Every person has a story. Every story matters. YOUR story matters.
The fact is that God loves you, no matter where you have been on your journey. What
is even more amazing is that He loves you no matter what you have done. When you
look at Jesus' words in the Gospel of John, His very heart is that you might discover
what it really means to live. John 10:10
You have had experiences, both good and bad, that have brought you to where you are
today. This journey you have been on may even have had some "religious" experiences
that are a part of your story. Sadly, many people have thought that the way to experience
this life is through using religious activity to make up for the wrong things we
have done in our lives.
The bad news is that no amount of good can overcome how our sin separates us from
God. Romans 3:23 There is nothing WE can do to remedy this broken relationship we
have with God...The good news is that GOD did something.
When we were still broken and separated from God because of our sin, the Bible says
that God reached out in love through Jesus. Romans 5:8 Jesus came and lived a perfect
life so that He could offer His life as a sacrifice for our sin.
Someone had to pay the penalty for our sin, and if Jesus would not have been willing
to die on our behalf, we would have been separated from God forever. But Jesus DID
die for us, and we have the opportunity to find forgiveness for our sin and the ability
to experience life both now and for eternity because of that sacrifice. Romans 6:23
God simply asks that we make a conscious decision of our WILL to trust Jesus alone
for our salvation. It is through receiving His free gift, not our religious activity,
that we can be made right with God. Helping people take steps towards a right relationship
with Jesus is what we are passionate about.