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Now That You Are Saved

English

Copyright CfaN 2008

ISBN 1-933446-03-X

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Now that

You

are Saved

What do I do noW?

Now that you have received Jesus Christ as your Savior,this booklet has been written or you. It aims to do twothings: to introduce you to the idea o going to church,and to show how you can be completely certain that Godhas accepted you.

Probably the best step you can take now that you havebecome a Christian is to nd a church where you can eelat home. But why go to church?

Tink o it like this. Candles stand in candlesticks,

light bulbs go into light sockets, and trees grow in soil.Without candlesticks, candles would all over. Withoutbeing plugged in, light bulbs would never shine. And

without soil, trees would simply die.

For Christians, the church is a candlestick, a power

source, and somewhere to put down roots so that youcan stand, shine, and grow. Alongside the Bible andprayer, the church is one o the rich resources which Godhas given us in our lives as Christians.

a together faIth

Being a Christian means to ollow Jesus. We walkin His ootsteps. So what did Jesus do did He goto church?


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Tere were no churches in Jesus time, but He did goregularly to a place o worship. And so did the rst

ollowers o Jesus. Worshipping God together with otherbelievers is an essential part o being a Christian.Te Bible says nothing about solo believers.

o say: I want to be a Christian,but I dont want to belong to a

church would be like saying:I want to be married and staysingle! You simply cannotbecome a Christian on yourown. By new birth you haveentered the amily o God

and belong to the householdo aith (Galatians 6:10). Tis is good news, because itmeans belonging to a group o people, rather than to aninstitution.

Just as Jesus surrounded Himsel with the twelve

disciples, we need to be with other ollowers o Jesus.

Te church shows us that the Christian aith is atogether aith. When you became a Christian, you

were not only brought into a relationship with God; youwere brought into a relationship with other people, too.

You became a part o Gods people, the church, livingon earth.

the church and you

Because the church is Gods people, it is here that youcan encounter God together with others. One Christian

leader put it simply: A church is where the Holy Spiritis. When we are with Gods people, we can be broughtace to ace with the love, power, and majesty o God.

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By being a part o the church you can

Get to know other Christians and make newriends who will be able to encourage you in yournewound aith.

Hear teaching from the Bible, which will helpyou to understand your aith better, and enable

you to grow.

Meet with Jesus in the company of others asJesus Himsel said: Where two or three are gatheredtogether in My name, am there in the midst o them(Matthew18:20).

A church is a place where you can eel at home and whereyou can put your roots down, like a tree planted by therivers o water(Psalm 1:3).

fIndIng a church

Start looking or a church by going to one o their services(the times o services are usually listed on a notice boardoutside churches), or you can contact the minister orpastor and arrange to have a talk about your new aith.

Dont be araid to tell the minister or pastor that you have

recently received Jesus Christ as your Savior he or she willbe delighted to hear about it!

ry to nd a church where you can really belong. Tereare many dierent types o churches. In your area you

will probably nd a wide variety: churches which are

traditional or modern, quiet or noisy, small or large.Dont be araid to take time looking or a church which


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suits you. Go along to a ew services beore you nallydecide to put your roots down.

Te most important points to watch or in the churchyou choose are that there should be

Goodbiblicalteaching.

WorshipthatenablesyoutoencounterGod.

People who are friendly and encourage you togrow as a Christian.

the church Is for others

You need others. Others need you. Te church is therenot just or the people inside it, but also to serve the

world around it.

What you have ound, othersalso need to have. Churchesall around the world work tobring the good news o Jesusto people in need and every

willing worker is welcome.Your church will help you to

reach out and help others. Belled with the Holy Spirit and

join in the greatest move o God ever known: to bringthe new lie o Jesus to everyone on earth.

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Whats haPPened

to Me?elevision news reports sometimes show the actualmoment when someone is told that they have won a largecash prize in a competition.

At rst they reuse to believe it. Tey think it must be amistake or some kind o hoax. But ater a ew seconds,there comes a moment when they nally accept the news.

Yet even as they leap up and down with excitement, theycannot take in what it all means or them. Tey still do

not ully understand what has happened.

Te same is oten true or someone who has turnedto God or the rst time and started to ollow Jesus.

