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Meet the Church of the Nazarene...
The Church of the Nazarene is a Protestant Christian
church in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition, tracing its roots to an
anniversary date of 1908. It was founded to spread the message of
scriptural holiness (Christlike living) across the lands. Today the
Church of the Nazarene is located in 151 world areas.
The Church of the Nazarene is a Great Commission church. We believe
that God offers to everyone forgiveness, peace, joy, purpose, love,
meaning in life, and the promise of heaven when life is over by
entering and experiencing a personal relationship with God through
Jesus Christ. We are called to take this message to people everywhere.
The Church of the Nazarene is also a holiness church. We believe that
Christians can experience a deeper level of life in which there is
victory over sin, power to witness and serve, and a richer fellowship
with God, all through the infilling of the Holy Spirit.
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We would like to introduce
you to
our Savior - Jesus Christ
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Who He Is . .
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What He Did . . .
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While Jesus was on Earth, he healed the
sick, fed the hungry, and even raised the dead. But God's ultimate purpose was to become
the sin sacrifice for all times. "You see, at just the right time, when we were
still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly . . . . But God demonstrates his own love for
us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been
justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him"
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Some of the religious leaders at the
time believed Christ was not God and his claim to be so angered them. They were able under
Roman law to get him crucified. Crucifixion was a cruel death. A person was nailed to a
cross through the wrists and ankles. But that didn't cause the death. They slowly
suffocated. Christ died on the cross as was foretold by the prophets hundreds of years
before. It was all planned; because without the shedding of blood the would be no
forgiveness of sins. (Read
Matthew
26:47-27:66,
Mark 14:43-15:47
,
Luke
22:47-23:56,
John 18:1-19:42,
and
Hebrews 9:22 in the Bible.) |
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His death, the religious leaders
thought, would prove him not to be God. This would have been true if he had stayed dead.
But as Christ said he would live again in three days. Now he lives as the risen Savior and
sits at the right hand of his Father in Heaven. (Read
Matthew 28,
Mark 16,
Luke 24, and
John 20 and 21 in the Bible.) |
So what does all this mean to you
and me? It means we do not have to go through this world without hope, lonely, afraid, or
brokenhearted. It means we don't have to worry about our eternal home. It means we have a
God who loves us for who we are not what we do and will forgive us and give us a clean
slate. It means we have a SAVIOR!
Think about this for a moment. The
very God who created us also died for our sins. He didn't have to. His love for His
creation beckoned Him to be our sin sacrifice. Jesus bridges the gap between Man and God
which our personal sins cause.
Do you sense your need for a savior?
Are you willing to give Jesus Christ a chance to change your life and outlook, to carry
you through the tough and not-so-tough times, and to give you a home in Heaven? You cannot
do it on your own. He's the only one who can do this. If "yes" is your answer,
then follow the steps below.
How Jesus Can
Be Your Savior . . .
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