The Bridge Illustration In the beginning when God

The Bridge Illustration In the beginning, when God put man on earth, Man had a fulfilling and abundant relationship with God. John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment

The Bridge Illustration (Jesus speaking) I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10: 10 b John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment

The Bridge Illustration MAN But God did not create man to be like a robot who would automatically love and have fellowship with Him. He gave man a will and freedom of choice. Man chose to go his own way! John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment GOD

The Bridge Illustration SEPARATION MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment GOD We all, like sheep, have This resulted in a gone astray, separation between each of us has God and man. God being holy and turned to his own way; and perfect, while man is the LORD has inherently sinful and imperfect. laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment The Bridge Illustration SEPARATION MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH GOD For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. A continued life of disobedience to God results in death. LIFE

John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment The Bridge Illustration SEPARATION MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT DEATH GOD Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment Each of us will die physically, and after we die we will face judgment. There will be a day when God will judge the actions and thoughts of every man and woman LIFE

The Bridge Illustration SEPARATION MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment GOD If anyone’s God’s judgment falls name was not on unholy man found written 2) Romans 6: 23 resulting in an in the book of DEATH eternity separated life, he was from Him. Which the 3) Hebrews 9: 27 Bible calls Hell. thrown into JUDGMENT the lake of 4) Revelation 20: 15 fire. HELL DEATH LIFE

John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment The Bridge Illustration SEPARATION MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT 4) Revelation 20: 15 HELL DEATH GOD Works This results in a pretty dismal picture of our situation on man’s side of the chasm. So we spend our days trying to bridge the gap back to God. Through…. LIFE

John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment The Bridge Illustration SEPARATION MAN GOD 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN Works 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH Religion 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT 4) Revelation 20: 15 HELL DEATH This gives a pretty dismal picture of our situation on man’s side of the chasm. So we spend our days trying to bridge the gap back to God. Through…. LIFE

John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment The Bridge Illustration SEPARATION MAN GOD 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN Works 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH Religion 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT 4) Revelation 20: 15 HELL DEATH Money This gives a pretty dismal picture of our situation on man’s side of the chasm. So we spend our days trying to bridge the gap back to God. Through…. LIFE

John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment The Bridge Illustration SEPARATION MAN GOD 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN Works 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH Religion Money 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT Relationship 4) Revelation 20: 15 HELL DEATH This gives a pretty dismal picture of our situation on man’s side of the chasm. So we spend our days trying to bridge the gap back to God. Through…. LIFE

John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment The Bridge Illustration SEPARATION MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN Wor ks 2) Romans 6: 23 Reli g ion DEATH Mon 3) Hebrews 9: 27 ey Rel JUDGMENT atio nsh 4) Revelation 20: 15 ip HELL DEATH GOD The trouble is these all fall short because they are man’s way of doing things. But not God’s way!! LIFE

John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment The Bridge Illustration SEPARATION MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT 4) Revelation 20: 15 HELL DEATH GOD For it is by grace you have been The Bible says we saved, through cannot bridge this faith and this not from yourselves, gap ourselves, that God needed to do it it is the gift of through His grace – God not by which is the God works, so that no one can boast. given power to do his will. Ephesians 2: 8 -9 GRACE LIFE

John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment The Bridge Illustration MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN GOD JESUS CHRIST 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT Ephesians 2: 8, 9 4) Revelation 20: 15 GRACE HELL DEATH God has the remedy. Only one bridge can cross the gulf that exists between man and God and that bridge is Jesus Christ and His death on the cross. LIFE

John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment The Bridge Illustration MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN GOD JESUS CHRIST 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT Ephesians 2: 8, 9 4) Revelation 20: 15 GRACE HELL DEATH 5) Romans 5: 8 God’s Remedy But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. LIFE

John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment The Bridge Illustration MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN 1 Peter 3: 18 JESUS CHRIST 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT Ephesians 2: 8, 9 4) Revelation 20: 15 GRACE HELL DEATH GOD For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, LIFE

John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment The Bridge Illustration MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN GOD JESUS CHRIST 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT Ephesians 2: 8, 9 4) Revelation 20: 15 GRACE HELL DEATH Christ it But wemade are not possible for us on to automatically cross over to. God’s side We side andtoexperience need make a His decision promise to…. of a full and abundant life. LIFE

