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Man cannot have this relationship withGod because of his ATTITUDE.

Man was created to have fellowship with God; but,because of his stubborn self-will, he chose to go his ownindependent way, and fellowship with God was broken.This self-will, characterized by an attitude of activerebellion or passive indifference, is an evidence of whatthe Bible calls sin. (Romans 1:18-21 and Isaiah 53:5,6)

WHO HAS SINNED?

All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God(Romans 3:23).

Connatre Dieu PersonnellementKnowing God Personally

Just as there are physical laws that govern the physicaluniverse, so are there spiritual laws which govern yourrelationship with God. It is God Himself who has revealedthese truths to us in His Word, the Bible.

God LOVES us and created us to havea personal relationship with Him.

GOD LOVES US

God so loved the world that He gave His one andonly Son, that whoever believes in Him shall notperish, but have eternal life (John 3:16 NIV).

GOD WANTS US TO KNOW HIM PERSONALLY

[Jesus is praying to the Father]: "And this is eternallife, that they may know You, the only true God,and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." (John 17:3)

HE OFFERS US A NEW LIFE; AN ABUNDANTLIFE

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a newcreation" (2Corinthians 5:17)

[Jesus speaking] I came that they might have life,and might have it abundantly. (John 10:10).

Why is it that most people are not experiencing theabundant life and this relationship with God?Because

Il existe des lois physiques qui gouvernent l'universphysique. Il existe de mme des vrits spirituelles quigouvernent nos relations avec Dieu. C'est Dieu lui-mmequi nous les a rvles dans Sa Parole: La Bible.

Dieu nous AIME et nous a crs pourque nous le connaissionspersonnellement.

DIEU NOUS AIME

"Car Dieu a tant aim le monde qu'il a donn sonFils unique, afin que quiconque croit en lui ne prissepas, mais qu'il ait la vie ternelle." (Jean 3:16)

DIEU DSIRE QUE NOUS LE CONNAISSIONS

(Jsus priant le Pre): "Or la vie ternelle, c'est qu'ilste connaissent toi le seul vrai Dieu et celui que tuas envoy, Jsus-Christ." (Jean 17:3)

IL NOUS OFFRE UNE VIE NOUVELLE, UNE VIEEN ABONDANCE

"Si quelqu'un est en Christ, il est une nouvellecrature." (II Corinthiens 5:17)

[Jsus dit]: "Moi, je suis venu, afin que les hommesaient la vie et qu'ils l'aient en abondance."(Jean 10:10)

Pourquoi tant de gens ne connaissent-ils pas cette vieen abondance, cette relation avec Dieu?Parce que

L'homme ne peut avoir cette relationavec Dieu cause de sa propreATTITUDE.

L'homme a t cr pour vivre en relation intime avecson crateur. Mais, par un libre choix, il a refus dedpendre de Dieu. Cette volont, caractrise par uneattitude d'indiffrence ou de refus l'gard de Dieu, estune manifestation de ce que la Bible appelle lepch.(Voir Romains 1:18-21 et sae 53:5,6)

QUI A PCH?

"Tous ont pch et sont privs de la gloire de Dieu."(Romains 3:23)

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Jesus Christ is Gods ONLY provisionfor mans sin. Through Him you canknow and experience Gods love andplan for your life.

Announced hundreds of years before he came(Isaiah 53), at the same time wholly man and whollyGod (Phil. 2:5-7), Jesus of Nazareth is unique inthe history of the world.

How has Jesus overcome the problem of sin?

HE DIED IN OUR PLACE

God demonstrates His own love toward us, in thatwhile we were yet sinners, Christ died for us(Romans 5:8).

HE HAS RISEN FROM THE DEAD; HE IS ALIVETODAY

"God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are allwitnesses of the fact." (Acts 2:32)

THAT IS WHY JESUS COULD SAY:

I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no onecomes to the Father, but through Me (John 14:6).

The third point gives the only answer to this problem

WHAT IS THE RESULT OF SIN?

The wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23).

