Purpose:  

 Reaching East Tennessee, America, and the World for Jesus Christ

Core Values:

   Evangelism, Fellowship, Worship, Discipleship, Godly Lifestyle, Prayer, Unity, and Service

How to Receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Go to Heaven

1) God loves you.

Because of God's love for all persons, He desires that you have unbroken fellowship with Him.

John 3:16» For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.

Ephesians 2:4-5» But God, who is abundant in mercy, because of His great love that He had for us, made us alive with the Messiah even though we were dead in trespasses. By grace you are saved!

2) You are a sinner.

All persons are "sinners" in that they disobey God. Sin is choosing to go your own way and do your own thing as opposed to being obedient to God.

Isaiah 53:6» We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all

Romans 3:10» As it it written: There is no one righteous, not even one

3) Sin separates you from God.

Sin forms a barrier that prevents you from entering into unbroken fellowship with God, Who is holy. As an unholy sinner, you can't have fellowship with God. You are headed for a Christless eternity that the Bible calls Hell.

Isaiah 59:2» But your iniquities have separated you from God; your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear

Romans 3:23» For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

4) God sent His son Jesus to remove the sin barrier.

The death on the cross of Jesus Christ, God's Son, removed the sin barrier between you and God. Jesus died for your sins, taking your punishment on Himself. God did for you in Jesus Christ what you couldn't do for yourself.

1 Peter 2:23» When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered , he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.

Romans 5:8» But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

2 Corinthians 5:21» God made him who had not sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

5) You can receive Jesus Christ through faith.

Faith is trusting in what Jesus has done for you rather than trusting your own efforts to restore fellowship with God. Faith is complete reliance on Christ to put you in right relationship with God, allowing Him to live His life through you. Faith also involves repentance or genuine sorrow for sin and willingness to turn away from sin.

John 14:6» Jesus answered, " I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me.

Acts 16:31» They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved- you and your household."

Romans 10:9-10» If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord", and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

7) Through prayer you can trust in Jesus Christ.

Admit to God that you are a sinner. Express sorrow or repentance for your sinfulness. Ask Him to forgive your sins. Invite Jesus into your life as Savior and Lord. Commit yourself to live for Him.