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("How To Receive Christ")
-- Romans 10:9-10 = + 9 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. + 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
-- John 1:12 = Yet to all who received Him, to those who Believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.
What Did Jesus Do? = / But why did Jesus leave heaven's glory and come down to live amid earth's filth and corruption? He Came For One Reason: To Save Us From Our Sins. He came to cleanse the blot of sin and guilt that stains out souls and to reconcile us with our Creator. He came to do for us what we could never do for ourselves: Take away our sins and implant His life within us by His Holy Spirit. / / Jesus did this, the Bible says, through His death on the cross and His resurrection from the dead. He was innocent of any crime, but the authorities -- fearful of losing their position -- arrested and crucified Him. But they weren't the only ones who really executed Jesus. Who is responsible for His death? I am ... you are .. we all are. Why? Because He voluntarily went to the cross for one reason: to become the final and complete sacrifice for our sins. If we had never sinned, He never would have needed to die. But we have sinned, and He came to remove our guilt. Jesus' death on the cross is a profound mystery we will never fully understand this side of eternity. Its central truth, however, is clear: By His Death And Resurrection Jesus Made Our Salvation Possible.
What Will You Do with JESUS? = / By His death and resurrection, Jesus became our Sacrifice ... our Substitute ... our Redeemer ... our Conqueror. He did for us what we could never do for ourselves -- and He did it out of love. Think of it: He Loves You So Much That He Was Willing To Give His Life For You! Now He offers you salvation as a free gift -- free because He has already paid for it. He wants to forgive your past and set your feet on a new path (to heaven) -- His path. / / ++ (John 3:16) "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." / / ++ (Ephesians 2:8-10) "8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith -- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." / /
What must you do? = / 1. First, Repent of Your Sins. The word "Repent" means to turn from your sins. It means to change -- to change your mind, your way of living, your attitude -- with God's help. To repent means more than just being sorry for your sins or having regrets over the past. It means to honestly face your need of forgiveness, and deliberately turn from your sins. / / ++ (1 John 1:9) "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." / /
2. Second, Believe In Christ And What He Did For You. The word "Believe" in the Bible means much more than believing that certain facts are true. It means to Trust -- to put your complete confidence in Christ and what He has done for you and to cast yourself totally on Him for your salvation. You cannot trust your parents' religion or your church membership or anything else. You must come to Christ for yourself and trust Him alone for your salvation. / / ++ (John 14:1,6) "1 Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me." ++ 6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." / / The Bible says, ++ (John 1:12) "To all who received Him, to those who believed in His Name, He gave the right to become children of God." Just as a gift must be received before it truly becomes yours, so we must Receive Christ into our hearts and lives by faith. A small child has absolute trust in his or her father and mother, and we must have absolute faith and trust in Christ. I once asked a brilliant scientist how he came to believe in Jesus, and he replied, "I came as a little child, I had to come by faith." So must you. / / ++ (2 Corinthians 5:7) "We live by Faith, not by sight." / /
3. Third, Commit Yourself To Follow Christ. Becoming a Christian takes only a single step; being a Christian means walking with Christ the rest of your life. Accepting Christ isn't the end but the beginning -- the beginning of a whole new life on God's path. Don't let anything keep you from that commitment. / / ++ (2 Corinthians 5:17) "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" / /
+ If you have never given your life to Christ or if you are unsure, I invite you to turn to Him now: By a simple prayer of faith, you can give your life to Him today. Perhaps the following prayer will help you make your commitment:
"O God, I know I am a sinner. I am sorry for my sins, and I want to turn from them. I trust Christ alone as my Savior, and I confess Him as my Lord. From this moment on, I want to serve Him and follow Him in the fellowship of His church.
In Christ's name I pray. Amen."
If you sincerely prayed that prayer, God heard you -- and you are now His child forever.
