God created the world and everything in it… Including you! He wants to begin a personal, one-on-one relationship with you today.
“Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.”
John 14:6 (NLT)
God, the Creator of everything, has purpose for you and your life. He loves you and wants to help you because He’s a good God. He has a plan for your life that is filled with joy, peace, and love. You don’t have to measure up to some impossible religious standards to know and follow Him… you just need to take a few simple steps.
“If you openly declare that Jesus is lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Romans 10:9 (NLT)
Jesus wants to change you!
The change that Jesus wants to produce in you is a change of the heart. Jesus wants you to live with love, joy, and peace in your life. If you are not constantly feeling peace or joy or a love in your life toward God and in your relationships toward other people in your life, then open your heart to Jesus and allow Him to change you from the inside out.
What’s great about Jesus is that He loves you and takes you just as you are! You don’t have to be perfect or clean yourself up before you begin a relationship with Him. Through His death on the cross, and then coming back from the dead, Jesus took all of your wrong and gave you all of His right. If you believe that and commit to following Him, your life will never be the same!
It begins with a conversation.
Your relationship with God begins when you agree with Him about the wrongs you’ve done. Next, accept the grace and gift of Jesus’ death and resurrection. His death means you don’t have to die and His being brought back to life means you can have life with Him that never ends!
“Jesus said, ‘Healthy people don’t need a doctor – sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.'”
Mark 2:17 (NLT)
After agreeing with Him about what you’ve done, decide with Him and in His strength to turn from that old way of living and follow Him as a new creation!
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
What’s Next?
Following Jesus is a life-changing decision. We want to help you understand the intricacies of your faith by connecting you with a Life Group. In these groups you can ask questions and grow in your faith with others from Real Life. In the meantime, you can stop by the Next Steps table in the lobby and we’ll get you a free Bible if you need one and a study guide to help you get started with Jesus.
If you’ve made the decision to follow Jesus, or if you still have questions then we’d love to talk with you! You can talk to any of our Next Steps guides or anyone else on our leadership team. You can also email us and we’ll get in touch with you!
Need Help?
If you’re still not sure what your next step is, we want to help!