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Can't make ends meet? No, I'm not talking about your
money situation. I'm talking about your life. Sometimes its hard to see how
what you do every day makes a difference in the overall picture of life.
Where's the purpose? Where's the meaning? Where's the peace and joy? We can
route you there in just 4 steps...
Step 1: God's Purpose: Peace and Life
God loves you and wants you to experience peace and
life—abundant and eternal.
The Bible says ...
"We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." —Romans 5:1 (NIV)
"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 (NIV)
"I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more
abundantly." —John 10:10 (NIV)
Why don't most people have this peace and abundant life that God planned for us
to have?
Step 2: The Problem: Our 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. God gave us a will and a
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.
The Bible says ...
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." —Romans 3:23 (NIV)
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ
Jesus our Lord." —Romans 6:23 (NIV)
Our Attempts to Reach God People have tried in many ways to bridge this gap
between themselves and God ... The Bible says ... "There is a way that seems
right to a man, but in the end it leads to death." —Proverbs 14:12 (NIV)
"But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden
his face from you, so that he will not hear." —Isaiah 59:2 (NIV)
No bridge reaches God ... except one.
Step 3: God's Bridge: The Cross
Jesus Christ died on the Cross and rose from the grave. He paid the
penalty for our sin and bridged the gap between God and people.
The Bible says ...
"For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Jesus
Christ." —1 Timothy 2:5 (NIV)
"For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to
bring you to God." —1 Peter 3:18 (NIV)
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners,
Christ died for us." —Romans 5:8 (NIV)
God has provided the only way. Each person must make a choice.
Step 4: 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
(NIV)
"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 (NIV)
"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 (NIV)
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.)
If you received Christ as your Lord and Savior, will you please let the
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association know? They can provide you with
materials and resources to assist you on your route called life.
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