Special Calling – HVAC Service Technician Gets Free Ministry Training Online
HVAC service technician Aalden Guilmette found Christian Leaders Institute at just the right time. He had always felt a special calling. Things may not have always gone right in his life but now he heads a men’s fellowship group. Time and money are tight for many these days, including Aalden, but free online training at CLI is making a tremendous difference in his life and can in yours too.
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Christian Leaders Institute Graduate Aalden Guilmette tells us his story:
I am a 35 year old husband and father of four. I work as an HVAC service technician in Southeast Michigan.
I was saved at a young age and wandered from the faith in my late teens. I came back to the Lord in my early twenties and have walked with Him since.
I have always felt a special calling on my life for ministry. I enjoy speaking the truth and have a special heaviness on my heart for fathers and families. I currently lead a men’s fellowship group at my church.
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The following is just one of many instances where the Bible tells about people having a special calling…
1 Corinthians 1:26-27 ESV / “For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;”…
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I am not sure what my ministry dream is. I only know that I am willing to go wherever the Lord leads me. Through prayer and meditation in the Word, I have been prompted to get further ministry training. I was unsure how this would take place, as both time and finances are very tight at this time.
A special calling from Jesus should never be hindered for financial reasons. That is why the donations we receive at Christian Leaders Institute and the people who donate them, are so special.
As of late, I have been writing Christian songs, teaching the men’s fellowship group, and earnestly seeking the Lords direction in every area of my life.
Christian Leaders Institute is truly an answer to my prayers. I am excited to get the training I need to further serve our Savior. Thank you so much for providing these classes.
I would like to ask for prayer that I could discern the direction God has for me.
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Often when you have a special calling you may find finances can hold you back. We have found that even when people are doing well there are things that can keep them from moving forward in life. Whether you are having money troubles, family problems, or other issues; it can be just the right time to pursue a Bible based education.
– Jeremiah 29:11 ESV / “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”At Christian Leaders Institute our dream is for everyone, no matter what their circumstances are, to have access to free quality online Bible courses. These classes prepare people for ministry and help them gain wisdom for life through God’s Word… Take the time to learn more by clicking HERE or to donate to someone’s future follow the link HERE.
Ready to Answer the Call
My name is Chuck Byers, I was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. I am 62 years old and married with 6 children and 13 grandchildren. My wife and I live in an old farmhouse we have renovated for the past 36 years in Wattsburg, Pennsylvania. The Lord has blessed us with 3 boys and 3 girls. All of our children have dedicated their life to the Lord and they, and their families, are serving the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ, or even religion, was never brought up in our house as I was growing up. Both of my parents were very abusive, which caused me to quit high school and join the United States Navy at the age of seventeen. From there my life went downhill. I turned to alcohol and drugs to try to forget the past. In 1972 I met and married my wife Brenda and from there things started to turn around. We began to go to church, though at first it was hit and miss. Then in 1978, I was in a truck accident. I was thrown out of the truck and broke my back in two places. Even though I did not know Christ as my personal Savior, He was watching out for me. I was told I would never walk again, but two months later, I walked out of the hospital. I knew then that there was more to God than just going to church. In 1983, I accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal Savior, along with my wife.
In 1984, God called me to prepare for full time ministry. I knew there was no way I could move to go to a bible college and still support my wife and four children so I didn’t go. But Christ was patient with me and never took the desire to pursue ministry away, and in 2013, He told me again that it was time to prepare. At the time I was 62 and thought it was crazy, but my wife and I decided that we could not say no again.
When I heard about CLI it was like a miracle. Because I am on disability from three cervical surgeries and two heart surgeries, I am unable to afford a college education. A donation based education from CLI gives me the chance to study and prepare for whatever God has in store for me and now, I am ready to answer the call to serve the Lord! All of my children are behind me one hundred percent and know that this has been my calling for years.
My desire has always been to be a pastor or an evangelist, but whatever God has for me, I will follow Him. This scholarship is very important to me as it will allow me to study Gods word at my own pace. I know that the Holy Spirit will guide me the whole way. I will need a lot of prayer to get me through the courses and would appreciate all the prayers I can get. Thank you for the opportunity to pursue God’s call on my life.
It is a wondrous time in a person’s life when they can escape a terrible past and be born again. This Milwaukee, Wisconsin woman serves the Lord after doing just that. Now motivated by Christ, Valerie is enjoying free online Bible studies at Christian Leaders Institute. She hopes to become ordained one day. Our Ordainment certification courses make this possible for her and you. We hope you will find encouragement in this story and sign up today.
–1 Corinthians 7:17-24 (NIV) “17 Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches… 19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commands is what counts. 20 Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them. 21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so. 22 For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s slave. 23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings. 24 Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.”Hello everyone my name is Sister Valerie Rivera-Turnage. I am a proud born again Christian living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America. I have lived here all of my life and feel the need to stay put as I know that I am a witness for so many others right here in Milwaukee.
–Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) “11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” –John 3:3 (ESV) “Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”I have been saved, sanctified and filled with the power of the Holy Spirit for 3 years now and my walk has been awesome. Many local church leaders say I have flourished spiritually. I can only say it is because of my true desire and commitment to living a life that is pleasing to Our Father that this born again woman serves the Lord.
–1 Peter 1:3 (ESV) “[ Born Again to a Living Hope ] Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”After many years of being a heavy servant for satan, I have been born again and now invest time and energy into building God’s Kingdom. I have been set free from many afflictions and delivered from many demonic spirits. I enjoy when the people of the world see how God’s Glory has manifested in my life and ask me how. I can smile and say, “TO GOD BE THE GLORY.”
My Husband led me to Christ. One day not long ago he told me he was sure I was going to be his wife. He prayed for me to accept Christ from that moment on. I was serving the devil and couldn’t embrace the salvation he told me about. One day I woke up in despair and in my soul I was crying out for Jesus to just show me HIS power. I went to church that day and my life has never been the same.
–Ephesians 6:12 (NIV) 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.I know my calling is to evangelize and teach.
I wanted to take this course to enhance what I have been given through the Holy Spirit and I would love to continue to learn as much as I can. I am involved in a lot of service and spreading the gospel. I would like to be ordained soon.
I ask that you all continue to pray for the City of Milwaukee because we are up against strong witchcraft spirits and those of us doing Kingdom work are staying pressed in the faith that we will prevail in leading the lost souls to life.