^Saved?

1. Realize God Loves You. John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." The Bible teaches that regardless of your background, age, race, or any other factor, God loves you and desires a genuine, personal relationship with you.
2. Realize You Have Sinned Against a Holy God and Repent. Romans 3:23, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." No one is perfect. We have all broken God's commandments. This is called sin, and it separates us from God. You must be disgusted with your sin and turn from it.
3. Realize Sin Has to be Paid. Romans 6:23 tells us, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." The "wage" or pay we receive for our sins is death, which according to the Bible is eternal separation from God in a literal place called Hell.
4. Realize Jesus Christ Died to Pay the Price for Your Sins. Romans 5:8 says, "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us," If we choose to accept Christ, we do not have to pay the price of death and Hell for our sins because Jesus paid for our sins when He died on the Cross and rose again three days later!
5. Pray and Ask Jesus Christ to be Your Savior, Believing with your Whole Heart. Romans 10:13 says, "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." A promise directly from God that if you will pray to Him, confess that you are a sinner, ask Him to forgive your sins, and accept Him as your Saviour; He promises to save you and give you the free gift of eternal life.

^Serving?

1. Be Baptized and Unite with a Bible Preaching Church. Acts 2:41 says, "Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls." Hebrews 10:15 "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching." No newborn child is left to face the world alone, God designed the Family to support, challenge and nurture the young child until it matures. So to the Church designed for the "Perfecting" of the Saints. ^{[Ephesians 4:11-13]}

2. Study God's Word Daily. 1 Peter 2:2, "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:" 2 Timothy 2:15, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." Psalm 119:11, "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." Job 23:12, "Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food." It is so very important for a new Christian to build a habit of daily scripture reading and study. There is absolutely no replacement when it comes to knowing what God said about a matter, rather than what someone said he meant.

3. Pray Daily. John 14:13 tells us, "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son." 1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Keep a short account with God. Don't let a week's worth of sin burden your soul before you confess it and receive forgiveness.

4. Serve in your Local Church. Romans 12:1 says, "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service." Volunteer your time and talents to meet the physical needs of the Church, bearing the load of the ministry where you are able.

5. Tell others that Jesus can give them a New Life. Mark 16:15 says, "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." Acts 1:8, "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

6. Remember God's promise to the Faithful Christian. 1 Corinthians 15:58, Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.