First Steps with Lord Jesus
Hello, my friend! I am full of joy that you have decided to give your heart and life to Lord Jesus! You have an exciting journey ahead with Him! I have followed my Lord and Savior for many years now. I have come to know Him as my faithful God and my kind and caring Friend. He has taught me many lessons as I sat at His feet and listened and through the many life-experiences He had planned for me. These lessons have come out of my personal relationship with the Lord.
As you take these ‘First Steps with Lord Jesus’, I want to hold your hand and let you experience the joy He has for you through these lessons.
So, come on! Let us go!
“Make known God’s deeds among the nations! Tell them how greatly His name is honored.” – Isaiah 12:4
Step 1: Lord Jesus, My Savior
One day I said to the Lord Jesus, “Lord Jesus, I accept You as my Lord and my Savior.” I wanted Him to be the Lord of my life. I stopped going my way. I turned around and started following the Lord Jesus. Why do I want to follow Lord Jesus? Because I have accepted Him Read More …
Step 2: Forgiveness and a New Life in the Lord Jesus
I cannot imagine God Himself coming down to pay my punishment for all my sins! I remember my sinful life – all the wrong thoughts I have ever had in my heart. All the wrong things I have ever said and done against God’s moral laws. They are like a heavy burden on my back! Read More …
Step 3: Lost in the Darkness Without the Lord Jesus
Before I came to the Lord Jesus and asked Him to be the Lord of my life, I was trying to live my own life. I did not know what was ahead of me. I made plans, but I was not sure they would work. I felt as if I was in a dark forest, Read More …
Step 4 : From Darkness into Shining Light
I was lost in the maze of life and stumbling in the darkness without hope. One day I heard a caring, loving voice calling me. It was the Lord Jesus! He said: “I am the Light of the world. Follow Me. You will never be in darkness. And I will be your guide, all your Read More …
Step 5: Prayer – Talking to God
You have decided to follow the Lord Jesus in your life. You must be wondering “How do I pray to Him?” Talking to God is called ‘Prayer’. At the end of each of our lessons, there is a prayer to the Lord Jesus. If you said them aloud or in your heart, you are already Read More …
Step 6: What to Pray
The Lord Jesus taught His followers how to pray. He will teach you too if you ask Him. I pray a prayer of worship like this: “Lord Jesus, I worship You. I bow before You. You are Lord, God Almighty. You are my Savior. I praise You. I thank You for Your amazing love for me.” Read More …
Step 7: The Bible- God Speaks to Us
Have you had the joy of talking to God in prayer and know in your heart that He is listening to you? Now you are waiting for God to speak to you and answer your prayers. God talks to us through the Bible. That is why it is called ‘The Word of God.’ The Bible is Read More …
Step 8: God – Our Creator
“God so loved the world…” – the Bible tells us in John 3:16. What does God tell us in the Bible about Himself and His love for us? Genesis 1:1 is the very first verse in the Bible. It says: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” He created the sun, moon, stars, Read More …
Step 9: Adam and Eve – The First People on Earth and Their Sin
The first man and woman God created were called Adam and Eve. Their story is told in the first book of the Bible, Genesis. God made them in His own image. Then He gave them the beautiful Garden of Eden to live in and take care of. Every day, God came to walk with them Read More …
Step 10: God’s Amazing Love for us, Sinners
Adam and Eve sinned and lost their closeness to God. They had to go away from God. But God loves us. He never stopped loving us, even though He hates our sins. He knew we cannot do anything to remove our sins. And our punishment is to be forever separated from Him. So to save Read More …
Step 11: The Christmas Story – God Sends His Son
The account of the birth of Lord Jesus is beautifully told in the Bible. Hundreds of years before the Lord Jesus was born, God told one of His prophets, Isaiah, to announce to all His people: “The virgin will conceive and bear a Son, and shall call Him ‘Immanuel’ which means ‘God with us’.” Isaiah Read More …
Step 12: Christmas – God Came to Be With Us
When it was time for their baby to be born Mary and Joseph were in Bethlehem, far away from their home. There was no place for them at the inn (a place where travelers stayed). So their baby was born in a stable for animals and was placed in a manger(a box in which animals Read More …
Step 13: Lord Jesus – Miracle-working God
The Lord Jesus is thirty years old. He is leaving His home to fulfill His mission. The reason He came into this world is to save everyone in this world. Shall we follow our Lord as His disciples and go where He goes, hear what He says and see what He does? I am excited! Read More …
Step 14: Sitting at the Master’s feet
Are you eager to continue on our journey with our Lord and Master? Come on! Let us go! We have seen His many miracles. Let us now sit at His feet and listen to Him as He teaches. Many, many people always come to hear His messages. He tells them many powerful truths about God Read More …
Step 15: Lord Jesus – On the Cross for Our Sins
“Jesus Christ” – Savior of the world! The time has come for the Lord Jesus to fulfill His mission: “He came into the world to save sinners”, the Bible tells us. He told His disciples that He was going to die. His disciples were filled with sorrow to hear this. But He told them He Read More …
