Jesus the Anointed One-Christ the King

THE GOSPEL
(In the words of CrossMovement.com)

The Truth That Everyone Needs to Know

What is truth? Who has it? Let’s face it: In today’s world, it’s hard to know what’s true anymore. How’s your journey going? Has your
search for real answers only led you down a dead end? Truth is more than just talk. Real truth is soul bending. It’s deep, profound and life
changing. We invite you to find this truth and enter The Passage.

God created you in His image. He wants you to know Him personally, so you may experience the love, peace and destiny He offers.

GOD’S DESIGN
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." (Genesis 1:27)

GOD’S LOVE
"For God so loved the world, that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John
3:16)

GOD’S PLAN
"Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent." (John 17:3)

What prevents us from experiencing the life of love and destiny God desires for us?

Our Refusal
PEOPLE ARE SINFUL. Sin keeps us from knowing God personally and from experiencing His love, peace and destiny. Sin enslaves,
blocks and separates us from God.

PEOPLE ARE SINFUL
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23)

Sin is our innate refusal to go God’s way and instead, to go our own way and do our own thing. God is holy, that is, perfect in who He is
and all He does. Our sinful nature and actions offend God’s holy nature and result in a broken relationship and separated from Him.

PEOPLE ARE ENSLAVED
"Jesus replied, ‘I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin’" (John 8:34).

PEOPLE ARE SEPARATED
"For the wages of sin is death…" (spiritual separation) (Romans 6:23)

WAGES = PENALTY

People are sinful and separated from a holy God by a great gap. We may try to cross that gap by living a good life, not harming anyone,
attending church or other religious meetings, or by giving money to our favorite charities. All of these efforts fail because the sinful
condition of the heart remains unchanged, enslaved to sin.

The third principle (Below) explains
the only way to cross the gap...

The Message

Jesus Christ came to provide the bridge back to a destiny with God. Jesus Christ alone forgives and removes our sins so we can know
God personally, and experience His love, peace and freedom forever.

HE DIED ON THE CROSS IN OUR PLACE
"For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God…" (1 Peter 3:18). Jesus Christ was able to pay
the penalty for our sins not find Him guilty of any wrongdoing.

HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD
"Christ died for our sins…He was buried, He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures…He appeared to Peter, and then to
the Twelve. After that, He appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers..." (1 Corinthians 15:3-6)

Christ’s resurrection proved that He has the power over death to enable us to live eternally with God.

HE IS THE WAY TO GOD
"Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’" (John 14:6).

HE SETS US FREE
"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:36).

His Son, Jesus Christ to die on the cross for our sins, in our place. In this way He paid the death penalty that we deserve.

What would a person need to do in order to change their destiny to know God and experience the love, and freedom from sin that He
offers?

Our Respect

We must individually receive Jesus Christ, because only He provides the destiny to God. Only then can we experience His love, and live in
freedom for eternity.

WE MUST RECEIVE CHRIST
"Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God" (John 1:12).

WE RECEIVE CHRIST THROUGH FAITH
"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 that no one should
boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9, NASB).

Faith = trust, dependence on God

WHEN WE RECEIVE CHRIST, WE HAVE A NEW DESTINY. WE EXPERIENCE HIS LOVE, FREEDOM, AND ETERNAL LIFE.
[Jesus speaking] "I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly" (John 10:10 NASB).

To receive Christ:

1. Recognize and admit you need to be forgiven of your sins.

2. Admit you can do nothing on your own to free yourself from your sins.

3. Turn away from your sins (repentance) and place your trust in Jesus Christ alone.

4. When you trust Christ, you receive His complete forgiveness and an eternal relationship with God.

Knowing intellectually that Jesus Christ is the Son of God is not enough. Having an emotional experience will not change your destiny and
allow you to experience His love, peace and freedom.

We receive Jesus Christ by faith, as an act of our will.

Think About It

YOU CAN RECEIVE CHRIST RIGHT NOW BY FAITH THROUGH PRAYER.
(Prayer is just talking with God)

God is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart. You must mean what you pray, for God knows your heart
and you cannot deceive Him.

HOW TO KNOW THAT CHRIST IS IN YOUR LIFE
Know He answered your prayer and came into your life? You can know that Christ is in your life because of the 1 John 4:14-15:

"And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son
of God, God lives in

God and His Word are completely trustworthy.

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