A New Life In Christ

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INTRODUCTION:

Starting a relationship with God is very simple. It's simply a matter of opening your heart to talk to Him and listening for Him to speak to you. The Holy Spirit will show you your need in how to relate to the Lord. It starts with the awareness that the Lord loves you; He has given Himself as a sacrifice so that you may know Him.

SHOW NOTES:

• Starting in a new life in Christ can begin by you simply asking Him to know Him.

• This is not about performance, where you try to “do things” to please the Lord.

• Ways to open the door for His presence can include praying, or talking to Him, reading the Scriptures, reaching into a teaching from someone who has a walk with God.

• Surround yourself with people who love you and have a walk with God.

• Realize that you grow in a progression as you expose yourself to Him, but you start simply like a child.

• When you come across things that you don't understand, let Him know. Ask Him to reveal to you someone that can help you to understand.

QUOTATIONS:

• When a person starts out in their walk with God, they need to know that their sins are forgiven. They need to know that the Lord loves them and He gave Himself for them.

• Just express your heart--”Here I am, Lord, take me, use me, show me.”

• Always keep in front of your mind that He's the potter and you're the clay.

• Talk to the Lord about all the things that you're concerned about. Talk to Him openly about it, but keep an open heart.

• Entering into the whole concept of really knowing the Lord—make it so very simple. The more you add to it, the more complicated it gets.

• Start with the Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Starting there you get the basics of what a walk with God is.

• When you open your heart for the first time to the Lord, you are totally dependent upon Him.

• Connecting in with people that love the Lord, that have a mature relationship with the Lord and that you trust is...