MESSAGE...The Gospel of Christ

We preach Christ and Him crucified....this is the message of First Baptist Church. The Christian life begins with accepting Christ as saviour and Lord. Growth comes through bible study, fellowship and a daily walk with the Lord. We have listed some important things for your consideration. It is our desire to make Christ known and help each individual and family to grow in the knowledge of God's will.

God's Simple Plan of Salvation: We would like to walk you through the simple plan of salvation. If you have not yet believed in Christ, this will show you how to be saved and know your sin is forgiven. If you have already been saved, it will encourage you in your walk with the Lord.

Jesus said in John 3 to the man Nicodemus that he need to be "born again." John 3 gives the bible account of the discussion between Jesus and Nicodemus. Being born of the flesh is when you get born into this world. It is your birthday! To go to heaven or enter God's world, you need to be born of the Spirit. This "born of the spirit" is a spiritual birth, and like your birthday, when you are born into the World, you have to be "born of the Spirit" to get into heaven. Once we see the importance of the new birth, then we can move ahead to see how we get born of the spirit. Many, unbiblically, think that you get to heaven by membership or baptism. There is a gospel tract called the "Grace Way." Please read it and it will help you understand what we mean by "saved by grace."

In order to be born again, we must see our need. The first need we must acknowledge is that we are sinners. Don't be offended by this. To acknowledge that you are a sinner is being honest. A child quickly admits that he or she is a sinner. Children readily admit of doing wrong, stealing, lying, disobeying. We adults also know we are sinners, we just don't want to admit it. Once you admit you are a sinner, then Romans 3:23 is not so bad. It says: "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." This simply means, we can not measure up to the requirements of God. Because of our sin, the Bible says "the wages of sin," what we have earned (wages) and we deserve is death. The Bar None Brand tells the story of what God has done for us. This truth is found in Rom 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Nothing we can do will present us holy, before a holy God. That is why Jesus Christ was born, lived and was crucified for our sins. He lived a holy life, was the substitute for our sin. When we trust Him and the work of the cross, then we can enter into the very presence of God, clean and holy. The gift of God, this verse says, is ETERNAL LIFE, but it is through Jesus Christ. No one can give you eternal life. We can, however, offer you Jesus Christ. When you call on Him or trust in Him to be your saviour, then you get as a fringe benefit of believing in Christ, heaven or eternal life. When you say and believe."I am a sinner and I do believe that Jesus died for my sin and I take him as my saviour"... then God gives you Eternal Life. I

Read what God says here: Rom 10:9-13 "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. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

What a wonderful promise these verses give. When we call on the Lord Jesus, he gives us peace with God and eternal life. If you want to trust Christ, here are three things to remember:

We call it the ABC's of Salvation. A...Acknowledge you are a sinner. B...Believe that Jesus died and rose again for your sin. C...Call (in prayer) on the Lord to save you. Here is a simple prayer that you might want to say or put into your own words. If you pray it in sincerity, acknowledging the three things above, according to the passage in Romans, we are saved. Praying a prayer will not save you but believing in your heart (your inner self) on the Lord Jesus will save you. A prayer is just articulating what you believe inside.

Sample Prayer: Dear Lord, I believe that I am a sinner, I do believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to saved me from my sin, and rose again proving that he was God. I ask him to be my personal saviour and put my trust in him as my personal saviour. Thank you for saving me. AMEN.

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