Step #1: KNOW
"KNOW ABOUT GOD"
GOD CREATED: "In the beginning God created the Heavens and the earth." (Gen. 1:1)
GOD LOVED: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
GOD PROVIDED: "I go to prepare a place for you...I will come again to receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." (John 14:2-3) Heaven
Step #2: UNDERSTAND
"UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU KNOW"
GOD IS SINLESS: "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." (II Cor. 5:21)
MAN IS SINFUL: "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23)
GOD IS FORGIVING: "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to clease us from all unrighteousess." (I John 1:9)
Step #3: BELIEVE
"BELIEVE WHAT YOU UNDERSTAND"
JESUS IS THE WAY: "Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me." (John 14:6)
MAN IS IN NEED: "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 6:23)
FAITH IS THE KEY: "He who believes in the Son has eternal life..." (John 3:36)
Step #4: RECEIVE
"RECEIVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE"
RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST: "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name." (John 1:12)
(Illustration)
1) Know this is a dollar bill.
2) Understand what it can do.
3) Believe that it is real.
But until you receive it-you can never experience its benefit. How can a person receive Jesus?
WE RECEIVE CHRIST BY FAITH THROUGH PRAYER: "...if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved." (Romans 10:9)
Dear God, I know that I have sinned, but
I believe that Jesus died on the cross to
forgive me. I receive Jesus as the only way to
salvation. I am willing to turn from my sin.
Please forgive me of my sin and give me
eternal life. In Jesus' name, Amen
1.) Does this prayer express the desire of your heart?
2.) If it does, pray this prayer right now, and Christ will enter your heart with
eternal life.
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY OF GOD!
1.)
No one can take eternal life away from you.
"And I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of my hand." (John 10:28)
2.)
Join a good Bible believing church and grow as a Christian.
"Not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another..." (Hebrews 10:25)
Used with permission from:
Dr. Bill Darnell, President
People Sharing Jesus Ministries
PO Box 38217
Germantown, TN 38183-0217
(901) 853-6343
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