• We need God’s power because we have a problem with sin. Romans 3:23: “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”
• “Sin” means missing the mark or missing God’s intended destination for us. None of us can reach that destination on his or her own because everyone is a sinner.

1. When we work, we earn money. Sin earns wages as well - wages of death.
2. Because God loves all sinners, He has provided another route.
3. Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

1. Christ's great love for us was shown when He died on the cross and paid your sin debt.
2. Romans 5:8 "But God commandeth His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

1. The highway to heaven is found in Romans 10:9: "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."
2. We need to confess our sin and ask God for forgiveness.
3. To confess Jesus as Lord involves agreeing with God about your sin and your need for salvation.
4. You must repent of your sin, turning away from the direction in life in which you are going.
5. "To believe in your heart" is to place your faith in Jesus, trusting that He died on the cross to pay for your sins.

"Dear God, I know that I am a sinner. I believe with all my heart, that Jesus Christ died for my sins, was buried, and rose again and sits at the right hand of God the Father in heaven. Please come into my heart and forgive me of my sins. I turn away from my sins and place my faith in Jesus as my Savior and Lord. Amen"