1. MISTAKES OF NAAMAN
TEXT:
2 KINGS 5:1-15

2. NAAMAN WENT TO THE WRONG MAN
MISTAKES OF NAAMAN
NAAMAN WENT TO THE WRONG MAN
2 Kings 5:6
Some go to their priest
Some go to the Law of Moses
Some go to Joseph Smith
Some go to Muhammad
Salvation is only in Christ

3. NAAMAN DESIRED TO PAY FOR HIS CURE
MISTAKES OF NAAMAN
NAAMAN DESIRED TO PAY FOR HIS CURE
2 Kings 5:5
Simon desired to buy God’s gift (Acts 8:22-24)
Paying indulgences to the priest
Salvation is by grace (Eph. 2:8-9; Tit. 3:3-7)

4. NAAMAN THOUGHT HIS WAY WAS BEST
MISTAKES OF NAAMAN
NAAMAN THOUGHT HIS WAY WAS BEST
2 Kings 5:10-11
Faith Alone (Jas. 2:24-26)
The Way that Seems Right to Man (Proverbs 14:12; Jeremiah 10:23)

5. NAAMAN PROTESTED GOD’S WAY
MISTAKES OF NAAMAN
NAAMAN PROTESTED GOD’S WAY
2 Kings 5:12
Thought power was in the water (1 Peter 3:21)
“Why not prayer?” (Ref. 1 Peter 3:12; Acts 9:8- 9)
“Why baptism?” (Mark 16:15-16; Acts 2:38; Gal. 3:27; Acts 22:16)

6. NAAMAN WANTED TO SUBSTITUTE GOD’S PLAN
MISTAKES OF NAAMAN
NAAMAN WANTED TO SUBSTITUTE GOD’S PLAN
BELIEVERS FOR INFANTS
SPRINKLING FOR IMMERSION
PRAYER FOR OBEDIENCE