Yelverton Grove OFWB Church

1094 Yelverton Grove Road
Smithfield, NC 27577

Heaven

Who is Jesus of Nazareth to you?

Your life on this earth and for all of eternity is affected by your answer to this question.
Find out how you can get to know Jesus Christ personally and discover what provisions he
has made for you to live with him forever.

Who is JESUS CHRIST?

JESUS CHRIST is the son of GOD. HE came to earth to fullfill HIS Father's will and
that will was to save all men and women from their sin's judgement which is death.
The Bible says that the wages of sin is death. JESUS came and died and spilled HIS blood so we
would not have to? Can you be saved? Yes times yes a million times. Many people say I have sinned
too much to ever be forgiven. Ephesians 1:7 says that we are saved according to the riches of
HIS grace. HE is rich in grace, and in mercy and no matter what you have ever done or will do, GOD
can and will forgive. HE wants to forgive more than you want forgiveness. HE has given everything
in heaven so that you will come to HIM. What are you waiting for? There is only one sin that cannot
be forgiven, blaspheming against the HOLY GHOST. That is standing in the face of JESUS, who bled
and died for you, and saying, "No, I will not accept you as my Saviour". That will lead you straight to hell.
But only believing and recieving CHRIST can make you live forever. John 3:16 says "for GOD so loved
the world that HE gave HIS only begotten Son that whosoever would believe in HIM should not perish
but have everlasting life". That living forever can be you.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW JESUS PERSONALLY?

You can! Because of God's deep love for you, he has already made all the necessary arrangements.
Through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, you can enjoy a personal relationship.
Jesus made it possible to bridge the chasm which separates us from God. The following principles
will help you discover how to know Jesus personally and experience the abundant life he promised.

God LOVES you and created you to know Him personally John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that
He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
" John 17:3 "Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ,
whom you have sent." What prevents us from knowing God personally?

Man is SINFUL and SEPARATED from God, so we cannot know Him personally
or experience His love Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
" Romans 6:23 "The wages of sin is death" [spiritual separation from God]. Romans 8:6-8 "
The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; the sinful
mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the
sinful nature cannot please God." A great gulf separates man from God. Man is continually
trying to reach God and establish a personal relationship with Him through human efforts, such as
living a good life, philosophy, or religion. But he inevitably fails. The next principle explains the
only way to bridge this gulf...

Jesus Christ is God's ONLY provision for man's sin. Through him alone we can know God personally
and experience God's love Romans 5:8 "God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we
were yet sinners, Christ died for us." 1 Corinthians 15:3-6 "Christ died for our sins... he was buried...
he was raised on the third day according to the scriptures... he appeared to Peter, then to the twelve.
After that he appeared to more than five hundred..." John 14:6 "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" God has bridged the gulf that separates us
from Him by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross in our place to pay the penalty for our sins.
But it is not enough just to know these truths...

We must individually RECEIVE Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior; then we can know God personally
and experience His love John 1:12 "As many as received him, to them he gave the right to become children
of God, even to those who believe in his name." Ephesians 2:8-9 "For it is by grace that you have been
saved, through faith. This does not depend on anything you have achieved, it is the free gift of God; and because
it is not earned no one can boast about it." Receiving Christ involves turning to God from self (a spirit of
repentance) and trusting Christ to come into our lives to forgive us of our sins and make us what he wants us
to be. Just to agree intellectually that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that he died on the cross for our
sins is not enough. Nor is it enough to have an emotional experience. We receive Jesus Christ by faith, as an
act of our will. Jesus Christ is waiting for an invitation to come in to your life. In fact, he says, "Behold, I
stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in" (Revelation 3:20).
Perhaps you can sense Christ knocking at the door of your heart. You can invite him in by faith right now.
God knows your heart so it doesn't matter exactly what words you use.
This simple prayer is just to help you, but pray from your heart with faith in knowing HE is able
to forgive you. Lord Jesus, I want to know you personally. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins.
I open the door of my life to you and ask you to come in as my Savior and Lord. Take control of my life.
LORD JESUS I am a sinner, I admit it. I trust you now to forgive me. Thank you for forgiving my sins
and giving me eternal life. Make me the kind of person you want me to be. I believe and now I know that
I am your child. I love you JESUS. Amen!

If this prayer expresses the desire of your heart, pray it right now and Jesus Christ will come into your
life just as he has promised. Once you invite Christ into your life, he promises to never leave you.
Hebrews 13:5 "God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.'"
To know God personally is the greatest decision you will ever make.

If you've just asked Jesus Christ into your life,
please tell us about it. We would love to hear from you.