HAS ANYONE EVER TAKEN A BIBLE AND SHOWN YOU HOW YOU CAN KNOW FOR SURE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HEAVEN?
THE BIBLE CONTAINS BOTH BAD NEWS AND GOOD NEWS!
THE BAD NEWS IS SOMETHING ABOUT YOU.
THE GOOD NEWS IS SOMETHING ABOUT GOD.
LET'S LOOK AT THE BAD NEWS FIRST.............
BAD NEWS # 1
YOU ARE A SINNER, I AM A SINNER, WE ARE ALL SINNERS.
ROMANS 3:23 SAYS, "ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALL SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD."
"SINNED" MEANS THAT WE HAVE MISSED THE MARK. WHEN WE LIE ,HATE ,LUST OR GOSSIP,WE HAVE MISSED THE STANDARD GOD HAS SET.
THE BIBLE CONTAINS BOTH BAD NEWS AND GOOD NEWS!
THE BAD NEWS IS SOMETHING ABOUT YOU.
THE GOOD NEWS IS SOMETHING ABOUT GOD.
LET'S LOOK AT THE BAD NEWS FIRST.............
BAD NEWS # 1
YOU ARE A SINNER, I AM A SINNER, WE ARE ALL SINNERS.
ROMANS 3:23 SAYS, "ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALL SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD."
"SINNED" MEANS THAT WE HAVE MISSED THE MARK. WHEN WE LIE ,HATE ,LUST OR GOSSIP,WE HAVE MISSED THE STANDARD GOD HAS SET.
SUPPOSE YOU AND I WERE EACH TO THROW A ROCK AND TRY TO HIT THE NORTH POLE.YOU MIGHT THROW FARTHER THAN ME , BUT NEITHER OF US WOULD HIT IT.
WHEN THE BIBLE SAYS ,"ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALL SHORT,"
WHEN THE BIBLE SAYS ,"ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALL SHORT,"
IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE ALL COME SHORT OF GOD'S STANDARD OF PERFECTION.
IN THOUGHTS, WORDS, AND DEEDS, WE HAVE NOT BEEN PERFECT.
BUT THE BAD NEWS GETS WORSE........
BAD NEWS # 2
THE PENALTY FOR SIN IS DEATH.
ROMANS 6:23 SAYS," THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH."
SUPPOSE YOU WORKED FOR ME AND I PAID YOU $50 . THAT $50 WAS YOUR WAGES. THAT'S WHAT YOU EARNED.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT BY SINNING WE HAVE EARNED DEATH. THAT MEANS WE DESERVE TO DIE AND BE SEPERATED FROM GOD FOREVER.
BUT......
SINCE THERE WAS NO WAY WE COULD COME TO GOD, GOD CAME TO US.
GOOD NEWS # 1
CHRIST DIED FOR YOU.
ROMANS 5:8 TELLS US, "GOD DEMONSTRATES HIS OWN LOVE TOWARD US, IN THAT WHILE WE WERE STILL SINNERS, CHRIST DIED FOR US."
SUPPOSE YOU ARE IN A HOSPITAL DYING OF CANCER. I COME TO YOU AND SAY,"LET'S TAKE THE CANCER CELLS FROM YOUR BODY AND PUT THEM INTO MY BODY."
IF THAT WERE POSSIBLE,
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME?
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO YOU?
I WOULD DIE IN YOUR PLACE.
I WOULD DIE INSTEAD OF YOU.
THE BIBLE SAYS CHRIST TOOK THE PENALTY THAT WE DESERVED FOR SIN, PLACED IT UPON HIMSELF , AND DIED IN OUR PLACE.
THREE DAYS LATER CHRIST CAME BACK TO LIFE TO PROVE THAT SIN AND DEATH HAD BEEN CONQUERED AND THAT HIS CLAIMS TO BE GOD WERE TRUE.
JUST AS THE BAD NEWS GOT WORSE, THE GOOD NEWS GETS BETTER!
GOOD NEWS # 2
YOU CAN BE SAVED THROUGH FAITH IN CHRIST.
