Hello, new to the forum

  • Christian Chat is a moderated online Christian community allowing Christians around the world to fellowship with each other in real time chat via webcam, voice, and text, with the Christian Chat app. You can also start or participate in a Bible-based discussion here in the Christian Chat Forums, where members can also share with each other their own videos, pictures, or favorite Christian music.

    If you are a Christian and need encouragement and fellowship, we're here for you! If you are not a Christian but interested in knowing more about Jesus our Lord, you're also welcome! Want to know what the Bible says, and how you can apply it to your life? Join us!

    To make new Christian friends now around the world, click here to join Christian Chat.
BigSky2021

BigSky2021

Active member
#1
Apr 23, 2021
78
111
33
#1
Greetings, I'm new and just wanted to say hello 👋

Got saved recently and want to chat and fellowship with like-minded people. I'm not in Montana, the BigSky handle refers to my awe and wonder at Creation when I gaze upon the beautiful night sky. It was this fascination, partly responsible at least, for bringing me to Jesus.
 
Roughsoul1991

Roughsoul1991

Senior Member
#2
Sep 17, 2016
8,846
4,503
113
#2
BigSky2021 said:
Greetings, I'm new and just wanted to say hello 👋

Got saved recently and want to chat and fellowship with like-minded people. I'm not in Montana, the BigSky handle refers to my awe and wonder at Creation when I gaze upon the beautiful night sky. It was this fascination, partly responsible at least, for bringing me to Jesus.
Click to expand...
This is wonderful and God's creation absolutely testifies to it's creator.

Are you being discipled yet?
 
Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy

Well-known member
#3
Jun 11, 2018
3,325
3,689
113
68
#3
Hello Brother (@BigSky2021), and welcome to CCHat (and, most importantly, welcome to the family of God, as well :)). I'm glad that you decided to make CChat a part of your Christian walk, and I look forward to talking with you/growing in Christ together with you out on the other boards as well (y)

God bless you! (Numbers 6:24-26)

~Deut

1 Thessalonians 5​
23 May the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body ​
be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.​
24 Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.​
​
 
Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy

Well-known member
#4
Jun 11, 2018
3,325
3,689
113
68
#4
BTW @BigSky2021, here's a teaching series that may interest you. It's called Spiritual Boot Camp, by Dr. John MacArthur. It's something that I listened to about 35 years ago when I finally became a Christian (and I still use some of what I learned for it in my daily walk today).

Spiritual Boot Camp is a 4-part teaching series that takes a close Biblical and practical look at four of our most important Christian spiritual disciplines, How to Study the Bible, How to Pray, How to Function in the Body (fellowship), and How to Witness. It will tell you what you need to know about the 4 disciplines, and it will help you find the best ways to apply them to your life as well (y)

If you'd care to check them out, you can listen to them (and/or read them, I believe) for free, here (just scroll down a bit when you arrive at the site and you'll see them all together there).

Blessings to you in Christ! (John 10:27-28, Philippians 1:6, 2:13; Hebrews 7:25; Jude 24-25)

~Deut
p.s. - finally (just in case you don't already know) the Lord Jesus tells us that we are saved/receive "eternal life" from Him from the moment that we first believe!

John 5
24 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, ~has~ eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
​
 
BigSky2021

BigSky2021

Active member
#5
Apr 23, 2021
78
111
33
#5
Roughsoul1991 said:
This is wonderful and God's creation absolutely testifies to it's creator.

Are you being discipled yet?
Click to expand...
I do have a pastor and a church which I have been attending for a few weeks now. I emailed the pastor about attending a Basics class. He called me back and after talking a bit he invited me to take part in an Evangelism class instead. 8 weeks on meets on Wendsdays.
 
BigSky2021

BigSky2021

Active member
#6
Apr 23, 2021
78
111
33
#6
Deuteronomy said:
BTW @BigSky2021, here's a teaching series that may interest you. It's called Spiritual Boot Camp, by Dr. John MacArthur. It's something that I listened to about 35 years ago when I finally became a Christian (and I still use some of what I learned for it in my daily walk today).

