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Step Four
Our Response: Receive Christ
We must trust Jesus Christ
as Lord and Savior and receive Him by personal invitation.
The Bible says...
"Here I am! I stand at the
door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,
I will come in and eat with him, and he with me." Revelation
3:20
"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
"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." Romans
10:9
Where are you?
Will you receive Jesus
Christ right now?
Here is how you can 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.)
How 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 and follow You as
Lord and Savior.
In Jesus' name. Amen.
God's Assurance: His Word
If you prayed this prayer,
The Bible says...
"Everyone who calls on the
name of the Lord will 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 not from yourselves, it
is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast."
Ephesians 2:8,9
"He
who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of
God does not have life. 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 5:12-13
Receiving Christ, we are
born into God's family through the supernatural work of the
Holy Spirit who indwells every believer. This is called
regeneration, or the "new birth."
This is just the beginning
of a wonderful new life in Christ. To deepen this
relationship you should:
1. Read your Bible everyday
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.
If you've just made this
commitment to Christ, further spiritual help and information
about being a Christian is available at Billy Graham's Web
site:
http://www.billygraham.org/SpiritualHelp_Index.asp.
Go there!
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Graham Evangelistic Association. Compliance with copyright
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Steps to Peace with God may be reproduced in any form
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Association, P.O. Box 779, Minneapolis, MN 55440, U.S.A..
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