THE OLD LIFE of Bondage in Sin UNDER SATAN Before Conversion The Sinner Has: No God—Ephesians 2:12 No Christ—Ephesians 2:12 No Hope—Ephesians 2:12 No Peace—Isaiah 57:21 No Escape—Romans 2:3 BOUND FOR HELL Lost and THE NEW LIFE of Glorious Liberty UNDER CHRIST After Conversion The Believer Has: God as his Father—John 1:12 Christ—Savior—John 4:42 Holy Spirit—Guide—John 16:13 Everlasting Life—John 3:16 A Sure Hope—Hebrews 6:19 Peace—Isaiah 26:3; Romans 5:1 BOUND FOR HEAVEN Saved Now is the time to get on the right side. Tomorrow may be too late… (Hebrews 4:7) “YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN” (John 3:7) TWO WHICH ONE?

The Bible tells how, in the beginning, God created a wonderful world. It was full of beautiful plants and animals. The greatest creation of all was man and woman. God formed the man out of dust with his own hands. He breathed into him and he became a living soul. Then he made a woman to be his companion. They were named Adam and Eve. God planted a special garden for them to live in. He had a personal relationship with Adam and Eve and spent time with them in their new home.

There are many people with troubled hearts in the world today. There are many reasons why these hearts are troubled. Whatever the reason, we can be assured that God knows and stands waiting to give peace to every troubled heart who will come to Him in faith. God loves you and wants to live in your heart. The heart of man as used in this account means the seat of man’s affections, or the “real you.” The things that you are doing spring from your heart. The Sinner’s Heart Convicted and Repenting A New Heart Homecoming of the Overcoming Heart

What means this throbbing in my breast? This constant search for peace and rest? This loneliness I feel? Even when I mingle with the crowd This aching void is deep and loud; Its cry is real! So real! Vain World, can you appease this quest? Do your vast stores supply this rest? Then quell this longing cry! Lo! Riches, laughter, pride, and fame, When claimed, are merely but a name! They fail to satisfy! Ah, ‘tis my soul! It is thy cry! Thou seest eternal death is nigh, Unless God gives thee rest? Entombed, thou art a part of Him;

Many years ago the children of Israel were traveling from Egypt to Canaan. They had become a nation of about a million people. God led them out of Egypt in a miraculous way, with Moses as their leader. By night He gave them light from a pillar of fire, and by day He shaded them from the heat with a cloud. Will you look?

Jesus the True Shepherd The following story illustrates Jesus’s love and care for all people. A shepherd had one hundred sheep. He loved his sheep and kept them in a pleasant valley deep within the mountains. The valley was a safe place, but the mountains were dangerous. “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters” (Psalm 23:1-2). A Sheep Is Lost The Searching Shepherd The Sheep Is Rescued

“And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them” (Mark 10:13-16). God Is the Loving Father CHORUS

Everyone worships something. Some people worship objects, some worship a man, some worship an image, and others worship themselves. They reveal their devotion to their god in various ways. As the multitudes of people give their devotion to these gods, there still remains a longing and cry in their hearts. These people are able to find only a temporary relief for the cry of their souls and have little courage to face tomorrow. To their disappointment, the future is always the same as the past. The god they are serving is unable to fill the void in their lives.

“Come, see.” These words recorded in John 4:29 were spoken by a Samaritan woman with a sense of wonderment and awe. She had just met a Man at the village well who said He was the Messiah. Something about this Man convinced her that He knew all about her although not many words were spoken. She felt his love and compassion even though she was living in sin. With a sense of urgency she hurried back to her village, her water pot forgotten. “Come,” she said, “come see and hear for yourselves.”

Recognizing Satan’s Tactics in the Light of God’s Word The intent of the Holy Bible is not to focus on Satan and his work. However, we do find much in the Bible that exposes his character and works. We read in Exodus of the power of the magicians of Egypt who tried to reproduce the miracles that God did by the hand of Moses. In the book of Job, Satan is exposed as very jealous of Job’s faithfulness to God. He used cruelty and deprivation to try to force Job to turn from God. Additional reading: