Draw me nearer to the cross. I am so grateful to be at Christ Church of Victory.
Pastor Cliff preaches the truth with boldness and Holy Ghost fire! As a child, I grew
up with a grandmother who was Christian Science, a grandfather who was part of a
cult with a leader named Father Divine (very scary, when I would go to church with
him), my mother was Baptist and my father came from a Church of God in Christ
background. Consequently, I was a very confused child.
At the age of 15 I gave my life to the Lord at a Baptist church, but since there were
no teachings on the Holy Ghost, I did not know how to live a sin free life. I was in
bondage for many years, struggling with things that had happened in my past and
unforgiveness. Several years later, I was invited to an Apostolic Church where I
received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I was a member there for 15 years, and
even though the power of the Holy Ghost was working and I did not have a desire
to sin anymore, I still felt something was missing.
I found SonLife Radio and was directed to the church by Pastor Donnie Swaggart's
visit to preach. I heard the message of the cross and realized this is it. This is
what I have been missing all these years. It is not about all these denominations,
but putting your faith in what Christ did at Calvary. This message sets you totally
free! Praise God! May the Lord bless Pastor Cliff, his beautiful wife Karen, and all
of the Christ Church of Victory family as the message of the cross is going forth
and souls are won for Christ.
Pastor Cliff preaches the truth with boldness and Holy Ghost fire! As a child, I grew
up with a grandmother who was Christian Science, a grandfather who was part of a
cult with a leader named Father Divine (very scary, when I would go to church with
him), my mother was Baptist and my father came from a Church of God in Christ
background. Consequently, I was a very confused child.
At the age of 15 I gave my life to the Lord at a Baptist church, but since there were
no teachings on the Holy Ghost, I did not know how to live a sin free life. I was in
bondage for many years, struggling with things that had happened in my past and
unforgiveness. Several years later, I was invited to an Apostolic Church where I
received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I was a member there for 15 years, and
even though the power of the Holy Ghost was working and I did not have a desire
to sin anymore, I still felt something was missing.
I found SonLife Radio and was directed to the church by Pastor Donnie Swaggart's
visit to preach. I heard the message of the cross and realized this is it. This is
what I have been missing all these years. It is not about all these denominations,
but putting your faith in what Christ did at Calvary. This message sets you totally
free! Praise God! May the Lord bless Pastor Cliff, his beautiful wife Karen, and all
of the Christ Church of Victory family as the message of the cross is going forth
and souls are won for Christ.
26803 S. Dixie Hwy.
Crete, IL 60417
(708) 367-0277
Crete, IL 60417
(708) 367-0277
| Christ Church of Victory "Preaching Jesus Christ and Him Crucified" |
Testimonials
Gloria K.
Even though I was married to a wonderful guy, Rich, and had three wonderful
children, I was the most miserable of all people. You see, I was also a divorced
Catholic, remarried, and was forbidden to receive any of the sacraments. In the
Catholic church the sacraments are the way to salvation. You had to confess your
sins to a priest and you had to receive the eucharist. I was so afraid of dying and
going to hell and when I would go to a priest for help they had no answers for me.
Their attitude was that I had made my choice and now I had to live with it. There
was no hope for me and I went into a deep depression, was going to a psychiatrist
and addicted to pills. Anything to get through the day.
I wanted to know the truth, and I wanted to go to heaven but didn't know how.
Catholics teach no one knows for sure but that you just have to do the best you
can. I knew that my best certainly wasn't good enough. Then I found Christian
Radio and heard the truth, the gospel and that the truth was in the Bible. I had
never read the Bible. After hearing the preaching of the Gospel on the radio and
reading the Bible I learned the truth and was born again. I repented of all my sins
and received Jesus as my personal Savior. The Lord healed me of my
depression, and hopelessness and all pills. Praise the Lord. Soon the Lord said
to come out from among them. (The Catholic Church). I did leave and went to an
Assembly of God church.
Then after going to an Assembly of God Church for almost 30 years my church
became purpose driven and was associated with Willow Creek Church. Again I
heard the Lord tell me to come out from among them. It was through SonLife radio
that the Lord led me to Christ Church of Victory where there is anointed preaching
and worship. Pastor Cliff preaches Jesus Christ and Him crucified. He preaches
the Message of the Cross. I am learning how to have victory in life and that is to
keep my faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the Cross.
