4 Steps to Salvation

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4 Steps to Salvation
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Step 1
Salvation Needed
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Why Does a person Needto become a Christian?
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. . .because of SIN
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What is Sin?
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• Sin is doing anything that breaks Gods laws.

Everyone who sins breaks the law in fact, sin is
lawlessness. 1 John 34 (NIV)
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• Sin is anything we say that is displeasing to
  God.

But I say to you that for every idle word men may
speak, they will give account of it in the day of
judgment. For by your words you will be
justified, and by your words you will be
condemned. Matt 1236-37 NKJV
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• Sin is anything we think that is displeasing to
  God.

The thought of foolishness is sin. . . Prov
249 KJV
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• Sin is not doing some things we should do.

Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does
not do it, to him it is sin. James 417 NKJV
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Sin is Universal

• Rom 323 says, For all have sinned and fall
  short of the glory of God,
• According to this verse who sins?

EVERYONE!!!
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Review - If Sin is

• Breaking Gods laws
• Thinking that does not please God
• Words that are not pleasing to God
• Not doing the good we know to do. . .

It is pretty EASY to SIN!
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What are the Consequences of our sin?

• Sin MUST be punished by a perfect and good GOD

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of
God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Rom 623 NKJV
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Do you know what the word WAGES means?

• Wages are what we get for what we do

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Rom 623 For the wages of sin is death. . .
So our wages (what we get for what we do) for
our sin is death.
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The only punishment God has for SIN is the death
penalty.

• Death for sin is not about dying physically
• It refers to a placed we call Hell

14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake
of fire. This is the second death. 15 And anyone
not found written in the Book of Life was cast
into the lake of fire. Rev 2014-15 NKJV
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The good news is. . .GOD LOVES YOU!

• God does not want you to die for your sin
• God does not want you to go to Hell

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REVIEW

• People NEED to be saved because of SIN!
• Everyone Sins
• The punishment for Sin is death, or the place the
  Bible calls Hell
• God loves us and does not want us to have to die
  for our sin and go to Hell

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So What Has God Done in His Love for USTo HELP
US?
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SALVATION PROVIDED
STEP 2
God Loves us! He did something to help us! He
provided for our salvation.
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GOD LOVES YOU!

• God provided for our salvation by sending His son
  into this world.
• He sent His son to be our Savior.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should
not perish but have everlasting life. John
316-17 NKJV
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Who is Gods Son?

• Jesus
• Jesus is Gods Son whom God sent to save the
  world from their sin

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Jesus lived the perfect life

• Because Jesus is God He is the only person who
  never sinned.
• Heb 415 For we do not have a High Priest who
  cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in
  all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
  NKJV
• Because He had no sin of His own He did not have
  to be punished for sin.
• Because He had no sin, He could take the
  punishment I deserved for My Sin upon himself.

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Jesus Died for your sins

• Jesus died on the cross
• For I delivered to you first of all that which I
  also received that Christ died for our sins
  according to the Scriptures, 1 Cor 153 NKJV
• He died for your sins!

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Jesus arose from the dead!

• Jesus defeated death and hell
• His resurrection promises us everlasting life!

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Jesus Ascended to Heavenand is there preparing a
place for us!

• "Let not your heart be troubled you believe in
  God, believe also in Me.2 In My Father's house
  are many mansions if it were not so, I would
  have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3
  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will
  come again and receive you to Myself that where
  I am, there you may be also.
  John 141-3 NKJV

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Jesus is coming again someday!

• . . . if I go and prepare a place for you, I will
  come again and receive you to Myself that where
  I am, there you may be also. John 143

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Jesus is present nowin His Holy Spirit and
wants to Come into your Heart!

• 20 For where two or three are gathered together
  in My name, I am there in the midst of them.
  Matt 1820 NKJV

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Review

• Why do we need to be saved?
• Because of Sin!
• How did God provide for our Salvation?
• He sent Jesus Christ to be our Savior.

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Step 3Salvation Offered

• How does God offer His salvation to Us?

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Salvation is a free gift!

• Do you like gifts for birthdays or Christmas?

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God has a gift He wants us to have!

• 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of
  God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  Rom 623 NKJV

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Gods GIFT is Eternal Life!

• That means we life for ever and ever.
• That is a long long time.

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I have a gift I want someone to Have!
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So what do you do if someone wants to give you a
gift?

• You TAKE it!

