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8/14/2019 LESSON 02 PowerPoint

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Gods Eternal Plan


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Gods Eternal Plan

66 Books

Written over a period of 1500 yearsWritten by 40 different authors

All fit together to tell one story

from creation to eternity

Gods saving love


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Gods Eternal Plan

Ten Steps

Each step with a picture, astatement and a verse or two

Write and draw as we go through

these steps


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No. 1

God and people are in fellowship

Genesis 3:8--Walked with

God

Tree of Life


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No. 1

Adam and Eve were living infellowship with God.

And each of us began in that sameway. When we were born, we

were born living in fellowship withGod.


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No. 2

God gave people the power tochoose.

Genesis 1:27in Gods

image

Genesis 2:15-17

toeat or not to eat


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No. 2

Adam and Eve could choose to obeyGod or to disobey Him.

Each of us has the same choice

to obey or not to obey

to sin or not to sin


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No. 3

People chose to sin.

Genesis 3:4-7

Eve andAdam at the fruit

Romans 3:23all have

sinned.


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No. 3

Adam and Eve brought sin into theworld.

Every person who has lived sincethen (except Jesus) has made the

choice to sin.You and I have chosen to sin.


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No. 4

Peoples sins separate them fromGod.

Genesis 3:22-24Adam

and Eve must leave

the Garden of EdenIsaiah 59:2your sins have

separated you from God


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No. 4

God is holy. He cannot havesinners in fellowship with Him.Our sins take us away from God.

Romans 6:23the wages of sin is

death

separation from God.So now we are separated and sad.


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No. 5

Will God punish us or forgive us?

Ezekiel 18:20

thesoul that sins will

dieGod will punish

2 Peter 3:9

God does not want any

to perish but wants all to repent.


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No. 5

Gods justice requires that He mustpunish us.

Gods mercy and love lead Him towant to forgive us.

What will God do?


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No. 6

GOOD NEWS!!!


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No. 6

By Christs death God punishes oursins, so we can be forgiven.

John 3:16God so loved

us that He gave His son

so whoever believes inHim can have eternal life.


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No. 6

Isaiah 53:6by His stripes we arehealed.

2 Corinthians 5:21God made himwho had no sin to be sin for us, so

that in him we might become therighteousness of God.


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No. 6

In Christ, God found a way both topunish our sins and then to

forgive our sins.

From the beginning, God had this

plan which He was unfolding fromthe time of Eves sin.


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No. 6

On Pentecost, Peter could announcefor the first time that God could

now offer us forgiveness becauseChrist had paid the penalty for oursins.


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No. 7

People can choose to accept Jesus.

John 3:16that whoever

believes in him might

not perish but have

eternal life.

We must choose to come to Jesus.


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No. 7

We are still creatures of choice.God does not violate the nature

He gave us by forcing Jesus onus.

Romans 10:9

we must believe andmust confess our faith in Jesus asthe resurrected Lord to be saved.


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No. 8

Each must demonstrate his/herfaith by obedience.

James 2:24

justified by deeds notby faith alone.

Acts 2:38repent and be

baptized for forgiveness

of your sins.


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No. 8

While faith is essential, we mustshow that faith by repenting of

our sins and being baptized forthe forgiveness of our sins.


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No. 9

People are forgiven of sins andrestored to fellowship with God.

Acts 2:38

repent and bebaptized for forgiveness

of your sins.

Acts 22:16be baptized and

wash away your sins.


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No. 9

Ephesians 2:8-9This is salvationby grace through faith,a faith

demonstrated by obedience.

Romans 5:9-10we were Gods

enemies but we have beenreconciled to Him through Christsdeath.


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No. 10

All saved by faith and obedience areadded to Christs church.

Galatians 3:27We are

baptized into Christ.

Acts 2:47

God addeddaily those being saved.


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No. 10

Ephesians 5:23Christ is the headof the church, his body, of which

he is the savior.1 Corinthians 1:10There should

be no divisions among those in

Christs church.We are all together in Him.


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Gods Eternal Plan

Before God created the world andhuman beings, He planned how

he would save us if we sinned.

The gospelthe good newsis that

God has now executed His plan sothose separated by sin can bereconciled to God.


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Gods Eternal Plan

2 Corinthians 5:19-20He hascommitted to us the message of

reconciliation. We are thereforeChrists ambassadors, as thoughGod were making his appealthrough us.


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Early Christians

1. Let their lives shine.

2. Served others.

3. Were courageous.

4. Shared with everyone.

5. Shared everywhere6. Gave a clear message.

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