Why I Left the Message by Jennifer Hamilton: Difference between revisions

I still remember my first service I went to at the non-Message church my husband and I now attend.  I expected to find the absence of God.  I expected to only glean “nuggets” of truth from the sermon and to “spit out the pits”.  Instead, I found His beautiful presence.  God was there!  I found love and joy.  The pastor spoke from the heart, rebuked in love, and encouraged with scriptures.  There was outreach to the lost souls of the community.  They fed the hungry and poor.  They opened their doors to the hurt and broken.  They extended grace, not judgement.  I then realized what the “fruit” of a Believer would look like.  They are Christ-like, being a friend and a light to the sinner as Jesus was.  Not standing off with a passive approach that if a sinner is “seed” they’ll come to us with questions.

Since leaving the Message, I have been shunned, mocked, and de-Christianized by some Message Believers.  But, instead of falling away from God as so many believe, I’ve found a deeper relationship with Christ than I ever have had before.  I’ve fallen back in love with my Bible, which has become a new Book to me.  I have found healing for hurts that I have experienced in my life.  I’ve discovered that it’s only God’s grace and His grace alone that saves and redeems me and fills me with His spirit.  Thank you Jesus!  I am such a broken human mess that could never be deserving of Him without the sacrifice of His son for my sins.  I didn’t receive salvation or the Holy Ghost because I believed the words of William Branham, but because they are a gift from God to every soul on earth who will accept that Jesus died for their sins.  My prayer is that each one would search for truth as God commands us and be blessed beyond measure!  If you are searching your scriptures and also have questions, I would love to meet with you!