We invite you to become a passionate follower of Jesus Christ, too. How can you do this? Well, here's the basics.

It begins with admitting. The Bible says "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," (Romans 3:23 NIV).

Every one of us has broken some commandment of God. We have envied our neighbors; we have not told the truth; we have not honored our parents. And we all have an excuse for what we have done.

But to become a follower of Jesus Christ we are brought to admitting that we are sinners with no excuses to offer.

Next, is believing. The Bible tells us more. "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." (1 John 4:10 NIV).

People think many things of Jesus Christ. Some people think of Jesus as a good man or as a good teacher or as a good reformer. But followers of Jesus Christ are brought to belief that Jesus Christ is more than those things. Jesus Christ is the Son of God and He is the only way to be forgiven of our sins.

Then, comes considering. We read in the Bible, "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." (Romans 10:9 NIV).

Someone has said that while the entrance into the Christian life is free, the annual subscription costs everything we have! Jesus Himself said, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it." (Luke 9:24-25 NIV).

Consider the cost of saying no to sin. The Christian life begins with repentance or turning away from our sins to follow Jesus Christ.

Consider the cost of saying no to self. The Christian life is one of living with Jesus Christ first and foremost of everything else - including ourselves.

After this comes the doing. This is what we mean about having faith in Jesus Christ. It means accepting the facts of Jesus as true and acting upon what you believe to be true.

Alistar McGrath uses this analogy to explain. If I am dying from blood poisoning and am offered a bottle of penicillin, I have some options.
1. I may accept that this bottle of penicillin exists.
2. I may trust that it is capable of curing my sickness. But I will never be cured of my blood poisoning unless -
3. I act upon that trust and take the penicillin.
Mere mental acceptance of the facts of Jesus Christ and His life do not bring us to salvation any more reading a good book makes me friends with the author. I must move beyond being aware of the existence of Jesus Christ to having a living relationship with Him.

If you have read this, then it is a safe assumption that you desire to be a follower of Jesus Christ. We encourage you to take action now - not later. How able you are to communicate what is in your mind and heart are not so important as a sincere response to Jesus Christ.

To help you, below is a simple prayer.
"Lord Jesus Christ, I admit that I am a sinner in need of forgiveness. I believe that You are the only hope for me, the only way of salvation. I want to turn my life and sins over to You and trust in your sacrifice. I surrender my life to You completely. Help me live my life for you by the power of your Holy Spirit."

We hope that this prayer is true expression of your new faith in Jesus Christ!

It is very important that you get a Bible and read it. Maybe start in the Gospel of John.
And it is very important that you find other Christians and attend church with them.

This will give you the first steps in a new life as a passionate follower of Jesus Christ!