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God Bless You
Give You Heart 2 Jesus
Steps To Peace With God
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 the Holy 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 f
ollow 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 r
elationship 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.
FROM BILLY GRAHAM
http://www.billygraham.org/default.asp
