• The Lord loves you and desires for you to have a personal relationship with Him through Jesus, His Son. There is just one thing that separates you from God, and that is sin.
• The Bible describes sin in many ways. Most simply, sin is our failure to measure up to God’s holiness and His righteous standards. The Bible affirms that we are all sinners in:

                                                           
                                    Romans 3:23  "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" 

• Many people are confused about the way to God. Our sins do demand punishment (Romans 6:23) - the punishment of death and separation from God. But, because of His great love, God sent His only Son Jesus to die for our sins.

                             
                               Romans 5:8  "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." 

• For you to come to God you have to get rid of your sin problem. But, in our own strength, not one of us can do this! You can't make yourself right with God by being a better person. Only God can rescue us from our sins. It's God's grace that allows you to come to Him - You can't earn it. It's a free gift.

                   
                          Ephesians 2:8-9  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest                                                          any man should boast. 

• For you to come to God, the penalty for your sin must be paid. God's gift to you is His son, Jesus, who paid the price for your sin and mine by giving His life on a cross at a place called Calvary. But that very same Jesus, after three days arose from the dead.

                       1 Corinthians 15:4 "And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: "

• So God provides the way for you to have a personal relationship with Him through Jesus. When we realize how deeply our sin grieves the heart of God and how desperately we need a Savior, we are ready to receive God's offer of salvation.
• To admit we are sinners means turning away from our sin and selfishness and turning to follow Jesus. The Bible word for this is "repentance" - to change our thinking about how grievous sin is, so our thinking is in line with God's.
• All that's left for you to do is to accept the gift that Jesus is holding out for you right now. Are you ready to accept the gift of eternal life that Jesus is offering you right now? The Bible says:

                      Romans 10:9 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised                                                  him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. "

                                                                                                                What Must I do:

• I acknowledge  I am a sinner in need of a Savior - this is to repent or turn away from sin
• I believe  in my heart that God raised Jesus from the dead - this is to trust that Jesus paid the full penalty for my sins
• I confess  Jesus as my Lord and my God - this is to surrender control of my life to Jesus
• I receive  Jesus as my Savior forever - this is to accept that God has done for me and in me what He promised