At our dinner meeting last night (7/6/16), the Rev John Hudghton told a very captivating story of being raised in a atheist-communist household to becoming not only a reverend, but the Dean and Rector of Buxton.
John told of being an atheist, anti-Christian, who delighted in pulling down Christians and their beliefs. At school one of his classmates was a Christian and tried to share the gospel message with him, but he refused to accept it. Eventually his classmate gave him a copy of Mark's Gospel and 'Journey into life', a booklet that explains how to become a Christian. John put both of the booklets into a draw and forgot about them.
Sometime later, whilst in his room John felt the power of God fill the room. Immediately he went and found the two booklets given to him by his friend and read them. He then gave his life to Jesus and was born again. After visiting several churches and looking for the events he read about in the gospels, healing and miracles, he was dismayed to be told, "Now we have the bible Jesus withdrew miracles and healings".
John persued his passion for what he read of in the new testament and eventually was Baptised in the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues, in addition to this he was "Drunk in the Spirit" as the disciples were accused of on the day of Pentecost.
Eventually John attend "Vicar School" and became a curate in the Church of England. One day he received a phone call from a lady parishioner who apologised as she would not be able to attend church on Sunday as she had had a stroke and her left side was paralysed. John offered to visit her and have a cup of tea and take communion, which he did. During the visit he offered to pray with the lady. As he started her little finger of her left hand moved, something that she could not do! Eventually she could move all her fingers, then her hand, then her arm, her leg and eventually her body was freed from paralysis and was able to stand and move about. The first thing she did was make a cup of tea!! This was John's proof that Miracles and Healings are still with us. Since then John has seen many more healings and miracles thought his career.
His final message was for us all, to believe that miracles and healings are here for us today. AMEN.
John told of being an atheist, anti-Christian, who delighted in pulling down Christians and their beliefs. At school one of his classmates was a Christian and tried to share the gospel message with him, but he refused to accept it. Eventually his classmate gave him a copy of Mark's Gospel and 'Journey into life', a booklet that explains how to become a Christian. John put both of the booklets into a draw and forgot about them.
Sometime later, whilst in his room John felt the power of God fill the room. Immediately he went and found the two booklets given to him by his friend and read them. He then gave his life to Jesus and was born again. After visiting several churches and looking for the events he read about in the gospels, healing and miracles, he was dismayed to be told, "Now we have the bible Jesus withdrew miracles and healings".
John persued his passion for what he read of in the new testament and eventually was Baptised in the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues, in addition to this he was "Drunk in the Spirit" as the disciples were accused of on the day of Pentecost.
Eventually John attend "Vicar School" and became a curate in the Church of England. One day he received a phone call from a lady parishioner who apologised as she would not be able to attend church on Sunday as she had had a stroke and her left side was paralysed. John offered to visit her and have a cup of tea and take communion, which he did. During the visit he offered to pray with the lady. As he started her little finger of her left hand moved, something that she could not do! Eventually she could move all her fingers, then her hand, then her arm, her leg and eventually her body was freed from paralysis and was able to stand and move about. The first thing she did was make a cup of tea!! This was John's proof that Miracles and Healings are still with us. Since then John has seen many more healings and miracles thought his career.
His final message was for us all, to believe that miracles and healings are here for us today. AMEN.