God's Plan: A Personal Relationship
God loves you and created you to have a personal relationship with Him.
“Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”
John 17:3
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
Psalm 139:13-14
Our sin keeps us from having a personal relationship with God.
“This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
Romans 3:22-23
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 6:23
“Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.”
James 4:17
Only through Jesus Christ can you have a personal relationship with God.
“For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit.”
1 Peter 3:18
“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.”
1 Corinthians 15:3-5
You must personally respond by trusting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.”
Ephesians 2:8-9
“Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.”
Acts 3:19
Your trust in Jesus Christ begins a lifelong and eternal relationship.
“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5
“I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.”
1 John 5:13
How do I receive Christ?
"I am a sinner."
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
Romans 3:23
"Jesus, I need your forgiveness. Please save me from all my sins and cleanse me from my guilt and shame."
“Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.”
Acts 3:19
"Thank you, Jesus, for your sacrifice on the cross for my sins. I believe you are my Living Saviour."
“For Christ died once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit.”
1 Peter 3:18
"Lord Jesus, I receive your saving grace of forgiveness and rejoice that I am now part of God's family."
“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God – children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.”
John 1:13; Colossians 2:6
Next Steps in Your Relationship with God
"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness."
Colossians 2:6-7
Christians are known as disciples of Christ, wholly devoted to following Him as Lord. This personal relationship with God, through faith in Christ transforms our identity, belonging, and purpose. Christ-transformed disciples can live rejoicing in the fact that they belong to the family of God and live empowered by the Holy Spirit to daily glorify Him!
So, continue to grow in your relationship with God by discovering and living out the truth and grace of God’s Word, following Jesus every step of the way.
1 John 2:6
What Next?
Have you made the decision to trust Christ with your life? Let us know! We would love to come alongside you and help you get to know God better.
Not quite sure yet? We would be happy to answer any questions you have about faith in Christ.