Sermons on Matthew 3:1-17:

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

Baptism

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Dec 10, 2006

what we learn from the baptism of Jessu

Intro: since we are doing a baptismal service today, I thought it might be good to take a look at the Baptism of Jesus. When Jesus came to John the Baptist, John said, we are doing this all wrong, you don’t need me to baptize you in water, I need you to baptize me in fire. Jesus said, do this now ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Prepare The Way For The Lord

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Dec 14, 2006

Advent 2(A) - Believers prepare the way for the Lord with repentance and with good fruit(fulness).

PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE LORD December 10, 2006 - ADVENT 2 - Matthew 3:1-12 Fellow-Redeemed and Saints in the Lord: Another week has come and gone and we are that much closer to the coming of Christ at Christmas. During the last week, we probably made more preparations in getting ready to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Fire, Light And Power!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 18, 2006

Fire, light and power should be alive, shining and working in every believers live. God wants us to be His living witness in this world. To do so we must be seen by the world reflecting the Love of God. This message deals with the Fire, Light and Power of

FIRE, LIGHT AND POWER Fire, light and power should be alive, shining and working in every believers live. God wants us to be His living witness in this world. To do so we must be seen by the world reflecting the Love of God. This message deals with the Fire, Light and Power ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:11

Flee To Jesus Christ Today

Contributed by Devon Morgan on Dec 23, 2006

This sermon was inspired by Jonathan Edward’s In the Hands of the Angry God; it gives an urgent warning to the lost to run into the arms of God’s grace through Jesus Christ.

FLEE TO JESUS CHRIST TODAY! “But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?’” Matthew 3:7. John reveals here two very important and clear truths in his rhetorical question ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are You Ready For Christmas? Series

Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 28, 2006

A look at how to prepare for the coming of Jesus from the teachings of John the Baptist.

I was in Wal-Mart a few months ago with a mission. It was the end of the summer season, so I went to the lawn and garden section to check out the sales on all the stuff you use to keep your yard and property looking nice. I went there with the intention of buying a weed eater if the price was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Take The Hill!

Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Jul 13, 2007

An exhortation to men on Father’s Day. God has given each of us a voice, what will we proclaim with it.

Father’s Day- speak to fathers/husbands/men/yng men Mt 11:12 … the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it. NIV Advertisement- Marines- A Few Good Men! How would you like your wife to say … I married one of the few good men! God- looking for men- ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-3

Denomination: Charismatic

Living In The Kingdom

Contributed by Danny Anderson on Jul 6, 2006

Jesus came into this earthly domain, ruled by the powers of darkness, and offered to all who were willing to receive - the benefits of His world.

Living in the Kingdom Text: Matthew 3:1-8 Introduction: Think about this: "Most Christians repent enough to get forgiven, but not enough to see the Kingdom." Now think about what John was saying: "Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!" A modern translation puts it: "Turn to God and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Fulfilling All Righteousness

Contributed by Lee Henry on Jul 7, 2006

Jesus baptism helped him fulfill all righteousness. Likewise, our baptism helps us to fulfill all righteousness, that is, to become the righteousness of God through Jesus Christ.

Fulfilling All Righteousness Matt. 3:15 John was a wild and wooly evangelist preaching “hell fire and brimstone” to all who would listen. He was the very personification of Elijah in his garment of coarse camel hair and leather belt. This is how Elijah was identified by King Ahaziah in II Kings ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:15

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

John Baptizes Jesus Series

Contributed by Dan Brown on Feb 8, 2007

A look at the historical context for the baptism of Jesus and it’s practical applications for us today.

Sermon 1/28/07-Matt. 3:10-17-John Baptizes Jesus Background: Matthew Jumps from birth to Christ’s adulthood beginning with His ministry Gain insight through understanding the Jewish Educational system in the Second temple period (time of Christ) -To the best of our knowledge, can’t say with 100% ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:10-17

Denomination: *other

What Is The Kingdom Of Heaven? (Pastor Jose Jr)

Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Feb 27, 2007

What is the Kingdom of heaven that Jesus preached?

What Is The Kingdom of Heaven? The scene is Herod angered because the Magi decided not to tell him where the new King of the Jews was. He orders the death of all male children under 2 years old born in Bethlehem. Joseph has a dream just before they get to Jesus, and moves to Nazereth. Mat 3:1 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

Baptised In Fire

Contributed by Riaan De Villiers on Nov 6, 2006

Fire fills us with fear and yet Jesus came to baptised us also in fire. There must be then something about God’s fire that we need to find.

Baptized in fire Matthew 3:11 There is a new term under theologians – historical criticism. According to this theory it means that we can not take the Bible just as it is but we have to be very critical about the Bible. The Bible, according to them, is just a lot of books decided by mere men to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:11

Denomination: Pentecostal