| Our lives are like a puzzle. We go through every day searching for the perfect piece for that day, hoping to put it in the proper place, so that at the end of our lives all the puzzle is complete. We desire to leave the world a beautiful picture of ourselves. But, there is no beautiful picture at the end of our lives unless we know the Creator of the puzzle and the picture He intended us to be. You see, in the beginning, God created everything, and He also created you and me. (Genesis 1) He looked over His creation saw that everything He had made was very good. The last thing that He created was mankind, which, as the crowning work of His creation, He made in His own image.. He put the man and woman He had made in a beautiful garden, and He provided for all their needs. To top it all off, God gave to mankind his own free will, to choose to do good or evil. When tempted, the |
| 1. Admit to God that you agree with Him, that you are a sinner in need of salvation. (1 John 1:9) 2. Believe that Jesus is God's Son, who lived a perfect life, and gave His life in our place as a sacrifice to God for us, which is redemption. He paid the debt we owed but could not pay. Ask Him to be your Savior. (Ephesians 2:8,9, Romans 10:9,10, 13) 3. Commit your life to the Lord. Ask Jesus to come into your life, and live in you heart to be your personal guide through life. (Ephesians 2:10 & 4:17-5:21) |
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| GOD's Plan of Salvation for YOU! |
| COMPLETING THE HUMAN PUZZLE |
| The problem is, that the original sin in the garden is shared by all mankind. (Rom. 3:9,23) We have all sinned and fallen short of our Creator's original purpose to bring Him glory. The greatest tragedy is that our sin's have earned us death; spiritual separation from God. (Isa. 59:1,2, Rom. 6:23a) Because of our sins, we have lost our relationship with the One who created us. Try as we might, we cannot remove the sin barrier on our own, (Proverbs 14:12) so God, in His great mercy - (not giving to us what we deserve) provided a way for us to be saved from our sins. (John 3:16) He came to us, in the person of His Son, perfect, (John 1:14) sinless, able to be a sacrifice for us, to pay for our sins. (John 3:16,17, Romans 5:8) Jesus in the missing piece in the puzzle of our lives. He is the only way to a restored relationship with our Creator, God our Father. (John 14:6) He is the absolute truth - God in the flesh, and by His death on a Roman cross on our behalf, we are reconciled to God (Colossians 1:13-22). In Jesus we find life, full, abundant, joyful life! (John 1:1-4) If something is missing from your life today, why don't you get a bible and look up the verses above. God loves you, and He wants to have a personal relationship with you. |
| woman chose to be equal with her Creator, and the man also shared in her sin. They both missed the mark that God had intended for them. They failed to glorify their Creator, and instead, chose to seek glory for themselves. They were cast out from the garden and from the presence of their Creator. (Genesis 2 & 3) Since that time, mankind has been searching for a way to return to a right relationship with our Creator. |
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| You can be reconciled to God if you: |
| If you agree with these statements , and your desire is to enter into a personal relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ, you may pray a prayer like this: "Father, You are God, my Creator, and I am a sinner. I'm sorry for the evil things that I have done. Please forgive me. I want to know you personally. I believe that Your Son, Jesus died for my sins. By faith in Your Word, I accept Him as my Lord and Savior. I want to live a life that is pleasing to You, and I want You to live in me and through me to be my guide for the remainder of my life. Thank you for forgiving me through Jesus and for giving me eternal life. From this day forward, You are my God, in Whom I put my trust. Thank you for saving my soul. Amen." (So be it) If you prayed this prayer in faith, please drop us a note to PO Box 482, Lake Toxaway, NC 28747-0482, or email us. We want to pray for you and help you find a place to worship God with others of like faith. May God bless you and put you in a ministry among His people. Have a great day in the Lord! |