GOD’S PURPOSE:  PEACE & LIFE

God loves you and wants you to experience peace and life - abundant and eternal.

The Bible says:

“We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”  (Romans 5:1)

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”   (John 3:16)

"I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."  (John 10:10)

THE PROBLEM:  OUR SEPARATION FROM GOD

God created us in His image. He gave us a will and the freedom of choice; we choose to disobey Him and go our own way. This separates us from God.

The Bible says:

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”  (Romans 3:23)

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  (Romans 6:23)

Our Attempts to Reach GOD

People have tried in many ways to bridge this gap between themselves and God...

The Bible says:

“There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.”  (Proverbs 14:12)

“But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.”  (Isaiah 59:2)

GOD’S BRIDGE:  THE CROSS

Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose from the grave. He paid the penalty for our sin and bridged the gap between us and God.

The Bible says:

“For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus.”  (1 Timothy 2:5)

“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.”  (1 Peter 3:18)

"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:  While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."  (Romans 5:8)

OUR RESPONSE:  RECEIVE CHRIST

We must trust Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and receive Him by personal invitation.

The Bible says:

"Here I am!  I stand at the door and knock.  If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me."  (Revelation 3:20)

“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”  (John 1:12)

“If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”  (Romans 10:9)

Will you receive Jesus Christ right now?

Here is how you can receive Christ:

 Admit your need. (I am a sinner)

 Be willing to turn from your sins. (Repent)

 Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross and rose from the grave.

 Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to control your life through the Holy Spirit. (Receive him as Lord and Savior)

Dear Lord Jesus,

   I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness.  I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead.  I turn from my sins and invite You t come into my heart and life.  I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior. 

-In Your Name, Amen