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April 6th, 2007, 07:10 AM
On this day of days in which our Lord gave His life for us, I thought this old hymn would be appropriate:
The Old Rugged Cross
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.
Refrain
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.
Refrain
In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.
Refrain
To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share.
Refrain
Today is the day of salvation. Today is the day you can be set free from your shame, guilt, and despair. Today over 2000 years ago, God the Son willingly went to the cross for you, for me. On that cross all of our sin was paid for in full by the holy blood of Jesus. On that day when Jesus said "It is finished", the gulf between mankind and God was closed and mankind could be restored to the relationship of a child of God.
Today Jesus stands at the door of your heart and knocks. Answer and He will come in and be with you forever. Say yes to Jesus. Say yes to eternal life. Say yes to the One who is worthy of all of your love, obedience, and devotion.
Confess your sins, repent (turn away) from those sins and accept God's grace and love toward you.
Rom 5:8 But God commends His love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.
Rom 5:9 Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
Rom 5:10 For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
Rom 5:11 And not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the reconciliation.
The choice is yours. Choose wisely. Choose eternal life through Jesus our Lord and Savior.
I repeat, Today is the day of salvation. Let today be the first day of your new life.
Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Eph 2:9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Accept God's grace and love. Please accept the greatest gift anyone could ever receive.
Jesus is Lord!
He is Risen!
The Old Rugged Cross
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.
Refrain
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.
Refrain
In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.
Refrain
To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share.
Refrain
Today is the day of salvation. Today is the day you can be set free from your shame, guilt, and despair. Today over 2000 years ago, God the Son willingly went to the cross for you, for me. On that cross all of our sin was paid for in full by the holy blood of Jesus. On that day when Jesus said "It is finished", the gulf between mankind and God was closed and mankind could be restored to the relationship of a child of God.
Today Jesus stands at the door of your heart and knocks. Answer and He will come in and be with you forever. Say yes to Jesus. Say yes to eternal life. Say yes to the One who is worthy of all of your love, obedience, and devotion.
Confess your sins, repent (turn away) from those sins and accept God's grace and love toward you.
Rom 5:8 But God commends His love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.
Rom 5:9 Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
Rom 5:10 For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
Rom 5:11 And not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the reconciliation.
The choice is yours. Choose wisely. Choose eternal life through Jesus our Lord and Savior.
I repeat, Today is the day of salvation. Let today be the first day of your new life.
Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Eph 2:9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Accept God's grace and love. Please accept the greatest gift anyone could ever receive.
Jesus is Lord!
He is Risen!