"I have know Philipp for several years, and I have been inspired by his consistent boldness to step out with fearless faith. As the Leader of the Revival Churches Network, Philipp J. Schmerold’s ministry is undoubtedly powerful, with signs and wonders manifesting to reveal the revelation of Jesus Christ. As a powerful apostolic ministry, Philipp has a special call of God on his life to inspire the body of Christ to walk out their destiny and change nations. It is a pleasure to endorse Philipp and call him a friend."
Adam F. Thompson
Voice of Fire Ministries

 

 

"Philipp Schmerold is a friend since many years. I know him personally and I have witness the great work he is doing with his team for our Lord. Philipp as has a beautiful ministry bearing fruit not only in many nations but also in his own nation Austria. He has a great anointing, authority, passion for the Gospel and the Kingdom of God - the fruit he bears is evidence."
President of the International Association of Healing ministries
Europe shall be saved

Co-Chair of the Global Evangelist Alliance

 

 

"I’ve had the privilege to share the pulpit with Pastor Philipp Schmerold for the first time at a conference in the fall of 2015. Already at this first meeting I was impressed about how God was using this young man. It was then and still is a joy to share the same platform with him to serve the people of God. All the while it’s not only the strong anointing that is clearly visible on his life which is quite remarkable, but especially also the humbleness and humility that he was able to keep in the middle of his early success. Many a young minister next to his gifting also seems to have an unhealthy measure of self-esteem. Not so with Pastor Philipp. Therefore I’m not hesitant to believe that his ministry from God has a great future. His ministering in the Word of God and also in the Gifts of the Spirit, as I was able to witness it personally, is distinct and sharp. No mannerisms, but just the unfeigned ministry of God’s Anointing. Also, to connect and communicate with Pastor Philipp on a personal level is an uplifting experience and is marked by godly transparency. I can highly and with a clear conscience recommend the ministry of Pastor Philipp Schmerold."
Manfred Roth, D. Th.
Senior Pastor of Biblisches Glaubenszentrum Schaffhausen

"I have known Philipp since he was a boy. I had the joy of being his pastor for a few years. He was one of those children that needed the extra angel protection of God because the enemy wanted to snuff out his life before it started. I followed Philipp in his years when he was away from God. We often prayed for his salvation. When Philipp surrendered to Christ, there was no turning back. We always sensed a big calling on his life, but God far exceeded our expectations in how He uses him. Philipp now travels to many countries of the world preaching the Gospel to multiple thousands with great signs and miracles following. I recommend Philipp as a sincere, effective servant of God that walks in integrity."
Chris J. Franz
Evangelist
Leader of Cita Life

"I would like to introduce you to Reverend Philipp Schmerold from Austria. Philipp is an exceptional young man with the call of God on his life to preach to the nations. He demonstrates the gift of an Evangelist with a missionary call to lead people to Christ in difficult places to serve. Philipp has faithfully served under our covering at Vienna Christian Center and also understands the priority to support pastors in the local church.  He has great experience and training both here in Austria as well as the United States of America. One of the things I appreciate most about Philipp is his passion for revival. He is a man of faith and desires for God to use him to believe for the supernatural today.  He is a soul-winner and fully surrendered disciple of Jesus. Thank you for receiving Philipp and for opportunities you can share with him for ministry.  I know you and your nation will be blessed through his heart to serve with you."
Larry Henderson
Assemblies of God World Missions Europe Director

"Philipp Schmerold has been a good friend of mine for several years. Since I know him, I have seen what God means when He said, “Those who seek Me will find Me.” This man has sought after the heart of God to see the lost come to Jesus, and he has never changed the subject since. I am thrilled that he has put his heart into this book so others can partake of the power of the Gospel and live a life of conviction and purpose. Get ready to receive more as you are challenged and awakened by what you read."
Ben Fitzgerald
Evangelist
Leader of Awakening Europe

"Jesus made very clear what His heart beat is: He came to seek and to save the lost. Philipp is a young preacher who got radically saved through the very power of the Gospel that he now himself proclaims around the world, with signs following. Be ready to be disturbed by the Spirit of God, but also overwhelmed as you feel the love of Jesus on every page, through the writing of a man who has a one-track mind: to lift up that name which is above every other name. I’ve gotten to know Philipp and I highly recommend him."
Daniel Kolenda
Evangelist
President of Christ for all Nations 

