1.   Have you come to a place in your life that you know for certain that you have eternal life and that you'll go to heaven when you die?  

The Bible says, "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)

2.   Suppose you were standing before God right now and he asked you, "Why should I let you into My heaven?" What do you think you would say?  

God loves us and has a purpose for our lives.   The Bible states it this way, "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).   God's Purpose is that we have eternal life.

GOD'S PURPOSE

1.   We receive eternal life as a free gift.  

Romans 6:23b tells us "the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

2. With eternal life, we can live a full and meaningful life right now!    

The Lord tells us in John 10:10 that "He came that we may have life, and have it more abundantly."

3.   When we have eternal life, we will spend eternity in Heaven with Jesus.    

Jesus said, "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." (John 14:3).

As we search for true meaning in life, we discover that our sinful nature keeps us from fulfilling God's purpose for our lives.

OUR NEED

1.   We are all Sinners by nature and by choice.  

Romans 3:23 says "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

2. We cannot save ourselves.  

Nothing we do, no good work can get us into heaven.   Ephesians 2:9 says, "not by works, so that no one can boast."

3.   We deserve death and hell.  

Because of our sin, we do not deserve to go to heaven.   Romans 3:23a says that we wages of sin are death.

God is Holy and Just and must punish sin, yet He loves us and has provided forgiveness for our sin.   Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6).

GOD'S PROVISION

What did He do for You?  

1.   Jesus is God and Became Man.  

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.   The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. (John 1:1,14)

2. Jesus died for us on the Cross.  

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.   (1 Peter 3:18)

3.   Jesus was resurrected from the dead.  

Jesus was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. (Romans 4:25)

The only way for Jesus to affect our lives is for us to receive Him.   The Bible says, ^"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).

OUR RESPONSE

What do You need to do?  

1.   You must repent of your sins.

Acts 3:19 tells us "repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord".

Repentance is not just feeling sorry for your sins.    

Acts 26:20 tells us to "repent and turn to God, and do works which give evidence of repentance."

Repentance is turning to God through Jesus and away from your sin.

2. You must place your faith in Jesus.

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. (Ephesians 2:8)

Faith is not just believing facts about Jesus.    

You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that-and shudder. (James 2:19)

Faith is trusting God.

3.   You must surrender to Jesus as Lord.

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. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. (Romans 10:9-10)

Surrendering to Jesus as Lord is not just saying we give our lives to Jesus.

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." (Matthew 7:21)

Surrendering to Jesus as Lord is giving Jesus control of our lives.

As evidence of giving Jesus control, we will want to identify with Him.   The New Testament way is to confess Jesus publicly, and to follow Him in baptism and church membership.

THE COMMITMENT

Are you ready?  

1. Does what I have just read make sense to me?

If you don't understand or still have questions, contact Plymouth Park Baptist Church @ 972-986-7729

2.   Is there any reason why you would not be willing to receive God's gift of eternal life?

If you there is any reason that you would not be willing to receive God's FREE gift of eternal life, please please contact the church office.  There is someone there that would love to help you figure things out and better understand this decision.

3.   Are you willing to turn from your sin and place your faith in Jesus?

If you are willing, GREAT!!   You are ready to become God's child and live a life that glorifies Him!

Just Remember:   To receive Jesus, you must:

1.   Repent of your sins.

2.   Place your faith in Jesus.

3.   Surrender to Jesus as Lord.

PRAYER

Tell God!!  

If you are ready to receive Christ into your life, then pray and tell him.   Prayer is just talking to Jesus and it is essential to our spiritual life like breathing is essential to our physical life.

Pray to God and tell Him you understand what being His follower is all about.    

The Bible says, " Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (Romans 10:13).   If you truely want the Lord to give you eternal life, tell Him out loud.

Pray to God telling Him you want to receive His gift of eternal life and that you want to be committed to Him.

Welcome to the Family of God!   You have just made the most important decision of your life.   You can be sure you are saved and have eternal life!!

Now thank God for His gift in a prayer of thanksgiving.   Tell Him how wonderful He is!!

Receiveing Jesus into your life is only the begining of a wonderful experience.   Contact us and let us know what a wonderful decision you have made and we can help you be sure that you have eternal life and know how to grow as a Christian!!