Step 16: Lord Jesus – Our Risen Savior
The disciples of the Lord Jesus had watched their Master suffer cruelly and die on the cross. They felt lost and lonely and scared without Him. On the third day, on Sunday, a few of them went to His grave and they got a wonderful surprise! An angel of God stood there at the open Read More …
Step 17: God – The Holy Spirit
“Who is the Holy Spirit?” you may wonder. Just before He died, the Lord Jesus told His disciples that He was going back to God, His Father. The disciples were very sad to hear this. Their hearts were heavy with sorrow. He comforted them and said: “Do not be troubled in your hearts… My Father Read More …
Step 18: The Holy Spirit – Our Helper and Guide
Just before the Lord Jesus went to the cross, He told His disciples: “The Holy Spirit, whom my Father will send, will guide you into all truth.” John 16: 13 When the Lord Jesus left for heaven, the Holy Spirit came down to all the disciples. They were filled with wisdom, courage, and boldness to Read More …
Step 18a: One God in Three Persons
By now in these lessons, we have learnt about God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Are you thinking “Are there three Gods”? The answer is “No, there is one God”. Then how? God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are three different Persons. They do different Read More …
Step 19: Heaven – Our Eternal Home
HEAVEN! At the thought of heaven, I joyously sing a song I know: “Heaven is a wonderful place. Filled with glory and grace. I want to see my Savior’s face. Heaven is a beautiful place!” Heaven is a place filled with the glory of God. It is a place of splendor and Read More …
Step 20: Heaven – Going Home to God
People all over the world, whatever their religion is, want to go to heaven. They know heaven is a wonderful place! They try many ways to get to heaven by doing good deeds – giving to charity, volunteering, helping the needy, etc. They want to earn their way to heaven. They hope that their good deeds will Read More …
Step 21: Satan – God’s Enemy, Our Enemy
My friend, do you ever wonder about all the evil in the world? Where does it come from and who is behind it? Do you hear a loud voice within you telling you to go ahead and enjoy things you know to be wrong? According to the Bible, Satan is behind all evil. He is Read More …
Step 22: The Lord Jesus Gives us Victory Over Satan
Yes! Praise God! Our Redeemer came to free us from Satan’s bondage! We, who are saved, are no longer slaves to Satan. We now belong to Lord Jesus! We are God’s children under His care! Lord Jesus gives, us the power not to sin anymore! Satan is a defeated enemy! The Bible also calls Satan Read More …
Step 23: Loving God, with all of Myself
One day a man came to Lord Jesus and asked Him: “Which is the most important command God has given us? ”The Lord Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30 “How do I love God Read More …
Step 24: Loving God, Hating Sin
What exactly is SIN? Before I came to Lord Jesus, I used to think like this: I steal a little pin – it is not a big sin like robbing a bank. I hate somebody and I am happy when something bad happens to him. I have not done anything to harm him. I am Read More …
Step 25: Salvation and God’s Plan for Our Life
My friend, let us sit quietly and think about this most precious gift of salvation and the promise of eternal life God has so amazingly given to us freely. Salvation – being saved – is a free gift from God! It is not a reward for our good deeds or self-denial. There is absolutely nothing Read More …
Step 26: Worshiping God in Church
It is Sunday. I am on my way to church to worship God with other Christians. My friend, I am so glad you decided to come with me! Why do Christians go to church on Sundays? The Lord Jesus came alive from the grave on the first day of the week which is Sunday. We remember his Read More …
Step 27: The Church – Our Christian Family on Earth
Shall we attend another church today? Come, let us go. We are stopping at a house! This is not a church building! Let us go inside and see. A few families are gathered in the living room. They welcome us warmly. The worship begins. There is no organ here to lead us in our singing. Read More …
Step 28: The Lord Jesus is Coming Again!
The Lord Jesus is alive! His disciples were overjoyed! After He came alive, the Lord appeared to them in person over a period of forty days and spoke to them about the kingdom of God. Soon it was time for him to leave them. Then as they were looking, He went up to heaven before Read More …
Step 29: Is the Lord Jesus the Only Way to God?
Dear friend, are you thinking: “Is Lord Jesus the only way to God? What about all the religions of the world? Don’t they all lead us to God?” I want you to meet my friend, Ravi, who found the truth. He is going to tell you his story. Ravi: I was a young man with Read More …
Step 30: Witness – I Want to Tell the Whole World!
God is love! His love came down to us in the form of His Son, Lord Jesus! I want to tell the whole world this joyful news! As I look back on our lessons, I am amazed at the life God gives us when we surrender our lives to the Lord Jesus and choose to Read More …
Step 31: A Prayer for you, my Friend!
We have walked together through these basic lessons, taking our First Steps with Lord Jesus. I hope the journey was as exciting for you as it was for me. I took your hand and together we followed our Lord. I pray that through these lessons, He has become your dearest Lord and Savior as He Read More …