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  • Denn Guptill avatar

    Diving Into Baptism

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 5, 2016
     | 5,730 views

    A look at the day John Baptized Jesus

    The Baptism of Jesus It’s just confusing. We all know the story of John the Baptist, and we know the story of Jesus and we even know the point where the two stories intercept. And that’s where it gets confusing. There are two things we know that seem to muddy the water, so to ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Believers Baptism

    Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 230 ratings
     | 5,423 views

    Baptism does not save! So why bother?

    1. Arguments for or against "Baptismal Regeneration" "eis" Their argument is that no Lexicon translates it "because of" John Pickering = into, on, to, towards, against, upon, because of, with respect to, among, through, for. Liddell and Scott’s Greek-English Lexicon = in regard to, in relation to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Baptism Of Jesus

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jan 10, 2026
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    1. A public declaration that Jesus is dedicating his life to following God 2. It was the announcement of then beginning of Jesus public three and a half year earthly ministry 3.It is an example for us to follow to commit ourselves to do God’s will in our lives.

    SW 11-01-2026 This morning’s Gospel reading is all about the Baptism of Jesus. This is one of the events that all three of the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) describe and so was obviously an event that the Early Church saw as of great importance. St. Mark’s Gospel gives us the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    One Baptism Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Mar 2, 2024
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     | 2,335 views

    In this seven-week series, we explore the seven "ones" of Ephesians 4 and how they can help us experience the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace! Week six: One Baptism.

    ONE BAPTISM Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 2/11/2018 If you’re just joining us, we’ve spent the last six weeks exploring the often elusive ideal of Christian unity. As I’ve said every week throughout this series, Jesus passionately prayed that his church—everyone who would ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Baptism Of The Baptized Series

    Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Oct 17, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,161 views

    The meaning of Pentecost, God pouring out His Spirit to empower the mission from Jesus to go into all the world as His witnesses to make disciples from all nations.

    A children’s catechism class was learning the Apostles Creed. Each child had been assigned a sentence to repeat. The first one said, “I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.” The second child said, “I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son…” When he had completed his ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Baptism Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 8, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,448 views

    The baptism of Jesus has confused folks for 2000 years. Here are some thoughts on why Jesus asked to be baptized.

    The Baptism of Jesus This is week two of our Old School Sunday School series. We tried this last year and had so much fun with the Old Testament Stories that we decided to bring it back for an encore. Sunday School isn’t a big deal in most churches these days, it’s been rebranded as ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    A Picture Of Baptism Series

    Contributed by James Lyons on Aug 5, 2022
     | 3,050 views

    Part III in a series on the book of Jonah

    As we begin looking toward our mission conference next month, I want to share some thoughts with you from the book of Jonah – a prophet who ran from God to avoid carrying a divine warning to the people of Nineveh. Jonah undoubtedly feared the bloodthirsty Ninevites, but in Jonah 4:2 he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    One Baptism

    Contributed by Chris Willis on Oct 30, 2007
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     | 4,690 views

    This sermon considers Paul’s statement that there is ONE baptism. It focuses on the concept of spiritual union, with Christ and with Christians. That this is a spiritual reality in the baptism of the Spirit, and a physical proclamation of a spiritual real

    One Baptism Ephesians 4:5 READ Ephesians 4:5 . . . “There is one Lord, one faith, and one baptism.” Sometimes as pastors we can be susceptible to rare gaffes. So its no surprise that the story is told about the baptism of a King by St. Patrick in the middle of the fifth century. Sometime during ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Baptism In The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Aug 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,770 views

    It all started in a small 2nd story room in Jerusalem on the Jewish feast of Pentecost. “They were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues.” In those few words, we find the unique emphasis of our church.

    The Empowering Experience of the Spirit Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church, writes; “mention the power of the Holy Spirit and most people think of miraculous demonstrations and intense emotions. Most of the time the power of the Holy Spirit is released in your life in quiet, unassuming ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Of Fathers And Baptism

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jun 19, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,285 views

    How does Matthew 3 relate to Father’s day? You might be surprised.

    Matthew 3 Happy Father’s day! How many fathers are here today? Matthew 3 has a good Father’s day message in it. John scolded the hypocritical Pharisees and Sadducees when they came to where he was baptizing. He said (vs. 9), “Do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Baptism Of Jesus

    Contributed by Jay Bunting on Jan 5, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 18,146 views

    The deeper meaning of the baptism of Jesus

    1 epiphany 11 “Baptism of Jesus” Matthew 3:13-17 Sometimes we aren’t sure if “now” is the right time for things. At the Jordan River, about 30 years after Jesus was born, now was the time. If you could go back and stand on the shoreline of that river in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Baptism Of Jesus

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 27, 2018
     | 6,593 views

    How does the baptism of Jesus relate to ours?

    The Baptism of Jesus Luke 3:15-22 The people had heard the apocalyptic message of John the Baptist. He had called the people to radical repentance, with baptism being a sign of that repentance. But more than an outward sign was needed. A sign is supposed to point to an inward reality. Repentance ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Chuck Gohn avatar

    The Baptism Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Jul 14, 2022
     | 2,479 views

    This sermon takes an in-depth look at Jesus' baptism and possible ways it relates to a believer's baptism today.

    We are continuing on with the series we call The Story. The Story is God’s story as told through the people, places, and events of the Bible. For the last six months, we have been looking at the story as told through the Old Testament. Hopefully, you gained a better understanding of the Old ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • David Owens avatar

    There Is One Baptism Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Feb 26, 2024
     | 3,680 views

    Ephesians 4 says that there is one baptism, but the New Testament mentions six different baptisms. Which is the one baptism that saves and unites?

    A. The story is told of a preacher who had just started serving with a new congregation and for eight Sundays in a row, he preached about baptism. 1. The elders were growing tired of hearing about baptism and decided to assign the preacher a text for the next Sunday that would hopefully result in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Infant Baptism

    Contributed by Peter Parry on Mar 12, 2005
    based on 38 ratings
     | 27,552 views

    Baptism,be it infant or adult,is giving back to God what He has given to us.

    INFANT BAPTISM (I. Samuel 1:3-11) One thing I have learned in my ministry over the years is that there are many different reasons why people want to be baptized. Having just baptized young Javen, I thought it would be a good time to look again ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational