Forward In Faith: The Good News Of The Gospel Series

That’s what God tells us in his Word.

Then you find out who Jesus Christ really is!

You find out that he’s more than just an example of how to be a good person.

You find out that he has done something for you, something that you really need.

You find out that he has taken all your faults,

all your shortcomings, all your sins, and has washed them away, by dying on a cross.

You find out that Jesus has risen from the dead, to prove to you that God really does love you and forgive you for all the mistakes you have made in life.

You can stop trying to earn your way to heaven, and you can start trusting in Jesus Christ as your Saviour.

You hear these things and say in your heart,

“I know that I am forgiven. I know that because of Jesus, I am going to heaven.”

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Like Peter, I come from a Jewish background.

And I grew up thinking “God must love me, I’m one of the chosen people!”

But I was 100% wrong!

The Bible says in John 3:16 that God so loved the WORLD!

It doesn’t say “God so loved only the Jewish people”

It says “God so loved the world that He gave His One and Only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Deuteronomy 10:17 tells us that “the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, WHO SHOWS NO PARTIALITY!”

God loves everyone that will accept Jesus as Saviour, people from EVERY nation, EVERY tongue.

Maybe you’re thinking, “Dean, this sounds good.

I wish I could believe it. But I’ve done a lot of wrong things in my life.”

You want to know something?

We all have things in our past and things in our present that we wish weren’t there.

The good news is that the Bible is filled with stories of people who were not perfect.

But they repented, they apologized for their sins and God welcomed them with open arms.

In Luke 18 there’s a story about a Pharisee and a tax collector who went into the temple to pray.

The Pharisee prayed about himself.

He said,

I thank you Lord, that I am not like other men, robbers, evildoers, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get!”

But the tax collector stood at a distance. He wouldn’t even look up to heaven. He beat himself on the chest and said, “God, have mercy on me a sinner!”

And the Bible says that this was the man went home justified before God!

Even though he was not perfect, he went before God and asked for forgiveness, and the Lord said “Yes!!!”

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Peter, Jesus disciple, Peter did one of the worst things that a Christian can do! He publicly denied Jesus three times.

One week later, Jesus took Peter aside.

Jesus asked him, “Do you love me?

Do you love me?

Do you love me?”

The third time, Peter broke down and said,

“Lord, you know all things! You KNOW that I love you!”

Jesus said, “I want you back on my team. Feed my sheep. Take care of my people.”