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• God is a divine Spirit.
• He came to earth and took on a human form as the God-man, Jesus Christ.
• As a man, He lived a perfect life.
• He died on a cross, was buried and rose from the dead.
• After His resurrection, He returned to Heaven in His glorified human body.
• He is present with us now as the invisible Holy Spirit.

A. He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; Psalm 46: 10a

B. The LORD is near to all who call on him… Psalm 145: 18a

C. Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. Isaiah 55: 3

D. Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart… Hebrews 10: 22a

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

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. “ Ephesians 2 : 8 – 9

So what stops us from getting this gift?

SIN

Sin is anything we think, say, do or don’t do that displeases God.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 2: 23

So what do we have to do to receive God’s gift?

Jesus said, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
John 6: 29

The word believe means more than to know the facts that Jesus is God’s Son, who died on the cross for your sins. Believe means to put all of your trust in Jesus and to repent of your sins.
Repent means to change the direction you are going. It means to turn around! To follow Jesus means you cannot go your own way you must go God’s way.

“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.” John 5: 24

Jesus told a man that he must be born again. Read John 3: 1 – 8 to see what Jesus said about being born into God’s family.

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Write the date or approximate age when you believed in Jesus and received Him as your Saviour and Lord.

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List the blessings which the following Bible verses reveal.

A. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life… John 3: 36a
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B. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. John 16: 24
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C. “Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
8 Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord will never count against them.” Romans 4: 7 – 8
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D. Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, Romans 5: 1

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E. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
2 Corinthians 5: 17
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F. And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit. Ephesians 1: 13
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G. God has said, “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13: 5b
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The Bible tells us that...

Jesus wants to save us and take us to Heaven to be with him, but there are some people who think they might look weak if they admit that they need Jesus. When the storms of life come up, they are thrown overboard and are lost forever because they refused to take hold of the one thing that could save them... Jesus.

Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, we know that you sent your Son, Jesus to earth to live the perfect example for us to follow and who eventually died on the cross to save us. We pray that as we sail upon the sea of life, each and every one will take hold of the one thing that can save us from the storms which we are sure to encounter... Jesus, our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

WEEKLY BIBLE READING

Every day this week read the Bible verses and write in your own words what each passage says about God.

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John 14: 21 -23
To whom will God reveal Himself?
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Romans 5: 6 - 9
Why did Jesus die for us when we were sinners?
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1 Timothy 2: 1 - 6
Who does Jesus want to be saved?
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James 4: 7 - 10
What are the conditions needed for God to come near to us?
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2 Peter 3: 9
Why is God delaying the day of His judgment?
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Hebrews 11: 6
When you come to God, what must you have faith to believe?
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