09:00 a.m. - Prayer Time
Life Probe
Man has an innate desire for truth. Life is full of questions that leads to decisions. Some questions may require simple answers. What am I going to eat for breakfast?, What am I going to wear? Other questions, however, are more challenging and the effects more consequential. Answers to these questions affect our decisions and how we live our short life here on earth. This is by no means an exhaustive list of man's inquiry of his existence and being but we hope that this will spur your desire to know and seek the truth.
Questions About Life
The world tries to offer answers to life’s tough, poignant questions but all these are short-lived, shallow and at very best, empty. But have you considered how Jesus can answer these questions for you?
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How can I find purpose in my life?
Imagine for a moment that you’re building a house. You hire a building contractor, but he never consults the blueprints drawn up by your architect, your designer. He works without a plan. An unwise move - because the contractor needs to know where to lay the foundation, erect the walls and place the windows. Only then will the home look the way it was intended.
The same can be said of life. How can we try to build our life without first consulting the great architect of life, the one who created us for a wonderful purpose? The Bible says, "We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them" (Romans 8:28).
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One definition of peace is simply the absence of conflict. If you can resolve whatever conflict you are facing, then you can have peace. But when conflict rears its head, peace runs out the door, and it won’t return until the conflict is settled. This notion of peace is a good start, but it is also fragile, because it is totally dependent on your circumstances.
A stronger definition of peace is one that allows you to rise above your circumstances and remain calm despite the storm raging around you. It is a sense of assurance that no matter what happens, things will eventually get better, and that somewhere, someone trustworthy is in control. This sort of peace is not dependent on circumstances. Rather, it allows you to see beyond your surroundings and fix your eyes on a point in the distance that allows you to hold steady on your course and ride out the storm.
How can you find this sort of peace? By putting your trust in the one person who transcends all of our trials and struggles: Jesus Christ. In the Bible, Jesus offers to give us peace if we follow Him. "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). As God, Jesus is the only one who can truly offer us this gift. If we put our trust in Him, He will give us the strength and the endurance we need to weather any situation.
Questions About God
Examine the relevance of God and Christianity in light of human existence.
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"You can’t prove God exists and you can’t prove God doesn’t exist." This is the response one often hears when the question of God’s existence is raised. It is not the purpose of this article to present a scientific argument in the existence of God
However, the Bible tells us, "The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God'" (Psalm 14:1; 53:1). The Bible also proclaims that people are without excuse for not believing in a Creator God, "For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities - His eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse" (Romans 1:20). According to the Bible, anyone who denies the existence of God is a fool. Why, then, are so many people, including some Christians, willing to accept that evolutionary scientists are unbiased interpreters of scientific data? According to the Bible, they are all fools! Foolishness does not imply a lack of intelligence. Most evolutionary scientists are brilliant intellectually. Foolishness indicates an inability to properly apply knowledge. Proverbs 1:7 tells us, "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline."
If Creation is true, then there is a Creator to Whom we are accountable. According to the Bible, the choice is clear. We can believe the Word of our omnipotent and omniscient God, or we can believe the illogically biased, "scientific" explanations of fools.
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Many people think this is the case, because they assume that all religions are essentially the same when you get right down to it. But this just isn’t true. If you let each religion speak for itself, you find religions around the world differ greatly on the basic concepts - God, truth, reality, the basic human dilemma and the solution to that dilemma. They differ so much that many of their statements contradict one another. For example, God cannot be both personal, as Christians, Jews and Muslims believe, and impersonal, as Buddhists and Hindus believe. Those are contradictory statements. According to the rules of logic, contradictory statements cannot all be true. Therefore, all religions cannot possibly be true. It is a logical impossibility. And if they are not all true, then not all of them can lead to God.
Jesus claimed to be the only Saviour. "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). From His own words, both Jesus’ followers and his opponents recognized that He claimed to be God, the only one able to save us from sin and death (see also John 20:24-29; John 10:31-33).
It is not by Christianity or any other religion that anyone can be saved but by Jesus alone. You can read more about Jesus in the Bible and decide how you will respond to his claims and his offer of salvation.
Questions About Jesus and Salvation
There is a spiritual hunger in every man that cannot be satisfied by worldly desires and pleasures. Only a spiritual answer can resolve this spiritual longing.
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He is the son of the Living God, who humbled Himself and came to earth to atone for the sins of the world. He died to pay the penalty for our sins and was resurrected on the 3rd day so we might have life in Him. He offers this gift to all. It is called SALVATION.
Jesus says in;
- John 11:25 "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live."
- John 6:51 "I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever."
- John 12:46 "I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness."
- 1 John 2:2 "He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world."
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The word of God says, we are born into a world of sin, inheriting a sinful nature, being born of the seed of Adam. Because of this, we have been separated from God since birth and hell is our destination unless we turn from our sins and come back to God. Romans 3:23 says "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God". And Romans 6:23 says "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
We cannot be reconciled with our Father in Heaven, who is perfect purity and holiness, unless our sins are atoned for. And we cannot atone for our sins by ourselves, through our own works, so great are our sins. You might not think so. You might think you are a good person and your sins are not so great, but to God there is no little sin or big sin. Every sin is great in the eyes of a righteous and just God. If you have broken one of God's commandments, you have violated God's law, thus you have broken all of them.
Matthew 5:28 says "But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart."
We are in need of a savior.
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God in His mercy and grace, loving us with an everlasting love, saw our helpless state and sent His son Jesus to atone for our sins. The bible says in.
- John 3:16 says "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
- Romans 5:8 "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Jesus Christ was the pure lamb of God, the only sacrifice deemed worthy to atone for all the sins of all of fallen mankind. He took our sins upon himself and was crucified on a cross, paying the penalty for all of our sins for all of eternity. He was raised from the dead on the 3rd day, conquering hell, death and the grave. If you believe that He died on the cross for your sins and rose again, then we believe that your sins are washed away and you are BORN AGAIN (reconciled) of the Spirit of God, not the will or flesh of man.
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The Bible says in.
Romans 10:9 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."
Simply pray."Lord, I believe you died on a cross for my sins, and you rose again. I repent for my sins and renounce the works of the devil. Wash me clean with your precious blood. I invite you into my heart. Be my Lord and Savior".
It is that easy. Salvation is a free gift from God. Jesus Christ died and paid the penalty for your sins and mine. Simply accept this gift and it is yours for eternity, absolutely free...such is the love of God for you, immeasurable and unconditional.
Ephesians 2:8,9 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."
This is the only way to Heaven.The Lord says in.
John 14:6 "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
Acts 4:12 "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."
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If you have received the Lord today, you may contact us. We would like to pray with you and rejoice with the angels.
Luke 15:7 "there is great rejoicing in Heaven over one person who repents and receives the Lord." You are now a child of the most high God and your life for Christ has just begun.
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