Step 1: God’s Purpose in our lives is Peace & Life
- God loves you & wants you to experience peace & life, abundant & eternal.
The Bible says:
Romans 5:1
-“We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
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.”
John 10:10
- I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly
Why don’t most people have this peace & abundant life that
God planned for us to have?
Step 2: The Problem is our separation
- God created us in His own image to have an abundant life. He did not make us as robots to automatically love & obey Him. God gave us a will & freedom of choice.
- We chose to disobey God & go our own willful way. We still make this choice today. This results in separation from God.
The Bible says…
Romans: 3:23
- For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Romans: 6:23
- For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Our Choice results in separation from God.
Our Attempts to Reach God.
- People have tried many ways to bridge this gap between themselves & God.
Examples are:
- Church attendance - Religion
- Good works - Philosophy
- Baptism - Morality
- Penance
- Sacrifices
The Bible says…
Proverbs 14:12
- There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
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.
No bridge reaches God…except one.
Step 3: God’s bridge is The Cross
- Jesus Christ died on the Cross and rose from the grave. He paid the penalty for our sin & bridged the gap between God & people.
The Bible says…
1 Timothy 2:5
- For there is one God & one mediator between God & men, the man Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 3:18
- For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to
bring you to God.”
Romans 5:8
- But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
God has provided the only way…
Each person must make a choice…
Will you make the choice?
Step 4: Our Response is Receive Christ
- We must trust Jesus Christ as Lord & Savior and receive Him by personal invitation.
The Bible says…
Revelation 3:20
- Here I am! I stand at the door & knock. If anyone hears my voice & opens the door, I will come in & eat with him, & he with me.
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.
Romans 10:9
- That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Will you receive
Jesus Christ right now?
Here is how you can receive Christ:
1. Admit you’re a sinner
2. Be willing to turn from your sins (repent)
3. Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the Cross & rose from the grave.
4. Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to come in and control your life through
the Holy Spirit (Receive Him as Lord & Savior)
How to Pray the sinners prayer?
Dear Lord Jesus,
I am a sinner, deserving of punishment in hell. And there is nothing I can
do to earn my way to heaven. I am really sorry for my sins. I thank you for
sending Jesus Christ to die for my sins. I would like to accept Jesus Christ into my heart as my Lord & Savior. Lord Jesus, help me obey you in everyway. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God’s Assurance is His Word:
If you prayed this prayer,
the bible says..
Romans 10:13
- Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Did you sincerely ask Jesus Christ to come into your life? Where is He right
now? What has He given you?
Ephesians 2: 8-9
- For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith, and this not from
yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.
The Bible Says…
1 John 5: 12 -13
- He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does
not have life. 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.
Receiving Christ, we are born into God’s family through the supernatural works
of the Holy Spirit who indwells every believer. This is called regeneration, or the
“ new birth.”
This is just the beginning of a wonderful new life in Christ. To deepen this relationship you should:
- Read the bible everyday to know Christ better.
- Talk to God through prayer everyday.
- Tell other about Christ.
- Worship, fellowship, & serve with other Christians in a church where
Christ is preached.
- As Christ’s representative in a needy world, demonstrate your new life
by your love & concern for others.
Psalm 1:2 (reading bible)
- But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates
day & night.
Philippians 4:6 (Prayer)
- Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer &
petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Hebrews 10: 24 – 25 (Fellowship)
- And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love &
good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the day
approaching.
John 4: 23 – 24 (Worship)
- Yet a time is coming & has now come when the true worshipers will
worship the Father in spirit & truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks, God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit & in truth.
Matthew 28: 18-20 (Obedience & Witnessing)
- The Jesus came to them and said “All authority in Heaven & on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father & of the Son & of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
- God loves you & wants you to experience peace & life, abundant & eternal.
The Bible says:
Romans 5:1
-“We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
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.”
John 10:10
- I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly
Why don’t most people have this peace & abundant life that
God planned for us to have?
