“The Gospel Plan of Salvation”

Introduction:

1. Our sermon today will be much slower and simpler. This sermon will require your participation. Everyone please take a Bible in hand, your handout, a pencil and follow along and fill in the appropriate blanks.

2. The most important question a person could ever ask is “What must I do to be saved” (Acts 2:37; 16:30, 9:6).

3. This question is so important it will affect my eternal destiny:

a. Heaven (Matt. 25:46).

b. Hell (Mk. 9:46-48).

4. In our sermon this morning we will be asking/answering two soul awakening questions. The first question is:

I. What must I know to be saved (Jn. 8:32, Eph. 5:17)?

A. I am lost in sin (Rom. 3:23; 6:23, Ezek. 18:4, Isa. 59:1-2, Jn. 8:24).

B. I cannot save myself from sin (Jer. 10:23, Jn. 6:68; Prov. 3:5-7; Prov. 14:12; 2 Tim. 2:10).

C. God saves me (Eph. 2:8-9; Rom. 1:16, Rom 6:17, James 1:21, Matt. 7:21, Heb. 5:8-9, Lk. 6:46).

II. What must I do to be saved (Jn. 7:17, Acts 16:30)?

A. Hear God’s Word (Rom. 10:17;Ps. 95:7; Heb. 11:6).

1. Recognize it’s authority (Mark 9:7; Matt. 28:18; Col. 3:17; John 12:48).

2. Search, Seek & Prove it to be true or false (Acts 17:11, I Thes. 5:21, I Jn. 4:4, Prov. 15:28; 2 Tim. 2:15).

3. The Importance of careful hearing (Lk. 8:18; Mk. 4:24, Mk. 9:7).

B. Believe in Jesus.

1. The importance of believing (Jn. 8:24; Acts 8:37).

2. Belief alone will not save (James 2:24).

3. Four examples of believers who were still lost after belief:

1. Jn. 1:12 (belief only gave them the right to become…).

2. Jn. 12:42—Matt. 10:32-33.

3. Jn. 8:30, 44

4. Acts 9:6

C. Confess Jesus orally (Rom. 10:10, Matt. 10:32-33).

D. Repent of you Sins (Luke 13:3, Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19.

1. Not Sorrow alone (2 Cor 7:10).

2. Changed will that leads to a changed way (Matt. 21:28-30; Lk 3:8).

E. Be Immersed for the remission of sins.

1. Baptism is full body immersion (Jn. 3:23; Rom 6:1-4; Mark 1:9-10; Acts 8:37-39).

2. Baptism is for Salvation (Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, Acts 22:16).

3. Puts one into Christ (Gal. 3:27, John 3:5).

4. Saves your soul (I Peter 3:21).

5. A command of God (Acts 10:47-48).

Conclusion:

Have you done these things that are necessary for salvation? Have you truly answered life’s greatest question biblically (James 4:14, 2 Thes. 1:7-10)?