Follow Jesus

If you do not yet know Jesus, consider this: God loves you and has amazing plans for your life. It was His will that you be born. He wants you to choose life. He is inviting you to Know Him and that means personally, closely having a relationship with your Creator. He is not a distant God and does not wish that you be punished for every bad thing you have ever done, but has sent His son, Jesus, to take your place and take the punishment that belonged to you. In fact, good works cannot save you. The only hope for salvation is to receive the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ.

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith– and this is not from yourselves,
it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)

We have an enemy that would want you to believe that other religions and all paths can lead us to God. This is an ugly lie that was created to push us further from finding the truth and we must reject it. The Bible gives Jesus Christ the exclusive position of “the one and only way to God”.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except by me.” (John 14:6)

Follow Jesus today! Here’s what you must do:

Confess your need for Christ’s forgiveness:

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

Jesus said: “I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too with all perish.”(Luke 13:5)

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)

Believe that Jesus Christ died for you, was buried, and rose from the dead:

“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 3:16)

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

Invite Jesus to become your personal Savior and accept God’s free gift of salvation:

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

“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)

Pray something like this:

Dear God,
I am a sinner and need forgiveness.
I believe that Jesus Christ shed His precious blood on the cross
and died to erase my sin.
I am willing to turn from my old ways.
I now invite Christ to come into my heart and life
and live as my personal Savior.
My new hope is that I will spend eternity with Him.
Amen

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:
The old has gone;the new is here!” (2 Corinthians 5:17)

I have received Jesus Christ as my Savior, now what?

Read your Bible every day - Meditate on his Word and memorize it:

God will speak to you through his Word, the Bible, and the Holy Spirit will teach and guide you.

"Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who meditates on his law day and night." (Psalms 1:1-2)

“Your word is a lamp for my feet, and a light on my path.” (Psalms 119:105)

"I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you." (Psalms 119:11)

Talk to God in prayer every day:

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition,
with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” (Philippians 4:6)

Be baptized, worship, fellowship, and serve with other Christians in a church where Christ is preached
and the Bible is the final authority:

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:” (Matthew 28:19)

“...Not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another –
and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:25)

“All scripture is God-breathe, and is useful for teaching,
for rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness:” (2 Timothy 3:16)

Tell others about Christ:

He said to them"Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creation.” (Mark 16:15)

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone that believes:
first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.” (Romans 1:16)

Accepting Jesus Christ as your savior is the most important decision a human can make here on earth.
Let the power of God that now lives inside of you touch other lives for His glory.
We'd love if you would let us know about your decision to follow Christ.
We are available to answer any questions you have and encourage you in this new relationship you have with Jesus Christ.