Okay. I've heard about heaven. But how do I get there?

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STEP 1: God's Purpose: Peace and Life

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God loves you and wants you to experience peace and life--abundant and eternal.

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The Bible says...

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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

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Why don't most people have this peace and abundant life that God planned for us to have?

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STEP 2: The Problem: Our Separation

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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...

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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

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Our Attempts to Reach God

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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.

 

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STEP 3: God's Bridge: The Cross

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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...

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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

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God has provided the only way. Each person must make a choice.

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STEP 4: Our Response: Receive Christ

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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

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Where are you?

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Will you receive Jesus Christ right now?

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Here is how you can receive Christ: Put your trust in Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the Cross and rose from the grave.

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How to Pray

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Dear Lord Jesus,

 

I know that I am a sinner and need Your forgiveness. I believe that You died for my sins. I now trust You as my own personal Savior. Thank you for saving me and now help me to live as your dear child.

 

In Jesus' name. Amen.

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God's Assurance: His Word

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If you prayed this prayer,

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The Bible says...

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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?

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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

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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."

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This is just the beginning of a wonderful new life in Christ.

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To deepen this relationship you should:

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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.