Step 2: The Problem is our separation
- God created us in His own image to have an abundant life. He did not make us as robots to automatically love & obey Him. God gave us a will & freedom of choice.
- We chose to disobey God & go our own willful way. We still make this choice today. This results in separation from God.
The Bible says…
Romans: 3:23
- For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Romans: 6:23
- For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Our Choice results in separation from God.
Our Attempts to Reach God.
- People have tried many ways to bridge this gap between themselves & God.
Examples are:
- Church attendance - Religion
- Good works - Philosophy
- Baptism - Morality
- Penance
- Sacrifices
The Bible says…
Proverbs 14:12
- There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
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.
No bridge reaches God…except one.
Step 3: God’s bridge is The Cross
- Jesus Christ died on the Cross and rose from the grave. He paid the penalty for our sin & bridged the gap between God & people.
The Bible says…
1 Timothy 2:5
- For there is one God & one mediator between God & men, the man Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 3:18
- For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to
bring you to God.”
Romans 5:8
- But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
God has provided the only way…
Each person must make a choice…
Will you make the choice?
Step 4: Our Response is Receive Christ
- We must trust Jesus Christ as Lord & Savior and receive Him by personal invitation.
The Bible says…
Revelation 3:20
- Here I am! I stand at the door & knock. If anyone hears my voice & opens the door, I will come in & eat with him, & he with me.
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.
Romans 10:9
- That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Will you receive
Jesus Christ right now?
Here is how you can receive Christ:
1. Admit you’re a sinner
2. Be willing to turn from your sins (repent)
3. Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the Cross & rose from the grave.
4. Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to come in and control your life through
the Holy Spirit (Receive Him as Lord & Savior)
How to Pray the sinners prayer?
Dear Lord Jesus,
I am a sinner, deserving of punishment in hell. And there is nothing I can
do to earn my way to heaven. I am really sorry for my sins. I thank you for
sending Jesus Christ to die for my sins. I would like to accept Jesus Christ into my heart as my Lord & Savior. Lord Jesus, help me obey you in everyway. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God’s Assurance is His Word:
If you prayed this prayer,
the bible says..
Romans 10:13
- Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Did you sincerely ask Jesus Christ to come into your life? Where is He right
now? What has He given you?
Ephesians 2: 8-9
- For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith, and this not from
yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.
The Bible Says…
1 John 5: 12 -13
- He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does
not have life. 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.
Receiving Christ, we are born into God’s family through the supernatural works
of the Holy Spirit who indwells every believer. This is called regeneration, or the
“ new birth.”
This is just the beginning of a wonderful new life in Christ. To deepen this relationship you should:
- Read the bible everyday to know Christ better.
- Talk to God through prayer everyday.
- Tell other about Christ.
- Worship, fellowship, & serve with other Christians in a church where
Christ is preached.
- As Christ’s representative in a needy world, demonstrate your new life
by your love & concern for others.
Psalm 1:2 (reading bible)
- But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates
day & night.
Philippians 4:6 (Prayer)
- Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer &
petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Hebrews 10: 24 – 25 (Fellowship)
- And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love &
good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the day
approaching.
John 4: 23 – 24 (Worship)
- Yet a time is coming & has now come when the true worshipers will
worship the Father in spirit & truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks, God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit & in truth.
Matthew 28: 18-20 (Obedience & Witnessing)
- The Jesus came to them and said “All authority in Heaven & on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father & of the Son & of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
3 comments:
Nice blog you have here rem! May God always be glorified in everything you do. btw, Our life's most important purpose is to glorify Him 24 hrs.! And inorder to glorify Him, we should be child of His. How do we become one? By accepting Christ and repenting our sins to Him and be like Christ by having changed life. Remember that only chosen one can be saved... He has already chosen those people who will become His children early before the foundation of the world. Galatians1. And as Christian, we received all the Spiritual blessings that we had in Christ. oh here's also one of the most important verse. 1Timothy2:5 Christ is the only one mediator between God and Man. Yun lang po. Hope nakatulong. To God be the Glory.
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