This is the story of the most important event that has ever taken place in history, and about the most important decision everyone makes, one way or the other, including you…. 

Where are you going?

The Story

Below you will see 52 sentences.  These words are verses from a book called the Bible, also called the Word of God. You see….

*God is Sovereign, meaning he is the ultimate supreme authority.  (read Jeremiah 32:17) 

*Everything and everyone was created by God and for God. (read Colossians 1:16) 

*There is only one true God, apart from him there is no other.  (read Isaiah 44:6) 

*God is the light, in him there is no darkness at all.  (read 1 John 1:5)

God is perfection.  The problem is we are not. 

 

God gave us freewill to make our own decisions, and sometimes we all choose poorly and sin against God, going against his moral law.  (Romans 3:23) Thus, separating us from God because he is perfect, and we are not. However, and here’s the good part, God is love (1 John 4:8) and he gave us a way back to him.  God became flesh.  He sent his son Jesus to earth to live a perfect life free of sin, and then die on a cross as a sacrifice for our sins.  He then conquered death when he rose back to life three days later.  (1 Corinthians 15:4) 

One of the most famous verses from the Bible is John 3:16, which says…“God so love the world, that he gave his one and only son Jesus, that whoever believes in him for salvation, would not perish but have eternal life.”  

Meaning after earthly death, receiving eternal life in heaven with God instead eternal punishment in hell. (Matthew 25:46) This is a free gift from God because of his love for us!  There is nothing we can do to save ourselves (Ephesians 2:8), and there’s no other way to be saved (Acts 4:12).  Salvation is found in Jesus alone.   

God’s wants to have a personal relationship with each one of us, so he gave us prayer, which is just us talking with God.  If you’d like to receive this gift, just ask God.  It might sound something like this….

“Thank you, God, for speaking to my heart right now.  Thank you that you want to change my life and I know you have the power to do it.  I don’t understand it all, but I believe Jesus died for me on the cross, rose from the dead and is alive today, and I open my heart to you asking you to come into my life.  Please forgive me for my sins and make me a true child of God.  I want to serve and obey you the rest of my life until I see you face to face in heaven forever.  Thank you for hearing my prayer.  In Jesus name, amen.”

If you have made the decision to follow Jesus, your next step is to become baptized, which is simply being dunked in water as a public showing of the decision you made.  You can learn more by finding a Bible believing church where you can grow, serve, and become a part of.  There are a lot of churches out there, but it’s important to find one that believes these three foundational truths: 

  1. The Bible is the complete and inerrant word of God.  We cannot add or takeaway from the Bible. 
  2. There is one God who exists eternally in three persons – God the father, God the son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit.  It can seem confusing but look forward to leaning more. 
  3. Jesus died for our sins as a substitute for us, and we who believe in him are made right with God.  We are saved by grace through faith, not by any works we do. 

To grow and remain in your new relationship with God it’s very important you find a church you enjoy where you can grow and learn to worship.  Churches have different styles and looks, but it’s important that yours never sway from absolute biblical truth.  Unfortunately, there are many false churches and religions out there (Matthew 7:15), so never stop seeking truth, and test everything with the Bible. 

As I said at the start, we all make a decision to either accept or reject this gift of Jesus, and doing nothing is the same as rejecting. No matter who you are or what you’ve done, God loves you and has offered you this gift of eternal life!  Will you choose to love God?  

In Summary…..

Believe

….in Jesus, the Son of God.

Confess

….that you’re a sinner in need of a savior.

Repent

….of your sins, and want to change.

52

52 Bible verses, one for each week of the year.

Proverbs 1:7  

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. 

Genesis 1:1 

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 

Job 12:10 

In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind. 

Isaiah 33:6 

He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge;  the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure.

Romans 5:12 

Just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned. 

Romans 3:23 

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. 

1 John 1:8 

If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 

Romans 5:8 

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:  While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 

Proverbs 14:12 

There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. 

Romans 6:23 

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

John 14:6 

Jesus answered, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.” 

Acts 4:12 

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved. 

Romans 10:9 

If you confess with your mouth “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 

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. 

Romans 10:13 

Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. 

Ephesians 2:8 

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.

Hebrews 11:1 

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 

Matthew 7:7 

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 

Proverbs 14:15 

A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thoughts to his steps. 

Matthew 7:15 

Watchout for false prophets.  They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 

Matthew 7:16,18 

By their fruit you will recognize them.  A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 

1 Corinthians 1:9 

God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.  

2 Corinthians 5:10 

We must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. 

1 Corinthians 3:18 

Do not deceive yourselves.  If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a “fool” so that he may become wise.  

James 4:4 

A friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. 

2 Corinthians 4:18 

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen.  For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 

James 4:7-8 

Submit yourselves, then, to God.  Resist the devil and he will flee from you.  Come near to God and he will come near to you. 

James 1:22 

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves.  Do what it says. 

2 Corinthians 5:17 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 

2 Timothy 2:19 

“The Lord knows who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.” 

1 Corinthians 15:3-4 

….Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, he was buried,  and was raised on the third day. 

1 John 1:9 

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 

1 John 2:3 

We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. 

1 John 2:6 

Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. 

Acts 2:38 

Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. 

Acts 16:31 

Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved. 

1 Corinthians 1:18 

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 

1 Corinthians 3:19 

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. 

Romans 12:2 

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. 

Acts 3:19 

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord. 

Jeremiah 29:11 

I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 

James 4:10 

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. 

Titus 3:3 

At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived, and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. 

Titus 3:4 

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done but because of his mercy. 

Isaiah 26:4 

Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord is the Rock eternal. 

Ecclesiastes 12:13 

Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. 

Romans 1:18-19 

The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 

Romans 1:20 

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.  

1 John 5:13 

I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. 

Romans 12:21 

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. 

Micah 6:8 

He has showed you, O man, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. 

Romans 15:13 

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. 

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