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  • Russell Brownworth avatar

    Baptism That Transforms

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jul 27, 2008
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    What is it like to live the life of "In-Christ"?

    In the language of the New Testament our text is one long sentence, so I’m going to break it up as we go along. The phrase, "IN CHRIST" provokes questions. Why is "in Christ" so important that Paul uses it over 170 times in his epistles? What does it mean? Short answer: it means “to be saved, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Basin And Baptism Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on May 23, 2008
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    This is the first message about the relation of the Old Testament Tabernacle and the New Testament

    (adapted from a sermon by Mark Messmore) SERIES: “DISCOVER THE LESSONS OF THE TABERNACLE” TEXT: VARIOUS (Going to start with Ex. 25:1-9) TITLE: “THE BASIN AND BAPTISM” OPEN: A. This morning we start a series based on the preaching theme for this year --“Discover the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Baptism At Advent

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 30, 2008
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    This is a significant reworking for a baptism service of my sermon "Advent I: Hope is Coming"

    November 30, 2008 – Advent 1 – "A Baptism at Advent" Baptism Service - Luke 1:26-38; Isaiah 9:6-7 There’s a story of a minister who like most ministers, conducted a lot of baptisms using the phrase, as we do, “In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost”. One weekend his family went ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Blessing Of Baptism

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Aug 8, 2007
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     | 4,579 views

    A sermon showing the necessity of baptism and how it affects your walk as a Christian. Power Point and audio will be placed at: www.sermonlist.com

    There was a church that met at a river one day to baptize some of its members. While they were there, the town drunk stumbled by and ended up being the next in line to be baptized. The preacher dipped him under and brought him up, asking him if he had found Jesus yet. The drunk said, “No.’ So ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Baptism Of The Lord

    Contributed by Paul Humphrey on Jan 8, 2006
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    Jesus’ baptism was a declaration of what he was about to do. At the time of his baptism, his eyes were already fixed upon the cross, that we might have cleansing and new birth.

    Baptism of the Lord 2006 Dr. Paul G. Humphrey For audio version go to http://www.forministry.com/USTNUMETCVFUMC/Sermon.dsp?sermonsite_action=view_sermon&sermonsite_sermonid=9246 Mark 1:4-11 1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Juan Lane avatar

    The Ultimate Baptism

    Contributed by Juan Lane on Jan 11, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,183 views

    The most prominent baptism ever

    The Ultimate Baptism Scripture Reference: Matthew 14:28-31 (KJV) 28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Baptism 2011

    Contributed by Dan Cormie on Jul 31, 2011
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    Baptism gets its meaning and from the death of Jesus Christ the Son of God, in our place and for our sins, and from his triumph over death in the resurrection that guarantees our new and everlasting life.

    Dakota Community Church July 31, 2011 Baptism 2011 Colossians 2:6-15 6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, 7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. 8 See to it that no one takes you ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

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    Baptism 2015

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on May 26, 2015
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    Baptism. Why do we observe the sacrament of believer baptism instead of infant baptism? Why do we celebrate the dedication of a child to God instead of baptizing them right then and there? We will attempt to answer these questions in this sermon.

    (Illustration ...) Aman lived in a country where a person’s religion was stamped on their birth certificate. His said muslim. He grew up in a muslim household. He was taken each week to the mosque. He read the koran. He kept all of the religious observances that he knew of. ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Importance Of Baptism Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Feb 23, 2014
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    Understanding the Importance of baptism in the Christian's life.

    Title: Keeping the Faith – Communion & Baptism Theme: To show the importance of baptism in the church. Text: Matthew 28:18 - 20 Opening Verse: Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Baptism Of Jesus

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 10, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,193 views

    Meeting Jesus in the waters of baptism.

    THE BAPTISM OF JESUS. Matthew 3:13-17. The baptism administered by John was with a view to the repentance of sins. So, immediately, we are challenged with the thought: why did Jesus make the journey from Galilee to Jordan to be baptised by John (Matthew 3:13)? After all, as John would argue ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Baptism And The Church Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 15, 2014
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    A sermon on how baptism relates to the church (Material adapted from Daniel Overdorf's book, Rediscovering Community, chapter 10 Sacramentally Participating pg. 241- 254)

    HoHum: How can one be baptized without the church? Christians are the church. If not a Christian then not part of church, if a Christian then part of church. We have no record of anyone in the NT baptizing themselves. Imagine someone coming to the point of wanting to be baptized, they come ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Christian Baptism

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 13, 2014
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,557 views

    On the occasion of the administration of Christian Believers' Baptisms: River Krishna, India.

    CHRISTIAN BAPTISM. 1. THE EXAMPLE OF JESUS (Matthew 3:13): "Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John to be baptised by him." 2. THE GREAT COMMISSION (Matthew 28:18 -20): "And Jesus came and said to them, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Baptismal Covenant

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jan 13, 2013
     | 5,658 views

    In our baptismal covenant, we commit to belief in God, participating in the Church's life, resisting evil, sharing the Gospel, and ultimately doing all of this out of love.

    What in the world is our baptismal covenant? It starts with the Apostles Creed. Do you believe in God the Father? Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? What we believe about God is the first and foundational part of our Baptismal Covenant. It is ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    The Baptism Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 8, 2015
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     | 8,428 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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    Diving Into Baptism

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jun 5, 2016
     | 5,717 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