Spiritual Boot Camp is a 4-part teaching series that takes a close Biblical and practical look at four of our most important Christian spiritual disciplines, How to Study the Bible, How to Pray, How to Function in the Body (fellowship), and How to Witness. It will tell you what you need to know about the 4 disciplines, and it will help you find the best ways to apply them to your life as well (y)

If you'd care to check them out, you can listen to them (and/or read them, I believe) for free, here (just scroll down a bit when you arrive at the site and you'll see them all together there).

Blessings to you in Christ! (John 10:27-28, Philippians 1:6, 2:13; Hebrews 7:25; Jude 24-25)

~Deut
p.s. - finally (just in case you don't already know) the Lord Jesus tells us that we are saved/receive "eternal life" from Him from the moment that we first believe!

John 5​
24 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, ~has~ eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.​
​
Click to expand...
Thank you Deut!

I will definitely be listening to the Spiritual Boot Camp audios. Fits nicely with my routine of listening to podcasts while jogging and working out
 
Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy

Well-known member
#7
Jun 11, 2018
3,325
3,689
113
68
#7
BigSky2021 said:
Thank you Deut!

I will definitely be listening to the Spiritual Boot Camp audios. Fits nicely with my routine of listening to podcasts while jogging and working out
Click to expand...
You're welcome Brother :) I suppose I should have also mentioned my favorite daily broadcast/webcast called Renewing Your Mind with Dr. R. C. Sproul (and many other theologians and pastors from all around the world who are part of this ministry as "teaching fellows", along with Dr. Sproul, though he is the principle teacher).

You can probably listen to the 30 minute Renewing Your Mind broadcast on your local Christian Radio Station, but I think that it's easier to listen and/or to watch it on the Internet at www.renewingyourmind.org.

~Deut
p.s. - if you are an Amazon Prime member, you may want to go there and do a search in Prime on the word "Sproul", as there are a number of His teaching series and national conference videos that are available in Prime (that can be watched for free there :)).

Romans 12​
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, ​
that which is good and acceptable and perfect.​
​
 
BlessedByGod

BlessedByGod

Well-known member
#8
Sep 28, 2019
12,196
7,026
113
#8
BigSky2021 said:
Greetings, I'm new and just wanted to say hello 👋

Got saved recently and want to chat and fellowship with like-minded people. I'm not in Montana, the BigSky handle refers to my awe and wonder at Creation when I gaze upon the beautiful night sky. It was this fascination, partly responsible at least, for bringing me to Jesus.
Click to expand...
Praise be to God for your being saved! You are blessed among men then. Welcome to Christian Chat.

May God Bless you to being the right people into your life that will be of best to help you on this new road you have been blessed with By God himself. I pray as He works on you, that your relationship issue will soon be a thing of the past and that the will heal you and her , as well as your relationship as well.🙏

Look forward to chatting with you sometime soon😀!

BBG
 
BigSky2021

BigSky2021

Active member
#10
Apr 23, 2021
78
111
33
#10
BlessedByGod said:
Praise be to God for your being saved! You are blessed among men then. Welcome to Christian Chat.

May God Bless you to being the right people into your life that will be of best to help you on this new road you have been blessed with By God himself. I pray as He works on you, that your relationship issue will soon be a thing of the past and that the will heal you and her , as well as your relationship as well.🙏

Look forward to chatting with you sometime soon😀!