You know that you have taken an important step,but you still have many questions to ask. What does

it all mean? What has happened to me? How will itchange my lie?

Te Bible uses a rich variety o ways to describe whathappens to us when we turn our lives over to God.Here are just a ew o them.

You have

Been declared not guilty by God on the cross,Jesus paid the penalty or all the things thatwe do wrong in our lives, setting us ree to becompletely orgiven by God. ere is thereore nowno condemnation to those who are in Christ esus(Romans8:1).


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Been saved from darkness whatever kind odarkness you have been in ear, despair, guilt,

addiction, grie, or bitterness Jesus has saved yourom it and is already bringing you into the light.God has called you out o darkness into is marvelouslight(1Peter2:9).

Been born again what has happened to you

is so important that the Bible describes it asbeing born again (John 3:3). Your lie has beenchanged orever because God now lives in you byHis Holy Spirit. anyone is in Christ, he is a newcreation; old things have passed away; behold, allthings have become new(2Corinthians5:17).

Become a child of God as a son or daughter oGod, you can begin to talk to Him personally, asyour Father. ut as many as received im, to theme gave the right to become children o od, to thosewho believe in is name(John1:12).

Come home to God like the prodigal son inJesus parable, you have returned home aterbeing ar rom God, and He has welcomed you

with open arms. or this my son was dead and isalive again; he was lost and is ound(Luke15:24).

Found peace with God becoming a Christianmarks the beginning o a new relationship withGod. You have been reconciled to God, and you

will ind a new quality o living at peacewith Him. Jesus said, I have come that theymay have lie, and that they may have it moreabundantly (John 10:10).


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Joined the people of God as well as a newrelationship with God, you have also become part

o the people o God. You need other Christians and they need you. nce[you] were not a peoplebut are now the people o od(1Peter2:10).

As we will see later, the Bible is a major resource orevery Christian to use in their relationship with God. I

you have a Bible, take a ew minutes now to read JesusstoryoftheprodigalsoninLuke15:11-32.Jesustoldthis story to paint a vivid picture o how God welcomesthose who turn to Him.

Beginning to discover what

has happened to you is animportant rst step to take as aChristian. O course, it is only abeginning. God is so great andinexhaustible that well still bediscovering new things about

Him to the end o our lives.

In act, some people have said that the more you knowabout God, the more you realize there is to know!

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hoW aM I Made rIght

WIth god?Te Bible uses a number o pictures to describe what we

were like beore God took action to rescue us. It says thatwewerefar fromGod(Ephesians2:13).WehadfallenshortofwhatHecreatedustobe(Romans3:23).Wewere

deadtoGodbecauseofoursins(Ephesians2:1).

Far away rom God cut o rom God guilty o oursins our situation was desperate. So how was it possibleor God to save us?

Brought to justIce

Te New estament uses thelanguage o the courtroom toexplain what Jesus achievedor us. Paul says being justied

reely by is grace through theredemption that is in Christ esus(Romans3:24).Whatdoesthismean? One way to picture it islike this

Imagineacourtroomlledwithserious-lookingocials,

a prosecutor, judge, and two deendants a man and awoman standing in the dock. Te jury returns witha verdict o guilty. Te deendants stand condemned.Tey must suer the penalty and pay the price. I theyask to be set ree, the court will burst into disbelievinglaughter.

Now picture a dierent scene. Te deendants standbeore the highest judge o all, God. Acting against them

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is the accuser, Satan, who demands a verdict o guilty.Acting or them is their advocate, Jesus. As John wrote,

i anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the ather, esusChrist the righteous(1John2:1).

the MIssIng evIdence

Te problem is that the deendants know they are guilty.And the Judge o all the earth must act justly. Tereseems to be nothing let to do but to pass sentence. Butthen Jesus steps orward and challenges the accuser:Where is your evidence?

Tat causes quite a stir! Te accuser is embarrassed. Ashe goes through his case papers, he cannot produce anyevidence: no exhibits, no statements by witnesses, norecords o any description. Not a single scrap o proo.No sign o this man and womans wrongdoing can bediscovered in the entire universe. What has happened to it?

