I decided to follow Jesus – Awakening Europe

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THE WHOLE OF HEAVEN IS CELEBRATING THE DECISION YOU JUST MADE, AND SO ARE WE! THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION OF YOUR LIFE. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME OF YOUR CONTACT DETAILS SO WE CAN STAY IN TOUCH WITH YOU. PLEASE FILL OUT THE SECTION BELOW SO WE CAN CONNECT YOU TO A CHURCH NEAR YOU.

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WOW, WHAT AN AMAZING MOMENT – YOU HAVE JUST MET JESUS!
HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU OR FORSAKE YOU, AND HE IS READY TO
SHOW YOU HIS PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE.

THE NEXT IMPORTANT STEP FOR YOU IS FINDING A CHURCH TO ATTEND, SO YOU CAN BE A PART OF A LOVING COMMUNITY. JUST LIKE A LIGHT BULB NEEDS TO BE PLUGGED INTO A SOCKET IN ORDER TO SHINE, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO BE PLUGGED INTO A CHURCH WHERE THE WORD OF GOD COMES ALIVE IN YOU.

CHURCH ISN’T SOME OLD, BORING PLACE WHERE YOU SIT DOWN AND SING A FEW SONGS. IT’S A PLACE WE ENCOUNTER GOD TOGETHER, MEET LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, EXPERIENCE MORE OF JESUS. IF YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR FAMILY THAT ALREADY ATTEND A CHURCH, ASK THEM TO TAKE YOU THIS NEXT SUNDAY.

SOME IMPORTANT FACTORS TO LOOK AT WHEN FINDING A CHURCH:

Your new identity

WHEN YOU ACCEPTED CHRIST, YOU WERE BORN AGAIN. YOU ENTERED INTO THE FAMILY OF GOD AND LEFT YOUR OLD LIFE AND YOUR OLD SIN-NATURE BEHIND. WHEN GOD LOOKS AT YOU, HE NO LONGER SEES YOUR SIN OR YOUR PAST. THAT MEANS IF YOU DID SOMETHING HORRIBLE LAST WEEK, YOU ARE COMPLETELY FORGIVEN TODAY BECAUSE OF JESUS’S BLOOD. YOU ARE NO LONGER JUDGED FOR YOUR PAST SIN.

STANDING RIGHT WITH GOD IS SOMETHING YOU COULD NEVER AFFORD, BUT YOU WERE GIVEN RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR FREE BECAUSE JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS. JESUS, THE MOST LOVING, PERFECT AND HOLY MAN TO EVER WALK THE EARTH, BECAME YOUR SIN AND SHAME AND WAS CRUCIFIED IN PLACE OF YOU SO THAT NOW YOU CAN HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.

Key verses

2 CORINTHIANS 5:17
“THEREFORE IF ANY MAN IS IN CHRIST, HE IS A NEW CREATURE: THE OLD THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY; BEHOLD, THEY HAVE BECOME NEW.”

GALATIANS 2 : 2 0
” I HAVE BEEN CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST; AND IT I S NO LONGER I THAT LIVE, BUT CHRIST LIVING IN ME.

2 CORINTHIANS 8 : 9
“FOR YOU KNOW THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. THAT THOUGH HE WAS RICH. YET FOR YOUR SAKES. HE BECAME POOR. THAT YOU THROUGH HIS POVERTY MIGHT BECOME RICH.”

What is the normal christian life?

NOW THAT YOU’VE ACCEPTED JESUS AND GIVEN YOUR LIFE TO HIM, YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME POWER AS HE DOES THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT. IN THE SAME WAY HE HAS SAVED YOU, HE NOW WANTS TO USE YOU TO INVITE OTHERS INTO RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. NOW YOU HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ADVANCE GOD’S KINGDOM ON EARTH BY TELLING SOMEONE WHAT JESUS HAS DONE FOR YOU!