I am so very grateful to the Lord for saving me and leading me to Christ Church of
Victory.
children, I was the most miserable of all people. You see, I was also a divorced
Catholic, remarried, and was forbidden to receive any of the sacraments. In the
Catholic church the sacraments are the way to salvation. You had to confess your
sins to a priest and you had to receive the eucharist. I was so afraid of dying and
going to hell and when I would go to a priest for help they had no answers for me.
Their attitude was that I had made my choice and now I had to live with it. There
was no hope for me and I went into a deep depression, was going to a psychiatrist
and addicted to pills. Anything to get through the day.
I wanted to know the truth, and I wanted to go to heaven but didn't know how.
Catholics teach no one knows for sure but that you just have to do the best you
can. I knew that my best certainly wasn't good enough. Then I found Christian
Radio and heard the truth, the gospel and that the truth was in the Bible. I had
never read the Bible. After hearing the preaching of the Gospel on the radio and
reading the Bible I learned the truth and was born again. I repented of all my sins
and received Jesus as my personal Savior. The Lord healed me of my
depression, and hopelessness and all pills. Praise the Lord. Soon the Lord said
to come out from among them. (The Catholic Church). I did leave and went to an
Assembly of God church.
Then after going to an Assembly of God Church for almost 30 years my church
became purpose driven and was associated with Willow Creek Church. Again I
heard the Lord tell me to come out from among them. It was through SonLife radio
that the Lord led me to Christ Church of Victory where there is anointed preaching
and worship. Pastor Cliff preaches Jesus Christ and Him crucified. He preaches
the Message of the Cross. I am learning how to have victory in life and that is to
keep my faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the Cross.
I am so very grateful to the Lord for saving me and leading me to Christ Church of
Victory.
Nancy K.
March 20, 1992 after about 15 years of drugs, alcohol, cigarettes and crack
cocaine use I finally realized that if I didn't stop doing these things, I was going to
be dead or in jail. That night I asked God to help me. The next day I was on a
plane to California to a rehab hospital.
By the grace of God I have been clean & sober ever since. However, I still had to
deal with what I now know to be the sin nature. So I still had problems with anger,
foul language, evil and perversive thoughts, and a root of bitterness towards my
wife. The stress of dealing with everyday life.
One day about five years ago, in order to stop my wife from bugging me about this
church she had found, I came to this little church called Christ Church of Victory. I
thought I would be there for that one Sunday, but when Pastor Cliff started
teaching and preaching about Romans chapter 6, the cross of Christ, the sin
nature, pride of life, victory over the world and the devil, he had my attention. I
had never heard these things being taught before, not to mention how to deal with
them. So I kept coming back because I wanted to know more.
Today, as I write this testimony in January 2009, the teaching of the cross of Christ
and my faith in that teaching has allowed the Holy Spirit to remove these things out
my life. Because I still have to live in this fleshly body until I die, I know that I will
still have some failures in my life. But as long as I keep my faith in the cross of
Christ and the work that He did there, I know that all my sins (past, present, &
future) are forgiven.
Like the song says, I'm free from the fears of tomorrow, I'm free from the guilt of
my past, I traded my shackles for a glorious song, I'm free, praise the Lord free at
last.
cocaine use I finally realized that if I didn't stop doing these things, I was going to
be dead or in jail. That night I asked God to help me. The next day I was on a
plane to California to a rehab hospital.
By the grace of God I have been clean & sober ever since. However, I still had to
deal with what I now know to be the sin nature. So I still had problems with anger,
foul language, evil and perversive thoughts, and a root of bitterness towards my
wife. The stress of dealing with everyday life.
One day about five years ago, in order to stop my wife from bugging me about this
church she had found, I came to this little church called Christ Church of Victory. I
thought I would be there for that one Sunday, but when Pastor Cliff started
teaching and preaching about Romans chapter 6, the cross of Christ, the sin
nature, pride of life, victory over the world and the devil, he had my attention. I
had never heard these things being taught before, not to mention how to deal with
them. So I kept coming back because I wanted to know more.
Today, as I write this testimony in January 2009, the teaching of the cross of Christ
and my faith in that teaching has allowed the Holy Spirit to remove these things out
my life. Because I still have to live in this fleshly body until I die, I know that I will
still have some failures in my life. But as long as I keep my faith in the cross of
Christ and the work that He did there, I know that all my sins (past, present, &
future) are forgiven.
Like the song says, I'm free from the fears of tomorrow, I'm free from the guilt of
my past, I traded my shackles for a glorious song, I'm free, praise the Lord free at
last.
Joseph Franklin
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