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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.





    Getting plugged
    into a church

    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:

    • A PLACE WHERE YOU FEEL AT HOME IN YOUR HEART.
    • PEOPLE WHO ARE FRIENDLY AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO GROW AS AI CHRISTIAN.
    • WORSHIP TIME WHERE PEOPLE ARE FREE AND THAT ENABLES YOU TO ENCOUNTER GOD.

    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, “6O 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 I S A BOOK THAT I S COMPLETELY INSPIRED BY GOD,
    WRITTEN BY OVER 3 5 AUTHORS THROUGHOUT HISTORY. THE OLD
    TESTAMENTSHOWED 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 O N HOW T O STAY I N RELATIONSHIP
    WITH GOD NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS I N YOUR
    LIFE. THROUGH THE BIBLE, YOU WILL LEARN MORE
    ABOUT GOD – HOW HE THINKS, WHAT I S 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.

    Recommended material

    BELOW ARE SOME RESOURCES THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND
    YOU WATCHING, READING, OR LISTENING TO

    Books

    LIVING A LIFE ON FIRE (REINHARD BONE)

    WHEN HEAVEN INVADES EARTH ( B I L L J O H N S O N )

    THE PURSUIT OF GOD (A.W. TOZER)

    THE BASICS IN 21 DAYS (BEN WILLIAMS)

    SUPERNATURAL WAYS OF ROYALTY (KRIS VALLOTTON)

    COMPASSION TO ACTION (CHRIS OVERSTREET)

    Youtube Teachings

    BECOMING LOVE (DAN MOHLER)

    HOLY SPIRIT SERIES (JOHN BEVERE)

    PERSONAL HISTORY WITH GOD (BILL JOHNSON)

    IDENTITY IN CHRIST (TODD WHITE)

    BREAKING THE FEAR OF MAN (BEN FITZGERALD)

    HEALING ON THE STREET (TODD WHITE)

    Movies

    THE JESUS FILM

    THE CHOSEN SERIES

    FURIOUS LOVE