Sermons on Matthew 3:13-17: showing 1-15 of 306

Baptism: Uncomfortable Waters

Contributed by Terry Kennedy on Jul 24, 2001

Four veiws of baptism

“Baptism: Uncomfortable Waters As I stated last week today’s message is on baptism. The reason I am addressing baptism is because we are going to have a baptism celebration next Sunday, July 29. Right after the church service everyone in this congregation is invited over to Brian and Lisa ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Should I Be Baptized? Series

Contributed by Aaron Jones on Feb 10, 2001

This sermon explores baptism in the process of salvation.

Billy Bartholomew was a rather interesting young boy. He had been going to church for a long time. Billy’s dad was a deacon. But Billy considered church to be rather boring. And so he saw it as his calling to spice things up a bit. Especially during baptisms. Little Billy was with his father on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17, Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The All-The-Way Plunge

Contributed by Mark Winter on Mar 12, 2001

The waters of commitment call us to take a plunge, but will we let fear take over?

My younger son, Sam, loves to swim. I remember the days when he took his first swimming lessons. Like most kids, he loved the water and just dived right in. Some swimmers are like that – plungers. How many of you like to plunge right in? How many of you like to take your time getting into the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-17

Denomination: Methodist

The Biblical Doctrine Of Baptism Series

Contributed by Wade Bridges on Mar 20, 2001

Biblical look at Baptism

The Biblical Doctrine of Baptism Matthew 3:13-17 What is Baptism? Many have their definition of this precious word but the Bible has the correct meaning. The Greek Word for Baptism is; "bap’-tis-mah", which means; "immersion, submersion. of Christian baptism; a rite of immersion in water as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

The King Is Coming, Get Ready

Contributed by Phil Scneider on Oct 18, 2000

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Intro: 1. The Jewish nation had gone over 400 years of silence. God had always spoken to His people through a man, but now the prophetic voice of God was silent. 2. Malachi closed out the old testament with the prophecy of another prophet coming before the day of the Messiah. 3. John the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-17

My Beloved

Contributed by Ken Sowers on Nov 11, 2002

The baptism of Jesus

John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Baptism And Grace

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: Baptism is connected to faith, not faith to baptism; baptism is a faith response to the gospel.

Thesis: Baptism is connected to faith, not faith to baptism; baptism is a faith response to the gospel. Intro.: 1. On Sunday nights this Fall we've been asking the controversial question, "WHO IS A CHRISTIAN?" < review ... > a. Many in Churches of Christ believe they are the only ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

The Value Of Baptism

Contributed by Michael Murdock on Oct 28, 2002

This sermon teaches the importance of Baptism by immersion.

“The Value of Baptism.” Baptism: The need for Immersion by Water Matthew 3:6-17 Introduction: Have you ever known a manager that had a hard time relating to his employees. Maybe he had an office some distance away from where the “real work” went on. How does a manager communicate his dreams ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:6-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mark The Beginning Series

Contributed by Ron Murphy on Aug 15, 2006

This is message one from a series dealing with chapter 3, verse 16 of each New Testament letter.

Introduction I. Over the next few months we are going to embark on a journey. A. For me this journey began as I was considering the next sermon series. 1. I thought about asking you to write down what your favorite verse of scripture was, and preaching on those. a. But I decided that would ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Methodist

A Man Sent By God (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Jun Tadena on Aug 25, 2006

This would be an urgent message for this end time.

Text: Matt.3:3-17 Theme: A MAN SENT FROM GOD Intro: a.)As a Man of God we are the noblest (kagalang-galang) man on earth. -In the Muslim countries, Christian given an office in the gov’t in the treasury offce. -Bro. Clendenen and his Wife when they were in a cafeteria. ( desert) ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:3-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Tale Of The Unexpected !

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Feb 10, 2006

John was shocked when the sinless Jesus asked to be baptised. Jesus identifies with us in his baptism. We identify with him when we are baptised and we too can receive God’s Spirit! Truly this is a tale of the unexpected.

The Baptism of Jesus must surely qualify as a ‘Tale of the Unexpected’! Have you ever been somewhere or seen something which was the exact opposite of what you were expecting? Have you ever been waiting expectantly for an event, only for the event itself to come as a total surprise or even a big ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Anglican

The Gospel Of Jesus: Life Swap Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Mar 16, 2006

Baptism of Christ--The carpenter trades in His woodworking tools and becomes a rebuilder of human hearts, as He carves out a way of escape for hell bound mankind. Link included to formatted text and PowerPoint Presentation.

The Gospel of Jesus – Life Swap Matthew 3:13-17 In our first 2 messages in this new series we’ve looked at Jesus ‘Before There Was Time’ and ‘BC to AD’ [Jesus in the OT]. Of course, at Christmas each year we look into His birth and this year we studied His childhood with a children’s sermon: ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

Why Baptism

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Mar 5, 2007

Baptism is a beautiful symbol of God’s grace to us and our commitment to Him

Why Baptism March 4, 2007 When they were trying to discover if life ever existed on Mars, the first thing they looked for was water. We cannot imagine life existing without water. In his early days, the poet W.H. Auden, wrote – “We must love one another or die” at a later more cynical ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-17

Denomination: *other

Why Do We Dedicate Children And Baptize Adults?

Contributed by Guy Glass on Mar 26, 2007

... Child Dedication and Baptism also have their reasons. We dedicate children because Jesus blessed them and encouraged them to come to Him. Dedication is more than a promise between church and parent; it is a blessing on the life of the one being dedi

WHY DO WE DEDICATE CHILDREN AND BAPTIZE ADULTS? Various Scriptures INTRODUCTION: I would hazard to think that we all have stories about why we do some of the things we do. Sometimes we do things because this was the way others in our family did them, or perhaps we tried multiple ways ourselves ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Identifying With Our Culture Series

Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Apr 5, 2007

Jesus identified himself with sinful humanity through his baptism. We must learn to identify with our culture if we are going to represent Christ to them.

Introduction: Have you ever tried to identify with someone that you just had nothing in common with? I find that it’s sometimes hard to identify with people you do know have commonalities with, but it’s especially hard to identify with someone who is radically different. Cultural barriers have ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-25

Denomination: Wesleyan