THE NORMAL CHRISTIAN LIFE IS MUCH MORE THAN ATTENDING CHURCH ON A SUNDAY MORNING. IT IS ACTUALLY YOU LIVING A LIFE THAT RESEMBLES THE LIFE OF JESUS. NORMAL CHRISTIANITY INCLUDES HEALING THE SICK, CASTING OUT DEMONS, AND EVEN RAISING THE DEAD. THE STORIES WE READ ABOUT IN THE BIBLE ARE ALSO FOR US TODAY. JESUS MADE IT CLEAR WITH JUST ONE STATEMENT. HE SAID. “GREATER THINGS SHALL YOU DO IN MY NAME.”
(JOHN 14:12)

Key verses

MARK 16:15-18
“AND HE SAID TO THEM, “GO INTO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE. HE WHO BELIEVES AND I S BAPTIZED WILL BE SAVED; BUT HE WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE WILL BE CONDEMNED. AND THESE SIGNS WILL FOLLOW THOSE WHO BELIEVE: IN MY NAME THEY WILL CAST OUT DEMONS: THEY WILL SPEAK WITH NEW TONGUES: THEY WILL TAKE UP SERPENTS; AND IF THEY DRINK ANYTHING DEADLY, IT WILL BY NO MEANS HURT THEM; THEY WILL LAY HANDS ON THE SICK, AND THEY WILL RECOVER.”

MATTHEW 2 2 : 3 7 – 4 0
*JESUS SAID TO HIM, *’YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’ THIS IS THE FIRST AND GREAT COMMANDMENT. AND THE SECOND IS LIKE IT: ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF. ‘ON THESE TWO COMMANDMENTS HANG ALL THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS.”

The importance of friends

GOD DESIGNED US TO LIVE IN COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO THRIVE. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO WILL CHEER YOU ON, ENCOURAGE YOU, AND SUPPORT YOU IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS. IF SOMEONE BROUGHT YOU TO OUR EVENT OR YOU KNOW A CHRISTIAN, REACH OUT TO THEM AND ASK THEM TO HELP YOU ON THIS JOURNEY WITH JESUS AND TO TAKE YOU TO THEIR CHURCH.

THE BIBLE TEACHES US THAT ONCE WE ARE SAVED, IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE BAPTIZED IN WATER. ASK YOUR FRIEND OR YOUR NEW CHURCH IF THEY CAN BAPTIZE YOU IN WATER SOON.

The bible

THE BIBLE IS A BOOK THAT IS COMPLETELY INSPIRED BY GOD, WRITTEN BY OVER 35 AUTHORS THROUGHOUT HISTORY. THE OLD TESTAMENT SHOWED HUMANITY HOW GREATLY A SAVIOR WAS NEEDED. THE NEW TESTAMENT RECORDS THE LIFE OF JESUS AS WELL AS THE TEACHINGS OF HIS FOLLOWERS.
YOU WILL READ HOW TO LIVE LIKE JESUS AND GAIN WISDOM ON HOW TO STAY IN RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR LIFE. THROUGH THE BIBLE, YOU WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT GOD – HOW HE THINKS, WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO HIM, AND HIS LOVE FOR YOU.

WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU START BY READING THE GOSPEL OF JOHN IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. THIS BOOK GIVES YOU GREAT INSIGHT INTO THE LIFE, TEACHINGS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF JESUS. JESUS CALLS HIMSELF THE WORD MADE FLESH, WHICH MEANS WHEN WE READ THE BIBLE, WE ARE GETTING TO KNOW AND EXPERIENCE JESUS.

Activation

GOD WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU, AND HE WANTS TO TELL YOU WHAT HE THINKS ABOUT YOU. THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN HEAR GOD. SOMETIMES HE SPEAKS THROUGH YOUR THOUGHTS, A PICTURE IN YOUR MIND, AN IMPRESSION, OR EVEN AN AUDIBLE VOICE. LEARNING HIS VOICE IS A JOURNEY, AND WE CAN GROW IN THIS PROCESS.

JESUS TELLS US IN JOHN 10:27, “MY SHEEP HEAR MY VOICE.” THE FOUNDATION OF A RELATIONSHIP IS COMMUNICATION. YOU CAN TRUST THAT GOD I S SPEAKING TO YOU. PSALMS 139 SAYS THAT GOD’S THOUGHTS FOR YOU ARE MORE THAN THE SANDS ON THE SEASHORE. HE WANTS TO SHARE THEM WITH YOU.

GOD WANTS TO SPEAK WITH YOU RIGHT NOW IN THIS MOMENT. IT’S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO EXPRESS YOUR HEART TO GOD AND TO LISTEN TO HIS. ONE WAY TO DO THAT IS TO TAKE SOME TIME TO WORSHIP GOD FIRST, THEN WAIT QUIETLY AND ASK HIM TO SHARE HIS THOUGHTS WITH YOU, THEN WRITE DOWN WHAT HE TELLS YOU IN A JOURNAL. WHEN YOU CAN ALWAYS YOU HEAR GOD SPEAK, CHECK IT WITH THE BIBLE AND BELIEVERS WHO ARE MENTORING YOU.