Second Friend Day - Elmer Towns

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A young man was dealing for the first time with a seeker at the church altar. He told the person to pray, "Dear Jesus, come into my heart." When they got up, the soul-winner thought of an extra prayer. They returned to the altar where he instructed the seeker to pray, "Dear Jesus, forgive me of my sins. As they returned to the first pew, he thought of a third prayer. "Dear Jesus, take me to heaven." Actually, people get saved by using any one of the three formulas. God is not as interested in the words of your mouth as He is in the attitude of your heart. You must know the content of the gospel, respond by your emotions and make a decision of your will to turn your life over to Christ.
Chapter 2 KNOWING YOU ARE SAVED "There's nothing sure in life but death and taxes," the saying goes. But that's not true. You can be certain of your salvation. Just as 'you are sure that you will go down when falling from a tree, you can know that God has saved your soul. Just as you know that a fire is certainly hot, you can know that you have eternal life. But some people doubt their salvation. The young man goes to bed at night and tosses and turns. He is scared to die. "How will I meet God?" A teenage boy stands chatting with some friends. Someone tells a story and when the punch line comes, it's dirty. The teenage boy laughs, but inwardly he thinks, "Christians shouldn't laugh at dirty stories. . . am I a Christian?" While riding his motorcycle down the street, a young man sees a girl sunbathing on her front lawn ... in a bikini. He looks two or three times. Then thinks to himself, "I shouldn't be doing this. Am I a Christian?" These people doubted their salvation because of temptation. Others are just ignorant of the Scriptures, or have a carefree attitude. An unchurched mother was invited to a Bible study where she began learning the Word of God. Many of her questions were answered. Later she attended an evangelistic service and went forward during the invitation. She had a deep experience with Christ and her life was turned around. All the way home she sang the hymns she had learned. She threw her arms around her husband. "Honey, I got saved!" She gathered the family together and told them the thrilling story. A week later she broke her leg on the back steps. Her housework got behind, the kids fought when they took care of the chores and she got discouraged. From the height of her salvation she sank to the depth of despondency. "Was it real?" she wondered. She had let her emotions prop up her Christian life to the point where she depended upon them. Perhaps God was teaching her to put her trust in His Word rather than in her feelings. Three men were walking down a country path when they came to a log across the creek. The first man "Feelings" stumbled on the log. The second man "Faith" slipped, but the third man "Fact" never lost his footing. You should never base your salvation upon your feelings, never even let your faith in God be your confidence; your assurance of salvation must be grounded in the facts of the Word of God. The key word in John's first epistle is know. He gives many reasons how we can know we're saved. 1. You know you are saved when you want to keep His commandments. God's commandments are based on His nature; they are what He wants us to do. The natural man has a sinful nature and doesn't want to follow God. When you were unsaved, you did not want to do
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OVERVIEW OF SECOND FRIEND DAY The S
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� Hand out “Who Are My Friends?
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serve a continental breakfast of Da
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LETTER OF COMMITMENT TO BE SIGNED B
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STAIRSTEPPING YOUR FRIENDS TO CHRIS
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EFFECTIVE STAIRSTEPPING METHODS 1.
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HOW TO INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO CHURC
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