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class="small-12 large-12 columns body-copy single-content"><div class="row"> <div class="small-12 large-12 columns align-middle"> <h1 style="text-align: center; font-weight: 100; text-transform: uppercase;">Steps To Peace</h1> <p style="text-align: center; line-height: 34px; font-size: 22px; text-transform: uppercase;">“I guarantee that you can know peace with God, peace of soul, peace of mind, and joy such as you have never experienced.”<br /> <span style="text-align: center; line-height: 28px; font-size: 18px; color: #8f6f4d; text-transform: uppercase;">– Billy Graham</span></p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div></div></section><section id="step1" class="container module html-content p6 pm2 font-dark" style="background-color:#ffffff;background-size:auto;"><div class="row align-middle align-center "><div class="small-12 large-12 columns body-copy single-content"><div class="row"> <div class="small-12 large-6 columns align-middle"> <div class="stripedQuote"> <h3><span class="note">STEP 1:</span> GOD’S PURPOSE: PEACE AND LIFE</h3> </div> <p>God loves you and wants you to experience peace and eternal life.</p> <p><strong>The Bible says:</strong></p> <p><em>“We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”<br /> </em>-Romans 5:1</p> <p><em>“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”</em><br /> -John 3:16</p> <p>What keeps us from having the life God planned for us?</p> </div> <div class="small-12 large-6 columns align-middle show-for-large align-middle"> <p class="step" style="color: #8f6f4d; text-align: right;">1</p> </div> </div> <div class="pointer"><img decoding="async" src="https://pwgmulti.s3.amazonaws.com/pwg/2018/01/arrow2-jville-2.png?outreach=BG+Memorial+Site" alt="" /></div> <style> #step1 .pointer img {<br /> margin: auto;<br /> position: absolute;<br /> top: 100%;<br /> left: 0;<br /> right: 0;<br /> width: 114px;<br /> height: 33px;<br /> z-index: 10;<br />}<br />#step1 {<br /> position: relative;<br />}<br /></style> </div></div></section><section id="step2" class="container module html-content p6 pm2 font-dark" style="background-color:#ffffff;background-size:auto;"><div class="row align-middle align-center "><div class="small-12 large-12 columns body-copy single-content"><div class="row"> <div class="small-12 large-6 columns align-middle"> <div class="stripedQuote"> <h4><span class="note">STEP 2:</span> THE PROBLEM: OUR SEPARATION FROM GOD</h4> </div> <p>God created us in His image. He gave us a will and the freedom of choice; we choose to disobey Him and go our own way. This separates us from God.</p> <p><strong>The Bible says:</strong></p> <p><em>“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”<br /> </em>-Romans 3:23</p> <p><em>“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”</em><br /> -Romans 6:23</p> <p>People have tried to bridge this gap between themselves and God.</p> <p><strong>The Bible says:</strong></p> <p><em>“There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.”<br /> </em>-Proverbs 14:12</p> <p><em>“But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.”</em><br /> -Isaiah 59:2</p> <p>No bridge reaches God … except one.</p> </div> <div class="small-12 large-6 columns align-middle show-for-large"> <p class="step" style="color: #8f6f4d; text-align: right;">2</p> </div> </div> <div class="pointer"><img decoding="async" src="https://pwgmulti.s3.amazonaws.com/pwg/2018/01/arrow2-jville-step2.png?outreach=BG+Memorial+Site" alt="" /></div> <style> #step2 .pointer img {<br /> margin: auto;<br /> position: absolute;<br /> top: 100%;<br /> left: 0;<br /> right: 0;<br /> width: 114px;<br /> height: 33px;<br /> z-index: 10;<br />}<br />#step2 {<br /> position: relative;<br />}<br /></style> </div></div></section><section id="step3" class="container module html-content p6 pm2 font-dark" style="background-color:#ffffff;background-size:auto;"><div class="row align-middle align-center "><div class="small-12 large-12 columns body-copy single-content"><div class="row"> <div class="small-12 large-6 columns align-middle"> <div class="stripedQuote"> <h4><span class="note">STEP 3:</span> GOD’S BRIDGE: THE CROSS</h4> </div> <p>Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose from the grave. He paid the penalty for our sin and bridged the gap between us and God.</p> <p><strong>The Bible says:</strong></p> <p><em>“For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus.”<br /> </em>-1 Timothy 2:5</p> <p><em>“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.”</em><br /> -1 Peter 3:18</p> <p>God has provided the only way back to Him. You must make a choice.</p> </div> <div class="small-12 large-6 columns align-middle show-for-large"> <p class="step" style="color: #8f6f4d; text-align: right;">3</p> </div> </div> <div class="pointer"><img decoding="async" src="https://pwgmulti.s3.amazonaws.com/pwg/2018/01/arrow2-jville-step3.png?outreach=BG+Memorial+Site" alt="" /></div> <style> #step3 .pointer img {<br /> margin: auto;<br /> position: absolute;<br /> top: 100%;<br /> left: 0;<br /> right: 0;<br /> width: 114px;<br /> height: 33px;<br /> z-index: 10;<br />}<br />#step3 {<br /> position: relative;<br />}<br /></style> </div></div></section><section id="step4" class="container module html-content p6 pm2 font-dark" style="background-color:#ffffff;background-size:auto;"><div class="row align-middle align-center "><div class="small-12 large-12 columns body-copy single-content"><div class="row"> <div class="small-12 large-6 columns align-middle"> <div class="stripedQuote"> <h4><span class="note">STEP 4:</span> OUR RESPONSE: RECEIVE CHRIST</h4> </div> <p>We must trust and receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.</p> <p><strong>The Bible says:</strong></p> <p><em>“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”<br /> </em>-John 1:12</p> <p><em>“If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”</em><br /> -Romans 10:9</p> <p>Which side are you on? The side with Christ or without Him?</p> </div> <div class="small-12 large-6 columns align-middle show-for-large"> <p class="step" style="color: #8f6f4d; text-align: right;">4</p> </div> </div> <div class="pointer"><img decoding="async" src="https://pwgmulti.s3.amazonaws.com/pwg/2018/01/arrow2-jville-step4.png?outreach=BG+Memorial+Site" alt="" /></div> <style> #step4 .pointer img {<br /> margin: auto;<br /> position: absolute;<br /> top: 100%;<br /> left: 0;<br /> right: 0;<br /> width: 114px;<br /> height: 33px;<br /> z-index: 10;<br />}<br />#step4 {<br /> position: relative;<br />}<br /></style> </div></div></section><section id="prayer" class="container module html-content p6 pm2 font-dark" style="background-color:#ffffff;background-size:auto;"><div class="row align-middle align-center "><div class="small-12 large-12 columns body-copy single-content"><p><strong>Here is how you can accept Christ into your life:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Admit your need. (I am a sinner)</li> <li>Be willing to turn from your sins. (Repent)</li> <li>Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross and rose from the grave.</li> <li>Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to control your life through the Holy Spirit. (Receive him as Lord and Savior)</li> </ul> <p>We suggest praying the following prayer to accept Christ as your Savior:</p> <div class="prayercontainer"> <p style="text-align: center; color: #666666;">“Dear God,<br /> I know I’m a sinner, and I ask for your forgiveness.<br /> I believe Jesus Christ is Your Son. I believe that He died<br /> for my sin and that you raised Him to life.<br /> I want to trust Him as my Savior and follow Him as Lord,<br /> from this day forward. Guide my life and help me to do your will.<br /> I pray this in the name of Jesus. 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