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Open your heart to God. No matter how far you may stray from God in sin, he waits patiently for you to return to him. He "knocks" gently on your heart until you make the decision to accept God's perfect gift...Jesus Christ. Once you open your heart, you allow the Holy Spirit to come and work God's will within you -- one of His very special creations.
Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts you double-minded. James 4:8 NIV
Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart ... Hebrews 10:22a NIV
CONFESS AND REPENT OF YOUR SINS. We must take a look at ourselves in the mirror. We are not as "good" as we think, not in God's eyes. But...
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all righteousness". 1 John 1:9 NIV
King David had committed the sin of adultry and murder. He humbly asked, "Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin...Lord, create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me " Psalm 51:2, 10 NIV
"A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said,"Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man,"I am willing," he said, "Be Clean !" Immediately he was cured of his leprosy. Matthew 8:1-4 NIV
RECEIVE THE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE. The perfect home is eternally yours 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". Romans 10:9 NIV
"He saved us, not because of righteous thing we had done, but because of his mercy". Titus 3:5 NIV
MEET THE HOLY SPIRIT! Once we have accepted Jesus' gift of eternal life, we also gain a new friend to be with us here on earth until we meet Jesus.
"For John baptized with water,...you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit". Acts 1:5 NIV
"And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever - the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be with you. John 14:16-17 NIV
"But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you". John 14:26 NIV
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