Mountain Creek Baptist Church
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Making Disciples Who Make Disciples

God's Plan of Salvation

 
If you were to die today, where would you spend eternity?
 
If you found yourself standing before God and He asked, "Why should I let you into my Heaven?"  What would you say? 
 
Consider this:
  • You must understand that God is the Creator, He is love and  He is Holy. 
                    Hebrews 11:2   "By faith we understand that the universe was created by the
                                             word of God, so that what is seen has been made from things that
                                             are not visible."
                    John 3:16          "For God loved the World in this way: He gave His one and only
                                             son,so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have 
                                             eternal life."
  1. God created everything. 
  2. God loves you. 
  3. God is Holy (set apart).  He is perfect and without sin.
  • It is because God is Holy that He cannot look at sin.  What is sin?  Sin is anything we think, say or do that breaks God's heart or disobeys word.
                    Romans 3:23      "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."
  1. No one is perfect.  We've all sinned.
  2. There is a payment for sin.
                     Romans 6:23a    "For the wages of sin is death." 
 
     3.  Because of our sin we deserve spiritual death in hell.
 
                     Romans 6:23b      "but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ
                                                  our Lord."  
 
    4.  The gift of God is eternal life.
 
  • While you deserve death and eternal separation from God, God has provided a way for you to spend eternity in Heaven!  God offers you the gift of eternal life!
  1. God's Son, Jesus Christ, died on the cross, was buried in a borrowed tomb and rose again on the 3rd day-defeating death and making it possible for you to have a relationship with God!
                     Hebrews 9:22      "According to the law almost everything is purified with blood and
                                                   without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
 
                     I Corinthians 15:3-4 
                                                  "For I passed on to you as most important what I received: that
                                                   Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, that he was
                                                  buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the
                                                  scriptures."
                                                  
                     Romans 5:8          "But God proves His own love for us, in that while we were still
                                                  sinners, Christ died for us." 
 
    2.  He paid a debt that He did not owe because you owe a debt that you cannot pay. 
 
  • Would you like to accept God's gift of eternal life right now?
                      Romans 10:13      "For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will
                                                   be saved."
 
                      Romans 10:9        "If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in
                                                    your heart that God has raised Him from dead, you will be
                                                   saved."
 
Call on the name of the Lord and confessing your belief in Him.
  1. Admit and Repent (turn away from) of your sin.
                      Luke 5:32             "I (Jesus) have not come to call the righteous, but sinners
                                                  to repentance."
 
If you're ready to call on the name of the Lord, from your heart please pray these words:  "Dear Jesus, I know that I am a sinner.  I repent of my sin ask you to please forgive me of my sin.  I ask you into my life!  From this day forward I'm going to live for you.  Thank you for saving me.  Amen."
 
If you have trusted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, please contact us and let us know.  We want to rejoice with you at what God has done in your life and help you grow in your relationship with Him!
 
*all scripture passages used are taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)