Sermons on Baptism
Baptism & the Pledge of a Good Conscience
1 Peter 3:20-22 – those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood. And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from a clean conscience. It is effective because of the…
Reflections on Jesus: Baptism
John 1:24-34 Now the Pharisees who had been sent questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.” This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the…
Baptism: Washing Away Your Sins
Baptism: A good conscience before God
Our baptism represents a relationship with God that believers are empowered to keep. 1 Peter 3:21 – this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ
Baptism: A good conscience before God
Our baptism represents a relationship with God that believers are empowered to keep. 1 Peter 3:21 – and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,