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God has a gift for you that He wants you to take!

• His gift is everlasting life.
• He wants us to receive it.
• The problem is that this gift is invisible, but
  is very real.

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How do we receive this invisible gift from God?

• Repentance Toward God!
• FAITH in Jesus Christ!

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Repentance means to CHANGE!It may be a change in
direction or in mind or both.
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The Bible Says
10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading
to salvation, not to be regretted but the sorrow
of the world produces death. 2 Cor 710-11
NKJV

• There are two kinds of sorrow
• One is worldly sorrow
• The other is Godly sorrow

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Worldly Sorrow means

• You were sorry you got caught, but you did not
  change your mind about your sin, you would do it
  again.
• That sorrow is of the world
• It leads to death, Gods punishment on sin.

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Godly Sorrow means

• We are truly sorry for our sin
• We want to change
• our habit,
• our attitude,
• our actions,
• our behavior!

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So Repentance Means

• To be sorry for our sin, but it is more...
• It means to be sorry and to tell God you are
  sorry for your sins, but it still means more
• It means to say we are sorry and to turn toward
  God and start living to please Him!

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SO . . .WHAT IS FAITH?

• Faith is resting on Gods promise.
• (Like sitting on a chair)
• Faith is taking God at His Word.
• (Like jumping into a Firemans net)
• Faith is trusting God to do what He said.

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The Bible Says

• 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith,
  and that not of yourselves it is the gift of
  God,9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
  Eph 28-10 NKJV

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God offers us salvation As a free Gift!

• We receive this gift by repentance toward God for
  our sins . . .
• . . .and faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior.

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Review

• Why do we need to be saved?
• Because of Sin!
• How did God provide for our Salvation?
• He sent Jesus Christ to be our Savior.
• How does God offer salvation to us?
• As a free Gift!
• How do we receive that gift?
• By repentance toward God and faith in Jesus
  Christ.

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STEP4SALVATION ACCEPTED
Salvation Accepted
Salvation Offered - A Free Gift
Salvation Provided - Jesus Christ
Salvation Needed - Because of Sin
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The Question of the Day

• Do you want Gods gift of salvation?

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How do we accept Gods gift through repentance
and faith?

• We do it through prayer.

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What is prayer?

• Prayer is talking to God.
• Prayer is telling God
• how we feel
• what we believe
• what we need
• what we want.

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Through Prayer we express our faith to God and
call on Him.

• 13 For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD
  shall be saved. Rom 1013 NKJV

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The Bible Says

• 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His
  only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him
  should not perish but have everlasting life.
  John 316

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• 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to
  condemn the world, but that the world through Him
  might be saved.
• John 317

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• 18 "He who believes in Him is not condemned but
  he who does not believe is condemned already,
  because he has not believed in the name of the
  only begotten Son of God. John 319

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THIS COULD BE THE MOST IMPORTANT CHOICE YOU EVER
MAKE!

• Your Mother can not be saved for you!
• Your Father can not trust in Jesus for you!
• The Preacher can not Believe in Jesus for you!
• You can not get saved by the actions of another
  person!
• YOU and You alone must make that choice.

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Does this make sense to You?

• Have you sinned?
• Do you believe Jesus Died for your sin?
• Do you believe you need to be saved.
• Do you want to receive His gift of salvation?

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Consider this!

• If you have prayed to receive Jesus you do not
  need to do it again.
• We do not want you to pray to be saved unless you
  really meant it.
• Do not pray it because someone else does, do it
  only if you want to.

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If you have never asked Jesus to save you, would
like to do that today? Just bow your head and
say this prayer.
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• Jesus, I know I have sinned.
• I am sorry for my sins and ask you to forgive me.
  
• Come into my heart today and save me.
• I believe you died for me.
• I believe you arose from the grave and can save
  me today.
• I trust you will do what you said you would do.
  AMEN

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If You Prayed to receive Jesus, the Bible says
that the angels in heaven are rejoicing right now!

• 10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the
  presence of the angels of God over one sinner who
  repents."
• Luke 1510 NKJV

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Congratulations!

• If you just prayed to receive Jesus you might
  want to check out the site What Next? under the
  Good News tab on our web site.

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• We would like to hear from you. If you prayed to
  receive Christ or if you used this site to share
  Christ with your child or a friend, e-mail us at
• countryestatesbaptist_at_hotmail.com
• May the Lord bless you!