"But your iniquities have separated you fromGod" (Isaiah 59:2)

This diagram illustrates that God isholy and man is sinful. A great gulfseparates the two. The arrowsindicate mankind trying to bridge thisgulf in an attempt to find security andsatisfaction through such things aswealth, religion or relationships.However all attempts will eventuallyfail because they do not deal with theproblem of sin.

The third point gives the only answer to this problem...

GODDIEU

L'HOMMEMAN

QUELLE EST LA CONSQUENCE DU PCH?

Car le salaire du pch, cest la mort. (Romains 6:23)

Ce sont vos fautes qui mettaient une sparationentre vous et votre Dieu. (sae 59:2)

Dieu est saint et lhomme pcheur.Son pch a cr un abme entrelui et Dieu. Lhomme sest dtournde Dieu et il essaie de trouver lascurit et la satisfaction de sesbesoins travers largent, desrapports humains, une bonnemorale ou des pratiques religieuses.Cependant, toutes ces tentativessont insuffisantes car elles nesattaquent pas au problmefondamental de lhomme: sonpch.

Le troisime point nous donne la seule solution ceproblme...

Jsus-Christ est la rponse de DieuLUI-MME au pch de lhomme.Il est le seul chemin par lequel nouspouvons connatre Dieu etexprimenter cette vie nouvelle.

Annonc plusieurs sicles avant sa venue (sae 53), la fois pleinement homme et pleinement Dieu(Philippiens 2: 5-7), Jsus de Nazareth est un treunique dans lhistoire du monde.

Comment Jsus a t-il rsolu le problme du pch?

IL EST MORT NOTRE PLACE

Christ est mort pour nous alors que nous tionsencore pcheurs (Romains 5:8)

IL EST RESSUSCIT; IL EST VIVANTAUJOURDHUI.

Ce Jsus, Dieu la ressuscit, nous en sommes toustmoins." (Actes 2:32)

CEST POURQUOI JSUS PEUT DIRE:

Je suis le chemin, la vrit et la vie. Nul ne vientau Pre que par moi (Jean 14:6)

Le troisime point nous donne la seule solution ce

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We can know God in a personal way ifwe individually TRUST our lives toJesus Christ.

GIVING JESUS CHRIST CONTROL OUR LIVESINVOLVES: Understanding that we are condemned for our

rebellion or our indifference towards God. Beleiving that Jesus Christ has paid in full for all our

sins in His death on the cross and being thankful forthe pardon given to us.

Wanting to love and obey Him by turning from oursin so that we can live in a personal relationship withHim.

THIS DECISION WILL MAKE US A CHILD OFGOD.

As many as received Him, to them He gave theright to become children of God, even to those whobelieve in His name (John 1:12)

JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF WANTS US TO HAVETHIS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP.

[He is saying:] Here I am! I stand at the door andknock. If any one hears My voice and opens the door,I will come in and eat with him and he with Me(Revelation 3:20).

A cause de notre pch, nous noussommes condamns mort. MaisDieu a envoy son Fils Jsus-Christpour mourir sur la croix notreplace. Il a franchi labme qui nousspare de Dieu. Il a t condamn notre place. Cest pourquoi nouspouvons maintenant recevoir lepardon de Dieu et vivre cette vieabondante dans une relationpersonnelle avec Lui.

Car cest par la grce que vous tes sauvs, parle moyen de la foi. Et cela ne vient pas de vous,cest le don de Dieu. Ce nest point par les oeuvresafin que personne ne se glorifie."(phsiens 2:8, 9) .

Mais il ne suffit pas de connatre ces trois vrits nimme dy croire intellectuellement...

GODDIEU

L'HOMMEMAN

Nous ne pouvons connatre Dieu defaon personnelle que si nousCONFIONS individuellement notrevie a Jsus-Christ.

CONFIER NOTRE VIE JSUS-CHRISTIMPLIQUE: Comprendre que nous sommes condamns cause

de notre rvolte ou de notre indiffrence lgard deDieu.

Croire que Jsus-Christ a pay totalement la dette denos pchs en mourant sur la croix. Le remercier pourson pardon.

