For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father.””
John 10:17-18

He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
2 Corinthians 5:21

Four Common Responses People Give As To Why God Should Let Them Into Heaven:

❌ No response at all
❌ Good works = salvation
❌ Faith in Christ + Good works = Salvation
✅ Faith in Christ alone = Salvation + Good works

5. We Must Personally Receive Jesus As Our Lord And Savior; Then We Can Have Our Sins Forgiven And Know God As Our Friend

We Must Receive Christ

“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,”
John 1:12

We Receive Christ Through Faith

“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
Ephesians 2:8-9

We Must Respond To God’s Remedy By Faith

“for “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.””
Romans 10:13

“And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.”
1 John 5:11-13

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9

James 1:27
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

Proverbs 29:24-27
The partner of a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse, but discloses nothing. The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe. Many seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the LORD that a man gets justice. An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.

God is not impressed with our skills and abilities, but He is rather pleased when we trust in Him to provide and protect as we step out in faith!

Hebrews 11:6 “without faith it’s impossible to please God”

Great Time with Great Kids and a Great God with so many professing Jesus Christ. I pray these kids will grow in the Grace and knowledge of Christ.

Welcome to all our guest this morning, blessed to have you joining us! May the Lord bless you and May His Word draw you to Him and strengthen you as you walk in this crazy world! God bless! We will start right at 9:00am | EST

John 4:34-38

[34] Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work. [35] Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. [36] Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. [37] For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’ [38] I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”

“Spiritual gifts are given not as toys to be played with or trophies to be put in a cabinet but as tools to be used in service of the kingdom”
— Alistair Begg

Psalm 56
[1] Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me; [2] my enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly.[3] When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. [4] In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? [5] All day long they injure my cause; all their thoughts are against me for evil.[6] They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps,
as they have waited for my life.[7] For their crime will they escape? In wrath cast down the peoples, O God! [8] You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? [9] Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me. [10] In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, [11] in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?
[12] I must perform my vows to you, O God; I will render thank offerings to you. [13] For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God
in the light of life.

be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.