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Jesus loved you enough to come and give His life for you!
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. - John 3:16–17 (NLT)
This page is dedicated to helping you give your life fully to Jesus Christ!
We are so excited that you are ready to give your heart to Him! This is what we call “Having Faith.” Although you cannot see Jesus visibly in front of you, you feel Him in your heart, hear Him in your mind, and all of the evidence is pointing toward the reality that He can save you and give you new life! So, what do you do? You take a STEP of FAITH and BELIEVE!
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Admit you’re a sinner!
“…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God..” Romans 3:23
What does this mean? Every one of us is born a sinner. We don’t even have to sin on purpose, we just do it and we feel guilty. Instead of trying to prove ourselves right and justify our actions, we need to admit we are sinners and confess it to Jesus. Then we commit to no longer living for ourselves, but according to His instructions, given to us in the Bible.
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Believe that Jesus paid for your sins on the cross.
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8
The amazing thing about the story is this: we don’t earn salvation on our own. It is a free gift from God. We don’t clean up our act so that He will forgive us. Instead, He died on the cross so we could be forgiven! This means we don’t trust ourselves to dig our way out of our sin debt; we believe that Jesus paid the full price for our sins on the cross!
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Confess that Jesus is Lord and commit your life to him!
“…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. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”
Romans 10:9–10
This is the best part! When you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, YOU ARE SAVED! That is what we call FAITH! When you Admit the need, Believe Jesus is the answer and Confess that He is your Lord, you receive salvation! Let me lead you in a short prayer to make that confession…
Prayer
Dear Jesus, I acknowledge that I am a sinner and I want to turn my life over to you. I believe that you really gave your life for me on the cross and died for my sins. I believe that God raised you from the dead to save me. So today I confess that you are my Lord and Savior and I give you my heart and my life! Show me how to live for you today. Amen!
If you prayed that prayer and believed it, you are saved!
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Next Steps
I would love to help you as you begin this new journey in Christ. Email me (PastorPat@AshfordChurch.org) and I would be happy to talk to you and send you some Bible studies. If you need a Bible, I will get you one and do all I can to help you grow in Christ.
Here are a few important things for you
to start doing right away!
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Read the Bible
Read this Bible every day. We recommend you start in the New Testament! We also would invite you to join our Bible reading Facebook Group and go through a reading plan together.
If you need a Bible we would be happy to get you one.
The
YouVerson Bible App is a great tool. You can have the Bible with you at all times. to read or listen to.
We have a webpage dedicated to helping you learn to study the Bible.
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Pray to Jesus
Prayer is how we talk to Jesus. There are a lot of famous prayers, but the best prayers are the ones you pray to God personally.
We have a lesson on prayer in our Power Filled Basics of the Christian Faith Course. You can sign up for that today!
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Worship at Church
This might seem like a no brainer, but you would be surprised how many people try to live their faith alone. God never intended us to go it alone, He created us for community. The Church is God's plan for us to help each other grow in our faith and share the good news of Jesus with the world!
Join us every Sunday and you will be amazing at how it helps you grow in Jesus!
See you this Sunday!
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Share Your Faith
Now is the fun part, you get to start telling people the decision you made for Jesus and invite them to do the same. The Bible calls this the Great Commission, but it is simply inviting people to find Jesus and experience His love for them!
If you don't feel qualified, remember to just share your story, point people to Jesus and then invite them to Church with you!
TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR DISCIPLESHIP
TAKE OUr Online
Disicpleship Class!
Join our New Believers Course "The Power Filled Basics of the Christian Faith! In this course you will learn the core beliefs of the faith and why they matter!
Sign up today and we will send you the introduction lesson!
FREE BIBLE STUDY LIBRARY
We’re excited to give you free access to RightNow Media, a wonderful library of video resources for all ages from churches and pastors all across the country, to help you develop and grow as both a disciple of Jesus and disciple-maker. Streaming directly to your computer, tablet, or mobile device, you’ll find the online Bible Study Library includes relevant content for every age group or spiritual season. You can search by category, topic, or speaker. Additionally, many of the series have direct links to workbooks and leader guides. Parents, you’ll find that RightNow has a multitude of videos and resources for your kids. Utilize the links below to start using this resource today.