FIRST THING FIRST
FIRST THING FIRST
YOU CAN BE SAVED AND BE BORN AGAIN:- John 3:3, 7 [3] Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. [7] Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Luke 15:1-10 [1] Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. [2] And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. [3] And he spake this parable unto them, saying, [4] What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? [5] And when he hath found it , he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. [6] And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. [7] I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. [8] Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it ? [9] And when she hath found it , she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. [10] Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
SALVATION IS GOD'S PLAN FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
TEXT: 2 Peter 3:9 - The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Acts 16:30-31 - And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? [31] And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
STEP #1:
Understand that God's desire for you is life, abundant, and eternal.
The Bible declares: "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" —John 10:10.
Giving you abundant life required the supreme sacrifice: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" —John 3:16.
God desires fellowship and companionship with you. What a wonderful gift the Father has given, yet if God gave His own Son to provide an abundant and everlasting life, why don’t more people have what He has designed for us to receive? It is a question answered by this sobering realisation.
STEP #2:
Realise that you are separated from God.
There is a gap between God and mankind. He has provided a way for us to receive an abundant and eternal life, but people throughout the ages have made selfish choices to disobey God Almighty. These choices continue to cause separation from the Father.
God’s Word shows us that the result of sin is death. He says in His Word:
"There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death" —Proverbs 14:12.
And God also said, "But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear" —Isaiah 59:2.
Paul the apostle states in Romans 3:23, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
And in Romans 6:23 we read: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Every human was created with the ability and need to know God and fellowship with Him. Augustine, a minister who lived during the fourth and fifth centuries, called this longing in each of us "that God-shaped vacuum."
Every day we hear of people who are rich, famous, achievers, star athletes—people who seem to have the best life can offer—yet they try to fill that empty void in their lives with "things." They even try good works, morality, and religion. Yet they remain empty, for only God, through His Son, can fill that emptiness.
STEP #3:
Accept the fact that God has provided only one solution to sin and separation from Himself.
Jesus Christ, His Son, is the only way to God. Only He can reconcile us to God the Father. Mankind may seek other solutions and worship other gods, but Jesus Christ, alone, died on the Cross for our sins and rose in triumph over the grave and eternal death. He paid the penalty for our sin and bridged the gap between God and mankind.
The Bible explains: "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" —Romans 5:8.
We are also told, "For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God" —1 Peter 3:18.
There is only one way provided:
"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" —1 Timothy 2:5.
For in John 14:6 we read, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
God Almighty has provided the only way. Jesus Christ paid the penalty for our sin and rebellion against God by dying on the cross, shedding His blood, and rising from the dead to justify and reconcile you back to God the Father.
STEP #4:
Get ready to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.
You can be brought back to God, and your relationship with Him can be restored by trusting in Christ alone to save your life from destruction. What an incredible exchange: Your worst for God’s best!
This step happens by asking Jesus Christ to take away your sin and to come into your heart to be your Lord and Savior.
God’s Word is very clear:
"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" —Revelation 3:20.
And the Bible tells us,
"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" —Romans 10:9.
Are you willing to let go of your burdens and sins?
Are you willing to turn away and repent from your sins?
Are you willing to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior now?
STEP #5:
Pray to Receive Jesus Christ into your life.
At this moment you can pray the most important prayer of your life by simply saying:
Dear Lord Jesus,
I believe You are the Son of God. I believe You came to earth 2,000 years ago. I believe you died for me on the cross and shed Your blood for my salvation. I believe you rose from the dead and ascended on high. I believe You are coming back again to earth. Dear Jesus, I am a sinner. Forgive my sin. Cleanse me now with Your precious blood. Come into my heart. Save my soul right now. I give you my life. I receive You now as my Savior, my Lord, and my God. I am Yours forever, and I will serve You and follow You the rest of my days. From this moment on, I belong to You only. I no longer belong to this world, nor to the enemy of my soul. I belong to You, and I am born again.
Amen!
By praying this prayer, confessing your sins, and receiving Jesus Christ into your heart, God has given you the right to become His forgiven child. The Bible gives you this assurance:
"But as many as received him, to them he gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them who believe on his name" —John 1:12.
If you have just received Jesus Christ into your life, we want to rejoice with you.
Please send us your salvation praise report.
Bishop Frank Ogagba
Presiding Bishop Of Ever-increasing Faith Family
P. O. BOX 87433, HOUGHTON 2041, SOUTH AFRICA
Office Address: 202 ATHOL ROAD, HIGHLANDS NORTH JHB SA.
