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A Church Where You're Always Welcome
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A Message of Hope...
One of the greatest gifts God offers to people is
hope. Without hope, life becomes meaningless, and dreams of
a better future fade into a dark, grim existence.
Hope is the intangible factor that breathes life into a world
that desperately needs it. Hope is a gift from God offered
to every person on the planet. This hope is not merely temporary
happiness; it is inexhaustible joy abound in the person of
God's Son - Jesus Christ. God's Word says, "Blessed be
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according
to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively
hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. To
an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth
not away, reserved in heaven for you" (I Peter 1:3-4).
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God has made a way for us to find the hope that is
essential to an abundant life. We must, however realize that as
humans we sin, and this sin separates us from God. Yet His love
is so great and His grace so immense that He made a way for our
sins to be forgiven, offering forgiveness and salvation freely.
The Bible makes it very clear that God loved us so
much that He sent His only Son to pay for our sin. God's Word says,
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life" (John 3:16). The price God's Son had to pay was to die
a horrific death on a cruel Roman cross, shedding His blood and
dying for us. We can find forgiveness of our sin through faith in
the person of Jesus Christ who died for our sin and rose from the
grave.
Imagine the hope that is infused into the life of
someone who receives Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord! God promises
eternal life to everyone who believes in Him, but without God there
is no real hope; there is no future. With God we have "hope of
eternal life which God...promised before the world began" (Titus
1:2).
The hope of eternal life is available for all of
us. This hope comes when we acknowledge our sinfulness and our need
for the Savior - Jesus Christ.
Will you pray, right now, and ask God to save you
from your sin? Say this prayer: Lord Jesus, I am a sinner. Please
forgive me of my sin. I want the hope of eternal life that can only
be found in You, and right now I receive You as my Lord and Savior.
I trust in You alone for my salvation, believing that You died and
rose again from the grave. Thank You for saving me.
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A Message of Faith...
When life becomes confusing, it is our faith in
the essentials that anchors us and shows us the way. We
believe by faith that every word of the Bible is inspired
of God and is the answer for man's greatest needs (II
Timothy 3:16). Our faith assuresus of the deity of Jesus
Christ and His virgin birth (Matthew 1:23). |
God's Word tells us that it is necessary for Jesus Christ
to shed His blood and die in order to pay the price for
our sin that we might have forgiveness (Ephesians 1:7).
It is the wonderful faith that God has given us that gives
us the opportunity to be a part of His local church of
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