We see beauty, purpose, and evidence of design all around us. The Bible tells us that God originally planned a world that worked perfectly, where everything and everyone fit together in harmony.
Genesis 1:31 & Psalm 19:1
SIN
Life doesn’t work when we ignore God and His original design for our lives. We selfishly insist on doing things our own way. The Bible calls this sin. We all sin and distort the original design. The consequence of sin is separation from God, in this life and for all of eternity.
Romans 3:23 & Romans 6:23
BROKENESS
Sin leads to a place of brokenness. We see this all around us and in our own lives as well. When we realize life is not working, we begin to look for a way out. We tend to go in many directions trying different things to figure it out on our own. Brokenness leads to a place of realizing a need for something greater.
Romans 1:25 & Proverbs 14:12
THE GOSPEL
At this point, we need a remedy. Because of His love, God did not leave us in our brokenness. Jesus, God in human flesh, came to us and lived perfectly according to God’s design. Jesus came to rescue us, to do for us what we could not do for ourselves. He took our sin to the cross, paying the penalty of our sin by his death. Jesus was then raised from the dead to provide the only way for us to be rescued and restored to a relationship with God.
John 3:16 & Colossians 2:14
REPENT & BELIEVE
Simply hearing this good news is not enough. We must admit our sinful brokenness and stop trusting in ourselves. We don’t have the power to escape this brokenness on our own; we need to be rescued. In this, we must ask God to forgive us, turning from sin to trust only in Jesus. This is what it means to repent and believe. When we confess our faith in Jesus Christ, we receive new life through Him and God turns our lives in a new direction.
Ephesians 2:8-9 & Romans 10:9
RECOVER AND PURSUE
When God restores our relationship to Him, we begin to discover meaning and purpose in a broken world. Now we can pursue God’s design in all areas of our lives. Even when we fail, we understand God’s pathway to be restored, this same good news of Jesus. God’s spirit empowers us to pursue His design and assures us of His presence in this life and for all eternity.
Philippians 2:13 & Ephesians 2:10
A RESPONSE
Now that you have heard this good news, God wants you to respond to Him. You can talk to Him using words like these:
"My life is broken, and I recognize it is because of my sin. I need You."
"I believe Jesus came to live, die, and was raised from the dead to rescue me from my sin."
"Forgive me. I turn from my selfish ways and put my trust in You."
"I know that Jesus is God, and I will follow Him."
