trusting christ

In the Bible, the Lord Jesus Christ answered all the questions that men put to Him. Some were genuine; others were nothing but trickery. But the most important questions were the ones He Himself asked. These were honest questions, questions that really matter. Like the day He asked the people, "What do you think of Me?" What a simple and yet searching question. And He’s looking for honesty in your answer. So, what DO you think of Christ? What is YOUR answer to life's greatest issue?

There is nothing more important for any of us than to understand what a person needs to do in order to receive the gift of eternal life. The late Tony Dyer was an evangelist, a therapist, and a youth minister. On this episode he joins host Don Hawkins to talk about trusting Christ.

Truett Cathy the late founder of Chick-fil-a has been known to say, “You can tell if a person needs encouragement, just check to see if they are breathing.”  On part two of this episode of encouragement for you, Steve Saint joins host Don Hawkins to share words of encouragement.  

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What exactly is the gospel? Well, as we shall hear today, it’s been described as the “greatest possible blessing”, given by the “widest possible invitation”, based on the “highest possible authority”, and received on the “simplest possible terms”. What a wonderful message! We’re sure that every Christian will enjoy this simple and clear gospel message and trust that any unsaved person listening today will drink in this wonderful message for themselves.

The gospel message is not complicated. It is God's offer of grace to sinners who don't deserve it. It's a simple extension of pardon to anyone willing to accept the guilty verdict and come and receive it. Why is it then that multitudes are not lined up at the door wanting to get it. The answer is simple. Most people don't take God seriously when He says that we need salvation. They also think that there is something that they can do. The gospel message is that you need to have your sins forgiven and that God has provided the means to do that.

What a tremendous amount of confusion surrounds the use of the term 'faith.' Many people look at faith as a concept that comes up only in religious discussions. They forget or don't realize that they exercise faith every day of their lives - in people and things around them. Some are even proud of their faith, claiming to have 'great faith' and relying on it to get them to heaven. They forget that even great faith in an unreliable object is very foolhardy indeed. Skeptics even contrast faith with reason, teaching that faith is only necessary when there is nothing to support it. How totally wrong this is! And how contrary to evidence-based Biblical faith! This week’s message looks at the faith in three well-known Bible characters - Noah, Moses, and Abraham, and how it relates to the qualities of 'saving faith' that we all need - the kind of trust and reliance on God that truly saves the soul. Do you have it? 

You know, the gospel is an urgent message. It’s not a message people should put on the back burner to consider at a later date - perhaps when life is less complicated or when they have more time. But consider this one important and solemn fact - it is possible to miss Christ. We can be like those who think everything is okay  - that a show of religion is close enough to the real thing. How tragic! We hope that none of our listeners will ever regret a missed opportunity to be saved.

One of the primary differences between a man-made religion and the gospel of the grace of God is in one simple word – done. You see the work of salvation has already been provided in the death of Christ on the cross of Calvary. It is “through Him” alone that we can be saved. Today’s gospel message takes a look at the basics of the gospel message – the sin problem, a holy God, the need for all of us to acknowledge and repent of our sin, and the forgiveness offered by God Himself in sending Christ to pay the great debt that we could never pay. ‘Through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins.’ It’s a wonderful message that we hope will help you understand God’s way of salvation.