Welcome to First Methodist Lockhart
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God made you and loves you! His love is boundless and unconditional. God is real, and He wants you to personally experience His love and discover His purpose for your life through a relationship with Him.
“So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” — Genesis 1:27
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” — John 3:16
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Everyone has sinned. Sin damages your relationships with other people and with God. It keeps us from experiencing the fulfilling life that God intends for us. The result: you are eternally separated from God and the life He planned for you.
“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.” — Romans 3:23
“It is your sins that separate you from your God. He turns away from you when he sees them.” — Isaiah 59:2
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Jesus died, but He rose to life again. Jesus offers you peace with God and a personal relationship with Him. Through faith in Jesus, you can experience God’s love daily, discover your purpose and have eternal life after death.
“Christ himself suffered when he died for you, and with that one death he paid for your sins. He was not guilty, but he died for people who are guilty. He did this to bring all of you to God. In his physical form he was killed, but he was made alive by the Spirit. — 1 Peter 3:18
“But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” — Romans 5:8
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God has already done everything to show you how much He loves you. Through a relationship with Jesus Christ, He offers you fulfillment and eternal life. This involves agreeing that you are sinful, accepting God’s forgiveness, and turning away from your sin and toward God.
You choose to trust Jesus when you believe and confess that Jesus is Lord and surrender your life to Him.
“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” — John 1:12
“Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.” — Revelation 3:20
Are you ready to place your trust in Jesus? You can express your faith by praying a prayer like this one:
“Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner. I have broken Your commandments and fallen short of Your standards. Right now, I turn from that sin and ask You to come into my life. Be my Lord, Savior, friend, and God. I put my faith in You and You alone to save me from my sins. Thank you for loving me and calling me. In Your name I pray. Amen.”
If you decided to follow Christ today, let us know! You’re starting a great adventure, and we’d love to give you some free resources to help you in your walk with the Lord.
The Four” is a tool for explaining the good news of Jesus Christ. It was adapted by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and is based on The Four Spiritual Laws by Bill Bright and the campus ministry Cru.