1.           Start Each Day With Prayer

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Tell God how much you love Him.  Remember, He is The Almighty.  Tell Him so and express your dreams of the day you will spend eternity with Him.  Ask God for forgiveness of your sins and a fresh start.  Ask that you be given the strength to resist temptation to sin.  Ask God to heal your ailments and those of friends, family and anyone else to whom you wish God to give special attention.

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Thank God for all the wonderful things He has done for you, the gifts He has given and the Love He shares with us all.  Ask God to descend His Holy Spirit into your friends, family and yourself to give you strength, courage and spiritual healing.  Ask for protection from the evil ones and the authority to expel them from yourself, your loved ones and others who need God's Love.

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Anything else to which you want God to pay attention, you can ask.  This is a good time to talk to The Father about your day ahead and ask Him to give you direction.  After all the praise and requests remember to thank God and ask Him to honor your requests in the name of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, Amen.

Pray to God throughout the day.  When you find your self in a sinful situation, ask for forgiveness right then and ask for strength to resist temptation.  You might become angry with someone during the day.  Though you may feel justified, it is not right.  Pray for forgiveness of your anger and most important, pray for the person with whom you became angry.  You don't know what is in another's heart and their day may have been a nightmare compared to yours.  Pray that God would bless them and soften their heart.  Maybe this could be just the chip to get into their start with The Lord.  Remember, our job as Saints is to make more Saints.

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You should end your day with prayer.  At this time, you can talk to The Father about the encounters you’ve had during that day.  I always pray before falling to sleep at night.

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The more you pray, the more you will find yourself praying.  This may sound redundant, but prayer will become a habit, a good habit, and you will start praying through the day for any reason or situation you cross.

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As written in (Philippians 4:6) “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

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.2.        READ THE BIBLE,  READ THE BIBLE,  READ THE BIBLE

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This can be the single most important process in your convictions and growing in The Lord.  I can’t say God will exclude you from glorification

It is an excellent book, it contains wonderful values for you, your family and friends to learn, its historical accounts of Biblical history and especially the works of Our Lord Jesus Christ are invaluable.  Christ is the incarnation of the Holy Word.  It is the template for our life and understanding it will help us grow in our quest for glorification.

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The version of The Bible you choose to read is up to you.  There are many available and God, through prayer, will guide you in your quest for knowledge.

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Written in (2 Timothy 2:15) “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”

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Pray to God before you start and ask Him to show you what The Word is for you.  Ask Him to help you understand its meanings and when you find a spot that confuses you, ask Him for the explanations.  I suggest you start with the New Testament and then read the Old Testament.  Make sure you have a thorough knowledge of the New Testament before proceeding.  The Gospel of John is especially enlightening and will give you the basis for Christianity.

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3.           Find A Church And Attend It Regularly

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A good Church Family will help you grow in Christ.  The Pastors, Deacons and other Church Officials will help you find answers to your questions on Christianity and life.

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Don’t feel obligated to go to a Church because someone else told you to go there.  Try a Church, even a local Ministry and see how it feels.  If you do not feel comfortable with The Church, pray to God for guidance.

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Find a Church that you feel comfortable and “at home” in.  Remember, all the words a Preacher or other Evangelist speaks will never replace Reading The Bible.  The Church is based on the fact that Jesus is The Christ.

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Don't forget that we all have our own cross to bear, we all have a thorn in our side and we all have our own log in our eye.  Don't judge others for their sins. 

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(Matthew 7:1 - 5) says:

1 "Do not judge so that you will not be judged. 2 For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye."

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Lead by love and giving good example for the way Christians should be.  No one wants to be told they are going to Hades.  You can beat a horse to make him run faster, but if you give him the reins and coax him along, he is happy to run.

Only The Lord God is righteous.  We are saved by Grace alone.  You can not be saved by works alone.  You must accept The Lord Christ as your Savior to come to The Father.  But, if all you are doing is polishing a pew in Church, you are not listening to The Holy Spirit.  Be an Active Christian.  Take charge of your Christianity by finding what you can do to help your Church, community and your fellow man.  Pray that God would reveal to you what you can do as a Christian.

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(Ephesians 2:8 - 10)

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

  (Matthew 16:15 - 19) “15 But what about you?” Jesus asked.  “Who do you say I am?” (Speaking to His Disciples).  16 Simon Peter answered, “You are The Christ, The Son of The Living God.”  17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by My Father in Heaven.  18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.  19   I will give you the keys of The Kingdom Of Heaven; whatever you bind on Earth will be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on Earth will be loosed in Heaven.”

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In The Bible lies the truth.  No part of it should be eliminated or taken out of context.  The Bible does not contradict itself nor does it lead you on false paths.

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4.           Last, But Not Least, GET BAPTIZED

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Even Jesus Christ was baptized in water.  Jesus was baptized in order to “fulfill all righteousness” (Matthew 3:15).

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A good biblical explanation of this is found in (John 3:1 - 5) “1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.    2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.” 33 Jesus answered him, “I tell you the truth, unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”  4 Nicodemus asked Him, “How can a man be born when he is old?  Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?”  5 Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.””

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When you are baptized you are baptized into Jesus Christ.  You become a part of The Flesh of Jesus Christ.  The Holy Spirit resides in us all.

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The Church is the cumulative body of all Christians everywhere and contains the Holy Spirit and therefore, Christ Jesus.  With this you become dead to sin.  If you do not accept Christ as your Savior, you will die two deaths.  First the death of your mortal body, then the death of your soul as your eternity will be consumed with the fires of hell.

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With Jesus, you become dead to sin and your soul will live in Him through all eternity.

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As written by the apostle Paul in (Romans 6:3 - 4) “3 Don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death?  4 We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of The Father, we too may live a new life.”

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This is the essence of being born again.  Of course, this does mean you will have to refrain from sin.  You are born again into a new life with The Lord Jesus Christ.  You are an ambassador of The Lord and should present yourself as such.