So, what's the big deal anyway?
Maybe you've gone to church your whole life, or maybe you popped by this site on accident and you'd never even considered listening to Christians before. Whatever the case, life without Christ is worthless... meaningless... and ultimately hopeless. The Bible tells us that there are only two "final destinations" - heaven or hell. And we want you to know the greatest news of all. This world has nothing to offer you, but God has a bigger and better plan!
The Problem of Sin
God actually wants to have a relationship with you. But we are filthy...unholy because of the wrong in our lives. Romans 3 explains that no one is perfect (not much of a surprise, huh?) and that we have all failed God's standards. That means we deserve death, our paycheck for sin (Romans 6:23)!
The Solution - A Savior
God didn’t abandon us even though we all abandoned him to go our own way. Instead, He sent His only Son, Jesus to live a human life without sin so that He could die in our place. God revealed His love for us and allowed His Son to pay the penalty...to receive the paycheck we would never want (Romans 5:8)! Then he conquered the grave and rose from the dead to show just how easy it would be for you to do the same.
The Choice
God loves you more than you could understand but He doesn’t need robots. He wants you to count the cost of following Him. You can’t earn your way into heaven by being nice because 90% angel just doesn’t cut it. He doesn’t need you to get your life straight first either...God is big enough to take care of that too! He only desires for you to acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord of your life and believe that Jesus did all that He said He did. What will you decide?
If you would like to talk to God and ask Him to save your life, you can pray a prayer like this one:
God, I know that I am a sinner who has broken your laws and that I deserve death. But I thank you for sending Jesus to die in my place and for raising Him from the dead so that I could have eternal life. I believe that you love me and that you want to have a relationship with me. Lord, I need your help to live the right way and turn from my life of sin. Thank you for saving me and for hearing this prayer today. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen!
If you just prayed this prayer or one like it, please tell one of your Christian friends or family members so that they can celebrate with you.
Then call Pastor Jon at (540) 498-3333 so that we can get you some resources to help get you started!