What is the B E S T DECISION. you ve made in your life?

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1 What is the B E S T DECISION you ve made in your life?

2 We make different kinds of decisions. SIMPLE OR TRIVIAL Where to eat? What to wear? SIGNIFICANT What career should I pursue? LIFE CHANGING Who do I marry?

3 Today, you are about to make a decision that will impact you for ETERNITY.

4 THERE ARE FOUR IMPORTANT TRUTHS THAT WE MUST KNOW: TRUTH #1 G O D L O V E S YOU A N D DESIRES T H AT YOU... HAVE ETERNAL LIFE WITH HIM. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life. (John 3:16) HAVE AN ABUNDANT AND MEANINGFUL LIFE WITH HIM. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. (John 10:10) BUT MOST PEOPLE AREN T EXPERIENCING A MEANINGFUL LIFE AND AREN T SURE THAT THEY HAVE ETERNAL LIFE BECAUSE

5 TRUTH #2 MAN HAS A S I N PROBLEM T H AT SEPARATES H I M F R O M GOD. EVERYONE HAS SINNED. Romans 3:23 says, since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; THE PENALTY OF SIN IS DEATH. For the wages of sin is death, (Romans 6:23) MAN Man s Problem is Sin GOD

6 THE BIBLE TALKS ABOUT DIFFERENT KINDS OF DEATH: PHYSICAL DEATH And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once, and after that the judgment, (Hebrews 9:27) SPIRITUAL DEATH OR ETERNAL SEPARATION FROM GOD. But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, the murderers, the fornicators, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and ALL LIARS, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death. (Revelation 21:8)

7 SINCE SIN SEPARATES MAN FROM GOD, WHAT IS THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM? We often think that RELIGION GOOD WORKS GOOD MORALS are the solution. But there is only one solution from God. MAN Religion Good Works Good Morals GOD

8 TRUTH #3 JESUS CHRIST IS GOD S ONLY W AY T O ETERNAL LIFE. WHY? HE IS THE ONLY WAY. In John 14:6, Jesus says, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. HE COMPLETELY PAID THE PENALTY OF YOUR SINS. For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God (1 Peter 3:18) MAN JESUS GOD

9 HIS RESURRECTION PROVES THAT HE IS THE SON OF GOD, THE MESSIAH, THE ONLY SAVIOR. the gospel concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be Son of God with power according to the spirit of holiness by resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, (Romans 1:3 4) HE PROMISES ETERNAL LIFE. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but must endure God s wrath. (John 3:36) Merely knowing W H A T CHRIST HAS DONE FOR US is not enough.

10 TRUTH #4 WE M U S T PLACE OUR FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST T O SAVE US. WE ARE SAVED BY GOD S GRACE THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST ALONE. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God not the result of works, so that no one may boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9) MAN JESUS GOD

11 Based on Ephesians 2:8 9, if salvation can be expressed in a formula, which do you think is the correct one? FAITH IN JESUS + GOOD WORKS = SALVATION FAITH IN JESUS + NOTHING FROM US = SALVATION Ephesians 2:10 tells us good works come as a by-product of salvation: For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.

12 GOOD WORKS are not the means to salvation, rather they ARE THE EVIDENCE OF YOUR SALVATION.

13 WE SHOW OUR FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST BY: 1. Accepting His gift of eternal life 2. Turning away from our sins 3. Surrendering our lives to Him For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23) If any want to become My followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow Me. (Matthew 16:24) GOD PROMISED THAT YOU CAN KNOW TODAY THAT YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE WHEN YOU TRUST IN JESUS. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. (1 John 5:13)

14 THIS WILL DETERMINE YOUR ETERNAL DESTINY. Perhaps you have trusted God for many things, but today He is asking you to trust Him alone to save you. He is offering you forgiveness and eternal life, and He wants to have a personal relationship with you. ARE YOU WILLING TO MAKE THE DECISION TO TRUST AND FOLLOW JESUS AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR?

15 Pray this in faith: LORD JESUS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LOVING ME. I CONFESS THAT I HAVE SINNED AGAINST YOU. THANK YOU FOR DYING ON THE CROSS FOR MY SINS. TODAY, I PUT MY TRUST IN YOU AS MY LORD AND SAVIOR. I ACCEPT YOUR FREE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE AND I SURRENDER MY LIFE TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR FORGIVING MY SINS. FROM THIS DAY ON, I CHOOSE TO FOLLOW YOU. AMEN.

16 If you have just trusted Jesus Christ, then the following things have happened to you: MAN GOD YOUR ETERNAL LIFE WITH GOD BEGINS TODAY. This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day. (John 6:40) JESUS Eternal Life Forgiven

17 ALL OF YOUR SINS ARE PAID FOR AND FORGIVEN. (PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE SINS) He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:13 14) YOU ARE A NEW PERSON IN GOD S EYES. A NEW LIFE HAS BEGUN FOR YOU. So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! (2 Corinthians 5:17) YOU BECAME A CHILD OF GOD. But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, (John 1:12)

18 Today is your spiritual birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! As a reminder of your commitment today, read and sign this pledge: TODAY, I TRUSTED IN JESUS TO BE MY LORD AND SAVIOR AND I ACCEPTED HIS FREE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE. FROM NOW ON, I WILL FOLLOW JESUS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. Name: Date:

19 You now have a very personal and permanent relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. To grow in your relationship with Him: PRAY TO HIM EVERYDAY. This is how we talk to God. READ THE BIBLE. This is how God talks to you. Begin with the Gospel of John. Read a chapter a day and ask the Holy Spirit to help you understand it. JOIN A DISCIPLESHIP GROUP TO GROW. Learn more about God and how to please Him in a discipleship group. ATTEND A BIBLE-BELIEVING CHURCH TO LEARN MORE ABOUT GOD AND HOW TO WORSHIP HIM. SHARE THIS BOOKLET TO BLESS YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND OTHERS.

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