You can have the Hope of Heaven this Christmas!
Two Questions That Change Everything
1. Do you know for sure that you are going to be with God in Heaven someday?
2. If God were to ask you, “Why should I let you into heaven?” — what would you say?
Heaven
A Free Gift
Heaven is not something you can earn or deserve. It’s not about being good enough or trying hard enough. It’s a gift—freely given by a loving God who wants you to be with Him forever.
No amount of good works, religious activity, or moral living can purchase what God offers freely through grace.
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“The gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
ROMANS 6:23
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
ROMANS 3:23
Sin
Our Separation
We have a problem. Every one of us has fallen short of God’s perfect standard. Sin isn’t just about the bad things we do—it’s about the fundamental separation between us and a holy God.
God’s standard is perfection. And no one can achieve that on their own. We need help. We need rescue. We need God’s way.
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God
Both Loving and Just
Here’s the beautiful tension: God is perfectly loving and perfectly just. He loves you more than you can imagine, yet His justice demands that sin be dealt with.
God cannot simply overlook our sin—that would violate His justice. But in His love, He provided a way for both His love and justice to be satisfied.
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“God is love… He does not leave the guilty unpunished.”
1 JOHN 4:8; EXODUS 34:7
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
JOHN 3:16
Jesus
The Perfect Solution
This is the heart of Christmas: God became man. Jesus, fully God and fully human, lived the perfect life we couldn’t live. He died the death we deserved to die. He rose from the dead, conquering sin and death forever.
On the cross, God’s justice was satisfied and His love was demonstrated in the most powerful way possible.
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Faith
The Response
We receive God’s gift through faith—not just knowing about Jesus, but trusting in Him completely for our eternal life. It means believing that what He did on the cross is enough.
Faith is transferring your trust from your own efforts to Jesus Christ alone. It’s turning from sin and following Him as Lord and Savior.
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“Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.”
ACTS 16:31
DO YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THIS HOPE AND BEGIN A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS?
You can pray this prayer…
“Dear Jesus, please forgive me. I no longer want to live life without you. Come into my life as my Lord and Savior. Thank you for living the life I could never live and dying in my place on the cross. I want the hope of heaven both now and forever. Amen.”
HAVE YOU DECIDED TO FOLLOW JESUS?
LET US KNOW!
NEXT STEPS
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