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Presented By The University Ministry of Central Baptist Church
Compiled By Billy Graham
Written and Performed by GOD
TTt« Bible
says...
GOD'S PURPOSE:
PEACE AND LIFE
God loves you and wants you to experience peace
and life — abundant and eternal.
"...we have peace with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ" Romans 5:1
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes In Him should
not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16
"...I have come that they may have life, and that
they may have it more abundantly." John 10:1 Ob
Since God planned
for us to have peace
and abundant
life right now,
why are most people
not having this
experience?
STEP
The Bible
says...
OUR RESPONSE:
RECEIVE CHRIST
We must trust Jesus Christ and receive Him by
personal invitation.
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone
hears My voice and opens the door, I will come
in to him and dine with him, and he with Me."
Revelation 3:20
"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
"...If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus
and believe in your heart that God has raised Him
from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9
Are you
here...
MAN
Sin
Rebellion
Separation
or
her*?
GOD
Peace
Forglvenea
Abundant Ue
Eternal We
S T E P
The Bible
says...
OUR PROBLEM:
SEPARATION
God created us in His own image to have an
abundant life. He did not make us as robots to
automatically love and obey Him, but gave us a
will and freedom of choice.
We chose to disobey God and go our own willful
way. We still make this choice today. This results
in separation from God.
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of
God." Romans 3:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God
is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23
Our choice results
In separation
from God.
Is there any good reason why you cannot receive Jesus Christ
right now?
How to receive Christ:
1. Admit your need (I am a sinner).
2. Be willing to turn from your sins
(repent).
3. Believe that Jesus Christ died for you
on the Cross and rose from the grave.
4. Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to
come in and control your life through
the Holy Spirit. (Receive Him as Lord
and Savior.)
WHAT TO
PRAY:
Dear Lord Jesus,
I know that I am a sinner and need
Your forgiveness. I believe that You died
for my sins. I want to turn from my sins.
I now invite You to come Into my
heart and life. I want to trust You as
Savior and follow You as Lord, In
the fellowship of Your church.
Our attempts...
Through the ages, individuals have tried in many
ways to bridge this gap...without success...
Tha Bible "There is a way that seems right to a man, but in
says... the end it leads to death." Proverbs 14:12
"But your iniquities have separated you from
God; and your sins have hidden His face from
you, so that He will not hear." Isaiah 59:2
There Is only one remedy for
this problem of separation.
GOD'S ASSURANCE:
HIS WORD
If you prayed this prayer.
The Bible "For'whoevercallsuponthenameoftheLordwill
says... be saved.'" Romans 10:13
Did you sincerely ask Jesus Christ to come into
your life? Where is He right now? What has He
given you?
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through
faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the
gift of God — not by works, so that no one can
boast." Ephesians 2:8,9
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The Bible "He who has the Son has life: he who does not
says... have the Son of God does not have life. These
things I have written to you who believe in the
name of the Son of God. that you may know that
you have eternal life, and that you may continue
to believe in the name of the Son of God."
I John 5:12-13
Receiving Christ, we are bom into God s family
through the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit
who indwells every believer... this is called regen
eration or the "new birth."
God has provided the ONLY way.
we must make the choice...
The Bible
says...
GOD'S REMEDY: THE CROSS
■Jesus Christ is the only answer to this problem.
He died on the Cross and rose from the grave,
paying the penalty for our sin and bridging the
gap between God and man.
"...God is on one side and all the people on the
other side, and Christ Jesus, Himself man, is between
them to bring them together..." I Timothy 2:5
"For Christ also has suffered once for sins, the just
for the unjust that He might bring us to God..."
I Peter 3:18a
"But God demonstrates His own love for us in
this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for
us." Romans 5:8
1 his is just the beginning of a-wonderful new life in
Christ. To deepen this relationship you should:
1. Read your Bible every day to get to know Christ better.
2. Talk to God in prayer every day.
3. Tell others about Christ.
4. Worship, fellowship, and serve with other Christians
in a church where Christ is preached.
5. As Christ's representative in a needy world, demonstrate
your new life by your love and concern for others,
God bless you as you do. fi/() •
Billy Graham
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STEPS TO PEACE WITH GOD" Billy Graham Evangelistic Assocation
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