Mr. Stephens,

I’m writing you to say thank for sending me these Bible studies. They have brought me so

close to the Lord. While I was doing the first of the advanced series I accepted the Lord and

gave my life to Him. I am from Waynesville and I know where the church is located. When I do

get released I am planning on coming by so I can thank you in person, if GOD is willing. Again

thank you and may the Lord bless you.

Sincerely,

Your brother in CHRIST,  D. S.  2023

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As an inmate of 16 months I have steadily been involved with Barberville Baptist Church

Outreach ministry. I have been involved in the Bible courses that have been brought in by

Chaplain/Pastor Wesley Stephens. Pastor Wesley has been coming in on a regular basis

teaching the infallible Word of God and has been bringing a supply of study material that has

taught us, as GOD has been revealing Himself through HIS Word. I now see the difference in

 world religion and true Christianity and am being taught as God has unveiled His face to me and

has changed my life and my walk as He guides me. Some might say might say it’s a jail house

religion but I knew of the Holy Trinity prior to my detainment,  yet I was over whelmed by my

sin. By the Bible and the studies from Barberville Baptist Church, I have been shown  the

Lord Jesus Christ, His mercy, Grace, forgiveness, salvation and repentance. I can do all things

through Christ which strengthens me. Phil. 4:13.

B. T. 2023

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Last year I was running wide open, living for Satan. I was raised up in church, had good parents,

professing to know God but actually I was living for the flesh. God Himself let me put myself in a horrible

situation in Haywood county NC. I was incarcerated for 107 days. I had a decision to make, so I

confessed all my sins to the Lord and I begged for forgiveness. I wanted to acquire a Bible. I had heard

about a preacher by the name of Wesley Stephens and his Bible study course. He gave me the

opportunity to start his Bible courses. I am proud to say through these courses, I learned that you can

not serve God and Satan. These studies are backed by the Word of God. Getting to the point, the Word

of Grace Ministry has enlightened me to consider the true meaning of serving the Lord. Thank you God

for being immutable. Thank you God for Jesus Christ. Thank you God for your mercy, because I realize

I’m not immutable. Your grace is sufficient for my salvation, through the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!

T.B. 2023

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I have learned about God because of the Bibles studies courses and

the studies Pastor Wesley does on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I have learned that GOD can be

angry but He is also loving, kind and He always has to be righteous. He will not send anyone

to hell that He loves. I have learned that I cannot do the Christian life alone. I need the

brethren, we need the church, and most of all we need the Word of God. Our Saviour Jesus

Christ gave His life for our sins so we can one day go to heaven and we as men can thank Him,

our GOD, as often as we can. One of the favorite things that Pastor Wesley sometimes

asks is, How big is your God today? That gets me every time.

J. R.  2023

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Hallelujah praise God Almighty for the Bible studies he allowed to enter into the jail. These studies helped the true understanding of God to be taught to me and easy to understand. The way I viewed God was wrong which these studies helped me understand that concept. I had too much of a view of me and too little of a view of God, with each study getting deeper and more seasoned with the intense taste of the Lord. With these studies I had a spiritual awakening. I truly believe that the confession I made earlier in life would have landed me in the middle of hell’s flames. Confession is nothing without possession. My love for Jesus Christ has heightened so intensely and my hunger for the Word has grown. I thank the great God Almighty for this ministry and these studies. They have helped this soul become a deliverer of the word of God, teaching others that God isn't the God of our imagination, He's the God of the eternity. One question to the reader of this statement I have for you is, Have you been found by the God whom formed us from the dust? The God whom died on the cross? Have you been saved and baptized with the Holy Ghost? If not, I invite you to confess with your mouth and believe with your heart that Jesus Christ is Lord, and that He was born the begotten Son of God, healed the sick, raised the dead, cast out demons, hated by the world, crucified on the cross, buried in a tomb, after three days raised from the dead, and is the sinless Lamb sacrificed to cover the sins of the world. Would you believe?

J.M. 2023

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