Good Morning “Love Receivers. Today we are in Mark 15.
The greatest act of love ever known. First a little background. All of creation, including man, was meant to Glorify God Himself. How do we do that? When we who are surrounded by sin and temptation willingly choose Him and His ways, despite so many sinful possibilities - we bring Glory to God (Matthew 5:16).
We were designed to remain in constant fellowship with Jesus - to do life with Him (John 15). We need Him whether we realize it or not. If you’ve ever tried to do life on your own, you know it’s empty. When we choose to sin it breaks our fellowship with Him - Like stabbing a friend in the back. We cannot have a relationship with Him without dealing with our sin. “…the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 NIV. This death is not just physical, it’s spiritual. Our default destination because of our sin is NOT heaven. Our sin has to be paid for.
Jesus was fully man and lived His life without sinning, despite being tempted in all the ways we are (Hebrews 4:16), and He was fully God; thus He was the perfect sacrifice - sufficient to pay for the sin of the entire world. The price has been paid in full by Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:21). The only way to get to heaven is by receiving the payment Jesus made on the cross for our sin (John 3:16). He is The Way, The Truth, and The Life. It’s ONLY through Jesus that we have the hope of Heaven (John 14:6).
We can’t fix it our sin problem - only Jesus can (Ephesians 2:8-9).
So how does it work?
We make a conscious decision to accept Jesus payment for our sin. We ask forgiveness and turn away / repent from sin - demonstrating our decision is real with physical action (1 John 1:9; Acts 3:19)
True belief results in emotional, spiritual, and physical action. Demonstrating real belief means we actually look like we believe. You can acknowledge what God is doing in your heart with a simple prayer of response.
“If you declare 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
It’s not about fancy words, raising a hand, or walking an isle - those things all simply demonstrate what He is doing inside. It’s not about getting all “cleaned up” first, He does the cleaning from the inside out (Philippians 1:6). It’s acknowledging what He did on the Cross, and admitting you need Him to make you who He designed you to be.
Got that anxiousness in your gut - feeling like The Holy Spirit is tugging on your heart? Don’t resist anymore - quit fighting Him.
Dear Lord, I know that I am a sinner, and I believe Jesus died on the Cross to pay for my sin. Please forgive me of my sin, come into my life and be Lord of it. As I turn from my sin please give me strength - make me into what you want me to be. - Amen
If that’s your heart - your debt is paid in full,
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,”
Romans 8:1 NIV
If you have recently received Jesus please reach out - we’d love to help get you started as you walk with Jesus.
Love you all! Dig in and live it out!
The greatest act of love ever known. First a little background. All of creation, including man, was meant to Glorify God Himself. How do we do that? When we who are surrounded by sin and temptation willingly choose Him and His ways, despite so many sinful possibilities - we bring Glory to God (Matthew 5:16).
We were designed to remain in constant fellowship with Jesus - to do life with Him (John 15). We need Him whether we realize it or not. If you’ve ever tried to do life on your own, you know it’s empty. When we choose to sin it breaks our fellowship with Him - Like stabbing a friend in the back. We cannot have a relationship with Him without dealing with our sin. “…the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 NIV. This death is not just physical, it’s spiritual. Our default destination because of our sin is NOT heaven. Our sin has to be paid for.
Jesus was fully man and lived His life without sinning, despite being tempted in all the ways we are (Hebrews 4:16), and He was fully God; thus He was the perfect sacrifice - sufficient to pay for the sin of the entire world. The price has been paid in full by Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:21). The only way to get to heaven is by receiving the payment Jesus made on the cross for our sin (John 3:16). He is The Way, The Truth, and The Life. It’s ONLY through Jesus that we have the hope of Heaven (John 14:6).
We can’t fix it our sin problem - only Jesus can (Ephesians 2:8-9).
So how does it work?
We make a conscious decision to accept Jesus payment for our sin. We ask forgiveness and turn away / repent from sin - demonstrating our decision is real with physical action (1 John 1:9; Acts 3:19)
True belief results in emotional, spiritual, and physical action. Demonstrating real belief means we actually look like we believe. You can acknowledge what God is doing in your heart with a simple prayer of response.
“If you declare 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
It’s not about fancy words, raising a hand, or walking an isle - those things all simply demonstrate what He is doing inside. It’s not about getting all “cleaned up” first, He does the cleaning from the inside out (Philippians 1:6). It’s acknowledging what He did on the Cross, and admitting you need Him to make you who He designed you to be.
Got that anxiousness in your gut - feeling like The Holy Spirit is tugging on your heart? Don’t resist anymore - quit fighting Him.
Dear Lord, I know that I am a sinner, and I believe Jesus died on the Cross to pay for my sin. Please forgive me of my sin, come into my life and be Lord of it. As I turn from my sin please give me strength - make me into what you want me to be. - Amen
If that’s your heart - your debt is paid in full,
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,”
Romans 8:1 NIV
If you have recently received Jesus please reach out - we’d love to help get you started as you walk with Jesus.
Love you all! Dig in and live it out!
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