Girls Of God MI: May 2008

A good reminder to the girls about what we talked about from the beginning.

STEP 1: God’s Purpose: Peace and LifeGod loves you and wants you to experience peace and life--abundant and eternal. The Bible says: “...we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:1) “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 3:16) “...I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)
STEP 2: Our Problem: SeparationGod created us in His image to have abundant life. He did not make us robots to automatically love and obey Him, but gave us a will and freedom of choice. We chose to disobey God and go our own willful way. We still make this choice today. The result is separation from God. The Bible says: ”For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) “But your iniquities have separated you from God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.” (Isaiah 59:2) We have rebelled against God. We have all disobeyed Him, and our sins have separated us from Him and broken off the relationship.
Our Attempts: To varying degrees, most of us are aware of our distance from God, so we start doing all kinds of things like being a helpful neighbor, paying our taxes, going to church, or giving money to charities--all in order to get back to Him. There is nothing wrong with these things, but the Bible makes it clear that none of them can earn us God’s forgiveness or reestablish our relationship with Him. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) Furthermore, the sins we have committed must be punished. The penalty we owe is death, which is typically a physical death as well as a spiritual separation from God for eternity in a place called hell.
STEP 3: God’s Remedy: The Cross It looks pretty bleak, but the good news is that we matter to God. In fact, He loves us so much that He did for us what we could never do for ourselves. He provided a bridge over which we can find His forgiveness and restore our relationship with Him. Jesus Christ is the only answer to this problem. He died on the cross, rose from the grave, paying the penalty for our sin and bridging the gap between God and man. The Bible says: “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus.” (I Timothy 2:5) “For Christ also has suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God.”(I Peter 3:18) “But God demonstrates His own love for us in this; while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) God loves us so much that He did for us what we could never do for ourselves. He provided a bridge over which we can find His forgiveness and restore our relationship with Him. And He did that by paying our death penalty when He died on the cross. Jesus built a bridge to God by coming to earth as one of us and dying on the cross to pay the death penalty we owed.
STEP 4: Our Response: Receive Christ But it is not enough for us to just know about this, or even agree with it. We have to act on it. God wants us to cross the line of faith and become His children. We do this by humbly admitting to God that we have rebelled against Him, and that we need his forgiveness and leadership. With our sins pardoned and our debt paid, our relationship with God is firmly established because we are immediately adopted into His family as His son or daughter. The Bible says: “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even those who believe in His name.” (John 1:12) “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)
Here’s how you can receive Christ right now by faith:Admit your need (“I am a sinner”). Be willing to turn from your sins (repent). Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross, and rose from the grave. Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to come in and control your life through the Holy Spirit Here is a sample prayer: “Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner. I need your forgiveness. I believe that you died for my sins. I want to turn from my sins and follow you. I now invite you into my heart and life. I want to trust you as Savior, and follow your leadership. Thank you for forgiving me and adopting me into the family of God.” You can copy or print this prayer, date it, sign it, and keep it.

God’s Assurance: His Word If you prayed this prayer... The Bible says: “For whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:13) “I assure you, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent Me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.” (John 5:24) Did you sincerely ask Jesus Christ to come into your life? Where is He right now? What has He given you? “He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.” (I John 5:12-13) Receiving Christ, we were born into God’s family through the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit who indwells every believer. This is called regeneration, being born again, or the new birth. “For we know how dearly God loves us, because He has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with His love.” (Romans 5:5) If you would like more information or someone to pray with you please call 1-800-525-5683 or email

This is just the beginning of a wonderful new life in Christ! To grow in this relationship with God, you should:Read your Bible every day to get to know Christ better. Begin with the Gospel of John. Talk to God in prayer every day. Tell others about your decision to follow Christ. Worship and serve God with other believers in a Bible-believing, Christ-honoring local church. Demonstrate your new life in Christ by your love and concern for others. STEP 1: God’s Purpose: Peace and LifeGod loves you and wants you to experience peace and life--abundant and eternal. The Bible says: “...we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:1) “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 3:16) “...I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)
STEP 2: Our Problem: SeparationGod created us in His image to have abundant life. He did not make us robots to automatically love and obey Him, but gave us a will and freedom of choice. We chose to disobey God and go our own willful way. We still make this choice today. The result is separation from God. The Bible says: ”For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) “But your iniquities have separated you from God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.” (Isaiah 59:2) We have rebelled against God. We have all disobeyed Him, and our sins have separated us from Him and broken off the relationship.
Our Attempts: To varying degrees, most of us are aware of our distance from God, so we start doing all kinds of things like being a helpful neighbor, paying our taxes, going to church, or giving money to charities--all in order to get back to Him. There is nothing wrong with these things, but the Bible makes it clear that none of them can earn us God’s forgiveness or reestablish our relationship with Him. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) Furthermore, the sins we have committed must be punished. The penalty we owe is death, which is typically a physical death as well as a spiritual separation from God for eternity in a place called hell.
STEP 3: God’s Remedy: The Cross It looks pretty bleak, but the good news is that we matter to God. In fact, He loves us so much that He did for us what we could never do for ourselves. He provided a bridge over which we can find His forgiveness and restore our relationship with Him. Jesus Christ is the only answer to this problem. He died on the cross, rose from the grave, paying the penalty for our sin and bridging the gap between God and man. The Bible says: “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus.” (I Timothy 2:5) “For Christ also has suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God.”(I Peter 3:18) “But God demonstrates His own love for us in this; while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) God loves us so much that He did for us what we could never do for ourselves. He provided a bridge over which we can find His forgiveness and restore our relationship with Him. And He did that by paying our death penalty when He died on the cross. Jesus built a bridge to God by coming to earth as one of us and dying on the cross to pay the death penalty we owed.
STEP 4: Our Response: Receive Christ But it is not enough for us to just know about this, or even agree with it. We have to act on it. God wants us to cross the line of faith and become His children. We do this by humbly admitting to God that we have rebelled against Him, and that we need his forgiveness and leadership. With our sins pardoned and our debt paid, our relationship with God is firmly established because we are immediately adopted into His family as His son or daughter. The Bible says: “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even those who believe in His name.” (John 1:12) “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)
Here’s how you can receive Christ right now by faith:Admit your need (“I am a sinner”). Be willing to turn from your sins (repent). Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross, and rose from the grave. Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to come in and control your life through the Holy Spirit Here is a sample prayer: “Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner. I need your forgiveness. I believe that you died for my sins. I want to turn from my sins and follow you. I now invite you into my heart and life. I want to trust you as Savior, and follow your leadership. Thank you for forgiving me and adopting me into the family of God.” You can copy or print this prayer, date it, sign it, and keep it.

God’s Assurance: His Word If you prayed this prayer... The Bible says: “For whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:13) “I assure you, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent Me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.” (John 5:24) Did you sincerely ask Jesus Christ to come into your life? Where is He right now? What has He given you? “He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.” (I John 5:12-13) Receiving Christ, we were born into God’s family through the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit who indwells every believer. This is called regeneration, being born again, or the new birth. “For we know how dearly God loves us, because He has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with His love.” (Romans 5:5) If you would like more information or someone to pray with you please call 1-800-525-5683 or email
This is just the beginning of a wonderful new life in Christ! To grow in this relationship with God, you should:Read your Bible every day to get to know Christ better. Begin with the Gospel of John. Talk to God in prayer every day. Tell others about your decision to follow Christ. Worship and serve God with other believers in a Bible-believing, Christ-honoring local church. Demonstrate your new life in Christ by your love and concern for others.

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