{"id":586,"date":"2024-08-19T06:05:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T06:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healingaltarministries.org\/?page_id=586"},"modified":"2024-08-20T09:49:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T09:49:14","slug":"how-to-know-jesus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/healingaltarministries.org\/?page_id=586","title":{"rendered":"How to Know Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"586\" class=\"elementor elementor-586\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d169b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d169b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f99bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f99bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Know Jesus<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67eb819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67eb819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAre you ready for change in your life? Maybe you\u2019ve been hurt, made some bad choices, or feel lost, and find yourself wondering, \u201cWhat\u2019s the point?\u201d. Well, Jesus knows your pain and He wants to be there with you through everything you face. You can choose to have a relationship with Him\u2014to accept His love and grace. It will be the best decision you ever make and change your life like nothing else!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cedf79 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cedf79\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d74536f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d74536f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start Now<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d1af00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d1af00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhether you know it yet or not, God\u2019s plan for you is so much better than you can imagine, and this is the first step on that journey!\n\nBegin by watching Joyce\u2019s video below:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176a02c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"176a02c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/d87Yt6urgDg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3568160 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3568160\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7196f2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7196f2a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d286e57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d286e57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">READY FOR SOMETHING NEW?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40b666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d40b666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJesus wants you to know Him, be your advocate, your provider\u2014your ultimate best friend. He also has a plan for you and wants to help you as you walk through life. In fact, He said in Jeremiah 29:11 that He has amazing plans for your life, \u201cplans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.\u201d And the Bible says that God loves you so much that He gave His only Son\u2014Jesus Christ\u2014so you can have eternal life with Him!\n\nFor God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.\n\u2014 John 3:16-17 (NIV)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5992543 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5992543\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5565b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5565b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/healingaltarministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5891003557698716163-3-792x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-420\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healingaltarministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5891003557698716163-3-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/healingaltarministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5891003557698716163-3-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/healingaltarministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5891003557698716163-3-768x993.jpg 768w, https:\/\/healingaltarministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5891003557698716163-3-600x776.jpg 600w, https:\/\/healingaltarministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5891003557698716163-3.jpg 959w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614a35e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"614a35e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9758835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9758835\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THERE'S HOPE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790e82b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"790e82b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe problem is that we are humans and we\u2019ve made mistakes (Romans 3:23). Big or small, the Bible calls these mistakes \u201csin,\u201d and even one sin keeps us from having a relationship with God, and eventually leads to death (Romans 6:23). But there is good news! Through Christ, you have hope! Jesus is waiting with open arms to save you\u2014all you need to do is turn away from sin and toward Him (the Bible calls this repentance), and He\u2019ll forgive you completely. When you do this, you\u2019re giving Jesus all your brokenness, and in exchange He gives you everything He has for you: all His righteousness (right-ness), peace, and healing for your heart, a restored relationship with Him, and a fresh start in life.\n\n \n\n\u201cFor all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.\u201d\n\u2014 Romans 3:23 (ESV)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Know Jesus Are you ready for change in your life? 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