Little Stevens Creek Baptist Church

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Vacation Bible School

Join us for a Magnified Adventure
June 22nd thru 26th, 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Discovering the Bigness of God in the Smallest of Things.

Dinner
Class | Crafts | Games | Prizes

Dinner at 6pm
Bible School 6:30pm to 8pm

How Can I Go To Heaven?
“How Can I Go To Heaven?”--------------------There are only two kinds of people in the world. (Matthew 25:46)Those who go to heaven.And those who go to hell.Take note that both people in this example have two bags.These bags represent good thingsAnd bad things that the people do.All people can do some good things.People can tell the truth, be kind, help each other, and many other things. Here, those good things are represented by green checks in their bags.All people do some bad things.The Bible says that everybody has sinned. (Romans 3:23)Sinning is doing, thinking, or saying bad things.All people have sinned and are called sinners.Here, those bad things are represented by red Xs in their bags.People are not perfectSin really messes up the world.People hurt each other by lying, stealing, killing, and many other things.Heaven is a perfect place.Heaven would not be perfect place if sin was there. (Revelation 21:27)God is perfect, what the Bible calls holy. (Leviticus 19:2)Heaven is God’s home. (Psalm 11:4)Heaven is a holy place that sinners, those who have done bad things, cannot live.All people have sinned, and that includes you!Sin has separated us from God in heaven. (Isaiah 59:2)But God loves us so much that He has made a way for us to go to heaven. (Romans 5:8)God sent His Son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins. (John 17:1-5)The cross made a bridge back to God in heaven. (Romans 6:23)Jesus took the punishment for our sins that we deserved by dying on the cross. (1 Peter 2:24)Jesus came back to life 3 days later and beat death, because He is God the Son. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)Jesus is holy, which means He never sinned. (1 John 3:5)Jesus lived a perfect life, because He is God the Son who became a man. (2 Peter 1:17)The only way to heaven is if we ask God for forgiveness of our sins and trust that Jesus died for our sins.Both people in our example die. (Hebrews 9:27)Both people have done good thingsAnd both people have done bad things.This person did not accept Jesus. (1 John 5:12)When this person dies, God sees their sin. Even though they did some good things, sin cannot enter heaven (1 Corinthians 6:9-10).This person is separated from God forever in hell and punished for their sins. (2 Thessalonians 1:9)This person accepted Jesus.When this person dies, God sees that Jesus took the punishment for their sins on the cross. (2 Corinthians 5:21)Since their sins have been punished, they can enter heaven. This person goes to live with God in heaven forever. (John 3:36)Jesus took the punishment for their sins.Good things cannot get you into heaven (Ephesians 2:9).Something must be done about your sin, and you can’t get rid of it without Jesus (Romans 5:6).Remember, sin cannot enter heaven (Galatians 5:19-21).You can only be saved by God’s grace. Grace is a free gift that you don’t deserve. (Ephesians 2:8)That free gift is Jesus coming from heaven to die on the cross for your sins. (John 6:51)You can only receive Jesus by faith. Faith is trusting in Jesus. (John 14:6)How can you get to heaven?You must admit that you are a sinner. (Proverbs 28:13)You must ask God to forgive you of your sins. (Acts 2:38)You must accept that Jesus died on the cross for your sins and returned to life 3 days later. (Romans 10:9)Jesus is the only way to get to heaven (Acts 4:12).Have you trusted that Jesus died on the cross for your sins? (1 Peter 3:18)When you die one day, will you go to heaven?Or when you die one day, will you go to hell?God loves you and wants you to live in heaven with Him one day. To find out more about God’s love for you, you should read the Bible and talk to your preacher or another Christian. (1 John 4:10)John 3.16 says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."--------------------Written and Produced by:Reverend David Lyda Little Stevens Creek Baptist Church Edgefield, SC Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Posted by Little Stevens Creek Baptist Church on Monday, April 6, 2020