The Sinners Prayer

The sinner's prayer is a prayer a person prays to God when they understand that they are a sinner and in need of a Savior. Saying a sinner's prayer will not accomplish anything on its own. A true sinner's prayer only represents what we as men know, understand, and believe about our sinfulness and need for salvation.

 The first aspect of a sinner's prayer is understanding that we are all sinners. the Bible proclaims, "As it is written, there is none righteous, no, not one."

 The Bible makes it clear that we have all sinned. We are all sinners in need of mercy and forgiveness from God. Because of our sin, we deserve eternal punishment. The sinner's prayer is a plea for grace instead of judgment. It is a request for mercy instead of wrath.

 The second aspect of a sinner's prayer is knowing what God has done to remedy our lost and sinful condition. God took on flesh and became a human being in the Person of Jesus Christ. Jesus taught us the truth about God and lived a perfectly righteous and sinless life. Jesus then died on the cross in our place, taking the punishment that we deserved. Jesus rose from the dead to prove His victory over sin, death, and hell. All for us! Because of all of this, we can have our sins forgiven and be promised an eternal home in Heaven - if we will just place our faith in Jesus Christ.

 Fellas - All we have to do is believe that He died in our place and rose from the dead. Yes, we can be
saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone. The Word declares, "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God."

 Saying the sinner's prayer is simply a way of declaring to God that you are relying on His Son our Savior Jesus Christ. There are no "magical" words that result in salvation. It is only faith in Jesus' death and resurrection that can save us.

 Here's the bottom line - If you understand that you are a sinner and in need of salvation through Jesus Christ, here is our collective sinner's prayer we can pray to God:

 Please join in prayer together repeating after me:

 "God, I am a man / that knows that I am a sinner/
I know that I deserve the consequences / of my sins /
I am trusting in Jesus Christ / as my Savior /
I believe that His death / and His resurrection /
provided for my forgiveness / I trust in Jesus /
and Jesus alone / as my personal Lord and Savior /
Thank you Lord / for saving me / and forgiving me!

 Amen! Amen! Amen!

 Let Us Pray

 "Dear Lord, help us remember what a difference it makes when we make time with You a priority in our mornings on the prayer line. Awaken us each morning in body and spirit with a desire to meet with You and to hear You speak words of affirmation, assurance and wisdom over our hearts as we prepare to go into our day. In Jesus' Name, we pray, Amen."

SCRIPTURE
James 5:16
“The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results.”

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