“God met me that weekend right where my sinful heart was.”
Ashley Neal. Na 07.
I first attended New Attitude in 2007. On my way to the conference, my heart was consumed with many things: friends, appearance, having a memorable experience, all things connected to my pride. I had high hopes to really grow in the Lord that weekend, but was distracted by all these things and so I wondered if God would even teach me anything.
When C.J. Mahaney preached his message on discerning your heart, though I didn’t know exactly what God was convicting me of, I felt the presence of sin in my heart. I went back to my room that night pretty discouraged and a little frightened, and spending some time to my self, I specifically felt pride in my heart--self-sufficient, self-glorifying, hostile, pride. The problem was, I didn’t know how to get rid of it, it seemed entrenched in my heart. My cousin had purchased C.J’s book Humility earlier that day, so I started to read it, and God comforted my heart that pride is a sin common to man. He began to bring me to true conviction and repentance through my understanding that the Lord paid for my sin of pride, and I could be humble myself through the power of the cross.
The knowledge of my need of the power of the gospel was so freeing. When God gave me true humility in light of the cross, a dependence and worthlessness without Jesus, a passion for the gospel overflowed into the rest of the year as I began to yearn for and love getting up early to spend significant time refocusing my heart by reading the Word of God.
Because of the truth being preached and the Holy Spirit at work, New Attitude sparked a life-brightening passion for the Word of God in me, which God has sustained and grown over the past two years. God met me that weekend right where my sinful heart was.
“ 'How does the Gospel speak to my heart and how does the Gospel connect into my thinking and my behavior?'- I was gripped by this question. ”
Resie Manahan. Na 2006.
“It felt like God’s presence was all around me, I felt surrounded by His holiness.”
Jess Britt. Na 2002.
“God graciously used C.J.’s message to convict me of an area of idolatry I had never even recognized before.”
Julia Borghi. Na 07.
“While praying for the adopted students, I felt an overwhelming sense that God was telling me that my wife and I would adopt our next child.”
Mike Seaver. Na 06.
“Whether I face car problems or a little sister in critical condition I know that in life and in death my family, friends, and I belong to God and our greatest need has been met by his death on the cross. ”
John Leach. Na 08.
“For the first time I was able to understand that grace has nothing to do with me and my performance and everything to do with our wonderful Savior. ”
Allie Noske. Na 07.
“It was at this conference that I can say God really revealed His love for me. ”
Cale Gardenhire. Na 08.
“God told me it was time to forget the past and begin a future with him.”
Esther Cuan. Na 08.
“The single greatest impact New Attitude has had on my life began not during worship or a main session, but in a morning community group meeting. ”
Jason Mallinak. Na 06.
“I finally believed that God had forgiven me for my sexual sin and not keeping myself pure for marriage. I also believed that God allowed me to see that a godly man would still want me and that I could wait for His best for me. ”
Shalana Varon. Na 98.
“I think one of the biggest things that I come away with after each conference is the knowledge of how good God is to me and how much He cares for me. ”
Rebecca Smith. Na 04.
“I figured two states away from Tennessee was a safe distance from my sisters and their God. But God in his great mercy had a different plan. ”
Rebecca Ridner. Na 01.
“God was personal, he was close. He didn’t 'merely tolerate' me.”
Courtney Cabaniss. Na 08.
“Can a conference change the whole course of your life? For us, the answer is yes.”
Alex & Brett Harris. Na 04.
“The tears flowed and I experienced a comforting repentance in the loving embrace of God.”
Timothy Durey. Na 07.
“I realized that I had been listening to myself and I needed to start talking to myself when I start feeling depressed.”
Christin Dicker. Na 08.
“Even in my defiance God broke me like a twig during C.J.'s message. ”
Kyle Jamison. Na 06.
“I sat down and wrote the words “Hallelujah, all I have is Christ. Hallelujah, Jesus is my life” in my journal, because that is what I wanted.”
Janelle McCombie. Na 08.
“I realized for the first time that being a Christian didn't just mean getting into heaven - it meant living and loving and glorifying my savior with every day, every breath. ”
Didi Nordyke. Na 03.
“New Attitude 2008 was a turning point for our 6-month young marriage.
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Bobby & Toniette Giesbrecht. Na 08.
“But as I sat in Mark Dever's session on the importance of the local church, God began to change me.”
Hosanna Hanson. Na 02.
“Not having a voice, was humbling, at times humiliating, yet, wonderfully freeing.”
Courtney Cooke. Na 06.
“ I left Na committed to finding a new church where this kind of solid teaching would be the norm instead of the rare treat. ”
Anna Scruggs. Na 07.
“The gospel was the main thing to these people and I knew then that God was calling me to have the gospel be the main focus of my life as well.”
Zack Migioia. Na 07.
“Slowly throughout the weekend all of my misconceptions of what the Gospel really meant were slowly taken away”
Brandy Brandenburg. Na 04.
“I had heard the gospel a thousand times before...and for the first time I truly understood my sinfulness and need for a savior!”
Rachael Boer. Na 04.
“I went to the conference after being saved only about 5 months...each message taught me something I never knew before. ”
Jath Candy. Na 07.
“What love is this, that He, the sinless one, would lay down His life willingly for all the sins that I had chosen?”
Emily Schankweiler. Na 06.
