Gospel Quotes - Our Vocation

"Mission lies at the heart of God. It doesn’t begin here in Acts 1-2, in fact it began in Genesis 3. Here in Acts the vocation of God’s people to be witnesses of what God has done in and through Jesus Christ becomes our calling. Witness is the vocation of God’s people. Witness involves being keepers of the story, proclaiming the story of who Jesus is, and living out the ongoing reality of the story in this world!" -- Mark Steven

Gospel Quotes - Closeness of God

"Yes, you are called to do good works, but you don't do good works to get God to move closer. The closeness of God was purchased by Christ on the Cross." -- Paul Tripp

What is Christianity About?

Christianity is not about being good enough for God to let you into heaven. Why? Because of your rebellion against God you could never be good enough to deserve heaven. Christianity is about putting your complete trust in Jesus and what he did to deal with your sin so that you could be reconciled to God. 

What did Jesus do? He left heaven and was born of a virgin and lived a sinless life completely fulfilling the law of God. Then in love he willingly went to the cross and paid the price for every sin ever committed. After his death and spending three days in a tomb he rose from the dead proving he was the Son of God and that sin had indeed been taken care of. As Jesus said on the cross, “It is finished!”

Jesus offers you salvation as a gift. But you must receive it, you must take a hold of it. To do that you must first recognize your rebellion against God. That you had turned from God to be your own god and have looked to created things to find life, happiness and satisfaction instead of God. Then you need to turn back to God and take the gift of salvation that Jesus offers you. When you do that your sin is taken care of and you are adopted into the family of God and will live with Him forever in His eternal kingdom.

The choice is yours but remember, what you do with Jesus decides whether you will be with God or apart from God for all of eternity. The stakes are high, don’t take this lightly. Call out to God and seek Him with all your mind and heart.

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New Graphics - Who Do You Say I Am? - English & Romanian

Here are the newest graphics I made based on Jesus' question to His disciples. They are 1920 x 1080 (HD sized). You can download them here: English Romanian. If you click directly on the photo Blogger will open it and you can right click and download it that way as well but they will be a bit smaller (1600 x 900). Here is a link to all the graphics I have made so far: William's graphics

What is the Gospel? What Must We Do?

What is the gospel? It is the greatest news that we will ever hear in our lifetime. 

It is the news that Jesus defeated Satan and has restored the reign and rule of God over all creation and will one day return to complete the restoration and rule forever.

It is the news that though we have rebelled against God and are separated from Him we can be reconciled and restored in our relationship with Him and be a part of His family forever through Jesus. 

It is the news that through the sinless life, sacrificial death and bodily resurrection of Jesus sin, death and hell have been defeated.

This is the most amazing news when you consider that we all rejected God and turned away from Him to be our own gods deciding for ourselves what is right and wrong and seeking life, happiness and purpose on our own terms in created things rather than in the Creator whom we were made by and for.

In light of this incredible news what must we do? First we need to recognize our rebellion against God not making excuses for it and confess it to Him. Second we need to turn from our rebellion back to God giving Him His rightful place in our hearts and lives. Third we need to put our trust in Jesus and all that He did to reconcile us and then follow Him the rest of our lives.

One The Stupidest Things Anyone Can Do

One of the stupidest things anyone can do in this life is try to stand in judgment of God by calling Him evil. What a fool such a person is to think they are more moral than One who lives in the unapproachable light of His holiness. Imagine what it is going to be like for them that day when they stand before Him and find out that it is He who is their judge. May they come to their senses and turn from their utter stupidity and find refuge in Jesus before it is too late.

4. What Does It Mean to be a Disciple of Jesus? Slides & Notes - English & Romanian

4. What Does It Mean to be a Disciple of Jesus? from William Anderson

Here are the slides I will use today during my teaching with the young people in the Nouă area of Brașov. In this teaching we will look at what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. To download the slides and notes just click on the links below the embeds which will take you to SlideShare.

4. Ce înseamnă a fi un ucenic al lui Isus? from William Anderson

4. What Does It Mean to be a Disciple of Jesus? Notes from William Anderson

4. Ce înseamnă a fi un ucenic al lui Isus? Notițe from William Anderson