Do
you want more out of live?
Are You Tired Of Being Lonely?
Tired of Addiction?
Depression?
Feeling that there is no way out?
THERE
IS A WAY OUT!
If you want to begin experiencing God in your life, start by praying this
prayer of salvation...
THE ANSWER!!!
Jesus Christ
I understand and believe that I have failed to love you by going my own way in life. I’ve missed the mark. I have done and thought wrong things. I want to change. My sins have earned death for me. But you sent your Son, Jesus, to die in my place. I receive this gift by believing that Jesus’ death is sufficient to cancel out my sin. I want to receive your gift of eternal life and begin a relationship with you. Jesus I ask you to come and live in my heart. Amen
NOW WHAT???
Know who you are “in Christ”.
Learn from God’s Word, the Bible.
Keep the communication lines open-pray!
Get hooked up with other believers in Church.
Don’t let doubt get you down.
Use your talents for God.
Want to know more? Read the three steps!
STEP
1
God’s Purpose: Peace & Life
God’s loves you and wants you to experience peace and life, abundant
and eternal.
The Bible
says…
“We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Romans 5:1 (NIV)
“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 (NIV)
Why don’t most people have this peace and abundant life that God planned for us to have?
STEP 2
The Problem: Our Separation
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. We chose to disobey God and go our own willful way.
We still make this choice today. This results in separation from God.
The Bible
says…
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
Romans 3:24 (NIV)
Our Attempts to
Reach God
People have tried in many ways to bridge this gap between themselves and
God…
The Bible say…
“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 (NIV)
STEP 3
God’s Bridge:
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.
The Bible
says…
“For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the
man Jesus Christ.”
1 Timothy 2:5 (NIV)
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were
still sinners, Christ died for us”
Romans 5:8 (NIV)
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God has provided the only way. Each person
must make a choice.
Who I am in Christ!
I can do all things through Him who strengths me.
Phil. 4:13
The knowledge of every good thing is in me. Phlm.
1:6
The Holy Spirit dwells in me. 2 Tim. 1:14
God generously and without reproach gives to me
wisdom if I ask Him. James 1:5
I have the mind of Christ. 1 Cor. 2:16
I am not lacking in any spiritual gift. 1Cor.1:7
I am a child of God. Rom 8:16
For More Info Check
Out
Billy Graham Evangelistic
Association http://www.billygraham.org/
Read the Bible at Bible Gateway http://www.biblegateway.com/
Still want to know more? Read on!
The Most Unique Person
Jesus Christ is often compared to other prophets
and teachers, but He is the most unique person to ever live. Everything
from His birth to after His death was miraculous and set Him apart from
everyone else. Jesus was born by a virgin -- a natural impossibility.
Before His mother Mary was married, she was told by an angel she would
give birth to the Son of God. When she asked him how this could be, he
answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the
Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to
be born will be called the Son of God." Just as promised, the virgin
Mary gave birth to Jesus Christ, the most incredible person to ever have
lived.
An Amazing Life
Jesus' life was just as amazing as His birth. At
30 years old, He went out into the cities of Israel and began teaching
and healing people. The Bible records that He was different from other
preachers, for "the people were astonished at His teaching, for He
taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes." Likewise,
there was no disease too great for His power. It says, "They brought
to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments.
and He healed them." Threatened by His fame and authority, the political
and religious authorities conspired to kill Him.
A Sudden Death
His death had been predicted over a thousand years
before. The prophet Isaiah wrote of Jesus, "He was wounded for our
transgressions, bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement for our peace
was upon Him and by His stripes we are healed." Jesus would pay the
penalty for our sins so that we could be forgiven and have eternal life.
Just as had been predicted, Jesus was given the most brutal death sentence
of that day for maintaining that He was the Son of God. While hanging
on a wooden cross with spikes through His hands and feet, He prayed, "Father,
forgive them, for they know not what they do." Jesus had power to
come down from the cross, but He chose to sacrifice His life for others.
The Promise is for You
Just as promised, God raised His Son Jesus back
to life -- eternal life -- on the third day after His burial. He was seen
by His closest friends and over 500 of His followers before He went up
into heaven before their very eyes. After His resurrection, his close
friend Peter told a great crowd to repent from their sins and believe
in Jesus Christ to be saved, "for the promise is to you and to your
children, and to all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will
call." This promise is for you! There are many religions and prophets,
but no one but Jesus Christ offers complete forgiveness from your sins
and eternal life with God. He has already died for your sins; now you
must put your faith in Him. "For if you confess with your mouth the
Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the
dead, you will be saved." If you believe in Jesus, you can pray a
prayer like this right now and receive the gift of eternal life.