Dsirer Laimer et Lui obir en nous dtournant denos pchs pour vivre une relation personnelle avecLui.

CET ENGAGEMENT FAIT DE NOUS UNENFANT DE DIEU.

Mais ceux qui lont reu (Jsus-Christ), ceuxqui croient en son nom, il a donn le pouvoir dedevenir enfants de Dieu. (Jean 1:12)

JSUS-CHRIST DSIRE CETTE RELATIONPERSONNELLE.

[Il dit:] Voici, je me tiens la porte et je frappe. Siquelquun entend ma voix et ouvre la porte,jentrerai chez lui, et je souperai avec lui, et luiavec moi." (Apocalypse 3:20)

Because of our sin, everyone of usis condemned to death. But Godsent His Son Jesus Christ to die onthe cross in our place. He hasbridged the gulf separating us fromGod. He has been condemned in ourplace. This is why we can right nowreceive pardon from God and beginto live the abundant life in apersonal relationship with Him.

For it is by grace you have been saved, throughfaithand this is not from yourselves, it is the giftof Godnot by works, so that no one can boast.(Ephesians 2:8,9)

But just to know these three laws is not enough

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THESE TWO CIRCLES REPRESENT TWOKINDS OF LIVES:

1. A LIFE WITHOUT JESUS CHRIST

M Self (Me) at the centre of the life Christ outside the lifeThis person has not put his trust in Jesus Christ.His sins have not been forgiven. His life is oftenin a mess without goals because self sets theboundaries of his conduct. (Ephesians 2:12)

2.CHRIST-DIRECTED LIFE

Christ is at the centre of the life.M Self is yielding to Christ.This man has entrusted his life to Jesus Christ. Hissins have been forgiven and he enjoys the love ofGod in his life every day. (Romans 5:1)

Who is at the centre of your life?

Do you want to hand your life over to JesusChrist to havea personal relation with Him?

The following explains how you can do this:

YOU CAN RECEIVE CHRIST RIGHT NOW BYFAITH THROUGH PRAYER

Prayer is simply talking to God. God knows your heartand is not so concerned with your words as He is withthe attitude of your heart. The following is a suggestedprayer:"Lord Jesus, thank You for Your love and forcoming into the world to die for me. I realizethat until now I have been running my own lifeand in this way I have sinned. I now want to putmy trust in You and receive You into my life.Thank You for forgiving my sins. Make me thekind of person You want me to be. Thank Youfor answering my prayer and for being in mylife right now. Amen

Does this prayer express the desire of your heart?

If it does, I invite you to pray this prayer right now, andChrist will come into your life, as He promised.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TRUST YOURLIFE TO JESUS CHRIST?

The very moment through an act of faith, you trustyour life to Jesus Christ, a number of things happen:

Jesus Christ comes into your life by the Holy Spirit.He will never leave you. (Revelation 3:20;I Corinthians 12:13; Hebrews 13:5)

Your sins are fully forgiven. (Colossians 1:14)

You are a child of God. (Galatians 3:26; John 1:12)

You begin the new, eternal life for which God createdyou. (John 17:2,3; John 10:10; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17)

CES DEUX CERCLES ILLUSTRENT DEUXFAONS DE VIVRE:

1. UNE VIE SANS JSUS-CHRIST

M Moi est au centre de la vie. Le Christ est en dehors de la vie.Cet homme n'a pas confi sa vie Jsus-Christ.Ses pchs ne sont pas pardonns. Sa vie estsouvent en dsordre, sans but, car son "Moi"limit la dirige. (Ephsiens 2:12)

2. UNE VIE CONFIE JSUS-CHRIST

Le Christ est au centre de la vie.M Moi se soumet Jsus-Christ.Cet homme a confi sa vie Jsus-Christ. Sespchs ont t pardonns et il a exprimentlamour de Dieu dans sa vie de tous les jours .(Romains 5 :1)

Qui est au centre de votre vie?

Voudriez-vous confier votre vie Jsus-Christpour avoir une relation personnelle avec Lui?