BBG
Click to expand...
Thank you BBG

Your prayers are appreciated :)
 
Reformed1689

Reformed1689

Active member
#12
Jun 1, 2018
151
56
28
#12
BigSky2021 said:
Greetings, I'm new and just wanted to say hello 👋

Got saved recently and want to chat and fellowship with like-minded people. I'm not in Montana, the BigSky handle refers to my awe and wonder at Creation when I gaze upon the beautiful night sky. It was this fascination, partly responsible at least, for bringing me to Jesus.
Click to expand...
BigSky, I'm glad to hear that you have come to a state of repentance in your life. It was actually partly because of this website I came to a similar place in mine nearly eleven years ago. It's been quite a ride and not a smooth one at that. I too find the night sky very fascinating. I currently work night shift with the military and one thing I regret about living in larger city is that I can no longer see so many stars let alone the milky way galaxy. I grew up on a farm in rural Kansas and I used to get home from Scouts in winter evenings and see the great big Milk Way stretch across the sky right about my house. I've included a picture below someone posted from Kansas and I can attest that it looks a lot like the picture many nights.




It's amazing how large and complex the universe is and how insignificant we are.
 
Ahwatukee

Ahwatukee

Senior Member
#14
Mar 12, 2015
11,159
2,375
113
#14
BigSky2021 said:
Greetings, I'm new and just wanted to say hello 👋

Got saved recently and want to chat and fellowship with like-minded people. I'm not in Montana, the BigSky handle refers to my awe and wonder at Creation when I gaze upon the beautiful night sky. It was this fascination, partly responsible at least, for bringing me to Jesus.
Click to expand...
Greetings and Welcome, BigSky2021,

When I lived in Havasu, before all of this Covid nonsense started, I was always out in the desert away from the city, taking shots of the Milky Way and star-trail photos. There's a lot of dark sites out there. And it is awesome to just sit out there and take it all in.

Hope to see you out on the forum.
 
BigSky2021

BigSky2021

Active member
#15
Apr 23, 2021
78
111
33
#15
Ahwatukee said:
Greetings and Welcome, BigSky2021,

When I lived in Havasu, before all of this Covid nonsense started, I was always out in the desert away from the city, taking shots of the Milky Way and star-trail photos. There's a lot of dark sites out there. And it is awesome to just sit out there and take it all in.

Hope to see you out on the forum.
Click to expand...
Very cool Ahwatukee, and nice to meet you!
 
BigSky2021

BigSky2021

Active member
#16
Apr 23, 2021
78
111
33
#16
Reformed1689 said:
BigSky, I'm glad to hear that you have come to a state of repentance in your life. It was actually partly because of this website I came to a similar place in mine nearly eleven years ago. It's been quite a ride and not a smooth one at that. I too find the night sky very fascinating. I currently work night shift with the military and one thing I regret about living in larger city is that I can no longer see so many stars let alone the milky way galaxy. I grew up on a farm in rural Kansas and I used to get home from Scouts in winter evenings and see the great big Milk Way stretch across the sky right about my house. I've included a picture below someone posted from Kansas and I can attest that it looks a lot like the picture many nights.




It's amazing how large and complex the universe is and how insignificant we are.
Click to expand...
Thanks Reformed1689!

Awesome photo!
 
oyster67

oyster67

Senior Member
#17
May 24, 2014
11,887
8,705
113
#17
BigSky2021 said:
Greetings, I'm new and just wanted to say hello 👋

Got saved recently and want to chat and fellowship with like-minded people. I'm not in Montana, the BigSky handle refers to my awe and wonder at Creation when I gaze upon the beautiful night sky. It was this fascination, partly responsible at least, for bringing me to Jesus.
Click to expand...
Welcome to CC, my brother!:):coffee: Just looking at your profile. God is very willing to give you blessed assurance right now!:) Just surrender all to the Maker of the big sky. His Son has already paid for your ticket with His very Blood. He loves you very much!

Revelation
3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Supping is what happens at CC!:giggle:
 
L

Live4Him

Guest
#19
#19
BigSky2021 said:
Greetings, I'm new and just wanted to say hello 👋

Got saved recently and want to chat and fellowship with like-minded people. I'm not in Montana, the BigSky handle refers to my awe and wonder at Creation when I gaze upon the beautiful night sky. It was this fascination, partly responsible at least, for bringing me to Jesus.
Click to expand...
Welcome aboard.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.