1.
God Loves You!
For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever
believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16
2.
God has a plan for your life.
The Bible
demonstrates the fact that God loves you and wants you to enjoy
the abundant life.
I
am come that they might have life, and that they might have life
more abundantly. John 10:10
3.
Why are most people not experiencing God's love and living the
abundant life?
Because...Man
is a sinner and sin has separated him from God.
But your
sins have separated between you and your God, and your sins have
hid his face from you... Isaiah 59:2
God did
not make man to love and obey Him automatically; but gave him a
will and freedom of choice. Man chooses to disobey God and go
his own self-willed, sinful way; that is why bad things happen
every day. Every one of us, you and me, included has chosen to
disobey God in many ways...
For all
have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Romans
3:23
Sin is
missing the mark of perfection, or doing something bad, and
results in spiritual death.
For
the wages of sin is death but The gift of God is eternal life.
Romans 6:23
4.
Man's Own efforts cannot repair the damage created by sin.
Man has
attempted to bridge the gulf which separates himself from God by
doing good works, living moral lives, devising
philosophies, being religious. Sometimes man will try to fill
his "God-Shaped Hole" with drugs, smoking, drinking,
or sex, but he has always failed.
Not by
works of righteousness which we have done... Titus 3:5a
For by
grace you are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves:
it is the gift of God: Not of works, yet any man should
boast. Ephesians 2:8-9
So our
good works, our religion, our baptism, our confirmation, our
philosophy, nor our church membership can't get us into heaven.
There is only ONE remedy for the problem of Sin and
Separation...Jesus.
Whoever
calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans
10:13
5.
Christ's Invitation...
Even
though we have sinned we can still live forever in heaven! You
see, God sent his son, Jesus, to Earth as a sacrifice and
to die for our sins. Then, three days later, he rose from the
dead. All we have to do is believe in Jesus. Then, when we die,
we will go to heaven and live forever!
Behold,
I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and
open the door, I will come in to him... Revelation 3:20
6.
The Prayer
If the
following prayer expresses the desire of your heart...You can
pray this prayer and Jesus Christ will come into your life as He
has promised.
Lord
Jesus, I know I am a sinner. Please forgive my sins, and
help me turn from them.
Thank
you for loving me and dying on the cross for me. I now invite
you into my life as my personal Savior. Please make me
what you want me to be. Amen.
If
you have just prayed this prayer, please contact
us so we can help guide you on your journey to a satisfying,
fulfilling life serving Christ.