EMAIL: mweifc@mweb.co.za
CALL +27 83 480 7992 - FOR 24/7 PRAYER & COUNSELING HOTLINE
IF THIS HAS BLESSED YOU AND YOU WANT TO APPRECIATE GOD WITH A THANKSGIVING SEED TO HELP US TAKE THE GOSPEL TO THE NATIONS AS THE SPIRIT OF GOD LEADS YOU, SOW YOUR PROPHETIC SEED INTO THE FOLLOWING BANK DETAILS:-
*SOUTH AFRICA BANK DETAILS - ABSA BANK CHEQUE ACCOUNT NO. 406 999 0818; BRANCH NO. 006 305; ROSEBANK BRANCH; INTERNATIONAL SWIFT CODE: ABSA ZAJJ*
Worship and fellowship in any of our Family Centre near you by calling the Pastor in your area for directions:-
*Sundays Celebration 9:00am & 5:30pm
*Friday Miracle Healing Services 5:30pm
*Thursday Bible Study - Digging Deep 5:30pm
*LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH - MIRACLES HEALING DELIVERANCE ALL-NIGHT VIGIL 10:00PM TILL DAWN*
@
1. Pastor Lerato Moema +27 78 324 8073, 2600 Andries Bloem Close Unit 9, Mmabatho, North West
2. Minister Grace Wageng +27 76 535 6937, Bethel, North West
3. Dr Philomena +27 82 687 0994, 38 Honey Street, Berea, Johannesburg, Gauteng
4. Pastor Moses +27 73 177 6149, 151 Transvaal Road, Kimberley, Northern Cape
5. Pastor Phebia +27 72 576 5796, Hartswater, Northern Cape
6. Minister MAGGY +27 76 648 6617, Pampierstard, Northern Cape
7. Pastor Sophia +267 718 37470, Mochudi, Botswana
8. Pastor Colleen +267 713 67297, Maun, Botswana
9. Pastor Victor +2687 625 6077, Manzini, Swaziland
10. Pastor Morgan +2609 6639 4988, Lusaka, Zambia
11. Pastor Power +27 82 641 9358, Giyani, Limpopo
12. Pastor THEMBANI +27 83 883 7339, Freedom Park, Gauteng
YOU CAN BE SAVED AND BE BORN AGAIN:- John 3:3, 7 [3] Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. [7] Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Luke 15:1-10 [1] Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. [2] And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. [3] And he spake this parable unto them, saying, [4] What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? [5] And when he hath found it , he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. [6] And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. [7] I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. [8] Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it ? [9] And when she hath found it , she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. [10] Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
SALVATION IS GOD'S PLAN FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
TEXT: 2 Peter 3:9 - The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Acts 16:30-31 - And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? [31] And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
STEP #1:
Understand that God's desire for you is life, abundant, and eternal.
The Bible declares: "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" —John 10:10.
Giving you abundant life required the supreme sacrifice: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" —John 3:16.
God desires fellowship and companionship with you. What a wonderful gift the Father has given, yet if God gave His own Son to provide an abundant and everlasting life, why don’t more people have what He has designed for us to receive? It is a question answered by this sobering realisation.
STEP #2:
Realise that you are separated from God.
There is a gap between God and mankind. He has provided a way for us to receive an abundant and eternal life, but people throughout the ages have made selfish choices to disobey God Almighty. These choices continue to cause separation from the Father.
God’s Word shows us that the result of sin is death. He says in His Word:
"There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death" —Proverbs 14:12.
And God also said, "But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear" —Isaiah 59:2.
Paul the apostle states in Romans 3:23, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
And in Romans 6:23 we read: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Every human was created with the ability and need to know God and fellowship with Him. Augustine, a minister who lived during the fourth and fifth centuries, called this longing in each of us "that God-shaped vacuum."
Every day we hear of people who are rich, famous, achievers, star athletes—people who seem to have the best life can offer—yet they try to fill that empty void in their lives with "things." They even try good works, morality, and religion. Yet they remain empty, for only God, through His Son, can fill that emptiness.
STEP #3:
Accept the fact that God has provided only one solution to sin and separation from Himself.
Jesus Christ, His Son, is the only way to God. Only He can reconcile us to God the Father. Mankind may seek other solutions and worship other gods, but Jesus Christ, alone, died on the Cross for our sins and rose in triumph over the grave and eternal death. He paid the penalty for our sin and bridged the gap between God and mankind.
