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Stop While You’re Ahead A burglar broke into an opulent home and was filling his sacks with stolen goods when he heard a deep growl. He looked down to see the biggest Doberman pinscher he had ever seen. But before he had a chance to do anything, he heard a small voice ask, “Who are you? Who are you?”…

Recap last week George Burns in “Oh, God!” Do you swear to tell the truth..... “So Help Me Me” If it pleases the court and even if it doesn’t - “I’m God” The prologue of John makes a case for God becoming man and revealing himself and making himself known in Jesus. He asks us to believe so that we may…

FCF: We want to give God everything except what He wants from us. LO: We need to understand that the best indicator of our hearts is our everyday lives. AO: We need to commit to following God in the details of everyday life. Christ link: Jesus Intro: John the Baptist announced that Jesus was coming with…

Why are we baptized in water after salvation? Because it draws out for us a vivid, memorable picture for us of our union with Jesus Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. Because it confesses that new union we have with Jesus Christ as a declaration to other believers. Because it demonstrates our commitment to being obedient to our Lord and Savior.

In Acts 2, we see that baptism does not cause anything to be done, but is rather something done for the purpose of declaring and confessing in a public manner the change which has already taken place.

Since Jesus was sinless, why did He need to be baptized? Join Pastor Steve as he looks at Mark 1:9-11.

Pastor James takes us through Romans 6: 1-5 and teaches on the importence and meaning of baptism.

Thesis/ Central Idea: Learn to make the Bible your guide for life, and it will direct your steps. Introduction: The reason we do and say the things we do and say as Christians is because we believe as true, certain teachings (doctrines) concerning our faith. For example: How we worship God. How we feel…

Is baptism for physical cleansing? Is baptism a work that earns our way into Heaven? Is baptism in order to get salvation or is it because of salvation? Why was Jesus baptized?

The Holy Spirit is baptizing us daily in the cleansing blood of the Lamb. We see, hear, and feel the power of God in our lives and in the world. And we too – are witnesses for Jesus where we live and to the ends of the earth.

We'll conclude and summarize our look at baptism as we look at the mode of baptism, the how and where questions, are made clear from the language, from the geography, and explicitly throughout the New Testament accounts. We are to be baptized by immersion, not any other method.

When was the last time you did something so bold or unexpected that people around you demanded an explanation? Are our lives so unusual in a good way that people around us demand to know what got into us? Is it possible to experience the power of God so fully that you could change the course of history…

INTRODUCTION Let’s turn together in our Bibles to Luke’s gospel. Luke chapter 3 . & we’re gonna read verse 15 & 16 . Luke 3:15-16 . & when you find that in your Bible pls stand for the reading of God’s Word. The title of today’s teaching is. Holy Spirit Baptism. & I had to do something I’ve never done…

For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ! The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin…

Last week we talked about John the Baptist, the man who lived in the wilderness preaching a message of repentance because the kingdom of heaven was at hand. His whole purpose was to prepare the people for the coming of the Messiah, who was coming after him. His arrival was imminent. John’s goal was to…

INTRODUCTION Let’s turn together in our Bibles to Luke’s gospel. Luke chapter 3 . & we’re gonna read verse 15 & 16 . Luke 3:15-16 . & when you find that in your Bible pls stand for the reading of God’s Word. The title of today’s teaching is. Holy Spirit Baptism. This is part 1 of what will be at least…

Introduction Fun Thanksgiving traditions Pajama party A “thankful tablecloth” Christmas ornament exchange Invite the whole neighborhood Baptism: Different Family Traditions Modern: Some sprinkle, splash, pour, pour three times, dunk. Some baptize babies; others don’t. Some believe baptism is required…

As we look at this next section, we are looking at the authority and present workings of Christ. Hebrews 6:1–2 (KJV 1900) 1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,…

John the Baptist passed the baton to Jesus after he correctly identifies him as the Messiah, God With Us. We finished up Matthew Chapter 3 in our Series on The Gospel of Matthew.

Understanding basic truths and following basic practices are essential to building a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Building a personal relationship with Jesus Christ is predicated on a response to Christ’s words in John 15:14 , “ You are my friends if you do whatever I command you. ” One of…

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Announcements What we believe about baptism. Turn to and read Matthew 3:1-17 . Pray. Our current doctrinal statement includes: We believe that Bible baptism is by immersion, the burial of the believer in water, thus setting forth in symbol his union with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection;…

GOAL — That hearers rejoice to know that, just as God loves and is pleased with His Son, Jesus; therefore, He loves and is pleased with us who are baptized into Christ. MALADY — We sometimes see baptism as nothing more than a tradition, or we are able live any way we wish, now that we are baptized. MEANS…

Walking through Matthew Chapter 3 tonight. John was countercultural, and preach Repentance was required, and that Jesus would come after him to separate some people with the Holy Spirit.