Notes of Faith June 4, 2024

Making a Splash

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.

1 John 5:1

Last year two women visiting Hawaii drove their rental car straight into Honokohau Harbor in Kailua-Kona. A nearby sailboat saw the sinking vehicle, and crew members dove into the water to pull the women to safety. The women said they had simply been following the directions on their GPS.

It’s terribly important to have good directions!

Unlike other religions, Christianity offers clear-cut directions to heaven. Jesus said, “I am the way” (John 14:6). Paul wrote, “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9-10). John wrote, “Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God” (1 John 5:1).

When we trust Jesus as Savior and Lord, we’re delivered from sin and death by the power of the blood of Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit begins to transform us into better people—into earthly models of Jesus Christ. This gives us tremendous assurance. Make sure you’re following God’s directions, which will never leave you in uncharted waters.

There is no other Gospel than the Good News of Jesus’ triumph over death, sin and Satan through His substitutionary, sacrificial, all-sufficient, atoning death and resurrection.

Franklin Graham

Acts 4:12

"And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved."

Come to Jesus and lead others to Jesus…the priority of our earthly lives!

Pastor Dale