The Bible explains: "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" —Romans 5:8.
We are also told, "For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God" —1 Peter 3:18.
There is only one way provided:
"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" —1 Timothy 2:5.
For in John 14:6 we read, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
God Almighty has provided the only way. Jesus Christ paid the penalty for our sin and rebellion against God by dying on the cross, shedding His blood, and rising from the dead to justify and reconcile you back to God the Father.
STEP #4:
Get ready to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.
You can be brought back to God, and your relationship with Him can be restored by trusting in Christ alone to save your life from destruction. What an incredible exchange: Your worst for God’s best!
This step happens by asking Jesus Christ to take away your sin and to come into your heart to be your Lord and Savior.
God’s Word is very clear:
"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" —Revelation 3:20.
And the Bible tells us,
"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" —Romans 10:9.
Are you willing to let go of your burdens and sins?
Are you willing to turn away and repent from your sins?
Are you willing to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior now?
STEP #5:
Pray to Receive Jesus Christ into your life.
At this moment you can pray the most important prayer of your life by simply saying:
Dear Lord Jesus,
I believe You are the Son of God. I believe You came to earth 2,000 years ago. I believe you died for me on the cross and shed Your blood for my salvation. I believe you rose from the dead and ascended on high. I believe You are coming back again to earth. Dear Jesus, I am a sinner. Forgive my sin. Cleanse me now with Your precious blood. Come into my heart. Save my soul right now. I give you my life. I receive You now as my Savior, my Lord, and my God. I am Yours forever, and I will serve You and follow You the rest of my days. From this moment on, I belong to You only. I no longer belong to this world, nor to the enemy of my soul. I belong to You, and I am born again.
Amen!
By praying this prayer, confessing your sins, and receiving Jesus Christ into your heart, God has given you the right to become His forgiven child. The Bible gives you this assurance:
"But as many as received him, to them he gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them who believe on his name" —John 1:12.
If you have just received Jesus Christ into your life, we want to rejoice with you.
Please send us your salvation praise report.
Bishop Frank Ogagba
Presiding Bishop Of Ever-increasing Faith Family
P. O. BOX 87433, HOUGHTON 2041, SOUTH AFRICA
Office Address: 202 ATHOL ROAD, HIGHLANDS NORTH JHB SA.
EMAIL: mweifc@mweb.co.za
CALL +27 83 480 7992 - FOR 24/7 PRAYER & COUNSELING HOTLINE
IF THIS HAS BLESSED YOU AND YOU WANT TO APPRECIATE GOD WITH A THANKSGIVING SEED TO HELP US TAKE THE GOSPEL TO THE NATIONS AS THE SPIRIT OF GOD LEADS YOU, SOW YOUR PROPHETIC SEED INTO THE FOLLOWING BANK DETAILS:-
*SOUTH AFRICA BANK DETAILS - ABSA BANK CHEQUE ACCOUNT NO. 406 999 0818; BRANCH NO. 006 305; ROSEBANK BRANCH; INTERNATIONAL SWIFT CODE: ABSA ZAJJ*
Worship and fellowship in any of our Family Centre near you by calling the Pastor in your area for directions:-
*Sundays Celebration 9:00am & 5:30pm
*Friday Miracle Healing Services 5:30pm
*Thursday Bible Study - Digging Deep 5:30pm
*LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH - MIRACLES HEALING DELIVERANCE ALL-NIGHT VIGIL 10:00PM TILL DAWN*
@
1. Pastor Lerato Moema +27 78 324 8073, 2600 Andries Bloem Close Unit 9, Mmabatho, North West
2. Minister Grace Wageng +27 76 535 6937, Bethel, North West
3. Dr Philomena +27 82 687 0994, 38 Honey Street, Berea, Johannesburg, Gauteng
4. Pastor Moses +27 73 177 6149, 151 Transvaal Road, Kimberley, Northern Cape
5. Pastor Phebia +27 72 576 5796, Hartswater, Northern Cape
6. Minister MAGGY +27 76 648 6617, Pampierstard, Northern Cape
7. Pastor Sophia +267 718 37470, Mochudi, Botswana
8. Pastor Colleen +267 713 67297, Maun, Botswana
9. Pastor Victor +2687 625 6077, Manzini, Swaziland
10. Pastor Morgan +2609 6639 4988, Lusaka, Zambia
11. Pastor Power +27 82 641 9358, Giyani, Limpopo
12. Pastor THEMBANI +27 83 883 7339, Freedom Park, Gauteng
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