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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
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An important look at our first act of obedience to Jesus
The act of water baptism (being immersed in water in response to receiving salvation) is a very important first step in the Christian life. In Matthew 3:13-17, we see the Lord Jesus Himself coming to His cousin John to be baptized, in order to "fulfill all righteousness." He then went on to ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:38, Matthew 28:19
Denomination: Charismatic
Through our baptism, we become brothers and sisters in Christ and heirs to the kingdom.
Welcome to the Family Being baptized means being welcomed into God’s family. Now, when you’re “welcomed”, that usually means that you are arriving someplace. You are just getting there, just beginning the visit. You aren’t “welcomed” as you are leaving after a visit, right? ...read more
Scripture: Luke 3:15-22
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
This message answers the question: Why is baptism important?
SERIES: “IMPORTANT QUESTIONS” TEXT: ROMANS 6:1-11 TITLE: “WHAT ABOUT BAPTISM?” OPEN: A. Last week, we started a series called, “Important Questions” 1. We started with the most important question of all: “How Do I Become a Christian?” 2. This week’s ...read more
Scripture: Romans 6:1-11
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
A sermon for Baptism of the Lord Sunday.
“Something Happened” Matthew 3:13-17 Mario was a formerly homeless man who lived in a shelter, and ate dinner at a church every Wednesday evening. He had lived on the streets of New York City for half of his life. He spent his 60th birthday with friends at a church dinner. A ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17
Denomination: United Methodist
John the Baptist and Jesus' baptism from the eyes of a Roman centurion. This is a call to repentance and the realization that we are in need of God's grace.
-- Intro of Petronius the Centurion -- My name is Petronius. I am a Centurion responsible for the garrisons in Jericho and Jerusalem. Tiberius Caesar has been reigning for fifteen years. Pontius Pilate is governor of Judea. Herod is king of Galilee. Annas and Caiaphas are high priests for the ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:2-3
Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist
This sermon explores the significance of Jesus' baptism, emphasizing the importance of knowing God intimately and applying His teachings to our lives.
Welcome, dear friends, to another blessed gathering in the house of our Lord. It's a joy to see each of you here today, ready to receive from the wellspring of God's word. We stand at the threshold of a new understanding, an understanding that will deepen our faith and strengthen our resolve to ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:4-11
Topics: Forgiveness, Turn To God
This sermon explores the significance of Jesus' baptism, our rebirth through water and spirit, and our mission to spread the Gospel to the world.
Good morning, beloved family of faith. It's a joy to gather together today, nestled in the warmth of our shared belief, united in our love for our Savior. We're here to reflect upon the miraculous, the divine, the transformative. We're here to consider the baptism of Jesus, the birth of our new ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-9, Mark 1:7-11
Topics: Living As Christ
In Baptism, we become, like Jesus, prophets, priests and leaders for our world.
Feast of the Lord’s Baptism January 11, 2009 “Jesus was baptized by John in the Jordan.” Why? Was Jesus a sinner? And what does this event, which we celebrate every year, mean to you and me the other 364 days of this year? To better understand the meaning of Jesus’s baptism, we need to ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:7-11
Denomination: Catholic
Jesus surrendered himself to death on the cross. We surrender ourselves to death in baptism.
We Believe in Baptism April 16, 2023 1. Water baptism is a surrender to Christ. Romans 6:4 NIV “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” Jesus surrendered ...read more
Scripture: Romans 6:4, 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, Galatians 3:26-28
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
A look at how Jesus dealt with sinners.
In July of 2007 President George W. Bush granted a pardon to I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, sparing him from a 2 ½ year prison term in a CIA leak case. Libby was the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney. He was convicted in March of lying to authorities and obstructing the ...read more
Scripture: John 8:1-11
Denomination: Methodist
Don't expect the demands of salvation without the demands of discipleship.
[If you would like to read more of Pastor Jonathan's sermons, you can follow his blog at blog.fhfbc.org or you could subscribe to his sermon of the week by contacting jonrmcleod@gmail.com.] ARE YOU A FOLLOWER? Do you consider yourself a disciple of Jesus? You might say, “Weren’t the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:36-42
Denomination: Baptist
The sermon seeks to emphasize how Jesus was humbly obedient even to the point of death on a cross.
BEYOND THE WATERS OF BAPTISM Text: Mark 1:9 -15 Mark 1:9-15 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. (10) And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. ...read more
Scripture: Mark 1:9-15
The exodus is a type of our salvation, and the wilderness wanderings serve to warn us against presumptuousness.
BAPTISM AND COMMUNION IN THE WILDERNESS. 1 Corinthians 10:1-13. 1. The continuity of Israel and the Church. The Apostle Paul, a ‘Hebrew of the Hebrews’ (Philippians 3:5), refers to the Gentile and Jewish Christians at Corinth as “brethren” (1 Corinthians 10:1) - thereby indicating the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
When we are baptized with the water we are also baptized with the Holy Spirit and, as a result, receive a full measure of the same grace and love Jesus received when He showed us the way with His baptism.
Watergrave Do any of you remember your baptism? I remember mine. You see, I can remember mine because I was 17 at the time. I was baptized and brought into membership in a Baptist church. Now, it wasn’t because I was a Baptist that I was older when I had this experience of ...read more
Salvation is through the blood of Jesus alone. Baptism is not essential for salvation. However, baptism is still essentia!
Is Baptism necessary for Salvation? Expanded notes by Andrew Hoseason 29 July 2001 and 5th August 2001 SCRIPTURE Ephesians 2: 1-10 & Luke 7:36-50 Genesis 15: 1-7 & James 2:14-26 for further research: Mtt 7:15-23 Heb 13:15-16 Ps 51 Brothers and sisters, today I would like to talk about ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 15:1-7, Ephesians 2:1-10
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