[NFBF-Melbourne] Weekend Devotion (Sat., July 25, 2020) FW: Can I Be Sure I’ll Get into Heaven?

Sat Jul 25 05:24:09 UTC 2020

Hello Everyone!  Praise God from whom all blessings flow!  It is in Him that we live, move and have our very being.  We should not want to do anything without consulting God first.  The Bible tells us in Matt. 6:33 to “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all of these things shall be added unto you”.  If we put God first, He will make us the head and not the tail, above and not beneath.  Yes, we can be sure that heaven will be our home when the appointed time comes. Repent daily, confess your sins before God and ask for forgiveness.  Trust and believe God that when Jesus died and rose again, that it was made possible for us to inherit eternal life.  Thank God for Jesus!  He made a way out of no way.  Jesus has already “paid in full” for our redemption.  Don’t worry about a thing; just pray.  Once we make up our minds that this is not our home, that we are just pilgrims passing through - living in this life to live again in eternity!  So, it would behoove us to strive to live Holy, no one is perfect but Jesus; however, at least we can try to do the right thing.  Jesus is our perfect example so follow Christ!

God bless,

Dr. Joyce Taylor, VP, MSCC

Communities of Faith Committee Member

Be encouraged by Pastor Rick Warren’s message below.

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Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2020 5:06 AM
To: Joyce Taylor <dr.joycetaylor56 at gmail.com>
Subject: Can I Be Sure I’ll Get into Heaven? 

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By Rick Warren — July 23, 2020

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“Those who hear my words and believe in him who sent me have eternal life. They will not be judged.”

John 5:24 (GNT)

Jesus’ death and Resurrection release us from judgment.

You may imagine a day of judgment where you’re standing outside the gates of heaven in a really long line, and you’re slowly moving forward, one step at a time. As you get closer, you start to sweat and wonder, “Am I going to get in? Am I going to make it? Is God going to use a giant TV screen to show every foolish or wrong thing I’ve ever done? Will my every sin be exposed?”

I have Good News for you; it’s the promise of Jesus Christ. The Bible says in John 3:18 that those who believe in Jesus—his death and Resurrection—will not be judged.

Here’s the real picture: You’re standing in line waiting for the judgment. Jesus sees you and says, “I know you. We’ve been friends for years. You put your trust in me one year during Easter. Come with me. Get in the express lane. You get the fast track. You get to bypass the judgment.” Is that good news? Oh, yeah!

I have a friend named Buddy who said that, when he was a little kid, his Sunday school teacher taught him that God was sitting in heaven, writing down every bad thing that Buddy ever did. She actually made the class sing a song every week that went, “My Lord is writing all the time. Writing, writing, writing all the time.” Buddy said, “It scared me. I just thought, ‘I’m never going to make it to heaven. My list is getting longer and longer.’”

Is that the way God treats us when we come and put our faith in Christ? No! In fact, God is erasing, erasing, erasing all the time. Forgiving, forgiving, forgiving all the time. He’s sitting in heaven, hitting the “delete” button.

Why? Because the Bible says “God is love” (1 John 4:8 NIV) and love “keeps no record of wrongs” (1 Corinthians 13:5 NIV). If you put your trust in the love of Jesus Christ, your sins are wiped out.

“There is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1 NLT).

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Talk About It

*	What do you think of when you hear people talk about a “day of judgment”?
*	How does confidence of a future in heaven shape your daily actions and choices?
*	If God doesn’t keep a record of wrongs, why is it still important to try to do the right thing?

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Message 3: Set Free from Me
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Message 7: When Your World Falls Apart
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