The Message of
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You are deeply loved by God. The truest thing about you is that you are loved. God created you because He loves you and it is impossible for Him to ever stop loving you. You were never meant to be alone, but to have a relationship with God and be in His family.
God loves us unconditionally, but we often choose to turn away from His love and try to live life on our own without Him. This is called sin. Sin separates us from God and we experience division between us and God.
But God never stops loving us. He loves you so much that He created a way to save you from your sins so that your relationship with Him could be fully restored. He sent His Son, Jesus, from heaven to earth to die for our sins and make a way for us to have a relationship with God again.
Three days after His death, Jesus defeated death and rose again. His resurrection changed everything. He created a way for you to experience abundant life here on earth and in eternity with Him. When we believe that Jesus died for us and rose again and when we decide to follow Him, we can have a relationship with God and be in His family for eternity.
Trusting in Jesus is a lifelong process. That’s one of the most exciting things about following Jesus — we have every single day of our lives to get to know Him better, to experience the love He has for us, and to learn to love Him more.
It’s not just about believing that Jesus died and rose again, it’s about deciding to follow Jesus for the rest of our lives. Following Jesus is the best possible life imaginable — not because it’s easy, but because Jesus is the only person worth following.
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I’m curious and I’d like to know more about Jesus
I want to start a relationship with God
I’m a Christian but I want to recommit my life to God
I want to help my friends find Jesus
I’M CURIOUS AND I’D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT JESUS
However you’re feeling—and whatever questions or doubts you might have—know that you’re welcome here. God talks about in the Bible how people who search for Him find Him. Here are few places to start:
- Get a free Bible from Canadian Bible Society.
- Who is Jesus? - BibleProject.
- Find an Alpha to help you work out these very real, very big questions.
- Get connected to a local youth pastor/church to discuss questions.
- Download the app the Chosen and watch a series about Jesus’ life
- Can we pray for you in your search for truth?
I want to start a relationship with God
We are so excited that you’ve decided to follow Jesus! This is the life God designed you to live — a life of purpose, hope, victory, and love. Jesus loves you and He will be with you every step of the way. We would be honoured to help you get started in your journey of following Jesus:
- Get a free Bible from Canadian Bible Society.
- Who is Jesus? - the Bible project.
- Find an Alpha to help you work out these very real, very big questions.
- Get the Youversion app for some free devotionals and check out our 'A Guide for Following Jesus' plan.
- Get connected to a local youth pastor/church to start growing in faith.
- Can we pray for you as you boldly take the next step?
- Check out below the 3 things that will help you get to know God more.
- Check out our follow up guide to learn more about what it means to follow Jesus!
I’m a Christian but I’m ready to recommit my life to Jesus and take Jesus more seriously
This is an amazing decision! No matter what you’ve done or been through, God loves you so much and has an incredible plan for your life. You’ve never been alone and you never will be alone. What’s next? Well, we have a few ideas:
- Get a free Bible from Canadian Bible Society.
- Read some truth.
- Get the YouVersion app for some free devotionals and check out the Change Conference ones.
- Get connected to a local youth pastor/church to help you process your life change and hold you accountable.
- Can we pray for you as you follow Jesus?
- Check out below the 3 things that will help you get to know God more.
I’m ready to work with Jesus and help my friends find Him
You are the best person to help your friends find Jesus. You don’t need to be an expert or a pastor, you just need to be one step ahead of your friends in the journey. Here are a few places to get started:
- Choose 1-3 friends and begin to pray for them to find Jesus. Then spend intentional time with them, and ask God to give you the courage to start to share your faith.
- Run an Alpha in your school.
- Read some truth.
- Get the YouVersion app for some free devotionals and check out the Change Conference ones.
- Can we pray for you as you begin to share your faith with your friends?
- Check out below the 3 things that will help you get to know God more.
WHAT CAN HELP ME GET TO KNOW GOD MORE?
When you begin a relationship with God, you shouldn’t do it alone. There are so many other people who also love and follow God who want to help you in this journey. A local church is the best example of joining the family of Jesus. A church is a group of people who meet each week to learn more about God, spend time together, and grow in their relationship with Jesus. We aren’t meant to follow Jesus alone — we need to be surrounded by people who also love and follow Jesus.
It can be easy to start a relationship with God but lose faith over time if we don’t have people around us helping us. That’s why being a part of a church is so important — because we need other people! If you need help finding a church, you can talk to the person you came to Change Conference with or if you need extra help finding a church in your community, feel free to contact Change Conference. We would love to help you!
The next way to get to know God better is by praying. It can be easy to think of prayer as a big, scary thing where we have to say certain words. But prayer is just talking to God. You can talk to Him out loud or in your thoughts — at any time, anywhere, about literally anything. You can talk to God just like how you speak to a friend.
No matter how you’re feeling, you can talk to God about it. He is always listening and always cares. As we pray we get to know God more, and know how much He loves us.
Talk to Jesus every day. Invite Him into every part of your life — He cares about every single area of your life. As we pray, we begin to realize that we don’t just know about God, but we really do have a relationship with Him! The more we get to know Jesus, the more we’ll become like Him.
The Bible is a collection of writings about who God is, inspired by God and written by humans. You can think of the Bible like a library — filled with all different genres of books, including poetry, history, wisdom literature, prophecy, stories, and more — written by different people over a long period of time. The cool thing is, every part of the Bible points back to Jesus. When we read the Bible, we learn more about who God is and learn more about who we are.
Depending on what you’re reading, sometimes the Bible can be confusing — but there are tons of resources out there that can help you understand more. One of the easiest ways we can read the Bible is through an app called YouVersion in the app store. You can read Bible plans and even get a Bible verse sent to you every single day.
Invite your friends to read the Bible with you. Start a Bible plan, and chat about what you’re reading together!
Before you read the Bible, ask God to open up your heart to the truth of what He is wanting to say to you.
