How to ask for Salvation
Everything we do as a church, and the reason we exist 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 people, He desires that you have unbroken fellowship with Him. (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:4-5)
2) You are a sinner.
However, we all have a problem. It's called sin. Sin is choosing to go your own way and doing your own thing as opposed to being obedient to God. It's anything we say, think or do that is displeasing to God. (Isaiah 53:6; Romans 3:10)
3) Sin separates you from God.
Sin forms a barrier that prevents you from having fellowship with God, Who is holy. Prior to salvation we are an unholy sinner and can’t have true fellowship with God and because of that, without Christ we are headed for a Christ-less eternity that the Bible calls Hell. (Isaiah 59:2; 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 and that we can earn or be good enough to experience salvation. However, that isn’t true, there is nothing we can do to make ourselves right in the side of God on our own. (Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5; Romans 4:4-5)
5) God sent His son Jesus to remove the sin barrier.
What we cannot do for ourselves, Jesus Christ has done for us! Our sin is a barrier between us and God. But the Good News is that Jesus died on the cross for you and He 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. (1 Peter 2:23; Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Romans 10:9)
6) You can receive Jesus Christ through faith.
Faith is trusting in what Jesus has done for you rather than trusting in your own efforts to restore fellowship with God. Faith is totally trusting in Christ to put you in right a relationship with God, allowing Him to live in and through you. Faith also involves repentance or genuine sorrow for sin and willingness to turn away from sin. (John 14:6; Acts 16:31; Romans 10:9-10)
7) Through prayer you can trust in Jesus Christ.
Admit to God that you are a sinner. Express repent ( turn away ) from your sinfulness. Ask God to forgive your sins. Invite Jesus into your life as Savior and Lord. Commit yourself to live for Him.
Example prayer: Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner. I believe You are the Son of God and that You died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead. I believe You are the only way of salvation and I am asking You Jesus to come into my heart and life and save me!
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 people, He desires that you have unbroken fellowship with Him. (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:4-5)
2) You are a sinner.
However, we all have a problem. It's called sin. Sin is choosing to go your own way and doing your own thing as opposed to being obedient to God. It's anything we say, think or do that is displeasing to God. (Isaiah 53:6; Romans 3:10)
3) Sin separates you from God.
Sin forms a barrier that prevents you from having fellowship with God, Who is holy. Prior to salvation we are an unholy sinner and can’t have true fellowship with God and because of that, without Christ we are headed for a Christ-less eternity that the Bible calls Hell. (Isaiah 59:2; 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 and that we can earn or be good enough to experience salvation. However, that isn’t true, there is nothing we can do to make ourselves right in the side of God on our own. (Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5; Romans 4:4-5)
5) God sent His son Jesus to remove the sin barrier.
What we cannot do for ourselves, Jesus Christ has done for us! Our sin is a barrier between us and God. But the Good News is that Jesus died on the cross for you and He 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. (1 Peter 2:23; Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Romans 10:9)
6) You can receive Jesus Christ through faith.
Faith is trusting in what Jesus has done for you rather than trusting in your own efforts to restore fellowship with God. Faith is totally trusting in Christ to put you in right a relationship with God, allowing Him to live in and through you. Faith also involves repentance or genuine sorrow for sin and willingness to turn away from sin. (John 14:6; Acts 16:31; Romans 10:9-10)
7) Through prayer you can trust in Jesus Christ.
Admit to God that you are a sinner. Express repent ( turn away ) from your sinfulness. Ask God to forgive your sins. Invite Jesus into your life as Savior and Lord. Commit yourself to live for Him.
Example prayer: Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner. I believe You are the Son of God and that You died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead. I believe You are the only way of salvation and I am asking You Jesus to come into my heart and life and save me!