God - Life

http://youtu.be/-OFnJZG1VCw You were created for a love relationship with God. Did you know that your part of God’s great story of LIFE? It’s true, because the God who created the world created you to live in a love relationship with Him. God says, "It is I who made the earth and created man upon it." "It was God who formed you in your mother's womb." God gave you the miracle of life. The Bible teaches that the purpose of our lives is to love and honor the one God who created and loves us. How did God's world go so wrong? The Bible tells the story of how the first man and woman broke their love relationship with God by disobeying Him. They turned away from God. God called this sin. It was sin that separated people from the life and love of God. The power of sin in the human heart is what brought suffering, brokenness and death into our world. Am I guilty of sinning against God? Yes. The Bible teaches that all people everywhere have sinned against God. We've not loved and honored God as we should. Instead, we've chosen to live for ourselves, loving ourselves rather than loving God. We've all lost our way. That's why each one of us stands guilty before a holy God deserving His judgment upon our sin. Can God forgive me for all I've done? Yes. The story of Jesus in the Bible is the story of how God Himself gave His life in love and mercy to rescue people like you and me from the destructive power of our sin. While we were lost and without hope, God sent His only Son Jesus into the world to sacrificially pay the death penalty for all our sin by dying on the cross in our place. The Bible teaches that after Jesus died for our sins, He rose from the dead. In doing so, Jesus has done what we couldn't possibly do for ourselves: He led the way out of death into new life. Jesus says, "I am the resurrection and the life. Everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die." "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but will have everlasting life." This is God's promise of LIFE to you. Jesus said, "I have come to give you LIFE and to give it to you abundantly." If you would like to be rescued from your sin and reunited with God, simply express your faith with this prayer: "God, I’ve sinned against you. Please forgive me. Thank you for sending your Son Jesus to take the punishment for all my wrongdoing by dying on the cross in my place. I now receive your forgiveness, love and eternal life in the name of Jesus." Through faith in Jesus, your new life as a child of God has just begun. Now let us help you learn what it means to live in a love relationship with God by following and obeying Jesus Christ. Did you pray this prayer?