EPHESIANS 2:8,9 SAYS, "FOR BY GRACE (UNDESERVED FAVOR) YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED (DELIVERED FROM SINS PENALTY) THROUGH FAITH, AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES; IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD , NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST."
FAITH MEANS TRUST.
QUESTION: WHAT MUST YOU TRUST CHRIST FOR?
ANSWER: YOU MUST DEPEND ON HIM ALONE TO FORGIVE YOU AND TO GIVE YOU ETERNAL LIFE.
JUST AS YOU TRUST A CHAIR TO HOLD YOU THROUGH NO EFFORT OF YOUR OWN, SO YOU MUST TRUST JESUS CHRIST TO GET YOU TO HEAVEN THROUGH NO EFFORT OF YOUR OWN.
BUT YOU MAY SAY,
" I'M RELIGIOUS." "I GO TO CHURCH."
" I DONT STEAL."
" I'M A GOOD PERSON." " I HELP THE POOR."
THESE ARE ALL GOOD, BUT GOOD LIVING, GOING TO CHURCH, HELPING THE POOR OR ANY OTHER GOOD THING YOU MIGHT DO CANNOT GET YOU TO HEAVEN.
YOU MUST TRUST IN JESUS ALONE, AND GOD WILL GIVE YOU ETERNAL LIFE AS A GIFT!
DOES THIS MAKE SENSE TO YOU?
IS THERE ANYTHING KEEPING YOU FROM TRUSTING CHRIST RIGHT NOW?
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THINK CAREFULLY. THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR NEED TO TRUST CHRIST.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL JESUS YOU ARE TRUSTING HIM AS YOUR SAVIOR?
IN THOUGHTS, WORDS, AND DEEDS, WE HAVE NOT BEEN PERFECT.
BUT THE BAD NEWS GETS WORSE........
BAD NEWS # 2
THE PENALTY FOR SIN IS DEATH.
ROMANS 6:23 SAYS," THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH."
SUPPOSE YOU WORKED FOR ME AND I PAID YOU $50 . THAT $50 WAS YOUR WAGES. THAT'S WHAT YOU EARNED.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT BY SINNING WE HAVE EARNED DEATH. THAT MEANS WE DESERVE TO DIE AND BE SEPERATED FROM GOD FOREVER.
BUT......
SINCE THERE WAS NO WAY WE COULD COME TO GOD, GOD CAME TO US.
GOOD NEWS # 1
CHRIST DIED FOR YOU.
ROMANS 5:8 TELLS US, "GOD DEMONSTRATES HIS OWN LOVE TOWARD US, IN THAT WHILE WE WERE STILL SINNERS, CHRIST DIED FOR US."
SUPPOSE YOU ARE IN A HOSPITAL DYING OF CANCER. I COME TO YOU AND SAY,"LET'S TAKE THE CANCER CELLS FROM YOUR BODY AND PUT THEM INTO MY BODY."
IF THAT WERE POSSIBLE,
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME?
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO YOU?
I WOULD DIE IN YOUR PLACE.
I WOULD DIE INSTEAD OF YOU.
THE BIBLE SAYS CHRIST TOOK THE PENALTY THAT WE DESERVED FOR SIN, PLACED IT UPON HIMSELF , AND DIED IN OUR PLACE.
THREE DAYS LATER CHRIST CAME BACK TO LIFE TO PROVE THAT SIN AND DEATH HAD BEEN CONQUERED AND THAT HIS CLAIMS TO BE GOD WERE TRUE.
JUST AS THE BAD NEWS GOT WORSE, THE GOOD NEWS GETS BETTER!
GOOD NEWS # 2
YOU CAN BE SAVED THROUGH FAITH IN CHRIST.
EPHESIANS 2:8,9 SAYS, "FOR BY GRACE (UNDESERVED FAVOR) YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED (DELIVERED FROM SINS PENALTY) THROUGH FAITH, AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES; IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD , NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST."
FAITH MEANS TRUST.
QUESTION: WHAT MUST YOU TRUST CHRIST FOR?
