GOD'S PLAN AND HOW TO KNOW HIM
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the most profound reality of life.
God's Design
We see beauty, purpose and evidence of God's design around us.
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The Bible tells us that God originally planned a world that worked perfectly where everything and everyone fit together in harmony.
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God made each of us with a purpose - to worship Him and have relationship with HIm.
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The Bible Says
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God saw all that He made, and it was very good.
Genesis 1:31
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The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky proclaims the work of His hands.
Psalms 19:1
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Sin
Life doesn't work when we ignore God and His original design for our lives.
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We selfishly insist on doing things our own way, and not according to God's design or will. The Bible calls this sin. We all sin and distort God's original design.
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The consequence of our sin is separation from God - in this life and for all eternity.
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The Bible Says
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Romans 3:23
For the wages (payment of wrongdoing and rebellion against God) of sin is death (spiritual and physical).
Romans 6:23a
Brokenness
Sin leads to a place of brokenness. We see this all around us and in our own lives as well.
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When we realize life is not working, we begin to look for a way out. We tend to go in many directions trying different things to figure it out on our own.
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Brokenness leads us to a place of realizing a need for something greater.
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The Bible Says
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They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served something created instead of the Creator.
Romans 1:25
Gospel
At this point, we need a remedy - some good news.
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God loves us and chose not leave us in our brokenness. Jesus, God in human flesh, came to us, and lived perfectly according to God's design.
Jesus came to rescue us - to do for us what we could not do for ourselves. He took our sin and shame to the cross, paying the penalty for our sin by His death. Jesus was then raised from the dead - to provide the only way for us to be rescued and restored to a right relationship with God.
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The Bible Says
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For God so loved the world in this way: He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
He erased the certificate of debt...and has taken it out of the way by nailing it to the cross.​
Colossians 2:14
Repent & Believe
Simply hearing this Good News is not enough.
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We must admit our brokenness caused by our sin and stop stop trusting ourselves to produce righteousness that is pleasing to God. We don't have the power to escape the brokenness on our own. We need to be rescued.
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We must ask God to forgive us - turning from sin to trust only in Jesus. This is what it means to repent and believe.
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Believing, we receive new life through Jesus and God turns our lives in a new direction.
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The Bible Says
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Repent and believe in the good news.
Mark 1:15b
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For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is God's gift - not from works, so that no one can boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9
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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.
Romans 10:9
Recover & Pursue
When God restores our relationship to Him, we begin to discover meaning and purpose in a broken world. Now we can pursue God's design in all areas of our lives.
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Even when we sin again and fall back to our old ways, we understand God's pathway to be restored - this same Good News of Jesus.
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God's Spirit empowers us to pursue His design and assures us of His presence in this life and for all eternity.
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The Bible Says
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For it is God who is working in you, enabling you both to desire and to work out His good purpose.
Philippians 2:13
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For we are his creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10
What should I do now?
Now that you have heard this Good News, God wants you to respond to Him. You can talk to Him using words like these:
My life is broken - I recognize it's because of my sin I need You.
I believe Christ came to live, die and was raised from the dead - to rescue me from my sin.
Forgive me. I turn from my selfish ways and put my trust in You.
I know Jesus is Lord of all, and I will follow Him.
The Bible Says
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.
Romans 10:9
For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Romans 10:13
As many have received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe on His name.
John 1:12
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God’s design is best. God has revealed His design for every area of our lives.
Let’s figure it out together. Say Yes! to Jesus and pursue God's plan. We can help you discover and pursue God’s design from wherever you are.
We want to rejoice with you as you begin your new relationship with God and answer any questions you have about what it means to follow Jesus.