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++ Billy Graham - "The Journey" ++ + HAPPY BIRTHDAY + BILLY GRAHAM 90 +   (NOV.07.2008) +
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TO THE NAME OF OUR SALVATION = / To the Name of our salvation, / Laud and honor let us pay, / Which for many a generation / Hid in God’s foreknowledge lay; / But with holy exultation / We may sing aloud today. / / Jesus is the Name we treasure; / Name beyond what words can tell; / Name of gladness, Name of pleasure, / Ear and heart delighting well; / Name of sweetness, passing measure, / Saving us from sin and hell. / / It is the Name for adoration, / Name for songs of victory, / Name for holy meditation / In this vale of misery, / Name for joyful veneration / By the citizens on high. / / It is the Name that whoso preacheth / Speaks like music to the ear; / Who in prayer this Name beseecheth / Sweetest comfort findeth near; / Who its perfect wisdom reacheth, / Heavenly joy possesseth here. / / Jesus is the Name prevailing / Over every name by right; / At this Name, in terror quailing / , Powers of hell are put to flight; / God, in mercy never failing, / Saves by this Name of might. / / Therefore we in love adoring, / This most blessed Name revere; / Holy Jesus, Thee imploring / So to write it in us here, / That hereafter, heavenward soaring, / We may sing with angels there. / / -- Unknown Author
-- Acts 4:12 = Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.
-- Titus 3:4-7 = 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 Whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
+++ Salvation comes through a cross and a crucified Christ. -- Andrew Murray
+++ Jesus Christ carries on intercession for us in heaven; the Holy Ghost carries on intercession in us on earth; and we the saints have to carry on intercession for all men. -- Oswald Chambers
+++ Evangelism is not a professional job for a few trained men, but is instead the unrelenting responsibility of every person who belongs to the company (church) of Jesus. -- Elton T.
-- 1 John 4:10 = This is Love: not that we loved God, but that He Loved us / and Sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
-- Romans 5:8 = But God demonstrates His own Love for us in this: / While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
-- 1 John 5:11-12 = 11 And this is the testimony: God has given us Eternal Life, and this Life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has Life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have Life.
-- Acts 10:43 = All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His Name.
-- 1 Peter 3:18 = For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to Bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit.
-- 2 Corinthians 5:7,17, 20-21 = + 7 We live by faith, not by sight. ++ 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! ++ 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. ++ 21 God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
-- Matthew 9:13 = But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ (Hosea 6:6) For I have not come to Call the righteous, but sinners.
-- Matthew 26:28 = This is My blood of the Covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
-- Romans 6:23 = For the wages of sin is death, but the Free Gift of God is Eternal Life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
-- Acts 13:38-39 = 38 Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. 39 Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the Law of Moses.
-- Isaiah 7:14 = Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel (God with us).
-- Isaiah 9:6 = For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
-- Isaiah 53:4-6 = 4 Yet it was our weaknesses He carried; it was our sorrows that weighed Him down. And we thought His troubles were a punishment from God for His own sins! 5 But He was wounded and crushed for our sins. He was beaten that we might have Peace. He was whipped, and we were Healed! 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the LORD laid on Him the guilt and sins of us all.
-- Isaiah 33:22 = For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our Lawgiver, the LORD is our King; it is He who will save us.
-- Romans 10:9-17 = 9 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. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto Salvation. 11 As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in Him will never be put to shame." ( Isaiah 28:16) 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile -- the Same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on Him, ++`13 For, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord Will Be Saved." (Joel 2:32, Acts 2:21) 14 How, then, can they Call on the One they have not Believed in? And how can they Believe in the One of whom they have not Heard? And how can they Hear without someone Preaching to them? ++ 15 And how can they Preach unless they are Sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring Good News!" (Isaiah 52:7) 16 But not everyone accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?" / ++ 17 Consequently, Faith comes from hearing the Message, and the Message is heard through the Word of Christ.
-- 1 Corinthians 15:17-18 = 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.
-- John 20:29 = Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen Me, you have believed; Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have Believed."
-- Galatian 3:26-28 = 26 So you are all children of God through Faith in Christ Jesus. 27 And all who have been united with Christ in Baptism have been made like Him. 28 There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female. For you are all Christians -- you are One in Christ Jesus.
-- 2 Corinthians 6:18 = "I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty." (2 Sam 7:14; 1 Chr 17:13; Is 43:6; Hos 1:10)
-- Hebrews 4:16 = Let us then approach the Throne of Grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find Grace to help us in our time of need.
-- Romans 15:5, 13 = 5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus. / + 13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
-- 2 Corinthians 13:14 = May the Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of God, and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.