God loves you

He desires to have a living relationship with you and give you salvation, purpose and eternal life. It is an important decision that only you can make, but you need to make it!

01.

You have a past

Scripture states clearly that everyone in the world is a victim of sin – and that includes you and me. Romans 3:23 says, ‘For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.’

02.

Sin has its price

Romans 6:23 tells us ‘For the wages of sin is death.’ The wages of work is money, but the wages of sin is death. Death means separation from God forever. But there is good news!

03.

Christ paid for your sin

Even though we have sinned, Christ loves us so much that he died to forgive us and set us free. ‘But God demonstrated his own love for us in this while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.’ Romans 5:8.

04.

You must believe

To become a Christian and have assurance of eternal life is a personal decision only you can make. Romans 10:9 says ‘if you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.’ The word ‘believe’ here means to entrust your life completely to Jesus Christ. That’s what real faith is, asking Jesus Christ to be Lord of your life.

Begin Today

If you’d like to begin a personal relationship with Jesus today, pray this prayer:

‘Lord Jesus, I invite you into my life. I believe you died for me and that your blood paid for my sins. I now turn from everything I know is wrong. Thank you for the gift of eternal life. By faith I receive that gift, and I acknowledge you as my Lord and Saviour. Amen.’

You have just made an important and very wise decision. We encourage you to now contact your local Christian church for regular, ongoing connection with God and his people.

If you would like the team at Sanctuary to pray for you in the decision you have just made, then share your prayer request on our Prayer Wall, and when you see God moving on your behalf you can also submit a praise report.

If you would like someone to directly pray with you or for you, contact the NZ Christian Prayerline on 0800 50 80 80 or nzprayerline.org.nz.