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EASTER
Welcome to Jesse's Easter Page. I decided to add this page because
I thought he would approve. We all hope you have a very good easter .
Below you will find 4 steps to peace with GOD. I got this off of
Billy Grams web site.
Step One
God's Purpose: Peace and 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 only
begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life."
John 3:16
"I have come that they may have life, and that they
may have it more
abundantly."
John 10:10
Why don't most people have this peace and abundant
life that God
planned for us to have?
Step Two
The Problem: Our Separation
God created us in His own image to have an abundant
life. He did not
make us as robots to automatically love and obey
Him. God gave us a
will and a freedom of choice.We chose to disobey
God and go our own
willful way. We still make this choice today. This
results in separation
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 seems right to a man, 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
No bridge reaches God...except one.
Step Three
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 God
and people.
The Bible says...
"For there is one God and one mediator between God
and men, the man
Jesus Christ." 1 Timothy 2:5
"For Christ died for sins once for all, 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
God has provided the only way. Each person must
make a choice.
Step Four
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 him,
and he with me."
Revelation 3:20
"Yet to all who received him, to those who believed
in his name, he gave
the right to become children of God."
John 1:12
"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."
Romans 10:9
Where are you?
Will you receive Jesus Christ right now?
Here is how you can receive Christ:
1.Admit your need (I am a sinner).
2.Be willing to turn from your sins (repent).
3.Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the
Cross and rose from
the grave.
4.Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to come in
and control your life
through theHoly Spirit. (Receive Him as Lord and
Savior.)
How to Pray:
Dear Lord Jesus,
I know that I am a sinner and need Your
forgiveness. I believe that You
died for my sins. I want to turn from my sins. I
now invite You to come
into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow
You as Lord and Savior.
In Jesus' name. Amen.
God's Assurance: His Word
If you prayed this prayer,
The Bible says...
"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be
saved."
Romans 10:13
Did you sincerely ask Jesus Christ to come into
your life? Where is
He right now? What has He given you?
"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." Ephesians 2:8,9
Receiving Christ, we are born into God's family
through the supernatural
work 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:
1. Read your Bible everyday to know Christ better.
2. Talk to God in prayer every day.
3. Tell others about Christ.
4. Worship, fellowship, and serve with other
Christians in a church
where Christ is preached.
5. As Christ's representative in a needy world,
demonstrate your new
life by your love and concern for others.
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