You Need Jesus

You need Jesus! Knowing Christ and growing in Him is important! Whether you’re new to walking life with Jesus or you simply want to grow deeper in Him, below are the basics that will help you become grounded in your Christian journey. We’d love to meet with you if you have any questions and want to talk. Please feel free to email our Community Life Pastor, Ron Story: ron@parksidevisalia.org

Savior

The Name of Jesus has impacted lives around the world for more than 2,000 years. He is a universal Savior, promising “whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Jesus is an exclusive Savior. “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name in heaven given to men by which we must be saved” Acts 4:12. Contrary to what contemporary culture tells us, there are not multiple paths to God. There is only one—Jesus Christ

Jesus’ death and resurrection ensure His followers an endless list of promises from God’s Word. When we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior, His promises are for us, including peace today and hope of eternity with Him.

Very Precious Promises

The Bible is our ultimate authority. And in God’s word are many great and precious promises. Because Jesus is our Savior, Scripture tells us that:

• we are forgiven (Acts 2:38)
• our guilt is gone (Romans 8:1)
• we have peace with God (Romans 5:1)
• God’s wrath is satisfied (1 John 2:2)
• we have been justified (Romans 5:1)
• Christ’s righteousness is imputed to us (Romans 4:24)
• we are “new creations” (2 Corinthians 5:17)
• we have eternal life (John 3:16)
• we have been adopted by God (John 1:12)
• the Holy Spirit lives in us (Romans 8:11)
• Jesus is our advocate (1 John 2:1)
• nothing can separate us from God’s love (Romans 8:38–39)
• death has no more sting (1 Corinthians 15:54)
• we have an inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade (1 Peter 1:4)

What an awesome list of promises from God’s Word—and this is only a partial list! Because Christ died for us, all of these are ours when we accept Him as Savior.

Anything else?

Four other things are important to consider Jesus as our Savior:

• He is a universal Savior. John 3:16 tells us that “whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” All who come to Him with repentant hearts, sorry for their sins, and believe that He is who He says He is, will receive His salvation.
• Jesus Christ is an exclusive Savior. We read in Acts 4:12 that “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name in heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Contrary to what contemporary culture tells us, there are not multiple paths to God. There is only one: Jesus Christ.
• He is a comprehensive Savior. Romans 8:29-30 make it clear that our salvation, predestined from before the foundation of the world includes not only justification and forgiveness of sins but also God’s commitment to reform us into the very image of His Son and that one day, when that process is complete, we will be glorified.
• And He is an all-powerful Savior. Nothing can separate us from God’s love. Christ’s work on the cross sealed our salvation forever. As Romans 8:38–39 tells us, For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Jesus is our Savior. Nothing can separate us from His great work on the cross, from His love. That truth, that promise is at the core of who we are as part of The Christian and Missionary Alliance.

Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior.