The following is a testimony of a man I know personally. He went to the church that we used to attend before we moved. The man Dave that he talks about it my Mom's brother and a wonderful Pastor who stands up for truth and righteousness in this dark and wicked world. I hope this blesses you as it does me. Through one man's salvation I pray that many more may come to Christ. Jesus is alive and He desires that ALL men come unto Him through repentance and earnest belief!
~Emily
My Testimony
My Name is Ken Lipinski. I am a Motorcycle Police officer in the City of
Milwaukee. I am writing this testimony not to brag or to claim any
righteousness, but rather in an effort to proclaim Our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ, to all who may read of my tragically beautiful Testimony of how Jesus
has changed me from a "Good Person" who was Lost, to a Man of God and an
officer of a higher court, Heaven.
In Dec 97 My older Brother Dan received word that His wife was divorcing
him and left him soon thereafter. He being broken completely came to know
the Lord for his salvation and for comfort. I, at that time was not saved.
Dan, then newly filled with the Holy Spirit, begun to witness to me in a
soft yet convicting manner. I gave the old usual arguments in that I was a
good person, God is love and would not send me to hell and all the other
excuses that we all have heard before. But, he continued to tell me of the
love that Jesus has for us and that we are destined for Hell unless we accept
Jesus into our hearts. He continued with this witnessing to me each time we
were together. Then, in Aug 1998. I went to work and attended Roll Call as usual. My
Supervisor gave me my assignment to monitor the Gay Pride festival which was
taking place at the Summerfeast Grounds. I gave the usual arguments and
expressed my objections to the assignment. How little did I know that this
assignment was to change my life forever.
While sitting on my Motorcycle at the corner watching, in disgust, the
events unfolding before me and making sure that the preachers who were
preaching on the sidewalks did not encounter and violent resistance from the
festival attendees. At that time, I recognized a person who was handing out
literature to personnel entering into the fair grounds. So, I drove over to
him and we talked for a while.
He, Dave, asked me if I was saved. I replied that I was never lost or in
any danger. He then went into a sermon of how we are lost without Jesus and
that unless we accept him as our Savior, we would go to Hell when we die.
Well, that was all well and good because I still knew that I was a good
person. But, all that my brother Dan had said to me instantly came back to
me. Then Dave did a very odd thing and Gave me a small folded piece of paper
and asked me to read it. He wrote upon this piece of paper his telephone
number and asked me to call him when I was saved and he would do bible study
with me.
Not much later in the afternoon there, I heard a lot of commotion coming
from another area where some preachers had set up a small stage and were
preaching through a loud speaker. As I looked on from a distance, I could
see that whatever the preachers were saying, the crowd was not pleased and
were becoming uneasy. So, I drove over to that area and acted as somewhat of
a buffer to help keep the peace.
While keeping to myself and observing, I couldn’t help but listen to the
preachers as they spoke of the same things my brother Dan and the other man,
Dave, had been telling me. I have always believed in God, but that was about
the extent of my belief. But the message of salvation, which the preachers
were telling us of, was starting to convict me that I, in fact, was not a
good person after all and that there was nothing I could do on my own to earn
my way top heaven.
Many times throughout the afternoon and into the evening, many people, I
assumed from the churches of the preachers who were preaching, came to me and
just talked of how Jesus had changed their lives after they were Saved/born
again. Many tragic yet happy stories were told to me by complete strangers,
and each one of them, different, had the same meaning; That without Christ
as our Savior, we were going to Hell and that No matter what we do on this
earth, there is nothing we can do that would be so good that God would allow
us into heaven.
I received many bible tract and many invitations to come to church from
the multiple people who had come to talk to me. But one tract did I not
throw away, and that one was from Dave whom I had spoke with first. I had
put that one in My wallet, only because he was watching me.
Then, as one of the preachers was talking on stage, his message was so
heart touching that all I could do was listen. He spoke of How Christ gave
up everything in heaven to become a Man for us. And that all we have to do
is accept him as our savior and he would change us to become children of God
and our lives would be changed forever. He went on to read from the bible,
which I never did, and stated what Jesus himself had said in that unless you
are born again, you cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven. He further
stated that no matter what your situation, being a homosexual, dirt poor
very wealthy or anything, Jesus and Jesus alone can give you comfort and
change your evil ways and make you a new creature in God; then and only when
you accept Jesus will you be born again.
Well, the evening came to a close after a few festival goers created
minor disruption and the preachers packed up their equipment. I then saw one
preacher assist a person in jump starting her car which I thought was nice.
But then I remembered that the very same girl was earlier swearing at this
preacher and calling many names and proclaiming Homosexuality to be O.K.
with a loving God. Then it really hit me that this preacher, even though he
was treated like dirt actually had a passion for people to accept the Lord in
such a way that he helped her out with her car even though she was so mean to
him. Just like Jesus was so kind to everyone even though they killed him.
That evening, while driving home on my Police Motor cycle. I placed on
my windshield the bible tract which Dave had given me and I had placed in my
wallet. While slowly driving through the side streets on the south side of
Milwaukee, I prayed to Jesus as the tract has said we should. I told the
Lord that I was not completely understanding of salvation and all that is
required of us. But I prayed long and hard and meaningfully that Jesus would
hear my prayer and understand that I am a sinner, I am not worthy of heaven
and that I believe that he is the Son of God who died for us all so that we
could go to heaven. I asked Jesus to forgive me, and come into my heart. He
did.
The ride home that night took about 30 minutes where it usually took
(maybe) 10 minutes. Eyes tear filled and a sense of complete relaxation, I
got home and knew that I was now a son of God, a Christian. Although I still
did not understand all that was to change in me, I knew I was different.
The very next day, I called Dave, who knew I would call him. For the
next 13 weeks, he came over once a week, around my schedule, and conducted a
bible study with me and assisted me, through the guidance of Jesus, in the
walk that as a Christian, as we are commanded by God to walk. Then, on the
very next Sunday, I went to the Church of Acts for Sunday services. The
Pastor there was the man who assisted the lady with her vehicle problems. I
have been a member of this church, along with my brother Dan since then.
Did my life change? Yes. Do I still have problems in life? Yes. So
how did my life change? My Lord and savior Jesus Christ has come into my
heart and provided guidance, patience, love and understanding. He has been
my comforter in hard times as well a good times and opened my eyes to the
truth so that I no longer desired the troubles of the world but rather relied
wholly upon Him. And as He promised, he has never failed me. And all I had
to do was believe and trust in Him.
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