THE GOOD NEWS
Everything we do as a church, and the reason we exist in the first place, is because of God’s gift of forgiveness through his son Jesus. More than anything else, we want you to know that God loves you and has a plan for your life!

Many spend their lives trying to earn God’s approval by following rules, attending religious services, or being a good person; the truth is that the only way to a fulfilling life and an eternal future in heaven is through a relationship with Jesus Christ.

1. GOD LOVES YOU.Because of God’s love for all persons, He desires that you have unbroken fellowship with Him.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
– John 3:16
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—”
– Ephesians 2:4-5

2. YOU ARE A SINNER.
​All persons are “sinners” in that they disobey God. Sin is choosing to go your own way and do your own thing as opposed to being obedient to God.
“All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned—every one—to his own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.”
– Isaiah 53:6
“as it is written:
‘None is righteous, no, not one;’ “
– Romans 3:10

3. SIN SEPARATES YOU FROM GOD.
​Sin forms a barrier that prevents you from entering into unbroken fellowship with God, Who is holy. As an unholy sinner, you can’t have fellowship with God. You are headed for a Christless eternity that the Bible calls Hell.
“but your iniquities have made a separation
between you and your God,
and your sins have hidden his face from you
so that he does not hear.”
– Isaiah 59:2
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”
– Romans 3:23

4. YOU CAN’T SAVE YOURSELF.
​People often think that through their efforts they can overcome the sin barrier between themselves and God. That isn’t true. There’s nothing you can do to restore the broken relationship with God. You can’t earn God’s salvation.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
– Ephesians 2:8-9
“he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,”
– Titus 3:5
“Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,”
– Romans 4:4-5

5. GOD SENT HIS SON JESUS TO REMOVE THE SIN BARRIER.
​What you cannot do for yourself, Jesus Christ has done for you! Your sin is a barrier between you and God. But the Good News is that Jesus died on the cross for you and then rose from the dead to demonstrate that His payment was acceptable to God. By taking your punishment on Himself, Jesus made a way for relationship with God.
“When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.”
– 1 Peter 2:23
“but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
– Romans 5:8
“For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
– 2 Corinthians 5:21
“because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
– Romans 10:9

6. YOU CAN RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST THROUGH FAITH.
​Faith is trusting in what Jesus has done for you rather than trusting your own efforts to restore fellowship with God. Faith is complete reliance on Christ to put you in right relationship with God, allowing Him to live His life through you. Faith also involves repentance or genuine sorrow for sin and willingness to turn away from sin.
“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
– John 14:6
“And they said, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.'”
– Acts 16:31
“because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.”
– Romans 10:9-10

7. THROUGH PRAYER YOU CAN TRUST IN JESUS CHRIST.
​Admit to God that you are a sinner. Express sorrow or repentance for your sinfulness. Ask Him to forgive your sins. Invite Jesus into your life as Savior and Lord. Commit yourself to live for Him.

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