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JULY 2024

Can I Get a Witness for God’s Glory

Audio broadcast #5

Christen Reese

As a Christian, do you believe you have a PERSONAL TESTIMONY to share? Christen Reese is one of our sisters in Christ at St. Michael’s who grew up with a strong foundation in the Christian faith, but thought that “personal testimonies were only those stories about coming to faith that involved an “A-HA” moment, so Christen never really thought she had a personal testimony worth sharing.

On an informal basis, I asked Christen to share with me a little about her early life growing up and when she knew without question that Jesus was “her personal Lord and Savior,” and not a Faith that was handed down from her Christian parents. What a beautiful story she shared with me and we are so blessed that she agreed to share her Witness for God’s Glory with you and our entire Church Family.



This is a continuation of CARE’s Can I Get a Witness For God’s Glory audio series. Click the links below to hear Johnnie's story, as well as testimonies from Will Kendrick, Audrey Buck, and Jane Howerth.

A MESSAGE FROM C.A.R.E.

I believe we are called to the ministry of C.A.R.E. to minister not from the presence of Jesus Christ in our heart but from the overflow of Christ’s love that spills out of our heart when the Holy Spirit moves in. Like a cup of liquid when it is filled to capacity and weight is added to it, the weight displaces the water and the water pushes up and spills out in all directions to seek its lowest point of least resistance. Isn’t this what happens in the overflow of Christ’s love in us through the added power and weight of the Holy Spirit? Doesn’t ministry typically occur when the Holy Spirit pushes our love for Jesus up and outside ourselves for the CARE, prayer and blessing of others.

In the two scripture references below, God calls us to C.A.R.E. for our brothers and sisters in Christ in two ways:

1 John 3:18 - Let us love, not in word or speech, but in TRUTH AND ACTION.

1 Chronicles 16:24 - DECLARE His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples!

If you feel empowered by the presence of the Holy Spirit to use your gifts and talents to bless others in our St. Michael’s Church Family through the overflow of love in your heart for Jesus Christ, please call the church office at 843-723-0603 or

(TEXT: David Richardson, To: 843-860-5124, Subject: Congregational CARE).  

Blessings in Christ,

David Richardson

Member Congregational CARE Task Force