FOLLOWING JESUS
Accept that God loves you and that He has a purpose for your life.
The Bible tells us:
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Romans 5:1 “Therefore since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
But our sin separates us from God.
Believe that you are a sinner and need saved.
God created us to have free will. From the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve disobeyed God, sin has polluted every human being.
The Bible tells us:
Jeremiah 5:25 Your wrongdoings have kept these away; your sins have deprived you of good.
Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.
Romans 3:22-24 …righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew or Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. It is God’s plan for you to live empowered and in peace with the Holy Spirit from this life into eternity.
Confess your sins to Jesus.
The Bible says…
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.
John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Acts 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus…
Dedicate your life to Jesus and Receive Him as your Lord and Saviour.
We can receive Jesus Christ when we believe in His message and trust in Him alone to save us.
The Bible says…
Acts 10:43 “All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him [Jesus Christ] receives forgive-ness of sins through His name.”
John 1:12 “Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God..
Ephesians 1:7 “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace
Pray this prayer to receive Christ:
Here is a prayer. See if it expresses your feelings. If it does, then you can actually offer these words to Jesus as your prayer.
Jesus, Thank You for loving me and coming to save me. I know I’m a sinner and I need Your forgiveness for my sins. I believe that You came and died to pay the price for my sin. I want to turn from my sinful ways and follow You. Please come into my life and take control. I want to receive your gift of grace. I want Your Holy Spirit to come and transform my life so that I live for You. Thank You for setting me free. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
If you sincerely prayed this prayer and asked Jesus Christ to come into your life, do you know what He has given you? Assurance! ———>
His Word: God’s Assurance
The Bible Says…
Romans 10:13 “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Romans 8:39 “Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 5:1-2 “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.”
1 John 5:13 “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.”
When you receive Christ, you become are born into God’s family through the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit, who indwells every believer… this is called regeneration or “new birth”. God bless you as you begin your wonderful new life in Christ!
Starting your relationship with Jesus.
First Step: Go tell someone that you have committed your life to Jesus.
Second Step: Begin reading the bible. If you do not have one please contact Pastor Brent Durham.
He will help get you one or direct you to a place where you can get one.