Tis is what has happened. Te evidence o our sin has beendestroyed! Jesus Christ gathered it all up and carried it intothe res o Gods judgment, which swept across the place

where He was crucied. During the terrible hours o Jesusdeath, the record was consumed, leaving no trace.

Paul describes it in this way:

And you, being dead in your trespasses and theuncircumcision o your fesh, e has made alivetogether with im, having orgiven you all trespasses,having wiped out the handwriting o requirementsthat was against us, which was contrary to us. And

e has taken it out o the way, having nailed it to thecross. (Colossians2:13-14)


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no condeMnatIon

Jesus the advocate now makes His sensational claim tothe whole court: Tere is no evidence against this manand woman. Te accuser withdraws in rage, and the

Judge pronounces the deendants not guilty. Tey areset ree, justied by Gods grace.

Tis is a simple, graphic way obeginning to understand whatJesus has done or us. He putsus right with God. He declaresthat we are not guilty. As Paulsays, ere is thereore now no

condemnation to those who arein Christ esus (Romans 8:1).Our sins have been orgiven

and orgotten by God because o what Jesus achieved onthe cross.

Because o this, Christians never need to ear the naljudgment o God. Jesus promised this: od did not sendis on into the world to condemn the world, but that theworld through im might be saved. e who believes inim is not condemned(John3:17-18).Jesuscametosetus ree rom ear the ear o judgment, sin, and death.

Te New estament word or judgment is the Greekword krisis rom which the word crisis is derived. Sowe can say that anyone who has been born again willnever know a crisis hour, standing in the judgment,

waiting to nd out whether he or she is saved or lost.Te matter is already settled.

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hoW can I Be sure?

I you have just read throughthe last two sections o thisbooklet, you might now bethinking: how do I know thatall this is true? How can I besure that this has actuallyhappened to me? It all seemstoo good to be true!

I you are eeling like this, then you are not alone. Some othe biggest questions people have when they rst becomeChristians are questions such as: how can I know thatGod loves me? How can I be certain that I am orgiven?How can I know that I have eternal lie?

BecoMIng certaIn

Te good news is that God wants you to be certain o

your new aith. You dont have to wonder whether Godreally does love you or not you can know it or yoursel.

In one o the Bibles great stories, Paul brings the goodnews o Jesus to the town o Philippi in Greece. He andhis riends are beaten and thrown into prison or the

night. But during the night, there is an earthquake, andthe prisons jailer, rightened or his lie, cries out: Whatmust do to be saved? Pauls reply is ull o certainty:elieve on the ord esus Christ, and you will be saved, youand your household(Acts 16:31).

Believe n e Lrd

jeu cri, and

yu will be aved,

yu and yur

ueld.


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Te rst Christians were sure about their aith.Here are just three examples about what God has done

or us

John,oneofJesus12disciples, put this inoneofhis letters: Tese things I have written to you whobelieve in the name o the Son o God, that youmayknowthatyouhaveeternallife(1John5:13).

Paulwrote tosomeoftherstChristians:Nowwe have received, not the spirit o the world, butthe Spirit who is rom God, that we might knowthe things that have been reely given to us byGod(1Corinthians2:12).

Paulprayedthisgreatprayer:Ipraythattheeyeso your understanding being enlightened; that youmay know what is the hope o His calling, whatare the riches o the glory o His inheritance in thesaints, and what is the exceeding greatness o His

powertowarduswhobelieve(Ephesians1:18-19).

How can we have this condence in God or ourselves?How can we have the ull wealth o assurance, asPaul puts it?

God has given us two witnesses to reassure us o Hislove and acceptance. Tese witnesses are the Word oGod (the Bible) and the Spirit o God.


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t Bibl

Many people think that they can base their faith ontheir eelings. Te problem is that when their eelingsplummet, their aith goes down with it!

Te Christian aith is based on something ar more solidthan our eelings. It is based on

what Jesus accomplished orus through His lie, His deathon the cross, and His resur-rection. Te Bible witnesses to

these historical events, and it isthrough the Bible that you canbecome certain of your new-ound aith.

But what is the Bible? Te Bible does not tell us what

people have thought about God but what God thinkso us! It is Gods inspired message to humankind, andthis is why Christians call it the Word o God. TeBible is a book you can completely rely on to tell you thetruth about God and about yoursel.