Voici comment vous pouvez le faire:

CONFIER SA VIE A JSUS-CHRIST EST UNACTE DE FOI QUI SEXPRIME PAR LA PRIRE.

Prier, cest tout simplement parler Dieu. Il vous connat.Ce qui importe pour Lui est lattitude de votre coeur,votre honntet. Voici une prire que nous voussuggrons: Seigneur Jsus, je te remercie de ton amour etde ce que tu es venu dans le monde pour mourirpour moi. Je reconnais que jai dirig jusquprsent ma propre vie et quainsi jai pchcontre toi. Je veux maintenant mettre maconfiance en toi, te recevoir dans ma vie. Mercide me pardonner mes pchs. Fais de moi lapersonne que tu dsires que je sois. Je te remerciedavoir rpondu ma prire et dtre maintenantdans ma vie. Amen.Dsirez-vous prier Dieu ainsi, en toute sincrit ?

Si oui, priez maintenant et selon sa promesse, Jsus-Christ viendra dans votre vie.

QUARRIVE-T-IL LORSQUE VOUS CONFIEZVOTRE VIE A JSUS-CHRIST?

Ds le moment o par un acte de foi, vous confiez votrevie Jsus-Christ, de nombreuses choses interviennent:

Jsus-Christ entre dans votre vie par son Esprit. Il nevous quittera jamais. (Apocalypse 3:20; I Corinthiens12:13; Hbreux 13 :5)

Vos pchs sont totalement pardonns.(Colossiens 1:14)

Vous tes enfant de Dieu. (Galates 3:26; Jean 1:12) Vous commencez la vie nouvelle et ternelle pour

laquelle Dieu vous a cr. (Jean 17: 2, 3; Jean 10:10;II Corinthiens 5: 14-17)

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HOW CAN YOU BE CERTAIN THAT CHRIST ISIN YOUR LIFE?

God has promised (Revelation 3:20). He can be trusted.This is why you can be sure that Jesus Christ lives inyou and you can trust Him with your life.

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternallife., and this life is in His Son. He who has the Sonhas life; he who does not have the Son of God doesnot have life. I write these things to you who believein the name of the Son of God so that you may knowthat you have eternal life. (1 John 5:11-13)

Thank God often that Jesus Christ is in your life andthat He will never leave you. (Rom 8:38,39; John 16:33)

And if I don't feel any change in my life?

DO NOT DEPEND ON FEELINGS

Today you may be feeling happy. Tomorrow you couldbe sad. Feelings change with the circumstances we findourselves in. Do not allow your feelings to overcomeyour assurance that you belong to Jesus Christ

The final authority for the Christian is the Word of God(the Bible) and not his feelings, his impressions. TheChristian lives by by faith (trust) in the thetrustworthiness of God Himself and His Word.(Heb. 11:1; II Tim 3:16,17)

Whatever your feelings, Christ is always in your life.He has said: "I give them eternal life and no one cansnatch them out of my hand." (John 10:28)

THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IS ONE OF ONGOINGFAITH

If by faith we commit day by day to Jesus Christ, moreand more, every detail of our lives, our relationship withGod will grow stronger and stronger.

Let's learn to trust Him

Beginning each day with prayer and reading from theBible. (Phil. 4:6; IITim 3:14-17)

Putting into practice what we discover in the Bible.(John 14:21; Luke 6:46-49)

Letting the Holy Spirit control our daily life andtestimony make them powerful. (Luke 11:13;Eph 5:18 and 3:14-19; Gal 5:16, 17; Acts 1:8)

Casting every detail of our life on God. (IPeter 5:7)

Witnessing to Jesus Christ by our life and our words. (II Cor 5:20; Rom 10:14; Mark 5:19)

COMMENT POUVEZ-VOUS TRE SR QUEJSUS-CHRIST EST DANS VOTRE VIE?

Dieu la promis (Apocalypse 3:20). Il est digne deconfiance. Cest pourquoi vous pouvez tre sr queJsus-Christ habite en vous si vous lui avez confi votrevie.