"I met Philipp on a mission trip to Taiwan. During that trip I found him to be a man who was hungry and thirsty for the presence of God. He ministered in a combined churches meeting in Fernvale and is a dynamic, powerful preacher and minister of the Gospel of Christ. On the day prior, he led 12 people to Christ on the streets of Brisbane in a two-hour period. He is the real deal."
Mike Behrends
Pastor of Trax Christian Church in Lowood, Australia

"Philipp Schmerold is a man on fire for God. There is nothing artificial here. What he writes in The Burning Heart breathes this authenticity. These are not mere words of theory written by one aspiring to be a soul winner. They are practical truths from the heart of one who lives them every day and experiences their supernatural confirmation in souls won for Jesus Christ. You will be challenged to follow in the steps of one who has heard the heartbeat of God our Father and has made the unwavering decision to obey the Great Commission without compromise."
Fred Lambert
Pastor
Director of Rhema Bible Training College in Austria

"I’ve had the privilege of getting to know Philipp since his salvation. His radical turn-around, unmarred by compromise, amazed me from the start. Now, several years later, he has lost none of that fire, and it seems as if he is burning even more than ever for God’s kingdom and winning the lost. Philipp’s zeal and his love for people are contagious and inspiring, whether in his homeland of Austria or in the nations of the world. We ministered together in South Asia, and I was able to observe, and even tangibly feel, how he demonstrates the love of Christ and leads people to Jesus."
Edwin Jung
Pastor
Director of the Austrian Pentecostal Free Churches Movement

Do you know where you stand with God?

If you have never made Jesus the Lord of your life, then you are separated from God by sin. You are the reason God sent Jesus to the cross. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” God loved you so much that He gave His only begotten Son for you.

2. Corinthians 5:21 says that God made Jesus, who knew no sin, to be sin for us. Sin was the reason Jesus came to earth. He died on the cross and went to hell for one reason: to pay the price for sin. Once that price was paid, Jesus was raised from the dead, triumphant over Satan; and the sin problem was taken care of.

God does not hold your sin against you. The only thing keeping you from becoming a child of God is failure to turn from your present world and your present god, which is Satan, and make Jesus the Lord over your life.

When Jesus paid the sin price for you, He was your substitute. Heaven has it recorded that you have been set free. It is as if you yourself died on the cross 2,000 years ago. But that doesn’t mean you will automatically go to heaven. Even though God sent Jesus to pay for your sin—even though He holds nothing against you—you can still go straight to hell. Why? Because you have not made the choice to receive Jesus as your own personal Lord and Savior, to accept His sacrifice as yours. You have a free will. You have the right to choose your own destiny, God will not force you to receive salvation. The choice is yours. You can go straight to hell and God will not lift a finger to stop you. He did all He is going to do when He sent Jesus into the world.

Your choice is set before you.

If you do choose to make Jesus your Lord, God will receive you as His very own child. You will become a part of God’s family. He will be your Father and you willbe His child. This is not just a theological idea; this is a fact. It actually happens. Jesus actually walked the earth as a man. He actually went to the cross, died there, was raised from the dead, and is alive today, seated at the right hand of God in heaven.

When you become a Christian—when you become born again—you take on the nature of God, your heavenly Father. The nature of sin and Satan is death; the nature of God is life. Jesus spoke to the people of His day and said, “Ye are of your father the devil” (John 8:44). To accept Jesus as your Lord causes you to turn your back on your father the devil, or on “the god of this world” as Satan is called (2. Cor. 4:4). You take on a new Father, a heavenly Father; and you areborn again—not physically, but spiritually. Your spirit is reborn in the likeness of God.

You see, you are a threefold being: You are a spirit, you have a soul (mind, will, emotions), and you live in a body. Jesus referred to this in a conversation with Nicodemus (John 3:3-7).

Jesus said to him, “You must be born again.”

Nicodemus replied, “What do you mean? Do I have to go back again into my mother’s womb?”

Jesus answered, “No. What is born of the flesh is flesh. What is born of the Spirit is spirit.”
Being born again is a spiritual rebirth. You are born of the Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit was sent into the earth to carry out the new birth. When you make Jesus the Lord of your life, the Holy Spirit comes to indwell you and causes your spirit to be re-created. According to (2. Cor. 5:17), when you accept Jesus as your Lord, you become a new creature, or new creation; old things pass away and all things become new. As far as God is concerned, at that moment, you stand before Him as a brand-new person. You are reborn from sin and death to righteousness and new life. That is a fact.