As Jesus said, eaven and earth will pass away, but mywords will never pass away(Matthew24:35).Ourfeelingsmay come and go, but we can know that we are savedand accepted by God because the Bible says we are.

ProMIses you can reLy on

Here are some o the promises, which God makes in theBible to those who turn to Him. I you have asked God

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ru abu gd

and abu yurel.


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to orgive your sins and give you new lie, then you canbe sure that these promises are made directly to you.

How can I know that God hears me?en you willcall upon Me and go and pray to Me, and will listento you. And you will seek Me and nd Me, when yousearch or Me with all your heart(Jeremiah29:12-13).

How can I be sure that God loves me? or am

persuaded that neither death nor lie, nor angels norprincipalities nor powers, nor things present nor thingsto come, nor height nor depth, nor any other createdthing, shall be able to separate us rom the love o odwhich is in Christ esus our ord(Romans8:38-39).

How can I know that God is with me? Jesus said,the one who comes to Me will by no means cast out(John 6:37).GodHimself has said, will neverleave you nor orsake you(Hebrews13:5).

How can I be certain that I am forgiven? wesay that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the

truth is not in us. we coness our sins, e is aithuland just to orgive us our sins and to cleanse us rom allunrighteousness(1John1:8-9).

How can I know that I have eternal life? Jesus said,Most assuredly, say to you, he who hears My wordand believes in im who sent Me has everlasting lie,

and shall not come into judgment, but has passed romdeath into lie(John5:24).

An interviewer once asked a proessor o theology howhe would sum up the Christian aith. Te interviewerexpected a long, complex reply. Te proessor thought

or a moment and then simply replied by quoting achildrens song: Jesus loves me, this I know, or theBible tells me so.


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Tis truly is the heart o the Christian aith. We knowthat we are loved and accepted by God because o what

the Bible, Gods word, tells us.

your BIrth certIfIcate

Jesus said that when someone enters the kingdom oGod, or becomes a Christian, they are born again.Mostassuredly, [Jesus] say to you, unless one is born again, hecannot see the kingdom o od(John 3:3).

When you were born, your parents were given a birthcerticate, which you still use to prove who you are.

You are who you are, no matter how you eel aboutit. Even i you suered rom a loss o memory, youridentity would still remain the same. Your birth certicatestates who you are and that settles it.

Tis is how it is with us and theBible. I you have received JesusChrist into your lie, then youhave been born into the amilyo God. Te Bible is your birthcerticate. It tells you who youare, even i sometimes you maynot eel that you are a Christian or i you orget it! We can

trust the Bible to tell us aboutour new birth in the same waythat we trust our original birthcerticate.

Te disciple John put it boldly:

eloved, now we are children ood(1John3:2).Andwehavealready seen that Jesus said,

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Most assuredly, say to you, he who hears My word andbelieves in im who sent Me has everlasting lie, and shall

not come into judgment, but has passed rom death into lie(John5:24).

Tese are powerul words! Tey say that i you haverepented and received Jesus or yoursel, then you haveeternal lie and have crossed over rom death to lie.

Tis is something you can stake your lie on.

the LIfeLIne

God has given us His word, the Bible, so that we canunderstand Him better and grow strong in our aith. Iyou start reading it regularly, you will quickly discoverthat the Bible is a lieline or you.

You might still be eeling worried about your new aith is it all really true? Has God really rescued me rom sin?Te Bible warns us that Satan is the ather o lies (John8:44)heisamasteratthegame.Youmightfeelcertaino your aith one day, but uncertain the next. Your aithcan come under attack.

What should you do? Te answer is: go to the Word oGod.FindaScripturelikeJohn5:24,andreaditoverand over again! ake it to God in prayer and ask Him to

write it on your heart. Remember that the Bible is yourbirth certicate. God says that you are His child and thatyou have eternal lie and His word is true. Tese arepromises you can stake your whole lie on.

As you read the Bible, you will discover more and more

o Gods promises or yoursel. Tey will help you tobecome established in your aith.


