We just want you to know that when this quilted heart or cross was placed here, we prayed for you! Though we may not know who you are or what's going on in your life, we know that God does and that He cares.
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7
This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
1 John 4:9-10
How can I experience the love of God for myself?
We have all sinned (or we have done things that are disobedient toward God). Because of sin, we are separated from God. The GREAT news is that God has made a way for us to reconnect with Him. He sent His only Son, Jesus, to die in our place so that we could live forever with Him in Heaven someday. Salvation is God’s FREE gift to us. We can’t do anything to earn it and we can’t be good enough to deserve it. But in order to enjoy the FREE gift, we must accept it. Below, you’ll see what the Bible says we must do to accept God’s gift of Salvation.
If we are going to accept God’s gift of Salvation, we have to HEAR about what He has done. If you’ve been to church, you’ve probably heard about how Jesus came to save us from our sins. Reading a Bible is also a great place to hear of what God has done for you!
It’s not enough to just hear about God and Jesus. We must believe that He is who He says He is and that everything God says in His Word (the Bible) is true.
To repent means to turn away from our sin and turn to God and what is right and good. We can’t get where we want to go if we’re headed down the wrong road. Repentance means turning toward God and turning away from our disobedience.
We must confess to God that we know we have sinned and that we are sorry for it before He will forgive us of those sins and make us clean.
Being baptized (going under the water of baptism) shows that we want to be finished with our sinful life and that we want a new life in Christ – one that is washed clean. There’s nothing magical in the water, but our obedience to God’s command is necessary. Just as Jesus arose from the grave, we too can rise to live a new life in Him.
Once we reach this step, we’re not finished. In fact, we’re only getting started! We will want to do things that will help us grow closer to God and Jesus. When we pray, read the Bible, worship, serve others, etc…we are growing as Christians. No matter how old we are or how young we are, we must keep growing in Christ.
The decision to become a Christian is the most important decision you can ever make –because giving your heart and life to Jesus Christ is something that will last even when your life is over. It means you will spend forever with God in Heaven. If you have questions or need help understanding what you’ve read, we’d love to talk with you about it.
- HEAR GOD’S WORD (The Bible)
If we are going to accept God’s gift of Salvation, we have to HEAR about what He has done. If you’ve been to church, you’ve probably heard about how Jesus came to save us from our sins. Reading a Bible is also a great place to hear of what God has done for you!
- BELIEVE THAT JESUS IS GOD’S SON
It’s not enough to just hear about God and Jesus. We must believe that He is who He says He is and that everything God says in His Word (the Bible) is true.
- REPENT (Turn Away) FROM OUR SINS
To repent means to turn away from our sin and turn to God and what is right and good. We can’t get where we want to go if we’re headed down the wrong road. Repentance means turning toward God and turning away from our disobedience.
- CONFESS OUR SINS TO GOD
We must confess to God that we know we have sinned and that we are sorry for it before He will forgive us of those sins and make us clean.
- BE BAPTIZED
Being baptized (going under the water of baptism) shows that we want to be finished with our sinful life and that we want a new life in Christ – one that is washed clean. There’s nothing magical in the water, but our obedience to God’s command is necessary. Just as Jesus arose from the grave, we too can rise to live a new life in Him.
- GROW IN CHRIST
Once we reach this step, we’re not finished. In fact, we’re only getting started! We will want to do things that will help us grow closer to God and Jesus. When we pray, read the Bible, worship, serve others, etc…we are growing as Christians. No matter how old we are or how young we are, we must keep growing in Christ.
The decision to become a Christian is the most important decision you can ever make –because giving your heart and life to Jesus Christ is something that will last even when your life is over. It means you will spend forever with God in Heaven. If you have questions or need help understanding what you’ve read, we’d love to talk with you about it.
