Our guest speaker this month was Aaron Partington, Pastor of the Life Church in Bebington. Aaron was brought up in Bedworth, Coventry as his Father John was Pastor of a church there. At age 10 the family moved to Liverpool where John started the Liverpool Christian Life Centre. The family lived in Aigburth and Aaron went to St Michaels in the Hamlet primary school.
It was here in Liverpool that Aaron's father had death threats from the Triads and was accused of being a cult leader. It was around this time that Aaron asked himself the question 'is God real'. The family then moved to Birmingham where Aaron became a youth Pastor of the church. Again the family moved out to Exeter. It was while he was here that Aaron described his life as 'off the rails' with alcohol etc.
It was during this time that Aaron was Invited to go to a meeting at his Fathers church to hear a talk by Gerald Coats. He preached on the Prodigal Son and singled out Aaron to illustrate his point. The speaker did not know Aaron was John's son or that Aaron was 'off the rails'. Gerald Coats said to Aaron 'this is for you' and as there was no annointing oil available, he anointed him with water and told him he had 3 decisions to make that night and 'Get right with God and he will fast track you'.
Aaron knew his 3 decisions were: 1 To put his finances right (he was £1000's in debt) 2 To finish with his present girl friend (who he was about to get engaged to) and 3. His relationship with God. He broken up with his girl friend, got out of debt by clearing it in 12 months. He then rediscovered and discovered who God was. Later he was invited to Life church Bebington by the new Pastor, and after he had preached he felt God say that 'one day you will be back here'.
In August 2009 he was offered an associate ministers position at Life Church Bebington, to which he turned down. He was asked again in September and again in November.
Finaly in April 2011 Aaron accepted the full Pastorship of Life Church Bebington.
It was here in Liverpool that Aaron's father had death threats from the Triads and was accused of being a cult leader. It was around this time that Aaron asked himself the question 'is God real'. The family then moved to Birmingham where Aaron became a youth Pastor of the church. Again the family moved out to Exeter. It was while he was here that Aaron described his life as 'off the rails' with alcohol etc.
It was during this time that Aaron was Invited to go to a meeting at his Fathers church to hear a talk by Gerald Coats. He preached on the Prodigal Son and singled out Aaron to illustrate his point. The speaker did not know Aaron was John's son or that Aaron was 'off the rails'. Gerald Coats said to Aaron 'this is for you' and as there was no annointing oil available, he anointed him with water and told him he had 3 decisions to make that night and 'Get right with God and he will fast track you'.
Aaron knew his 3 decisions were: 1 To put his finances right (he was £1000's in debt) 2 To finish with his present girl friend (who he was about to get engaged to) and 3. His relationship with God. He broken up with his girl friend, got out of debt by clearing it in 12 months. He then rediscovered and discovered who God was. Later he was invited to Life church Bebington by the new Pastor, and after he had preached he felt God say that 'one day you will be back here'.
In August 2009 he was offered an associate ministers position at Life Church Bebington, to which he turned down. He was asked again in September and again in November.
Finaly in April 2011 Aaron accepted the full Pastorship of Life Church Bebington.