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Te second way you can be certain about what God hasdone or you is through the work o the Holy Spirit in yourlie. When someone becomes a Christian, God becomespresent in his or her lie, through His Holy Spirit.

But who is this Holy Spirit? Christians believe that Godis so much greater than us that He is on a dierent levelo being. Tis is why Christians talk about there beingthree persons within the one God the Father, the Son,and the Holy Spirit.

Tis belie in God as a rinity is much more than just adusty old theory. It tells us that the God o the Bible ismuch greater and more glorious than we can ever thinkor imagine: Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible,to od who alone is wise, be honor and glory orever and

ever. Amen(1Timothy1:17).

chILdren of god

Te Holy Spirit is the person who puts us in touch withGod. He brings Gods presence, Gods love, and Godspower into our lives. He gives us the strength to live asChrist lived, and He gives us the inner certainty we needabout our aith.

Te Bible tells us: e pirit imsel bears witness with ourspirit that we are children o od(Romans8:16).Noticethat the Bible uses the word spirit twice once with acapital letter or Gods Spirit, and then with a small letteror our human spirit. Gods Spirit assures us, deep insideour hearts, that we truly are the children o God.


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As children o God, we startto relate to God as our Father.

Many people today havehad bad experiences o theirhuman athers. But God is theFather made to the originalspecications loving andpatient, ready to listen and to

speak to us, and also rm withus when we need it.

Again it is the Spirit who enables us to relate to God asour Father: or you did not receive the spirit o bondageagain to ear, but you received the pirit o adoption by

whom we cry out, Abba, ather (Romans 8:15). AsGods Spirit works within you, your lie the way youbehave, think, and eel will be changed.

In the coming months, as you begin to grow as aChristian, and learn to relate to God in prayer, your own

experience o Him will start to ring true to the promiseso the Bible.

the secretary of the trInIty

Someone once pictured the Holy Spirit as the Secretaryo the rinity. One job o any company secretary is tocommunicate the decisions o the board to the peopleconcerned. Tis is similar to what the Holy Spirit does.

Ater you have received Jesus into your lie, the HolySpirit immediately swings into action. A registered letterarrives, as it were, at the door o your heart with theollowing message

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pern w pu u

in u wi gd.

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preene, gd

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* I you have received Jesus Christ into your lie, then

write your name on the dotted line above. Tis letter isaddressed to you!

Dear ..*

e Father and the Son have asked me to tell you

that your sins have been orgiven and completely

blotted out and that you are now a true child o God.

ey have also asked me to let you know that your

name has been written in the Lambs Book o Lie in

heaven.

I have been told to encourage you to be aithul to

Jesus to the end, because an incorruptible crown and

inheritance is waiting or you in heaven.

Finally, I urge you to be strong in the Lord and in His

great power!

Yours or ever.

On behal o the Trinity,

e Holy Spirit


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Whats the dIfference?

Becoming a Christian isthe work o a moment.It happened when you gaveyour lie to God and Herescued you rom sin anddeath. But being a Christianis the work o a lietime.It takes time or God totransorm us into thepeople He wants us to be!

You are at the beginning o anincredible journey o ollowing

Jesus. We have already seenhow you can be sure o your

newound aith, through the witness o the Bible and bythe witness o the Holy Spirit in your lie.

So what dierence does it make to us to live as a Christian?

under neW ManageMent

When you become a Christian, the ownership o yourlie changes hands. In the past, you were the boss, doing

things in the way you saw best. For many people, thismeant looking ater themselves above everything else.

But now you have a new boss. You have given your lieto Jesus Christ. Tis is what it means to be a Christian Jesus is now in charge, as the Lord o your lie. Te

Apostle Paul said: i you coness with your mouth the ordesus and believe in your heart that od has raised imrom the dead, you will be saved(Romans10:9).

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What does this mean inpractice? It means a new way o

lie. As we submit our lives toGod and become His servants,

we nd an amazing newreedom. We are no longer theslaves o sin instead, we areree to do good. As Jesus said,

have come that they may havelie, and that they may have itmore abundantly(John 10:10).

We start to live out the lie owhat Jesus called the kingdom

o God. In simple terms, thismeans accepting that God rules us as our King. Jesusspoke about this way o lie in His amous Sermon on theMount,whichyoucanndinMatthewchapters5to7.

