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all of life there is nothing more wonderful than
discovering peace with GOD.
Step 1 to this discovery is realizing God's
Plan--Peace and Life
God
loves you and wants you to experience peace and
life--abundant and eternal. (Romans
5:1;
John 3:16;
John 10:10) Since God planned for us to
have peace, and the abundant life right now, why are
most people not having this experience?
Step 2 is acknowledging Man's Problem--Separation
God
created man in HIS own image and gave him an abundant
life. He did not make him as a robot to automatically
love and obey Him, but gave him a will and freedom of
choice. Man chose to disobey God and go his own
willful way. Man still makes this choice today.
 This
results in SEPARATION FROM GOD. (Romans
3:23;
Romans 6:23)
Man through the ages has tried to bridge this gap in
many ways...good works, religion, philosophy,
morality...without success... There is only one remedy
for this problem of separation.
Step 3 is recognizing God's Remedy--The Cross
 JESUS
CHRIST is the ONLY answer to this problem of
separation. When Jesus Christ paid the penalty for our
sin and bridged the gap from GOD to man. (1
Timothy 2:5;
Romans 5:8;
John 14:6;
Ephesians 2: 8,9) God
has provided the ONLY way...Man must make the
choice...
Step 4 is Man's Response--Receive Christ
We
must TRUST JESUS CHRIST and RECEIVE HIM by personal
invitation. (Revelation
3:20;
John 1:12) Is there
any good reason why you can't receive Jesus Christ
right now?
What you must do:
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Admit your need (I am a sinner).
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willing to turn from your sins (repent).
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Believe that Jesus Christ died for you (on the
Cross).
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Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to come in and
control your life. (Receive Him as Savior and Lord)
What to pray:
Dear Lord Jesus,
I know that I am a sinner and need your forgiveness. I
believe that you died for my sins. I want to turn from
my sins. I now invite you to come into my heart and
life. I want to trust you as Savior and follow you as
Lord. Amen.
God's Assurance--His Word
 Did
you pray this prayer? (Romans
10:13) Did you sincerely ask Jesus Christ
to come into your life? Where is He right now? What do
you have? (1
John 5: 12, 13)
This is just the beginning of a wonderful new life
with Christ. To experience this relationship you
should:
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Read
your Bible every day to get to know Christ better.
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Talk
to God in prayer every day.
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Tell
others about Christ. |
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Worship, fellowship, and serve with other
Christians in a church where Christ is preached. |
God
bless you as you do. If you made a decision to receive
Christ, we'd like to hear about it. Please call
the church office at 897-5766. |
