God’s Master Plan Session 5 How can we participate in the Master Plan?

God’s Master PlanGod’s Master Plan

Session 5Session 5How can we participate in the How can we participate in the

Master Plan?Master Plan?

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(C) OBEDIENCE(C) OBEDIENCE7) How can we participate in the

Master Plan?8) How should citizens of the Master Plan live?

(A) KINGDOM OF GOD(A) KINGDOM OF GOD1) What is God's Master Plan2) How will God's Master Plan be

realised?3) Why do we need God's Master

Plan?4) What stops us from participating

in God's Master Plan?

(B) NAME OF JESUS CHRIST5) Who is the key to the Master

Plan?6) Who is the Master Planner?

SalvationSalvationThe faith God requires for eternal life in his Kingdom (John 3:16-17)

Belief in the GospelBelief in the GospelActs 8v12

Life of ObedienceLife of ObedienceActs 2v42

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ObjectiveObjective

• Explain the importance of baptism• Outline the steps required for salvation

Belief Repentance Baptism

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OverviewOverview

• Belief• Repentance• Baptism

What is it? Why be baptised? How does baptism save us? How does baptism fit into the Master Plan? What happens after baptism?

• Conclusion

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What is Belief?What is Belief?

• Belief is related to God’s Master Plan HOW? Belief means understanding….

““Go into all the world and preach the Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever good news to all creation. Whoever

believesbelieves and is baptised will be saved.” and is baptised will be saved.” (Mark 16v15-16)(Mark 16v15-16)

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• Understanding we have fallen short of the ideal• What ideal?

The Master Plan The glory of God! “For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God”

(Romans 3v23)

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• Understanding we have the wrong relatives!

Get rid of relation with Adam Get rid of relation with Adam (sin and death)(sin and death)

Get a new relation with Jesus Get a new relation with Jesus (eternal life)(eternal life)

This understandingunderstanding - is beliefbelief

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• Belief before baptism was common in the early church. Acts 8v12 Acts 8v26-27 Acts 16v32

It is important to understand our It is important to understand our hopeless situationhopeless situation

It is important to believeIt is important to believe

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What is Repentance?What is Repentance?

• Belief is a good start… but… we need Repentance

• A total turn around!

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• A new way of life• A new relationship• Out of Adam• Into Christ

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• The bottom line………• If you believe• And if you are truly sorry• Then you will repent

““Godly sorrow brings Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no salvation and leaves no

regret…..” regret…..” (2 Corinthians 7v10) (2 Corinthians 7v10)

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What is Baptism?What is Baptism?

• “…repentance that leads toleads to salvation…”• There is still more.• Baptism - “it’s all Greek to us”

baptizo dying (baptizo) a garment ship sunk (baptizo) in a storm dipping, sinking immersing fully

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• An example from the Bible.Philip and the Ethiopian eunuchActs 8v35-38

3535 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he preached Jesus to him.from this Scripture he preached Jesus to him.

3636 As they went along the road they came to some As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, "Look! Water! What water; and the eunuch said, "Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?"prevents me from being baptized?"

3737 And Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, And Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."

3838 And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him.eunuch, and he baptized him.

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• Why the big deal about full immersion?• Baptism represents a burial

““Don’t you know that all of us who were baptised in Don’t you know that all of us who were baptised in Christ Jesus were baptised into his death? Christ Jesus were baptised into his death? We were therefore buried with him through We were therefore buried with him through

baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the raised from the dead through the glory of the

Father, we too may live a new life.” Father, we too may live a new life.” (Romans 6v3-4)(Romans 6v3-4)

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Why be Baptised?Why be Baptised?

• It is a commandment!

““Whoever believes and is baptised will Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved, but whoever does not believe be saved, but whoever does not believe

will be condemned.” will be condemned.” (Mark 16v16)(Mark 16v16)

““I tell you the truth, no one can see the I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

(John 3v3)(John 3v3)

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• You want to be a Christian don’t you? A follower of Jesus Christ?

