1. Changing God’s Plan
Genesis 16:1-4

2. Changing God’s Plan
Genesis 16:1-4

3. God’s Plan For Abram Genesis 12:1-3; 13:15
Relied On His Own Understanding
Genesis 15:1-3
Wrong Means
Genesis 16:1-4
Laugh At God
Genesis 17:15-16
Genesis 18:10-12
God’s Plan Accomplished
Genesis 21:1-7

4. Changing God’s Plan: For Authority
Own Understanding
Wisdom from all religions
Let’s update the plan
Jude 3
Hebrews 13:8
Matthew 28:19
Hebrews 4:12
Wrong Means
Doctrines of men
Traditions
Matthew 15:9
Laugh At God
We’ll use our creeds
Listen to God’s voice in my head
2 Timothy 3:16-17
God’s Plan Accomplished
John 12:48

5. Changing God’s Plan: For The Lord’s Supper
Own Understanding
Weekly observance is too frequent
Wrong Means
Partake once every three months
Take bread only
Partake on Saturday
Laugh At God
Partake every Sunday?
Acts 20:7
God’s Plan Accomplished
1 Corinthians 11:29

6. Changing God’s Plan: For Music
Own Understanding
Instruments make it sound better
Easier to sing with organ
Wrong Means
It will please God Matthew 7:21-23
Justified in Old Testament Galatians 5:4
Laugh At God
You don’t believe in music?
Colossians 3:16
Ephesians 5:19
God’s Plan Accomplished
Just because accepted by men doesn’t make it accepted by God!

7. Changing God’s Plan: Approaching The Erring Brother
Own Understanding
Someone else will do it
It would be better to let someone else do it
It’s not my place – the elders or preacher should do it.
Church Discipline makes us appear harsh and judgmental
Wrong Means
Talk to others first
Go to elders first
Don’t go to anyone
Elders discipline those who embarrass
Laugh At God
Command is too hard, too uncomfortable
He won’t listen, so why try?
God’s Plan Accomplished
Souls are saved by God’s plan
Matthew 18:15-17
James :19-20

8. Changing God’s Plan: For Salvation
Own Understanding
Baptism is an outward sign
Many ways man can come to God and be accepted
Since baptized, I must be right
Wrong Means
Sprinkling, Pouring
“Sinner’s Prayer”
Laugh At God
Infant Baptism
Baptism not necessary
1 Peter 3:21
Acts 2:38
Matthew 28:19
John 3:3,5
God’s Plan Accomplished
1 Thessalonians 1:8

9. We Can’t Change God’s Plan
Not by our own reasoning or understanding
Not by creating means to fulfill His plan
Not by laughing at or denying His plan
DO YOU TRUST
GOD’S PLAN FOR YOU?