The Invitation: Receive the Gift - Baptist (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Every Baptist invitation appeals to Ephesians 2:8-9: you cannot earn salvation, but you CAN receive it. Billy Graham preached it millions of times: "Come as...
This is stories & illustrations on invitation and receive for adults, drawing on Ephesians 2:8-9. It carries an emotional tone of hope, joy and gratitude.
Every Baptist invitation appeals to Ephesians 2:8-9: you cannot earn salvation, but you CAN receive it. Billy Graham preached it millions of times: "Come as you are—not as you ought to be, not as you wish you were. Just as you are." Grace is offered; faith receives. No one is too bad for grace; no one is good enough to earn it.…
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