Introduction
When you accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour, you start a new life.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV) If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, behold all things have become new.
What do you have to do to receive salvation?
Christianity is not just a religion, it is a relationship with a loving Father. Unlike other religions, salvation cannot be earned, it is a free gift from God that we receive by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NLT) God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
To receive this gift of grace, you must believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and accept Him as your Lord and Savior. He died on the cross so that you and I can have eternal life.
The salvation prayer (Pray this prayer aloud)
I confess with my mouth the Lord Jesus Christ and believe in my heart that God has raised Him from the dead. Lord, you said in Your Word that whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Today Lord Jesus I call upon Your name for salvation. I give my life to You, and I ask that You come into my heart and save me. Today I receive You as my Lord and Saviour and I confess that I have been a sinner. Please wash me in Your precious blood and cleanse me from all my sins. Father, Your Word says that unless I forgive those who have done me wrong or hurt me, you cannot forgive me, therefore I forgive, (mention the people by name) from the bottom of my heart. I forgive all those people who have sinned against me, now please write my name in the Lamb’s Book of Life and fill me with Your Holy Spirit. Thank You Lord Jesus Christ!
Romans 10:9-10 (NLT) If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.
Romans 10:13 (NKJV) For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Mark 11:24-25 (NLT) I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours. But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too