God's Gift

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(1) Eternal Life 

"If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you [eternal life - verse 14]."  John 4:10 (book of John in the Bible, chapter 4, verse 10) 

1. What does Jesus wants to give you?  

(2) Adoption

"But to all who believed [Jesus] and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God."  John 1:12

1. How does one become a child of God?
2. This is how God becomes your Father and you enter into his love, care, & training.   

Our Problem, God’s Solution

We don't experience God's gift because:

(1) Cut Off From God

"It’s your sins that have cut you off from God. Because of your sins, he has turned away and will not listen anymore."  Isaiah 59:2  

1. What is my problem?
2. Why are you cut off from God?  

(2) Results in Hell

“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.”  Romans 6:23   

1. What's the bad news in this verse? 
2. What's the good news in this verse?  

(3) God's Solution

"... the LORD laid on him the sins of us all." Isaiah 53:6

“so [Jesus] must be [crucified], so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.⁠”  John 3:14-15

1. What did God do with your sins?  
2. Who died for your sins?  
3. Why did Jesus die for your sins?  

(4) Not By Works  

"God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done."  Ephesians 2:8-9

1. Can you be saved from hell by the good things you do?  
2. If you want to be saved from hell what must you do?  

How to Receive God’s Gift

(1) REPENT By Turning from Sin

"Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away."  Acts 3:19

1. How do you wipe away your sins?  
2. More on Repent 

(2) BELIEVE Only Jesus' Death Saves   

"People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood."  Romans 3:25

1. How are you "made right with God?"  
2. More on Believe 

(3) FOLLOW Jesus

"Mark 8:34-37 Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. [35] If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it. [36] And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? [37] Is anything worth more than your soul?

1. How do you lose your soul?  
2. How do you save your soul (go to heaven)? 
3. The first sentence describes the 3 parts of how to "give up your life for my sake". What are they?
4. Are you willing to Repent, Believe, and have decided to Follow Jesus' teachings and example then:  
5. More on Follow 

(4) COMMIT, (if you haven't already) Tell God:

1. I BELIEVE Jesus Christ is Your Son, and that He paid the penalty for my sins and You raised Him to life.
2. I RELY only on what Jesus has done on the cross rather than on what I do to save me.
3. I TURN from my sins and ask for Your forgiveness.
4. I GIVE Jesus control of my life. 
5. HELP ME to LIVE to obey and serve Jesus as my Lord and trust Him as my Savior.
6. THANK YOU for your gift of eternal life and adoption!

All verses are from the NLT (New Living Translation)  

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