ANSWER: YOU MUST DEPEND ON HIM ALONE TO FORGIVE YOU AND TO GIVE YOU ETERNAL LIFE.
JUST AS YOU TRUST A CHAIR TO HOLD YOU THROUGH NO EFFORT OF YOUR OWN, SO YOU MUST TRUST JESUS CHRIST TO GET YOU TO HEAVEN THROUGH NO EFFORT OF YOUR OWN.
BUT YOU MAY SAY,
" I'M RELIGIOUS." "I GO TO CHURCH."
" I DONT STEAL."
" I'M A GOOD PERSON." " I HELP THE POOR."
THESE ARE ALL GOOD, BUT GOOD LIVING, GOING TO CHURCH, HELPING THE POOR OR ANY OTHER GOOD THING YOU MIGHT DO CANNOT GET YOU TO HEAVEN.
YOU MUST TRUST IN JESUS ALONE, AND GOD WILL GIVE YOU ETERNAL LIFE AS A GIFT!
DOES THIS MAKE SENSE TO YOU?
IS THERE ANYTHING KEEPING YOU FROM TRUSTING CHRIST RIGHT NOW?
??????????????????????????????????
THINK CAREFULLY. THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR NEED TO TRUST CHRIST.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL JESUS YOU ARE TRUSTING HIM AS YOUR SAVIOR?
IF YOU WOULD, WHY NOT PRAY RIGHT NOW AND TELL HIM YOU ARE TRUSTING HIS WORD?
REMEMBER!
IT IS NOT A PRAYER THAT SAVES YOU. IT IS TRUSTING JESUS THAT SAVES YOU. PRAYER IS SIMPLY HOW YOU TELL GOD WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
DEAR GOD, I KNOW THAT I AM A SINNER. I KNOW THAT MY SIN DESERVES TO BE PUNISHED. I BELIEVE JESUS DIED FOR ME AND ROSE FROM THE GRAVE SO THAT I MAY BE SAVED. I TRUST JESUS ALONE AS MY SAVIOR. THANK YOU FOR THE FORGIVENESS AND THE EVERLASTING LIFE I NOW HAVE.
IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
JOHN 5:24 EXPLAINS, "HE WHO HEARS MY WORD AND BELIEVES IN HIM WHO SENT ME HAS EVERLASTING LIFE, AND SHALL NOT COME INTO JUDGEMENT, BUT HAS PASSED FROM DEATH INTO LIFE."
DID YOU "HEAR" GOD'S WORD?
DID YOU "BELIEVE" WHAT GOD SAID AND TRUST JESUS AS YOUR SAVIOR?
DOES "HAS EVERLASTING LIFE" MEAN LATER OR RIGHT NOW?
DOES IT SAY "SHALL NOT COME INTO JUDGEMENT" OR MIGHT NOT?
DOES IT SAY "HAS PASSED FROM DEATH" OR SHALL PASS?
ETERNAL LIFE IS BASED ON FACT, NOT FEELING.
MEMORIZE JOHN 5:24 TODAY.(LAST VERSE ABOVE)
WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?
HAVING TRUSTED CHRIST AS YOUR ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN, HERE'S HOW TO GROW IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
TELL GOD WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND THROUGH PRAYER
(PHILIPPIANS 4:6,7).
READ THE BIBLE EVERY DAY (2 TIMOTHY 3:16,17) START IN THE BOOK OF PHILIPPIANS.
WORSHIP WITH GOD'S PEOPLE IN ALOCAL CHURCH
(HEBREWS 10:24,25).
TELL OTHERS ABOUT JESUS (MATTHEW 4:19).
IF YOU PRAYED THE PRAYER ABOVE FROM YOUR HEART, WELCOME TO THE FAMILY OF GOD , YOU NOW HAVE A FRIEND THAT WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN , WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TODAY SO PLEASE E-MAIL US WITH YOUR NAME AND WHERE YOU ARE FROM AND WE WILL PUT YOU ON OUR PRAYER LIST, GOD BLESS YOU AND WE LOVE YOU.