Psalm 86:11-12
Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided
heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, O Lord my God, with
all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. For great is your love
toward me; you have delivered me from the depths of the grave.
What does it mean to be saved?
Lately the question has been raised in many circles
within our society, both Christian and secular, of “What does it
means to be saved? Is salvation just a prayer? Is it simply “doing”
all the right things (works)? Or is it just having all the “correct”
beliefs? The Bible teaches that salvation is the realization, acceptance,
and submission to Jesus’ King-ship over our lives. Salvation comes
when, as people, we put our complete trust and reliance in Christ’s
sacrificial death, burial, and resurrection. We are saved when we choose
to make Jesus “King” over our lives; where God has the place
of authority, and the right to guide and direct our steps. When we accept
God’s grace through faith in Christ’s sacrifice and make Jesus
king over all that we do, we begin to follow God’s desires for our
lives and not our own. Salvation is more than just a prayer, it is more
than just a belief; it is the total surrender of ourselves to Godâ’s
guidance, authority, and love. Billy Graham once said, “The price
of Christ’s friendship would be total surrender for a life-long
discipleship.”
Does salvation make
us perfect where we no longer ever sin or mess up? No, but by putting
God as head over our lives, through God’s sanctification we become
more like Christ if we choose to seek Him daily and to allow ourselves
to be renewed by His Word and Spirit.
Romans 10:9 states, “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.” If you have never accepted Jesus as king and
savior of your life, please take this moment to make a decision to live
for Christ and allow Him to have Lordship over your life. Below is a simple
prayer that you can pray to release your faith and start your brand new
life with Christ.
“My Heavenly Father, I come to you in Jesus name. I confess that I have sinned and have gone my own way, trying to live for myself. I ask that you forgive me of my trespasses and save me where I am. I ask you to be Lord over my life, to guide and direct me in everything that I do. I vow to live for you everyday and ask that you give me wisdom and guidance to fulfill my destiny. I will serve you forever. Thank you for saving me and making me brand new. In Jesus name I pray. Amen”
Congratulations,
You’ve just made the most
important decision of your life!
The Bible says that if you prayed that prayer from your heart that you
are a brand new creature (2 Corinthians 5:17), that all your sins are
forgiven, and you have been reconciled to God (v. 18). Now make sure to
feed your new spirit daily. The best way to do so is to get plugged into
a good Bible teaching church, pray, and read your Bible daily.
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Vander Klok's book, “Your New Life” to help you begin your
new life in Jesus!
Asking Jesus to be
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mini-book, you'll find practical, straight-forward answers to some of
the questions new believers have about Christian living. Each section
will help you experience the freedom that comes from being a new creation
in Christ.
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One Solitary Life
Let us turn now to the story. A child is born
in an obscure village. He is brought up in another obscure village. He
works in a carpenter shop until he is thirty, and then for three brief
years is an itinerant preacher, proclaiming a message and living a life.
He never writes a book. He never holds an office. He never raises an army.
He never has a family of his own. He never owns a home. He never goes
to college. He never travels two hundred miles from the place where he
was born. He gathers a little group of friends about him and teaches them
his way of life. While still a young man, the tide of popular feeling
turns against him. One denies him; another betrays him. He is turned over
to his enemies. He goes through the mockery of a trial; he is nailed to
a cross between two thieves, and when dead is laid in a borrowed grave
by the kindness of a friend.
Those are the facts of his human life. He rises from the dead. Today we
look back across nineteen hundred years and ask, What kind of trail has
he left across the centuries? When we try to sum up his influence, all
the armies that ever marched, all the parliaments that ever sat, all the
kings that ever reigned are absolutely picayune in their influence on
mankind compared with that of this one solitary life…
Dr James Allan Francis One Solitary Life Let us turn now to the story.
A child is born in an obscure village. He is brought up in another obscure
village. He works in a carpenter shop until he is thirty, and then for
three brief years is an itinerant preacher, proclaiming a message and
living a life. He never writes a book. He never holds an office. He never
raises an army. He never has a family of his own. He never owns a home.
He never goes to college. He never travels two hundred miles from the
place where he was born. He gathers a little group of friends about him
and teaches them his way of life. While still a young man, the tide of
popular feeling turns against him. One denies him; another betrays him.
He is turned over to his enemies. He goes through the mockery of a trial;
he is nailed to a cross between two thieves, and when dead is laid in
a borrowed grave by the kindness of a friend.
Those are the facts of his human life. He rises from the dead. Today we
look back across nineteen hundred years and ask, What kind of trail has
he left across the centuries? When we try to sum up his influence, all
the armies that ever marched, all the parliaments that ever sat, all the
kings that ever reigned are absolutely picayune in their influence on
mankind compared with that of this one solitary life…
Dr James Allan Francis
