Matthew 14
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tells how Jesus had
been teaching the people
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by the sea of Galilee all day,
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and now is in need
of some quiet time.
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Jesus dismisses the multitude
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and instructs His
disciples to take their boat
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to the other side of the lake.
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As Jesus goes away
to pray night falls.
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Meanwhile in the lake,
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contrary wind
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and threatening
waves have stirred,
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and the disciples' boat
is in danger of sinking.
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And about three in the morning,
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Jesus comes toward
them walking on the water.
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The disciples in terror
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believe that
they're seeing a ghost.
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"Take courage,"
says Jesus, "I'm here."
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On another day
Jesus enters a ship
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and His disciples follows,
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Jesus hungry and weary
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and at last relieved
from the pressing crowd,
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falls asleep.
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Once again, a fierce
storm strikes the lake
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and waves break into the boat.
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With the hungry waters
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threatening to swallow them
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the disciples' streak,
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"Lord, save us,
we're going to drown!"
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Jesus responds,
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"Why are you afraid?
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You have so little faith."
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In the year 1912,
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James Rowe wrote
the hymn Love Lifted Me,
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based on these
two biblical stories
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from the Book of Matthew.
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He uses sinking in
the sea to illustrate
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how you and I are
sinking deep in sin,
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sinking to rise no more.
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But the Master of the sea
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Jesus hears our
despairing cry for help.
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And because of His love
and by His saving grace,
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He reaches to the
depths of our sin,
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and grants us
His eternal rescue.
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Surely you know someone
who is in need of such rescue,
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such salvation.
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I say, let's
pray for them today.
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Lord, all my
heart I give to You.
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May I live in Your
blessed presence forever
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singing Your praises,
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save me completely by Your grace
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from the danger of sin,
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often remind me to look
to my Heavenly Father above
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and in response,
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return faithful, loving service.
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In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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For the wages of sin is death,
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but the gift of
God is eternal life
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through Christ Jesus, our Lord.
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God, is it really that simple,
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that we can reach out
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and have that
gift of eternal life?
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I know it wasn't simple for You,
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You gave Your only
begotten Son Jesus,
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to die on a cross
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so that we would have
the gift of eternal life.
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Thank You for that sacrifice.
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I'm so grateful today,
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that the blood of Jesus
cleanses us from all sin.
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Thankful that if
we confess our sins,
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You are faithful
and just to forgive us,
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and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.
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Grateful that if we
confess with our mouth,
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Lord Jesus, I
believe with our heart,
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that God has
risen Him from the dead,
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that we will be saved.
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Oh, we are grateful
for assurance in You,
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grateful that we
have hope of eternal life.
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Thanks be to God for
this unspeakable gift.
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Our loving Heavenly Father,
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thank You for Your
great and marvelous salvation.
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Thank You that
salvation is available
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to anyone in the world,
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the worst of sinners.
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Thank You because of
Your grace and Your love.
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And thank You
because salvation is possible
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because of the great sacrifice
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that Jesus Christ
made on the cross.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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I was sinking
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Deep in sin
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Far from the peaceful shore
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Very deeply stained within
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Sinking to rise no more
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But the Master of the sea
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Heard my despairing cry
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From the waters
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Lifted me
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Now safe am I
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Love lifted me
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Love lifted me
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When nothing else
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Could help
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Love Lifted me
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Love lifted me
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Love lifted me
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When nothing else
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Could help
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Love lifted me
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Oh God of our salvation,
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the one who loved us enough
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to design a plan
of salvation for us,
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we just thank You.
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We just praise You.
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And we ask You for those
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who don't know about You,
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who don't know about this
wonderful plan of salvation
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that you've made for us,
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that we will be conduits,
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that we will be able to share
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Your plan with others,
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so that they will
know You for themselves,
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and that they will
know the beautiful gospel,
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the good news of Jesus Christ.
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We thank You, Lord God,
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that You made this
plan of salvation for us,
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this way of escape from
this world into eternity,
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into a world
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where there'll be peace and joy,
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no more sorrow,
no more sickness,
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no more death,
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just peace and joy.
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We thank You, Lord,
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because without You,
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and without this
plan of salvation,
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it could never happen.
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So we thank You, we praise You,
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and we look forward to that time
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we can all be together
with You in glory forever.
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Thank You for
Your plan of salvation.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Lord, I thank You
for Psalms 118:14,
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I thank You that you
are my strength and song,
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and that you have
become my salvation.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Souls in danger, look above
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Jesus completely saves
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He will lift you by His love
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Out of the angry waves
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He's the Master of the sea
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Billows His will obey
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He your Savior
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Wants to be
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Be saved today
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Love lifted me
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Love lifted me
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When nothing else could help
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Love lifted me
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Love lifted me
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Love lifted me
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When nothing else
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Could help
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Love lifted me
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I love Ephesians 2:8-9,
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"For by grace you have
been saved through faith
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and that not of yourselves,
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it is the gift of
God, not of works,
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lest anyone should boast."
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So the weight is
off of me and you.
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We can't work for our salvation.
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It's totally by
the grace of God,
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such love that He would
give us such amazing grace.
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2 Corinthians 5:21,
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"For He made Him
who knew knows sin
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to be sin for us,
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that we might become
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the
righteousness of God in Him."
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God, thank You for such a plan,
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this plan of salvation,
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that You would give Your Son
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who had no idea
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of what sin felt like
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until He came into this world
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and took upon our shame
and our guilt and our sin.
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He took it as His own.
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And He died for that,
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died for our sin, for my sin
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so that I could spend
eternity with a holy God.
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Thank you, Lord.
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Acts 16:31-30 says,
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"'Sirs, what must
I do to be saved?'
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They said,
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'Believe in the
Lord Jesus Christ,
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and you will be saved,
you and your household.'"
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That's still
what it takes today.
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Believe in the
Lord Jesus Christ,
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then you will be saved.
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Acts 4:12,
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"Neither is there
salvation in any other name,
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for there is no other name
under heaven given among men,
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whereby we must be saved."
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If anyone has told
you that you can be saved
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any other way.
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The Bible strictly tells us
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that is only through
the name of Jesus Christ,
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that we can be saved.
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Father, I ask that
You would open eyes
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that they would see
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the very purpose
for our existence.
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Our very importance
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is to give our lives to You
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so that we can
spend eternity with You.
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Thank You for the
free gift of salvation.
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Thank You that by
believing in Your name,
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we are forgiven of our sin
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and brought
into sweet fellowship
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with a precious Heavenly Father.
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All you have to do is
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say, Lord, I turn
from all my prideful sin
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and from everything
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that is
dishonoring to Your name.
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And pray that I
would grow in grace
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and in the knowledge of Jesus.
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Come to spiritual
maturity as day by day
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I allow the Holy
Spirit to work in my life.
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I surrender my
life to You, oh God.
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And if you say that
prayer, or anything like it,
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surrendering your life to Him,
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confessing your sin,
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believing that He
is the Son of God.
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Then go tell somebody
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and go lead
someone else to Christ.
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Tell them how
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it was Jesus'
love that lifted you
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and your chains are gone.
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You're set free
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by His amazing grace.
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Amen.
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