The Walk 👣 Step 1 👣 Step into Salvation

THE WALK 👣

👣 Lesson 1 👣 Step 1 👣 Step into Salvation

👣 Being Born Again

Starting a Relationship with the Lord

Opening Question

If I were to ask you:

How is your relationship with God?

How would you respond?

• Distant

• Far off

• Just okay

• Close

• Intimate

This study is designed to help you understand your relationship with the Lord, or what the Bible calls a:

👉 “Walk with the Lord”

Opening Prayer 🙏

“Father, help us to understand this relationship that You want to have with each of us.

Father, You have paid the ultimate price to have fellowship with sinful man.

So Father, help us to dig into the Scriptures and see the truth of how You truly want to walk with us.

In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.”

I. What Is a Walk with the Lord? 👣

A walk with the Lord refers to a personal, intimate relationship with God—a daily fellowship with Him through the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.

This is not religion.

This is not routine.

This is not outward form.

👉 This is a real, living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.

📖 2 Corinthians 5:7

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.”

📖 Colossians 2:6

“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:”

📖 John 14:16-17

“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

Even the Spirit of truth… for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”

📖 Micah 6:8

“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”

📖 Genesis 5:24

“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.”

📖 Amos 3:3

“Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”

👉 Before you can walk in this kind of relationship, you must first be brought into that relationship through salvation.

II. Why Don’t We Have a Natural Relationship with the Lord? 🚫

Why don’t we naturally have a real, intimate relationship or fellowship with God?

👉 The answer is sin.

Sin is disobedience to God, and it has separated us from Him.

This problem began with Adam and Eve, and that sinful nature has been passed down to all mankind.

📖 Romans 5:12

“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”

📖 Psalm 51:5

“Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.”

📖 Romans 3:23

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”

📖 Isaiah 59:2

“But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.”

Because of sin:

• We do not naturally walk with God

• We do not naturally seek God

• We are separated from fellowship with Him

📖 Romans 6:23

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

👉 This is why every person must be saved.

III. The Good News — Jesus Desperately Desires a Relationship with You ✝️

God did not leave you separated—

👉 He desires a real, personal relationship with you

📖 Romans 5:8

“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

📖 Luke 19:10

“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

📖 1 Peter 2:24

“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree… by whose stripes ye were healed.”

📖 John 14:6

“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

📖 Revelation 3:20

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock…”

👉 He is inviting you into a relationship with Him

IV. Jesus Comes to You First 👣

Before you ever walked toward God—

👉 He was already moving toward you

1. He Walked Before You

📖 Deuteronomy 31:8

“And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.”

📖 Isaiah 52:12

“For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.”

📖 Psalm 139:5

“Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.”

2. He Walks Beside You

📖 John 4:7

“There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.”

📖 Mark 10:47

“And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.”

📖 Luke 19:5

“And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.”

📖 Luke 5:13

“And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean.”

📖 Mark 5:34

“And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.”

📖 John 5:6

“When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?”

📖 John 3:3

“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

📖 Luke 19:10

“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

3. He Is Walking By You and Calling You Right Now

👉 He is near you right now, and He is calling you

📖 Acts 17:27

“That they should seek the Lord… though he be not far from every one of us:”

📖 John 1:9

“That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.”

📖 Revelation 3:20

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock…”

📖 Isaiah 55:6

“Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:”

📖 2 Corinthians 6:2

“…behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”

👉 This is not just a lesson—this is a moment of invitation

V. The 4 C’s of Salvation (Your Response)

Now that Jesus has come to you—

👉 You must respond

1. Christ ✝️

📖 1 Timothy 3:16

“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh…”

2. Conviction 💔

📖 John 16:8

“And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin…”

3. Contrition 😢

📖 2 Corinthians 7:10

“For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation…”

4. Confession 🗣️

📖 Romans 10:9-10

“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus… thou shalt be saved…”

📖 Romans 10:13

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

VI. The Invitation — Will You Begin the Relationship? ❓

👉 He has come to you

👉 He is calling you

Will you respond?

VII. Prayer — Beginning the Relationship 🙏

“Lord Jesus, I see that You have paid for my sins.

I understand that my sin has separated me from You.

I am sorry for my sin, and I turn to You.

Please forgive me and bring me into a relationship with You.

Come into my life and save my soul.

I receive You as my Lord and Saviour. Amen.”

📖 Romans 10:13

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

VIII. Your Walk Has Begun 👣

👉 You are now in a relationship with God

👉 You now have fellowship with Him

👉 You have begun your walk with the Lord