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Explore examples of obeying God's word, from Noah to Jesus, emphasizing obedience and commitment. Learn the consequences of not following God's commands from Nadab & Abihu, King Saul, Uzzah, and the Pharisees. Reflect on your obedience to God's will and the importance of following His plan of salvation through faith, repentance, and baptism.
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Obeying at His Word Our Commitment to God
Obeying at His Word • Doing what is Right • Seeking to Please • Fulfilling Our Duty
Obeying at His Word • Examples of “Obeying at His Word • Noah • “ACCORDING TO ALL THAT GOD COMMANDED”
According to All that God Commanded • Noah • Genesis 6:12-22 • (14) “Ark of gopherwood” • (15) “length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits” • (16) “make a window; set the door; and third decks” • (19) “you shall bring two of every sort into the ark” • (22) “THUS NOAH DID; ACCORDING TO ALL THAT GOD COMMANDED HIM, SO HE DID.”
Obeying at His Word • Examples of “Obeying at His Word • Noah • “ACCORDING TO ALL THAT GOD COMMANDED” • Abraham • “NOT WITHHOLDING ANYTHING”
Not Withholding Anything • Abraham • Genesis 22:1-12 – “You have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me” • Hebrews 11:17-19 – “God was able to raise him up, even from the dead” • James 2:19-23–“Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness”
Obeying at His Word • Examples of “Obeying at His Word • Noah • “ACCORDING TO ALL THAT GOD COMMANDED” • Abraham • “NOT WITHHOLDING ANYTHING” • Nehemiah • “WILLING TO CHANGE TO THE PRESCRIBED MANNER”
Willing to Change to the Prescribed Manner • Nehemiah • Nehemiah 8:13-18 • (13) “were gathered… in order to understand the words of the law” • (14) “they found written… should dwell in booths” • (16) “Then the people went out and… made themselves booths” • (17) “since the days of Joshua… (they) had not done so” • (18) “ACCORDING TO THE PRESCRIBED MANNER”
Obeying at His Word • Examples of “Obeying at His Word • Noah • “ACCORDING TO ALL THAT GOD COMMANDED” • Abraham • “NOT WITHHOLDING ANYTHING” • Nehemiah • “WILLING TO CHANGE TO THE PRESCRIBED MANNER” • Jesus • “YOUR WILL BE DONE”
Your Will Be Done • Jesus • Matthew 6:9-13 – “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” • Matthew 26:36-42 – “not as I will, but as You will” • Philippians 2:5-8 – “obedient to the point of death”
NOT Obeying at His Word • Examples of NOT “Obeying at His Word” • Nadab & Abihu • “HE HAD NOT COMMANDED THEM”
He Had Not Commanded Them • Nadab & Abihu • Leviticus 10:1-3 – “which He had NOT commanded them” • Leviticus 8:4, 9, 13, 17, 21, 29, 36; • Leviticus 9:7, 10, 16, 21-24
NOT Obeying at His Word • Examples of NOT “Obeying at His Word” • Nadab & Abihu • “HE HAD NOT COMMANDED THEM” • King Saul • “DOING PART OF GOD’S WORD IS NOT ENOUGH”
Doing Part of God’s Word is Not Enough • King Saul • I Samuel 15:2-3 – “utterly destroy all that they have” • I Samuel 15:7-11 – “has not performed My commandments” • I Samuel 15:13-26 – “you have rejected the word of the lord”
NOT Obeying at His Word • Examples of NOT “Obeying at His Word” • Nadab & Abihu • “HE HAD NOT COMMANDED THEM” • King Saul • “DOING PART OF GOD’S WORD IS NOT ENOUGH” • Uzzah • “GOOD INTENTIONS ARE NOT ENOUGH”
Good Intentions are Not Enough • Uzzah • Numbers 4:5-15 – “they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die” • II Samuel 6:1-7 – “God struck him there for his error”
NOT Obeying at His Word • Examples of NOT “Obeying at His Word” • Nadab & Abihu • “HE HAD NOT COMMANDED THEM” • King Saul • “DOING PART OF GOD’S WORD IS NOT ENOUGH” • Uzzah • “GOOD INTENTIONS ARE NOT ENOUGH” • Pharisees • “JUST DOING SOMETHING TO THE LORD IS NOT ACCEPTABLE”
Just Doing Something to the Lord is Not Acceptable • Pharisees • Matthew 15:1-9 – “transgress the commandment of God because of your traditions” • Matthew 7:21-23 – “he who does the will of My Father in heaven” • Romans 10:1-3 – “they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge” • John 4:23-24 – “must worship Him in spirit and truth”
Obeying at His Word • Are you doing “according to all that God commanded”? • Are you “not withholding anything” from God? • Are you “willing to change to the prescribed manner”? • Is your attitude, “Your will be done”?
God’s Plan of Salvation • Hear the Word of God (Acts 18:8) • Believe in Jesus (Mark 16:16) • Repent of Sins (Acts 2:38) • Confess Faith in Christ (Acts 8:37-38) • Be Baptized in Water (Galatians 3:26-27) • Remain Faithful (Revelations 2:10) • If err, repent and pray to God (Acts 8:22)