The Allenwood Church

Click Here to Listen to a Message regarding why you need Jesus Christ to save you.  This message explains why being "Good" isn't good enough!

Have you put your trust in Jesus Christ?  God loves you.  Jesus Christ gave His life for you and rose from the dead that you might have eternal life through faith in Christ.

But to enjoy this eternal life (which is all about knowing God in a personal relationship) and to enjoy the benefits of eternal life (peace with God, assurance of the forgiveness of sins, sure hope of going to heaven upon death, true and abiding joy etc...) you must be "born again."  That means you must allow God to change you on the inside and make you a new person by the power of the Holy Spirit. God doesn't want you to try harder to be better-He wants to breathe His very life into you and transform you into being like Christ (which is what being a "Christian" is all about).

Salvation means to "make whole, to heal, to deliver, to save."   Jesus gave His life on the cross for your sins and then rose  from the dead, to redeem you from the penalty of sin (separation from God, in hell, which is eternal) and the power of sin that holds you captive.   Life is meaningless and hopeless apart from Jesus Christ, but life, meaning, purpose and hope is found in Christ.

God's grace, eternal life, is a gift.  It cannot be bought, is not deserved and cannot be earned by being good enough, religious enough, moral enough or doing enough good deeds.  It can only be received through faith in Jesus.

Have you received Jesus?  Are you willing to turn from sin and turn to God?   No matter what you have done in the past, God can and is willing to forgive you if you will confess you sins and trust in Christ.   No matter how much you have sinned God's grace is greater! 

Believe...Receive...Repent...Confess Jesus is Lord and begin a new life; a life with inner peace, joy and righteousness.   Begin this new life this very moment.

Heavenly Father-I pray for anyone who is reading this who has never turned to you; that right now you would touch their hearts, reveal their need for you, and minister your salvation to them in Jesus name!  Heavenly Father, thank you for your love for each of us; that you know us so intimately, love us so passionately and have demonstrated your love to us ultimately by sending your Son to die on a cross for our sins.  Thank you for the free gift of salvation in Jesus Christ!  Amen.

     *If you have made a decision to receive Jesus and therefore begin a new life, we would love to hear from you.  You can go to the "contact us" tab on the left and send us an e-mail or call. 

A relationship is meant to grow over time.  A relationship requires quality time spent with each other.  And time spent with Jesus (through the bible, prayer, and fellowship with His people) will result in becoming more like Him.  This is true life. 

     *If you have further questions or would like to talk to someone or have someone pray with you please feel free to contact us as well.

May God bless you!



Scripture's regarding salvation:

"By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you; otherwise you have believed in vain.  For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised from the dead on the third day according to Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the 12.  After that He appeared to more than 500 of the brothers at the same time..."                            -1 Corinthians 15:3-5

"But God demonstrated His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."                           -Romans 5:8

"Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God-children not born of natural descent or a husbands will, but born of God."                                            -John 1:12

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name (Jesus) under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."                                           -Acts 4:12 

"That if you confess with you mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.  For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified and with your mouth that you confess and are saved.  As the Scripture says: "Anyone who trusts in Him will never be put shame (rejected, turned away, disappointed).  For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile-the same Lord is Lord of all and riches blesses all who call on the name of the Lord..."      -Romans 10:9-12

"For the wages of sin is death, but 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, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.  God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in His blood."                                       -Romans 3:23-25

"For it is by grace (underserved kindness of God) you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift (can't be bought or earned by being good) of God-not by works (doing enough good deeds), so that no one can boast.  For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."                         -Ephesians 2:8-10

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life."                                            -John 3:16

"Now this is eternal life: that they may know  (have a relationship) you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent."                                          -John 17:3

"I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless He is born from above."                                     -John 3:3

"Repent (change your mind and lifestyle) and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send the Christ, who has been appointed unto you-even Jesus."                     -Acts 3:19-20

"The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise (to return and judge the world), as some understand slowness.  He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."             -2 Peter 3:9

"...God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.  For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all men..."                                        -1 Timothy 2:4-7