Study and equipping, a plan of salvation

One of the plans of salvation I first studied upon
starting to attend my present church was the
following:

STEPS OF CONVERSION –
A PLAN OF SALVATION FROM THE BOOK OF ACTS

Hear the Word – Acts 2:37, Acts 3:6, Acts 8:35, Acts 9:4,
Acts 10:33, Acts l6:14, Corinthians 18:8

Believe – in God and Jesus, and in the Word – Acts 3:12,
Acts 3:13, Acts 8:37, Acts 10:43, Acts 16:15, Acts 16:34,
Corinthians 18:8

Repent – Sorry for sins and make a change in behavior –
Acts 2:38, Acts 11:18

4. Confess – Be willing to state your faith, to confess aloud
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Acts 8:37, Matthew 16:16

5. Baptism – Acts 2: 38, Acts 3:12, Acts 3:13, Acts 8:38, Acts 9:18,
Acts 10:47-48, Acts 16:15, Acts 16:33, Corinthians 18:8

6. Continue faithfully in the Christian way of life with prayer,
Bible-reading, a personal relationship with God/Jesus through
the Holy Spirit, spreading the Word, continuing education in
the faith, meeting together with other Christians (helping and
uplifting them), living at peace with all people as with brothers,
and practicing love to all.

(the New Testament books of Romans and I Corinthians are
especially helpful for a new believer, and Ephesians and
James are very good reference reading too.)

From Mary-Ellen Grisham, Editor of EI

Jennifer's Guatemala Trip - Pray for them!

A rough schedule (to help with prayer focus) is as follows:May 25 - travel to Guatemala City May 26 - travel in countryMay 27 - each of us will be teaching sessions, and David will be preaching that night May 28 - we will be teaching more sessions, and doing prayer walking and evangelism May 29 - we will travel to the mountains for evanglism in a remote area May 30 - teaching morning sessions, hosting a woman's event in the afternoon, and attending service at night - Meghan will be singing May 31 - travel in country June 1 - travel to USA
We pray that the Lord would provide continuous opportunity for us to share our testimony, the gospel, and our hearts for their people.

We pray that the Lord would use the pastor and his family in mighty ways to transform not only that congregation, but that region with the love of Jesus Christ. We pray that the Lord would watch over them and bless them.We pray that the Lord would go before us, shine brightly through us, and be our protection behind us as we travel. We pray that the Lord would be glorified in each action, interaction, word and deed.Please keep our health in prayer

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Blessings, Mary-Ellen "meg"

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