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Before
anything….
God loves you and desires you to
experience peace and life, both abundant and
everlasting.
So
Say The Scriptures:
"We have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 5:1
"For God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting
life." John 3:16
"I have come that they may
have life, and that they may have it more
abundantly." John 10:10
However, quite a few people fail to
take advantage of these awesome promised benefits of
abundant everlasting life and peace and we believe we
know why:
We have this human
made understanding of God and cannot really comprehend a
relationship with God.
For some it is so unscientific or irrational that
I as living breathing Human can know a God who is
invisible, inattentive, or at best a figment of
imagination. Add
to that, if God is so powerful and all mighty, why
doesn’t everybody have this kind of relationship with
God. There
are so many people who are hurting, oppressed, and mean.
Quite to the contrary my friend, God created us
in His own image to have an abundant life. He did not
make us as robots to automatically love and obey Him.
God gave us a will and a freedom of choice. That choice
is the motivator for a relationship with God or a
relationship without God.
We chose to disobey God and go our own willful
way. We still make this choice today.
This results in separation - a gap
- between God and human.
So Say The Scriptures:
"For all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23
"For the wages of sin is
death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ
Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23
Our
efforts to get to God
People have tried in many ways to
bridge this gap between themselves and God...
So
Say The Scriptures:
"There is a way that seems
right to a man, but in the end it leads to death."
Proverbs 14:12
"But your iniquities have separated you from
your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so
that he will not hear." Isaiah 59:2
No bridge reaches God...except one.
The
Cross
God love is so amazing and God
wants to be with you so much, that God did something
very interesting. There
had to be a payment for your sins and God provided that
through JESUS, his own son.
God gave the best sacrifice possible - all for
you, Jesus Christ died on the Cross and rose from the
grave. He paid the penalty for our sin and bridged the
gap between God and people.
So Say The
Scriptures:
"For
there is one God and one mediator between God and men,
the man Jesus Christ." 1 Timothy 2:5
“I am
the way, the truth, and the life.
NO one comes to the Father except through me.”
John 14:6
"For
Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the
unrighteous, to bring you to God." 1 Peter 3:18
"But
God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we
were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
God has provided the only way. Each
person must make a choice!
Want to Cross Over: Receive
Christ
Now come a very crucial step and a step outside of
rational and self. God
asks for us to give him a faith response to what God did
through Jesus on the cross.
We must trust Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and
receive Him by personal invitation.
So
Say The Scriptures
"Here I am! I stand at the
door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the
door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with
me." Revelation 3:20
"Yet to all who received him,
to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to
become children of God." John 1:12
"That if you confess with your
mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that
God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."
Romans 10:9
Do you agree with what God did
and what God wants for you?
Will you receive Jesus Christ right
now? How, we are glad you asked!
Here is how you can receive Christ:
1. Admit your need (I am a
sinner).
- I
am separated from you God.
- I
need you in my life.
- I
need to cross the bridge
2.Turn from your sins (repent).
- Change
your way of life.
- Decide
not to go back to the old way of life.
3. Believe that Jesus Christ
died for you on the Cross and rose from the grave, which
essentially establishes the bridge for you to cross.
4. Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to come in
and control your life. (This is what is commonly known
as Receive Him as Lord and Savior. Or “being saved”)
How
to Pray:
Dear
God,
I
know I am separated from you.
I am a sinner and need your forgiveness. I
believe that you died for my sins. I know you love me
and want me to be in a right relationship with you.
So, I turn from my sins and I believe that Jesus
died for me and you raised Jesus from the dead, I invite
Jesus into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow
Jesus as Lord and Savior.
Thank you and in Jesus' name. Amen.
God's
Assurance: His Word
If
you prayed this prayer,
So Say The Scriptures:
"Everyone
who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
Romans 10:13
"For
it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and
this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by
works, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8,9
Receiving
Christ, we are born into God's family through the
supernatural work of the Holy Spirit who indwells every
believer. This is called regeneration, or the "new
birth."
This
is just the beginning of a wonderful new life in Christ.
To deepen this relationship you should:
1.
Read
your Bible everyday to know Christ better.
2.
Talk
to God in prayer every day.
3.
Inform
a church or a friend - who’s a Christian - of your
decision to receive Christ in your life. They can help
you grow in your new relationship with God.
4.
Attend
a church regularly so that you may grow in relationship
with other Christians.
5.
As
Christ's ambassador in a needy world, live your new life
by your love and concern for others.
- Share
the good news with us, if you prayed the prayer and
trusted Jesus as your savior, click here
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