When I heard the Weigh Down Exodus out of Egypt the first time (pregnant with Maddie in 1996/1997) I knew that I desperately wanted to be different. I wanted a “new heart” like the testimonies I was hearing. I wanted to be “in love” with God the way Gwen was, and to talk with him, and sing to him and be in LOVE with him the way she is. I saw someone who had a relationship with God like I wanted and HOPED was possible. I wanted THAT kind of head-over-heals love. I want to be healed, and to LEAVE MY LIFE OF SIN, and I HAVE because she showed me in the bible HOW.
Because I looked at the fruit of Gwen's life, and not what her critics wrote, or said to slander her MY LIFE IS COMPLETELY CHANGED! I felt like I’d made so many mistakes in my life and my heart weighed a ton I hated the torture of smoking. Addicted to a chemical that made me stink, cough, lie to my husband & family, and stand in the rain on breaks while everyone else was inside warm and cozy.. I couldn’t imagine drinking a glass of wine without chasing it with 3 more. Restraint wasn’t an option I thought possible. I hated the despair of not being able to shed even 5 lbs. and daily wondering what in my closet would possibly fit. I resented my husband, and yet loathed the selfishness and ugliness I knew was in my heart. I despised the hamster-on-a-wheel-uselessness of my obsessive guilt/depression thoughts. I had no idea that I could be free from the baseness of lustful thoughts. I knew with absolute certainty that if I continued to control everyone and everything in my house-of-cards life the only possible outcome was a giant train wreck.
The Remnant Fellowship Church is the Real-Deal. It’s Black & White: The Remnant Fellowship church is different. Why? God reigns alone. Prayers are answered. Lives are changed. Love and unity abound. The leaders in this place are loving, and blameless, selfless, open books and their children are obedient, and very sweet. I would defend them to the ends of the earth because I know they’re the real deal. Their council is sound, biblically, practically and every time I've put into practice the principles this leadership has recommended my family and I have been blessed! There really is VICTORY over sin here. “Set Free” isn’t just a catchy CD title. It the title over my new heart! It has NEVER been about money! (I laugh when I read what some people think about this church because it’s the opposite!!! There is TRUE community—and it’s not centered around MY NEEDS! It’s about God--loving him first, and then loving each other genuinely and from the heart. You will not find gossip, and cliques here. Our children worship with us, and we love knowing what true godly parenting looks like so we can practice it ourselves. Our marriages are beautiful. My life is 100% changed for the better since I joined Remnant and learned how to fall in love with God and out of love with myself and the world. God is EVERYTHING here! See for yourself. - Jean Kurtz