Sermon Notes
27 August 2006
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Morning Worship
The Great Commission
PART FIVE
A:
THE MESSAGE: HEAR, BELIEVE, REPENT, CONFESS, BE BAPTIZED
a. The five accounts of the Great Commission are in:
Acts 1
b. There are four places where this message can be found
I. The Message in the Great Commission:
a. Teach (cause men to hear) :
1.
Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
2.
Mark 16:15
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature.
3.
Luke 24:47
And that repentance and remission of sins should be
preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
b. Believe:
1.
Mark 16:16
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he
that believeth not shall be damned.
2.
John 20:30,31
30
And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which
are not written in this book:
31
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the
Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
c. Repent:
1.
Luke 24:47
And that repentance and remission of sins should be
preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
d. Confess:
1.
John 20:28
And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
e. Baptism:
1.
Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
2.
Mark 16:16
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he
that believeth not shall be damned.
II. THE Message in the Life of Christ:
A. Hear:
1.
Mark 4:24
And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what
measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall
more be given.
2.
Luke 8:18
Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.
B. Believe:
1,
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.
2.
John 8:24
I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins:
for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
C. Repent:
1.
Luke 13:3,5
3
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
4
Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think
ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
5
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
2.
Luke 15:1-32
1
Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
2
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners,
and eateth with them.
3
And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
4
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not
leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is
lost, until he find it?
5
And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6
And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours,
saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
7
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that
repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no
repentance.
8
Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth
not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find
it?
9
And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours
together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had
lost.
10
Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God
over one sinner that repenteth.
11
And he said, A certain man had two sons:
12
And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of
goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
13
And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his
journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous
living.
14
And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he
began to be in want.
15
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him
into his fields to feed swine.
16
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did
eat: and no man gave unto him.
17
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's
have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
18
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have
sinned against heaven, and before thee,
19
And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired
servants.
20
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off,
his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and
kissed him.
21
And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy
sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
22
But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it
on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
23
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
24
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And
they began to be merry.
25
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the
house, he heard musick and dancing.
26
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
27
And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the
fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
28
And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and
intreated him.
29
And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee,
neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never
gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
30
But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with
harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
31
And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is
thine.
32
It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was
dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
d. CONFESS:
1.
Matthew 10:32,33
32
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also
before my Father which is in heaven.
33
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my
Father which is in heaven.
2.
John 12:42,43
42
Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because
of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of
the synagogue:
43
For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
E. Baptism:
1.
John 3:3,5
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.
4
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter
the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
5
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of
water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
2.
John 3:23
And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
Evening Worship
The
Great Commission
PART FIVE
B:
THE MESSAGE: HEAR, BELIEVE, REPENT, CONFESS, BE BAPTIZED
iii. The Message in
Acts:
A. Hear:
1.
Acts 2:22
Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
2. Acts 4:4
Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the
men was about five thousand.
3.
Acts 18:8
And
Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his
house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
b. Believe:
1.
Acts 4:4
Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the
men was about five thousand.
2.
Acts 8:12
But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he
answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
3.
Acts 15:7-9
7
And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them,
Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among
us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and
believe.
8
And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy
Ghost, even as he did unto us;
9
And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
4.
Acts 16:31
And
they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and
thy house.
5.
Acts 18:8
And
Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his
house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
c. Repent:
1.
Acts 2:38
Then
Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name
of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of
the Holy Ghost.
2.
Acts 3:19
Repent
ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the
times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.
3.
Acts 17:30
And
the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every
where to repent:
d. Confess:
1.
Acts 8:37
And
Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he
answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
E, Baptism:
1.
Acts 2:38
Then
Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name
of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of
the Holy Ghost.
2.
Acts 8:12,
But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
36
And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the
eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
37
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he
answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
38
And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into
the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
39
And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught
away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way
rejoicing.
3.
Acts 9:18
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
And
now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins,
calling on the name of the Lord
4.
Acts 10:48
And he
commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him
to tarry certain days.
5.
Acts 16:15,
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
And he
took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was
baptized, he and all his, straightway.
6.
Acts 18:8
And
Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his
house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
IV. THE Message in the Epistles:
A. Hear:
1.
Romans 10:17
So
then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
2. Ephesians 1:13
In
whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of
your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with
that holy Spirit of promise,
B. Believe:
1.
Romans 1:16
For I
am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto
salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the
Greek.
2.
Romans 5:1
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ:
3.
Romans 10:17
So
then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
4.
Galatians 5:6
For in
Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision;
but faith which worketh by love.
C. Repent:
1.
Romans 2:4-11
4
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and
longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to
repentance?
5
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath
against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
6
Who will render to every man according to his deeds: Prov 24:12
7
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour
and immortality, eternal life:
8
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey
unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
9
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew
first, and also of the Gentile;
10
But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew
first, and also to the Gentile:
11
For there is no respect of persons with God.
2.
II Peter 3:9
The
Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but
is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that
all should come to repentance.
D. Confess:
1.
Romans 10:9,10
9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe
in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation.
2.
Philippians 2:9-11
9
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is
above every name:
10
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and
things in earth, and things under the earth;
11
And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory
of God the Father.
E. Baptism:
1.
Romans 6:3,4
3
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were
baptized into his death?
4
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ
was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also
should walk in newness of life.
2.
I Corinthians 12:13
For by
one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or
Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into
one Spirit
3.
Galatians 3:27
For as
many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
4.
Ephesians 4:5
One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
That
he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
5.
Colossians 2:12
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the
faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
6.
I Peter 3:21
The
like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting
away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward
God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
A. There is a clear pattern all the way through the New Testament
B. WHY NOT OBEY?
