Congratulations on your decision to follow Christ!
First Steps
Welcome to God’s family! You have made the most important decision of your life, choosing to follow Jesus. As a new believer, you can expect to have new attitudes and desires. You may need to replace some old habits and patterns with new activities that will help you to grow your new life in Christ. Growth takes time, but it begins—right now—where you are.
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First Steps for New Believers
Read the Bible
When you read the Bible it’s God talking to you the Bible will tell you everything you need to know in order to grow in your spiritual life. Because God speaks through His Word, you will get to know Him better and learn what pleases Him. As you obey His Word, you will grow strong and begin to see positive changes in your life.
Pray
Prayer is one of the greatest privileges we have as a child of God. Just think, the God of all creation wants to hear from you! Prayer is you talking to God, You can call on the Lord any hour of the day or night and He will listen. It doesn’t matter to God if your prayers are eloquent or flowery—it matters only that you pray with a pure and sincere heart.
Attend Our Live Stream Bible Studies
Bible Study plays a vital role in your spiritual growth. Fellowship with other Christians will keep you spiritually active and give you much needed encouragement and support. Bible Study provides you with instruction from God’s Word and gives you the training and opportunity to use your God-given gifts and abilities.
Start “Life And Teaching of Jesus” If you recently decided to make Jesus Christ part of your life or want to know what it means to follow Him, this free online course is for you. You’ll learn how to grow in a relationship with Jesus and how to become more like Him each day.
Start Living for God
A sure sign of a changed heart is the desire to live for God. What does this mean? It means that you want to please God and to obey Him as best you know how. You will begin to filter your thoughts and actions through God’s Word in order to become a reflection of Jesus Christ.
Share Your Faith
Good news is hard to keep to yourself! God wants you to share your newfound faith with others. You don’t have to wait until you’re an expert in the Bible to witness to others. You can share what you know—your own story of what Jesus has done for you. Read more about how to share the gospel.
Don’t Get Sidetracked
Being a Christian is not always easy. There will be times when you’ll feel pressured to back down or give in. When you became a child of God, you also became an enemy of the devil; and he will try to tempt you into disobeying God. It isn’t a sin to be tempted—even Jesus experienced temptation (see Luke 4:1–3)—but giving in to the temptation is sin. Christians will experience times of testing and trials, but God promises to be with us and give us the strength we need to get through hard times.