Have I ever repented of my sin & received Jesus’ gift of new life? If not, why not?

If so, have I ever publicly declared my faith in Jesus through baptism? If not, why not?

QUESTION OF THE DAY

…For all have sinned & fall short of the

glory of God.

ROMANS 3:23

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—& this is not

from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not

by works, so that no one can boast.

EPHESIANS 2:8-9

…Truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.

JOHN 3

SALVATION “The work of

salvation, in its full sense, is(1) about whole human beings,not merely souls, (2) about thepresent, not simply the future,

& (3) about what God doesthrough us, not merely

what God doesin us & for us.”

WHAT ARE WESAVED FROM?1. The bondage of our sin

She will give birth to a son, & you are to give Him

the name Jesus, because He will save His people

from their sins.

MATTHEW 1:21

WHAT ARE WESAVED FROM?1. The bondage of our sin 2. The price of our sin

But now that you have been set free from sin &

have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to

holiness, & the result is eternal life. For the wages of

sin is death, but the gift of God

is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

ROMANS 6:22-23

WHAT ARE WESAVED FROM?1. The bondage of our sin 2. The price of our sin

3. The ultimate end of our sin

For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them

to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for

judgment…then the Lord knows how to

rescue the godly from trials & to hold the unrighteous for

punishment on the day of judgment.

2 PETER 2:4, 9

WHAT ARE WESAVED INTO?1. The covenant family of God

WHAT ARE WESAVED INTO?1. The covenant family of God 2. The kingdom of Jesus, here & now

WHAT ARE WESAVED INTO?1. The covenant family of God 2. The kingdom of Jesus, here & now

3. The kingdom of Jesus, here & then

BAPTISMLiterally means “to immerse”;

a ceremonial washing;an act of conversion,

of turning from one life& embracing another;

an act symbolizing our owndeath, burial & resurrection…

People went out to him(John the Baptist) from Jerusalem & all Judea & the whole region of the Jordan. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

MATTHEW 3:5-7

Repent & be baptized, every one of you, in the name

of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive

the gift of the Holy Spirit.

ACTS 2:38

Then Jesus came to them & said, “All authority in heaven & on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go & make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father & of the Son & of the Holy Spirit, & teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”

MATTHEW 28:18-20

If you haven’t acceptedJesus’ gift of salvation,

spend some time journaling&/or reflecting on WHY

you haven’t & what it mighttake for you TO respond…

SOUL TRAININGOPTION #1

If you have acceptedJesus’ gift of salvation,but you haven’t been

baptized, prayerfullyconsider taking that stepof obedience this week…

SOUL TRAININGOPTION #2