Saturday, October 13, 2007

How to Be Saved

How Do We Meet Jesus?

Receive Jesus

"But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name." John 1:12

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door,I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with Me. Revelation 3:20

Believe in Jesus

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16

"Truly , truly , I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life." John 5:24

". . . If any man is thirsty let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water." John 7:37,38

"And they said, 'Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, you and your household.'" Acts 16:31

""That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses resulting in salvation, Romans 10:9,10

"Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins." Acts 10:43



Born Again

"Truly truly I say to you unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:3

"Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." 2 Cor. 5:17

Come to Jesus

"I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me shall not hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." John 6:35

Follow Jesus

"I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life." John 8:12

Know the truth

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:32

Jesus is the only way

"I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but though Me." John 14:6

"Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life and few are those who find it." Matt. 7:13,14

"For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men the man Christ Jesus." 1 Timothy 2:5

Jesus is the door

"I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy; I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly." John 10:9,10

Call on Jesus' name.

"And it shall be, that every one who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21

"For whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved." Romans 10:13

We need a savior

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23

Repent

"Repent therefore and return, that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may comer from the presence of the Lord;" Acts 3:19

"From that time Jesus began to preach ands say, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.'" Matt. 4:17

Blood payment

"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

"In Him we have redemption through His good, the forgiveness of our trespasses according to the riches of His grace. Ephesians 1:7

". . . shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood." Acts 20:28

Jesus came to save sinners

"It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance." Luke 5:31,32

"It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all." 1 Timothy 1:15

Jesus will not reject those who come to Him.

"All that the Father gives Me shall come to Me, and those who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out." John 6:37

"And the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come.' And let the one who hears say, 'Come. And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost. Revelation 22:17

Salvation by faith in Jesus.

"For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast." Ephesians 2:8,9

God's Grace Brings Salvation.

"For the grace of God has appeared bringing salvation to all men." Titus 2:11

"For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast." Ephesians 2:8,9

Salvation is for now.

"See to it that you do not refuse Him who is speaking. For if those did not escape, when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less shall we escape who turn away from Him who warns from heaven." Hebrews 12:25

"For He says, 'At the acceptable time I listened to you, and on the day of salvation I helped you.'; behold now is "the acceptable time", behold, now is the "day of salvation". 2 Corinthians 6:2

Salvation is only in Jesus.

"And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, buy which we must be saved." Acts 4:12

"For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus," 1 Timothy 2:5

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Pray Through

Another aspect of: repentance, rest, quietness, and trust is to pray through.

Pray until the peace of God comes back. Pray until you see the answer come. Pray until you have assurance from God. Pray until you are assured that God will take care of the problem.

Phil 4:6,7 talk about this. Don't worry but pray. Pray the promises. Pray the Scripture. Believe the Bible not your worry. Decide to believe what the Bible says and not your worries. One of the main ways to move from worry to belief is to pray. Don't lose heart, pray. The Bible is real but our understanding needs to be prayed from our head to our heart.

Make a decision to believe what the Bible says. Abraham hoped when there was no reason to hope. God promised him a son when he was 75 years old and his wife was 65. 25 years later he was still waiting. He did not lose hope but gave glory to God. Abram changed his name to Abraham. Abraham means father of many. Can you imagine all the ridicule from people after that. He had to have known that he was the butt of jokes from his herdsmen. When he met someone and told them his name what was their response? They had to hold back a snicker. But I think he obeyed God in changing his name to keep God's promise ever before him.

Pray in the morning when you wake up. If at lunch the worry persists pray at lunch. If the worry persists when you get home from work pray then. Pray after you eat supper. If the answer does not come, take time off from work and pray.

Fasting can add strength to your prayers. Fast for God's answer.

Continue to pray until you can rest from your worry. Then rest in God and trust His goodness.

Click here for a good article from the web on this subject.
Click here for a good MP3 sermon by David Wilkerson (Crisis Praying) on this subject.