2. Key Text: Matthew 19:16 – “And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?” PRAYER

3. Last week we discovered that we can choose life or death—eternal life or eternal destruction.

4. This week we shall see the steps necessary for conversion or being born again. Our first text is Matthew 19:16. POINT TO EMPHASIZE: The supreme question, one that everyone at sometime in his life will ask is, “What must I do to have eternal life?”

5. POINT TO EMPHASIZE: – We must be born again. What does this mean? Being born again is the changing process from sin to salvation.

6. POINT TO EMPHASIZE: – We must repent and be converted. Psalm 32:5 says we must “acknowledge our sins”—have a sorrow for our sins.

7. POINT TO EMPHASIZE: – We must confess our sins, then forsake them to obtain mercy.

8. POINTS TO EMPHASIZE: – If we confess our sins, Christ is faithful and just to forgive them. – He will cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

9. POINTS TO EMPHASIZE: – We are new creatures—our lifestyle must be changed. – Old things are put away. We no longer do the things God forbids. – All things become new.

10. POINTS TO EMPHASIZE: – We can know Christ abides in us if we keep His commands. – The Book of Hebrews (5:9) inseparably link obedience with salvation.

11. POINT TO EMPHASIZE: – By letting Christ live in us, we can live for Him and do what He wants us to do.

12. The question is: “Shouldn’t we turn from our sinful ways by repenting and confessing so that God can cleanse us from all unrighteousness, and Christ can live His life through us and grant us eternal salvation.

13. Thank God for His wonderful love in saving us. Pray that we may accept His wonderful offer of salvation. Remember the family’s needs.

14. Next week we shall talk about a subject that we often hear preached and discussed: “Law and/or Grace.”