Connexion Q3 2021 - There's A Place For You

A PLACE TO
BELIEVE
WE BELIEVE in one God who is the
Creator of all things. He is all-knowing
and all-powerful. He is unconditionally
loving, relentlessly merciful, and
absolutely just. He has revealed
Himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit;
otherwise known as the Trinity.
WE BELIEVE that Jesus Christ was fully
human and fully God. He lived a sinless
life. He died a substitutionary death on
the cross. He was raised from the dead
three days after His crucifixion.
WE BELIEVE that all humans are
created in the image of God.
WE BELIEVE that all have sinned and
fallen short of the glory of God.
WE BELIEVE that unconditional love,
unlimited forgiveness and undying
hope are found in Jesus Christ—the
one and only mediator between God
and man.
WE BELIEVE that God is beyond
human reason and imagination, but
He has revealed Himself through His
word. The Bible is our source of divine
inspiration and timeless wisdom.
We believe the Bible is inspired,
authoritative and infallible.
WE BELIEVE the Spirit of God indwells
every believer. The fruits of the Spirit
are the by-product of a Spirit-filled life
and evidence of spiritual maturity. The
gifts and baptism of the Spirit should
be earnestly sought and used to serve
others and glorify God.
This is a condensed version of the
Assemblies of God Statement of
Fundamental Truths.
A complete statement of faith is
available at www.ag.org.
A PLACE FOR YOU IN
HEAVEN
» THE HOPE «
You might remember the movie that came out in
2014, “Heaven Is For Real,” based on the #1 New York
Times best-selling book by the same title. It's a story
about a little boy named Colton who claims to have
visited Heaven during a near-death experience. In an
interview on The 700 Club, he ends with these words,
“Heaven is for real, and you’re going to like it!”
All of our Assembly of God churches believe those
words – HEAVEN IS FOR REAL! We believe Jesus when
he said, “…a great reward awaits you in heaven.”
(Matthew 5:12/NLT) We also think this invitation is
open to every human being on earth.
» THE PROMISE «
Jesus said in John 14:1-4, “Don’t let your hearts be
troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is
more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this
were not so, would I have told you that I am going to
prepare a place for you? When everything is ready, I
will come and get you, so that you will always be with
me where I am. And you know the way to where I am
going.” (NLT)
Paul said in I Corinthians 2:9 “No eye has seen, no ear
has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has
prepared for those who love him.” (NLT)
Do you see it? The promise is that Jesus is preparing
a place for each of us – that is beyond our wildest
imagination. There are no sights or sounds on earth
that can come close to the sights and sounds of
Heaven. When Jesus uses the word YOU four times in
John 14, he means You! He has always been thinking
about you spending eternity with Him in Heaven.
» THE PREPARATION «
Something as crucial as where I will spend eternity has
to move beyond just a wish or chance. Jesus said, “You
know the way to where I am going.” Paul said, “God
has prepared (this place) for those who love him.”
The following words that Jesus utters in John are some
of his most famous words: “I am the way, the truth, and
the life. No one comes to the Father except through
me.” (John 14:6/NLT) You see, the preparation is
deciding to give your heart (your everything) to Jesus.
The world would love to convince us that there are
many roads (many ways), but Jesus said, “I am the way.”
Today is a good day to invite Jesus to come into your
life and let him take control.
» THE ASSURANCE «
1 John 5:11-12 “And this is what God has testified,
He has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not
have God’s Son does not have life..” (NLT) The word
“testified” means, assurance, guarantee, and record.
He is saying, “If you have Jesus in your life – you have
eternity in Heaven.” In a world of uncertainty, you can
know that you know when you take your last breath on
earth – you will take your next breath in Heaven. That’s
the gospel, what we call the good news! And it’s for
YOU! There is a place for you in Heaven. There are a
few conditions.
First, you must believe.
Secondly, you must accept God’s forgiveness.
Thirdly, if you believe God’s promise and accept that
promise through God’s forgiveness, you will become
God’s child. John said it this way: “…to all who
believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right to
become children of God.” (John 1:12, NLT)
Do you believe in Him? Have you accepted Him? This is the pathway to the place (Heaven)
He has prepared for everyone He has given eternal life.
Our prayer for YOU is that you begin a relationship with God through Jesus His Son!
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