1. John 5:1-4 says, “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God…. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”

I want you to realize what happens the moment a person makes Jesus Christ the Lord of his life. In the eyes of God, he becomes a world overcomer. Sin no longer reigns over his life. Sin is no longer his lord. Jesus is His Lord and he can live above the satanic forces in the world.

After Jesus was raised from the dead, He stood before His disciples and said, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth” (Matthew 28:18). Then He delegated that power to His people. He said, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). What is the gospel? The good news that God is no longer holding your sins and trespasses against you.

The Bible gives some specific instructions that you are to follow in order to become a Christian, or in order to be born again. Look at Romans 10:8-11:

…The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

Jesus said, “Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37). No matter what kind of sinner you are, no matter what you have done, you can go to Jesus and He will accept you. Once you go to Him, then He will cause you to be born again. He will re-create you, and that sin which has been plaguing you will be a thing of the past. It will be gone. You will be accepted before God as if you have never sinned!

To be born again, you use your mouth and you use your heart. First, you believe in your heart that God’s Word is true; then you confess it with your mouth because you believe it.

I want you to realize one very important fact: You don’t confess you are saved because you feel saved. Feelings have absolutely nothing to do with salvation. Let me give you an example:

Suppose someone says to you, “I went to the bank this morning and deposited $1,000 in your account.” How do you know they actually did what they said? You don’t believe they did it because you feel $1,000 richer, and you don’t doubt them just because you don’t feel any different. Your feelings really have nothing to do with it. If that person’s word is good, you will believe him. If his word is bad, you won’t.

When your salvation is involved, you are relying on God’s Word—and God doesn’t lie. He means what He says. If He said it, then you can believe it. He has said that if you believe in your heart and confess with your month that Jesus is Lord, you will be saved. You don’t base your salvation on the way you feel. You base it on the pure, unadulterated Word of Almighty God.

God’s Word is the only evidence you have that you are saved, but that is all the evidence you need!

Several days or weeks from now, you might not feel saved. You may begin to wonder if you were ever really saved to start with. You will have doubts—Satan will see to that! But when those thoughts and feelings come, just go back to the Word of God. You will see that it still says the same thing. God never changes and His Word never changes. It is still just as true today as when it was first spoken. People may try to convince you that it doesn’t work. Temptations may come to convince you that it didn’t work. Doubts will come to your mind. But all those things do not alter the fact that God’s Word is true.

Jesus said, “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). The moment you make Jesus the Lord of your life will be the moment you have a desire to live, instead of a desire to die. I can testify to that fact in my own life. Before I accepted Jesus as my Lord, I was headed straight to hell. Everything I liked to do was bad for me. The habits I had formed for 25 years were destructive to my body and my mind. But when I made Jesus the Lord of my life, all those desires were changed. I suddenly had a desire to get rid of my filthy habits. I had a desire to get rid of tobacco, alcohol, immoral thoughts and behavior, profanity, etc. My desires had been changed. Why? Because I was changed. The real me, my spirit, was reborn. The change in my spirit brought changes to my mind and body.

These changes are available to you, too. God is right there, ready to accept you, ready to change you. You don’t have to live in sin any longer. You don’t have to live a defeated life any longer. You don’t have to be anything except God’s child. You can walk the road of life victoriously with Jesus as your Lord and Savior. You won’t have to take a back seat to Satan again. You can be the head and not the tail!

I want you to join me now in praying this prayer for salvation. Don’t just read it; make a conscious effort to speak these words from the very depths of your being. When you finish this prayer, you will be born gain:

Heavenly Father, in the Name of Jesus, I present myself to You.

I pray and ask Jesus to be Lord over my life. I believe it in my heart, so I say it with my mouth: “Jesus has been raised from the dead.” This moment, I make Him the Lord over my life.

Jesus, come into my heart. I believe this moment that I am saved, I say it now: “I am reborn. I am a Christian. I am a child of Almighty God.”

Now, thank God for making you His child. Colossians 1:12 says, “Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.” You have just been made a partaker of an inheritance from God. You have just inherited the kingdom of God!

Speaking of God, the next verse says, “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have the redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.”

You don’t have to wait until you die to receive your inheritance. You are a child of God right this very moment, and you can receive all that belongs to you right now! 1. John 3:2 says, “Beloved, now are we the sons of God.” You have been delivered from the darkness into the kingdom of God.

Jesus said, “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32).
I welcome you into the family of God!

If you prayed this prayer, please send us an e-mail. We would like to encourage you in your new life as a child of God.

(this article was written by Kenneth Copeland and describes perfectly and in detail the way to salvation)