huh? There are a number of people who cannot attend during the day, so I’m going to do a class at night.

Jim H.

I have tried many other discipleship and quiet time courses, but ONE on ONE with GOD has really been the easiest and by far the most beneficial in helping me develop discipline as well as a quiet time in my life.

I have seen God use this tool in many people’s lives.

David B.

I now have a tool that I can use to disciple others.

I have also learned and grown myself as a result of going through ONE on ONE with GOD.

H.F.

It is easier to witness to others in just everyday conversation.

I want to show others what God is showing me.

Pat B.

My husband and I feel blessed to have studied ONE on ONE with GOD.

Gwen S.