Springfield United Methodist Church 701 School Ave Panama City, Florida Pastor: Perry M. Dalton Web site: http://www.biblepacesetter.org/springfield |
| It's your choice.................... No one can make you believe. The choice is yours and yours alone. Your parents can't decide for you, nor can your closest friends. A church leader or an evangelist is powerless to coerce a decision that must come from deep within your heart. Belief in Jesus is more than just mentally acknowledging the truth that He is the Savior, the Son of God who was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died as a sacrifice for our sins, and rose triumphantly from the grave. Belief involves entrusting our souls, and lives to Jesus Christ. That happens when we accept God's free gift of salvation (Ephesians 2:8-9). To receive it, we must admit our sinfulness and tell Him we need and want His forgiveness and the new spiritual life He offers. Take the step of faith - a step based on good reason, and tell God that you believe in His Son. tell Him that you want the salvation He offers, and that you now acknowledge Him as Savior and Lord. If you want to know more about the person named Jesus, find a Bible and read one of the New Testament gospel accounts of His life (such as the gospel of John). See for yourself what it says about Him - what people thought of Him, who He claimed to be, what He did on earth, and what He can do for you. I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me - Jesus (John 14:6) |
| "As for myself, on the Sunday mornings when I found it difficult to leave a warm bed, or when my doubts were much stronger than my faith, I had to remind myself of why it was I needed to go. It's the one place I know where I am allowed to sing in public, no matter what my voice sounds like, and where I receive a blessing just for showing up. Even more important, it is a place set aside from the noise and relentless commerce of the world for giving thanks for all that is larger than myself. I can join a ragtag band of other people and praise the God who made and sustains us, and who every week renews my hope that a loving creative spirit is at work in us, and in the whole creation. Like nothing else I know, it brings me back to my senses" |
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