• Follow his example then…..• Jesus himself was baptised!

Matthew 3v13-17

1313 Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized by him.be baptized by him.

1414 But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I have need to be baptized But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"by You, and do You come to me?"

1515 But Jesus answering said to him, "Permit it at this time; for in this But Jesus answering said to him, "Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he permitted Him.permitted Him.

1616 After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him,God descending as a dove and lighting on Him,

1717 and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is My beloved and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."Son, in whom I am well-pleased."

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• Symbolic start of a new life.• Now “in Christ” or have “put on Christ”• We have changed our clothes!

““For all of you who were baptised into For all of you who were baptised into Christ have clothed yourself with Christ” Christ have clothed yourself with Christ”

(Galatians 3v27)(Galatians 3v27)

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• Adam and Eve changed their clothes “The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his

wife and clothed them.” (Genesis 3v21)

• An animal died to give them a covering• Jesus died to to give us a covering

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• In the Old Testament Associated with animal by laying hands on head

• In the New Testament Associate with Jesus by being baptised!

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How does Baptism save us?How does Baptism save us?

• By washing away stubborn dirt!• By washing away our sins!

“And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptised and wash away your sins, calling on his name.” (Acts 22v16)

• We are forgiven

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How does Baptism save us?How does Baptism save us?

• By associating with Jesus’ victory over sin!

““If we have been united with him like this If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be in his death, we will certainly also be unitedunited with him in his resurrection.” with him in his resurrection.”

(Romans 6v5)(Romans 6v5)

through baptismthrough baptism

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How does baptism save us?How does baptism save us?

• Being saved by water is an OT principle

Children of Israel crossing the Red Sea• Paul picks this up (1 Cor 10v1-2)

Noah and the ark• Peter picks this up (1 Peter 3v20-21)

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How does Baptism fit into the How does Baptism fit into the Master Plan?Master Plan?

• God made promises to Abraham Have land to live in forever Have many descendants Have a son to rule forever

• Abraham never received his promises “He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of

ground…..” (Acts7v5)

• Why not?

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• God is waiting for a few more people to become a part of his Master Plan

“…“….none of them received what had been .none of them received what had been promised. God had planned something promised. God had planned something

better for us so that only together with us better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.” would they be made perfect.”

(Hebrews 11v39-40)(Hebrews 11v39-40)

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• How do we share in these promises and become a part of his Master Plan?

BaptismBaptism is how we become a part of the Master Plan!

FFoorr all of you who were baptized into Christ all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ…have clothed yourselves with Christ…

……And if you belong to Christ, then you are And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's descendants, heirs according to Abraham's descendants, heirs according to

promise. promise. ((Gal 3:27-29Gal 3:27-29))

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What happens after Baptism?What happens after Baptism?

• Is this the end?• This is the beginning….

“If you love me, you will obey what I command” (John 14v15)

“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” (Matthew 16v24)

• Next week we will learn about the life of the follower!

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ConclusionConclusion

• This week we looked at... Belief which is understanding God’s Master Plan Repentance which is being sorry for our sins and turning

around Baptism which is full immersion in water

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• We are baptised to: associate with death and resurrection of Jesus wash away sins become a part of the family of Christ and so share in the

promises and God’s Master Plan.

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Question and AnswerQuestion and Answer

• How can we participate in the Master Plan?

We must We must believebelieve in in God’s God’s Master Plan, Master Plan, repentrepent o of our f our

old life, and start a new life old life, and start a new life by being by being baptisedbaptised..

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• Next week we look at…. How should a citizen of the Master Plan live? What does Christ require of us?

• Teaching, Fellowship, Prayer, Breaking of Bread Foundations of the Master Plan Guiding Principles Does God provide help? Tying it all up!

God’s Master Plan Session 5 How can we participate in the Master Plan?

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