Repent -Mark 1: 15 “The time has come” He said John 10: 10 Joy “The kingdom of God is near. Love Repent and believe the good Peace news. ” Purpose Fulfillment MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN GOD JESUS CHRIST 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT Ephesians 2: 8, 9 4) Revelation 20: 15 GRACE HELL DEATH …repent, which means to ask forgiveness and turn away from going our own way. LIFE

Repent -Mark 1: 15 Believe -John 1: 12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment GOD JESUS CHRIST 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT Ephesians 2: 8, 9 4) Revelation 20: 15 GRACE HELL DEATH Believe. . The word believe means to have faith in, to have trust in Christ. Not merely to know about Him but to have a relationship with Him. LIFE

Repent -Mark 1: 15 Believe -John 1: 12 Receive - Revelation 3: 20 Here I am! I stand at the John 10: 10 door and knock. If Joy anyone hears my voice Love and opens the door, I Peace will come in and eat with Purpose him, and he with me. Fulfillment MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN GOD JESUS CHRIST 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT Ephesians 2: 8, 9 4) Revelation 20: 15 GRACE HELL DEATH Finally we need to receive Jesus Christ through prayer and ask him to come into our lives as Lord and Savior. LIFE

Repent -Mark 1: 15 Believe -John 1: 12 Receive - Revelation 3: 20 “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and John 10: 10 believes him who sent me Joy has eternal life and will not Love be condemned; he has Peace crossed over from death to Purpose life. Fulfillment MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN GOD 5) Romans 5: 8 God’s Remedy JESUS CHRIST 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT Ephesians 2: 8, 9 4) Revelation 20: 15 GRACE HELL DEATH 6) John 5: 24 1. 2. 3. HAS ETERNAL LIFE NO CONDEMNATION CROSSED OVER FROM DEATH TO LIFE

Repent -Mark 1: 15 Believe -John 1: 12 Receive - Revelation 3: 20 John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN GOD 5) Romans 5: 8 God’s Remedy JESUS CHRIST 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT Ephesians 2: 8, 9 4) Revelation 20: 15 GRACE HELL DEATH 6) John 5: 24 1. 2. 3. HAS ETERNAL LIFE NO CONDEMNATION CROSSED OVER FROM DEATH TO LIFE

If you were in this particular diagram where would you be standing? MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment GOD 5) Romans 5: 8 God’s Remedy JESUS CHRIST 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT Ephesians 2: 8, 9 4) Revelation 20: 15 GRACE HELL DEATH 6) John 5: 24 1. 2. 3. HAS ETERNAL LIFE NO CONDEMNATION CROSSED OVER FROM DEATH TO LIFE

John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment What Side Would You Like To Be On? MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN GOD 5) Romans 5: 8 God’s Remedy JESUS CHRIST 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT Ephesians 2: 8, 9 4) Revelation 20: 15 GRACE HELL DEATH 6) John 5: 24 1. 2. 3. HAS ETERNAL LIFE NO CONDEMNATION CROSSED OVER FROM DEATH TO LIFE

What would be hindering you from praying right now and receiving Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? MAN 1) Isaiah 53: 6 SIN John 10: 10 Joy Love Peace Purpose Fulfillment GOD 5) Romans 5: 8 God’s Remedy JESUS CHRIST 2) Romans 6: 23 DEATH 3) Hebrews 9: 27 JUDGMENT Ephesians 2: 8, 9 4) Revelation 20: 15 GRACE HELL DEATH 6) John 5: 24 1. 2. 3. HAS ETERNAL LIFE NO CONDEMNATION CROSSED OVER FROM DEATH TO LIFE

“Dear Lord, I know I have done wrong and If You truly acknowledge Jesus broken Your laws. I believe You died for my Christ as. I your Lord and Savior wrongdoings. ask You to forgive me of all and would to accept Him. Please into my sins. I wantlike to turn from them. life, life feel free said to pray comeyour into my as You the would. I trust You asfollowing Savior andprayer. want to follow You as Lord. ” In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. ” Matthew 11: 28

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