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WBC iS A BIBLE-BELIEVING AND GOD-FEARING CHURCH  

Our purpose:  

Here at Willomore Baptist Church we place a high priority on the preaching of God's Word and evangelizing the world through local outreaches and global missions. (2 Timothy 4:1-4: I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.  For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables). Each believer has a God-given place, a God-appointed gift, and a responsibility to the local church.

The Christian Life in a Nutshell:

Second Corinthians 5:17:  Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold [a want to follow Christ], new things have come.  Second Corinthians 5:17 is a promise--believing in Christ and being placed in Christ.  (1 Corinthians 6:11:  Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God). The Christian life is a walk by faith rather than by sight.  (2 Corinthians 5:7:  For we walk by faith, not by sight). The Christian matures by allowing the Holy Spirit to transform their minds through regular intake, belief, and application of God’s Word.  (Romans 12:1-2:  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world:  but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God).    

What God Wants You to Know: 

The best news we can ever share with you is the message of the cross of Jesus Christ.  What you truly believe about this message depends on where you will spend eternity.  

√ Eternal Life. You may know that you have eternal life.  (1 John 5, ¹¹ And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.  ¹² He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.  ¹³ These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.  John 1, ¹² But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name).  

√ Born Again [saved]. Jesus said that we must be born again.  (John 3, ^{7 "}Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again." We cannot save ourselves.  Jesus is 100% God, 100% man, and 100% sinless.  Jesus is fully God and fully man.  He has provided for our salvation.  He lived a sinless life, died in our place, and rose again on the third day.  (1 Corinthians 15:  Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;  ² By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.  ³ For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;  ⁴ And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures).  We are not saved by growing up in a Christian family, by being good, by doing what is right, by going to church, by reading the Bible, by witnessing, by baptism, or by church membership, etc.  We are saved through faith alone, by grace alone, through Christ alone, to the glory of God alone--the finished work of Christ on the cross. (Ephesians 2, ⁸ For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves:  it is the gift of God).  We contribute nothing to nor do anything to deserve salvation. There is no amount of good works we can do to save ourselves from being eternally separated from God. There is no other way to be saved except through Jesus Christ.  (Acts 4, ¹² Neither is there salvation in any other:  for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved).

√ Sin. Because of sin, we are born separated from God.  We must be born again, for all of us are sinners by birth and by choice.  We have all sinned against God. (Romans 3, ²³ For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God).  Sin is breaking God’s law.  (1 John 3:4:  Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law:  for sin is the transgression of the law).  All sin is against God. (Romans 3, ¹⁰ As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one).    

√ Wages [payment] of Sin. The penalty for sin is eternal separation [death] from the holy God. (Romans 6, ²³ For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord). The payment of sin is eternal separation from God in hell. Unless we believe on Jesus who died in our place, we will spend eternity in hell. The good news is we all deserve hell, but God has made a way for us not to go to hell.   

√ Blood Sacrifice. A blood sacrifice was needed to pay for our sins. Christ had to die.  (Hebrews 9, ²² And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission).  God loves us so much that He provided eternal life by sending His only begotten Son to die in our place.  Jesus Christ, the perfect Lamb of God, died for you.  Christ took your punishment you deserve.  He took your place on the cross.  (Romans 5, ⁸ But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us).  Every sin that has ever been committed has been paid for by Christ.   

√ Salvation. For you to be saved you must accept Jesus for salvation. You must repent.  (Acts 17, ³⁰ And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent).  This repentance is a change of mind that we agree with God that we are a sinner and also agree that God sent His Son, the Lord Jesus, to pay for our sins on the cross.  You change your mind from what you were believing to believing [being fully persuaded] the good news of the gospel. (Acts 16, ³¹ And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.  Romans 10, ⁹ That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. ¹⁰ For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation).  We are saved by the Spirit of God when we believe in our heart [with our whole being:  our mind, emotion, and will] that God raised Jesus from the dead and we confess with our mouth Jesus as Lord.  

√ Questions. Do you believe God?  (John 5, ²⁴ Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life).  Are you fully persuaded and fully convinced that Christ died for you?  It is not a blind leap of faith.  Change your mind to agree with God that you are a sinner and agree with what Jesus did for you on the cross.  Truly trust God and rely on Him.  (John 3, ¹⁶ “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life).   

√ Decision. Now is the day of salvation.  (2 Corinthians 6, ² (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee:  behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation).  Friend, right now, change your mind from believing what you were believing to believing and trusting Jesus in what He has done for you on the cross.  Are you ready by faith to believe and trust God, to rely on Him? If so, simply tell God what He asked you to confess. (Romans 10, ⁹ That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. ¹⁰ For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation).  Tell God you believe the gospel:  1 Corinthians 15:  Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; ² By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.  ³ For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;  ⁴ And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures).     

Do not trust your feelings. They change. Stand on God’s promises. They never change.