"THE LORD IS MY PORTION, SAITH MY SOUL; THEREFORE
WILL I HOPE IN HIM."-LAMENTATIONS 3:24
-FROM THE DAY YOU WERE BORN,
IN A SENSE, YOU HAVE BEEN ON A SEARCH. YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING MORE,
BECAUSE DEEP DOWN INSIDE, YOU HAVE THIS SEEMINGLY "UNQUENCHABLE
THIRST," AND THE FEELING THAT THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOME KIND OF
MEANING AND PURPOSE BEYOND MERE EXISTENCE. "LIFE HAS GOT TO BE MORE
THAN THIS," YOU MAY BE SAYING INSIDE. WHETHER YOU'RE YOUNG OR OLD, RICH OR
POOR, HEALTHY OR SICK, MALE OR FEMALE—YOU WERE DESIGNED TO KNOW GOD IN A DEEP
AND PERSONAL WAY. YOU WERE MADE TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, THROUGH HIS
SON, JESUS CHRIST.
HOW DO YOU START A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD?
IN A SENSE, YOU HAVE BEEN ON A SEARCH. YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING MORE,
BECAUSE DEEP DOWN INSIDE, YOU HAVE THIS SEEMINGLY "UNQUENCHABLE
THIRST," AND THE FEELING THAT THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOME KIND OF
MEANING AND PURPOSE BEYOND MERE EXISTENCE. "LIFE HAS GOT TO BE MORE
THAN THIS," YOU MAY BE SAYING INSIDE. WHETHER YOU'RE YOUNG OR OLD, RICH OR
POOR, HEALTHY OR SICK, MALE OR FEMALE—YOU WERE DESIGNED TO KNOW GOD IN A DEEP
AND PERSONAL WAY. YOU WERE MADE TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, THROUGH HIS
SON, JESUS CHRIST.
HOW DO YOU START A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD?
1. GOD LOVES YOU!
THE BIBLE SAYS . . ."FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. FOR GOD SENT NOT HIS SON INTO THE WORLD TO CONDEMN THE WORLD; BUT THAT THE WORLD THROUGH HIM MIGHT BE SAVED" (JOHN 3:16-17).
2. MAN’S PROBLEM, ALL HAVE SINNED
THE BIBLE SAYS . . ."FOR ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALL SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD" (ROMANS 3:23).
"ALL OF US HAVE BECOME LIKE ONE WHO IS UNCLEAN, AND ALL OF OUR RIGHTEOUS ACTS ARE LIKE FILTHY RAGS; WE ALL SHRIVEL UP LIKE A LEAF, AND LIKE THE WIND OUR SINS SWEEP US AWAY" (ISAIAH 64:6). "FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH; BUT THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST" (ROMANS 6:23).
"ALL OF US HAVE BECOME LIKE ONE WHO IS UNCLEAN, AND ALL OF OUR RIGHTEOUS ACTS ARE LIKE FILTHY RAGS; WE ALL SHRIVEL UP LIKE A LEAF, AND LIKE THE WIND OUR SINS SWEEP US AWAY" (ISAIAH 64:6). "FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH; BUT THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST" (ROMANS 6:23).
3. GOD’S REMEDY, THE CROSS
THE BIBLE SAYS . . ."HE HIMSELF BORE OUR SINS IN HIS BODY ON THE TREE, SO THAT WE MIGHT DIE TO SINS AND LIVE FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS; BY HIS WOUNDS YOU HAVE BEEN HEALED" (1 PETER 2:24). "GOD SHOWED HIS LOVE AMONG US: HE SENT HIS ONE AND ONLY SON INTO THE WORLD THAT WE MIGHT LIVE THROUGH HIM. THIS IS LOVE: NOT THAT WE LOVED GOD, BUT THAT HE LOVED US AND SENT HIS SON AS AN ATONING SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS" (1 JOHN 4:9-10). AGAIN IN ACTS 4:12 IN SPEAKING OF JESUS, IT SAYS, "SALVATION IS FOUND IN NO ONE ELSE, FOR THERE IS NO OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN GIVEN TO MEN BY WHICH WE MUST BE SAVED."
4. MAN’S RESPONSE, REPENT OF SIN AND RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST
THE BIBLE SAYS . . ."IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS, HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST AND WILL FORGIVE US OUR SINS AND PURIFY US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS" (1 JOHN 1:9). "REPENT, THEN, AND TURN TO GOD, SO THAT YOUR SINS MAY BE WIPED OUT, THAT TIMES OF REFRESHING MAY COME FROM THE LORD" (ACTS 3:19). "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"(ROM.10:9). "YET TO ALL WHO RECEIVED HIM, TO THOSE WHO BELIEVED IN HIS NAME, HE GAVE THE RIGHT TO BECOME CHILDREN OF GOD."
5. RECEIVE JESUS NOW!
THE BIBLE SAYS . . ."I TELL YOU, NOW IS THE TIME OF GOD’S FAVOR, NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION" (2 CORINTHIANS 6:2).
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST, SIMPLY PRAY
THIS PRAYER AND MEAN IT IN YOUR HEART:
LORD JESUS, I KNOW I AM A SINNER. I BELIEVE YOU DIED FOR ME ON THE CROSS THAT I
MIGHT BE SAVED. RIGHT NOW I TURN AWAY FROM MY SINS AND OPEN MY HEART TO YOU.
I RECEIVE YOU AS MY SAVIOUR AND MY LORD. TAKE MY LIFE NOW AND LET IT BE TOTALLY
DEDICATED TO YOU. I WILL LIVE FOR YOU FROM THIS DAY FORWARD.
THANK YOU JESUS FOR SAVING ME NOW. AMEN.
TO PUT YOUR FAITH IN ACTION, AND GROW IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST, SIMPLY PRAY
THIS PRAYER AND MEAN IT IN YOUR HEART:
LORD JESUS, I KNOW I AM A SINNER. I BELIEVE YOU DIED FOR ME ON THE CROSS THAT I
MIGHT BE SAVED. RIGHT NOW I TURN AWAY FROM MY SINS AND OPEN MY HEART TO YOU.
I RECEIVE YOU AS MY SAVIOUR AND MY LORD. TAKE MY LIFE NOW AND LET IT BE TOTALLY
DEDICATED TO YOU. I WILL LIVE FOR YOU FROM THIS DAY FORWARD.
THANK YOU JESUS FOR SAVING ME NOW. AMEN.
TO PUT YOUR FAITH IN ACTION, AND GROW IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT
FIRST STEPS:
- READ THE BIBLE
- PRAY TO GOD
- GO TO CHURCH
- TELL OTHERS ABOUT CHRIST
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- PRAY TO GOD
- GO TO CHURCH
- TELL OTHERS ABOUT CHRIST
*FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT US
[email protected]