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I was a carnal Christian most of my life. My mum always brought God into anything I was doing or experiencing. This led me to a position of significant respect for God. I was very active in Church activities. In College, I chaired the Interdenominational worship service. I got married to my wife in 1979 in the Church with Rev. Selfridge, a respected pastor, getting Annie and I to tie the knot. This all changed in February 1980; that is when I became a new creation in Christ. The scripture says "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new ...

How did you come to faith in Jesus Christ? I was raised in a Christian family and committed my life to Christ in 1979 at a Christian summer camp in Maryland. I remember the night well and the words the pastor spoke felt like they were directed at me, which is what God intended. Is there a particular person or event in your life that had a big impact on your faith? My father became a Christian when I was 12 years old.  A very significant illness was God's wakeup call to him, and I witnessed him growing in his faith and changing ...

Whispering in my ear.  Drums were shouting and coming home. 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 - All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so ...

How did you come to faith in Jesus Christ? I heard Billy Graham preach from Isaiah 53 on the Savior who was crushed for our sins and by whose sacrifice we are healed .  I went forward to pray for forgiveness and to ask Christ into my life. Is there a particular person or event in your life that had a big impact on your faith? My husband, Bill, opened up a more in depth understanding of the Word of God.  He sparked in me a real love for theology. How did you find Springton Lake Presbyterian Church? I heard about Sorington Lake ...

How did you come to faith in Jesus Christ? I think the seed was planted back in the late 1960s when, as a teenager, I went to a Billy Graham Crusade with the Church of the Nazarene in Sharon Hill. I was raised Catholic, so I wasn't encouraged to read the Bible. Like I said, a "seed was planted", but it took a while to grow and I didn't come to the Lord until 1983. I was in the middle of a Bible study (purely out of intellectual curiosity) with a group from Lansdowne Bible Chapel, a Plymouth Brethern Assembly church, when the ...

How did you come to faith in Jesus Christ? As a pre-teenager in a family of non-believers, I was moved by the presence of Christ as depicted in religious movies, art and music, but couldn't put my finger on what was happening to me, nor did I have the Biblical knowledge at that point to explain it. Is there a particular person or event in your life that had a big impact on your faith? A pastor at our former church introduced me to a two-year thematic Bible Study called "Kerygma."  I became fascinated as I discovered the many ...

Jesus Christ restores lives!  Though He allows seasons of adversity to draw us closer to Him, He will refresh us.  There is true freedom in the faith that we can trust God with whatever He is doing in our life. Such was the message shared on April 28, 2015 with the prisoners at the Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility on State Road in Philadelphia, PA.  Bob DiGiorgio, an elder and the leader of the men's ministry at Springton Lake, joined Charles Wagner, one of the men of the congregation, as guests of the Christian Life Prison and ...

How did you come to faith in Jesus Christ? Our son Nicholas brought us back to the Lord when he was attending the youth group at Holmes Presbyterian Church. Is there a particular person or event in your life that had a big impact on your faith? God used the deaths of my grandmother and Tom's parents to reach into our hearts. Annie DiMemmo has had a great impact in our lives and on her faith. How did you find Springton Lake Presbyterian Church? We were looking for a new church home and our very good friends Frank and Annie ...

How did you come to faith in Jesus Christ? I had a fantastic spiritual moment in 6th grade. My older brother had his first teeth knocked out while sledding in the snow. Two hours later, after my grandmother called the dentist, I went out in the snowstorm, prayed, and found my brother's front tooth! Is there a particular person or event in your life that had a big impact on your faith? My wife and I were told by three different fertility clinics that we could never have children. God has His own plans. We now have two lovely children ...

How did you come to faith in Jesus Christ? In our early 30s, between 1950 and 1960, two delightful Christian couples were very attentive to our spiritual needs. They eventually got us to attend a Philadelphia Billy Graham crusade. That is when the light of Christ began to shine brightly. Is there a particular person or event in your life that had a big impact on your faith? Our pastor Ralph Osborne was very influential. Singing in the choir for 40 years also had a cohesive experience. How did you find Springton Lake Presbyterian ...

How did you come to faith in Jesus Christ? It was a 10 year journey with many people praying for me over 30 years ago. Someday, let's exchange stories over coffee. I’d like to hear yours as well. Is there a particular person or event in your life that had a big impact on your faith? My dad woke from a coma long enough to accept the Lord while a group of us were praying for him. If others weren’t there and didn’t remind me now and then, I would think I dreamt it. How did you find Springton Lake Presbyterian Church? God led me here ...

How did you come to faith in Jesus Christ? Any faith journey is a long story, with many things God uses to draw you closer to him. In my life, the final step was through a Bible study led by an assistant pastor at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church. Is there a particular person or event in your life that had a big impact on your faith? I have been blessed by many small groups and Bible studies, including the Navigators Colossians 2:7 study, Blackaby and King's Experiencing God, and CEF Bible Clubs. I was aslo influenced by my experience ...

The story we are about to hear today from John 9 about the man born blind is personal for me.  In many ways, it is my story, for since my birth I too was born with a disease leading to blindness.   My parents did not know until I was in grade school that something was wrong with my eyes, particularly my night vision.  It didn’t occur to me either.  I was an active ‘tomboy’ in the 60’s that played ‘kick the can’ and hide and seek after dark with the neighbor kids.  Only, the other kids could actually “see” the can t . . and spot each other ...

I consider a testimony, a journey, a story, like “How did you land here, Mike?” So I’ll just walk you through it all. I grew up in Drexel Hill, PA and was the third of six kids. We were pretty poor and my faith really depended on my parents. They sent me to Catholic school and, over the years, I became to know God as a God of guilt and fear. Part of my “dark world” really started when I was 14 when I started drinking and drugging. Throughout high school, I partied a lot – like way, way too much. Growing up I was insecure and I just found ...

If we don’t already know each other, I hope to get to know you and count you as a dear friend. If you or a loved one are experiencing a time of adversity, I understand. I have experienced adversity and tough times myself. I have lived with a divorce I didn’t think would ever happen. I have experienced financial crisis. I have had feelings of failure and meaninglessness. I have felt hopeless, knowing at times the darkness of despair. I have personally experienced the darkest of moments when suicide seemed as the only way to escape from the ...