It also means keeping the en Commandments in

Exodus 20:1-17.e TenCommandments arent verypopular today our society has turned them into theTenSuggestions!ButtheseGod-givenruleswereneverintended to restrict or spoil our lives, as many peopletoday think. Instead, they act like a government health

warning on a pack o cigarettes: doing these things can

damage your lie.

PLuggIng Into gods PoWer

You might nd the thought o living your lie underGods rule rather daunting. Te Bible is realistic aboutthis. It knows how easily we can be tempted to all into

sin. It also tells us that the world is a hostile place orChristians, and that we have an enemy: e sober, be

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vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about likea roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour(1Peter5:8).

However, we do not struggle against sin on our own. TeHoly Spirit lives within us, giving us the power to resistthe devil and to overcome evil. We only have to ask Himto help us.

Tink o it like this. You have electricity in your home.Te house is wired and connected to the power station. Iyou arrive home on a dark night, there may be no light orheat in your house, but you know what to do: you pressthe switch, and power comes through. You have lightand warmth.

Living in the power o the Spirit is like turning theswitch on. Everything else is ready. Te Gospel message islike the wires and cables that are connected to the powerstation, the cross o Christ. Lines o truth have alreadybeen laid. Te power is there waiting. When you trust

your lie to Jesus and ask or Gods strength, His savingpower fows to you, giving you light.

Te vital thing is to ask. Knowing all about a powerstation can still leave you in the cold and dark. You cantouch the very walls o a nuclear power plant but still be

reezing. When we ask God or His help to overcometemptation and to live our lives, then we are tapping intothe resources o God, which are inexhaustible.

hoW to Be a heaLthy chrIstIan

Finally, there are a number o simple ways to grow strong

in your aith. ake time to think through this list. ryto decide now how you are going to put each item intoaction


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Eat good food by reading the Bible, which isGods message to us.

Drink plenty by praying to God and allowing HisHoly Spirit to change you.

Take exercise by living or God as a Christian intodays world.

Breathe fresh air by enjoying the atmosphere oworship in church.

Relax with others in the company o Godsamily.

All o this brings us back to the beginning o this booklet nding a church, which will welcome and encourageyou as a Christian. Te church is the only place whereyou can start to receive all that God longs to give you.

MayGodrichlyblessyouasyoufollowJesus.Inthewords o the Apostle Paul:

praythatGod would grant you, according to theriches o is glory, to be strengthened with mightthrough is pirit in the inner man, that Christ

may dwell in your hearts through aith; that you,being rooted and grounded in love, may be able tocomprehend with all the saints what is the widthand length and depth and heightto know the love oChrist which passes knowledge; that you may be lledwith all the ullness o od. (Ephesians3:16-18)


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Dear New Believer,

Greetings to you in Jesus Name.

We are happy to hear o your decision to accept Jesus

Christ as your personal Savior. It is a decision that willchange your lie and that you will never orget.

Knowing the need or you to be nurtured in the new lie,

we want to tell you certain important acts.

Te church to which you have been directed will beholding new convert classes immediately ater the crusade.Tese important oundational classes will continue orone week and will give you a clear understanding o yournew walk with Christ. Te churchs name and addresscan be ound on your decision card and on the enclosed

list o recommended churches. We encourage you toattend regularly.

No doubt you have many questions about what hashappened to you. A counselor will be available at thechurch to answer questions, to encourage you, and to

pray or you. I you have any other questions or needspecic prayer, please contact the pastor o the church.

MaytheLordblessyourichlyasyougrowinthislife.


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Other books & booklets

by Reinhard Bonnke

The Christian Life Collection

Im excited to offer you my book The Christian

Life Collection that will inspire you to live the

Christian life as it was meant to be! You will

find Scriptural insight and practical steps for

application to strengthen your spiritual walk.

This set of short studies on basic biblicalprinciples provides an easy-to-read and

convenient referencea valuable collection that

you will cherish for many years to come.

The Christian Life Collection is a complete

compilation of Reinhard Bonnkes 9 best-selling

booklets:

Even Greater12 Real-Life Stories that Will Inspire You to Do

Great Things for God!