Et voici ce tmoignage: Dieu nous a donn la vieternelle, et cette vie est en son Fils. Celui qui a leFils a la vie; celui qui na pas le Fils de Dieu napas la vie. Cela, je vous lai crit, afin que voussachiez que vous avez la vie ternelle, vous quicroyez au nom du Fils de Dieu. (I Jean 5:11-13)Pensez souvent remercier Dieu de ce que Jsus-Christest dans votre vie et de ce qull ne vous abandonnerajamais. (Romains 8:38, 39; Jean 16:33)

Et si je ne ressens pas de changement dans ma vie?

NE VOUS FONDEZ PAS SUR VOS SENTIMENTS.

Aujourdhui vous vous sentez peut-tre heureux.Demain, il se peut que vous soyez triste. Les sentimentsvarient selon les circonstances dans lesquelles vous voustrouvez. Ne comptez donc pas sur vos sentiments pouravoir lassurance que vous appartenez Jsus-Christ.

Lautorit suprme du chrtien est la Parole de Dieu (laBible) et non ses sentiments, ses impressions. Le chrtienvit par la foi (la confiance) en la fidlit de Dieu et de saParole. (Hbreux 11:1; II Timothe 3:16, 17)

Quels que soient vos sentiments, le Christ est toujoursdans votre vie. Il a dit : Je leur donne la vie ternelleet personne ne les arrachera de ma main.

LA VIE CHRTIENNE EST UNE CROISSANCECONTINUELLE.

Si par la foi nous apprenons jour aprs jour remettre Jsus-Christ les plus petits dtails de notre vie, notrerelation avec Dieu grandira et saffermira.

Apprenons nous confier en Lui:

En consacrant chaque jour du temps la prire et lalecture de la Bible. (Philippiens 4:6;II Timothe 3:14-17)

En mettant en pratique ce que nous dcouvrons dansla Bible.(Jean 14:21; Luc 6:46-49)

En laissant le Saint-Esprit diriger notre vie quotidienneet notre tmoignage et les rendre puissants. (Luc 11:13;phsiens 5:18 et 3:14-19; Galates 5:16, 17; Actes 1:8)

En comptant sur Dieu pour chaque dtail de notrevie. (I Pierre 5:7)

En tmoignant de Jsus-Christ par notre vie et nos paroles.(II Corinthiens 5:20; Romains 10:14; Marc 5:19)

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THE IMPORTANCE OF CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP

God does not want us to live our Christian lives alone.Jesus Christ calls us to live in fellowship with otherChristians.

"They [the first Christians] devoted themselves tothe apostles' teaching and and the the fellowship,to the breaking of bread and to prayer." (Acts 2:42)

"And let us consider how we may spur one anotheron towards love and good deeds. Let us not give upmeeting together, as some are in the habit of doing,but let us encourage one anotherand all the moreas you see the Day approaching."(Hebrews 10:24, 25)

A gathering of Christians constitutes a group where webuild each other up. (Ephesians 4:12-14;I Corithians 12:27)

If you don't already go to a church where Jesus Christis honoured and His Word is taught, then take theinitiative and join with those who have also given theirlives to Jesus Christ.

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LIMPORTANCE DE LA COMMUNIONCHRTIENNE.

Dieu ne dsire pas que nous vivions notre vie chrtienneen solitaire. Jsus-Christ nous appelle vivre encommunion fraternelle avec les autres chrtiens.

Ils [les premiers chrtiens] persvraient danslenseignement des aptres, dans la communionfraternelle, dans la fraction du pain et dans lesprires. (Actes 2: 42)

Veillons les uns sur les autres pour nous inciter lamour et aux bonnes oeuvres. Nabandonnons pasnotre assemble comme cest la coutume dequelques-uns mais exhortons-nous mutuellement.(Hbreux 10:24, 25)

Lensemble des chrtiens constitue un corps o nousnous difions les uns les autres. (phsiens 4:12-14;I Corinthiens 12:27)

Si vous ne frquentez pas une glise o Jsus-Christ esthonor et sa Parole enseigne, prenez linitiative de vousjoindre tous ceux qui ont aussi confi leur vie Jsus-Christ.

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