All Things New ADMFLT Facilitator Guide: A Discipleship Ministry For Life Transformation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781943852963)

The All Things New Ministry was born out of my transition out of nearly two decades of homosexuality through the love and support of a women's ministry Bible study group and the leadership of a church that was not willing to compromise their convictions while continuing to welcome and embrace me. If homosexuality is not your life-controlling issue, please know that this Discipleship Ministry will help you just like it helped me! God's Word changes lives no matter what areas of brokenness you have in your life! When I first began attending the church that started the transformation in my life, I had not yet accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and I was happy living my life as a lesbian. I knew 'about' Jesus and what He did for me, and even labeled myself as a Christian, but I had not yet surrendered my whole life to Him. Once I fully surrendered my life to Jesus Christ, I began to regularly read the Bible and pray that God would reveal areas of sin in my life that I needed to repent of and turn away from. It was through my study of the Word of God that I realized that many areas of my life did not line up with His Word. As God revealed areas of sin, I repented and asked for his forgiveness, and He began to change me from the inside out. Only when the Scriptures guide your conduct, does transformation begin in your life. When I finally realized that God did not approve of my choice to live as a lesbian, I decided to turn away from homosexuality and live a life in a way that was pleasing to Him. The transition was not easy, and I relied heavily on the women in my Bible study who supported me with unconditional love and prayed for me as I turned away from the gay community, which had been my support structure for many years. My prayer is that every person who is disconnected from God will establish an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ that completely transforms their life for all of eternity. His love is everlasting and completely satisfying - it is unlike anything we can ever experience in human relationships. I never knew that I wasn't living my best life until I was able to experience His love as I aligned my life with His Word. Jesus makes all things new! Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV) Debora Barr