From his personal life and ministry, Evangelist

Reinhard Bonnke shares twelve stories of the

triumph of faith and the miracle power of God.

You will bechallenged

You will be

inspired

You will bemoved

God has great

plans for you!


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The Holy Spirit BaptismThe greatest assurance of all flows from

personal experience of the manifestation

of Gods power. Drawing from Scripture,

this carefully explained and simple to

understand booklet brings the believer to the

place of faith where he or she can receive

the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Commonmisconceptions are answered and the

reader is challenged to ask and receive!

Approx 28 pages

Assurance of SalvationThis topic is vital to a victorious Christian life.

Using graphic illustrations from Scripture,

Reinhard Bonnke explains why we must

know we are saved. This vital truth is the

firm foundation of our faith.

For new or uncertain believers

Approx 26 pages

First of all IntercessionEvangelism without intercession is like

an explosive without a detonator, says

Reinhard Bonnke. Christians have a worldto reclaim and regain for God. Prayer and

intercession cast out the entrenched enemy,

violate his borders, and retake lost territory.

This booklet explains the task of intercession

clearly and concisely, and encourages

Christians to use the weapon of prayer more

consistently and effectively.

Approx 28 pages


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The Power of the Blood of JesusThe blood type of Jesus is unique. Since it

was spiritually created it has spiritual power.

As a young evangelist Reinhard Bonnke

vowed that wherever he went he would

preach on the blood of Jesus. This booklet

contains that powerful gospel message in all

its life-changing anointing.

Excellent for open-air evangelism

or as a gift for unsaved friends

Approx 26 pages

How to receivea Miracle from GodPerhaps the greatest single obstacle toaccepting the reality of miracles is our inabilityto understand Gods dynamics.

The dynamics of the miraculous are the Word

of God, Faith, and Obedience. When thesethree are in place, miracles happen. Thisbooklet will unlock the doors of unbelievinghearts to expect a miracle from God.

Approx 24 pages

The Lord Your HealerGod loves to heal. He still heals today.Thousands receive healing and remain totally

healed. This straightforward but profound

booklet answers the critics and lifts our faith.

We do not look to church leaders, special

ministries, or Reinhard Bonnke for healing, but

to Jesus. He will answer.

Approx 24 pages

Redemption The Romance of redeeming LoveWhen God gave His son Jesus to die for us, it

cost Him everything. The gift of Redemption is

the ultimate expression of Gods love.

This booklet reveals through Scripture, Gods

unique and perfect Redemption plan. Creation

was easy, but for our Redemption, God gave

Himself.

Approx 30 pages


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DO NOT TEAR OUTNew Believer'S COPY

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Name:

Age: Male Female

Location o residence: (Write specic details)

Residence phone number:

Ofce phone number:

First time decision or Christ? Yes No

Does the convert want a personalvisit? Yes No

When is the best time to visit?

What is his/her need? backslid but has been restored today

has major spiritual problems andneeds help

Convert directed to church number:

Name and location o Church:

Keep his card and show i o he pasor

when you frs atend he Church

Dcson Cd


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TEAR OUT CAREFULLYPaStOr'S COPY

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Name:

Age: Male Female

Location o residence: (Write specic details)

Residence phone number:

Ofce phone number:

First time decision or Christ? Yes No

Does the convert want a personalvisit? Yes No

When is the best time to visit?

What is his/her need? backslid but has been restored today

has major spiritual problems andneeds help

Convert directed to church number:

Name and location o Church:

Pasor, keep his card and make sure his

conver abides in he Church

Chuch Foo-Up Cd


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Evangelist REINHARD BONNKE

Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke

is the founder and leader of

Christ for all Nations an international

evangelistic ministry with ofces in

USA, Germany, UK, Canada,Africa, Australia, Hong Kong,

and Singapore.

He and his CfaN team conduct

Gospel Campaigns throughout Africa,

Asia and many other parts of the world

with up to 1,600,000 people attending

a single service. Signs and wondersfollow the preaching of the Gospel

with as many as 3,450,000 making a

positive decision for Christ in just 6

days of meetings.

We want souls to be saved and

integrated into living churches.

This is the original biblical pattern

says Rev. Bonnke.

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