Intro I am glad to be back at Living Hope! We have been working through a year long series called “Back to the Basics: Knowing why you believe what you believe.” We are almost at the end now. I am hoping we will finish this series by the end of this month. We have been talking about the church of Jesus…

Believer’s Baptism We have a very special day today here at First Baptist as we celebrate the two ordinances we believe our Lord has commanded His church to participate in The Lord’s Table which we celebrated this morning. Now this evening we will celebrate Believer’s Baptism. There was once a young…

Baptism is associated with repenting of sin, believing the gospel message and becoming a member of Christ’s body.

The Gospel's Impact on the Heart 9 Now there was a man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great; 10 and they all, from smallest to greatest, were giving attention to him, saying, “This man is what is called the Great…

Answering 4 questions Why do we Baptize? Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Why do we Baptize?…

Baby Dedication Service Explanation of Service: Although some churches baptize infants, we believe this to be both unnecessary and inadvisable. Infant baptism is unnecessary because young children are already secure in Christ. They are unable to understand their sin nature and need of a Savior because…

When I was a child my family would take trips to Portugal almost every other year and our trips to Portugal were never complete without visiting the ever famous tourist trap Fatima. For those who don't know the story of Fatima well apparently Mary the mother of Jesus came down from heaven and appeared…

Baptism: The Simplest & Most Convincing Way to Teach Its Truth Douglas Alvarenga Palm Beach Lakes Church of Christ Introduction: Baptism is one of the most controversial subjects of the Bible. Most people don’t believe it is essential to salvation. However, there is a way to teach people, without being…

Our Wonderful Savior Jesus Christ 1 Peter 3:18-22 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Feb. 3, 3013 *Nobody is like Jesus! -- He is our wonderful Savior! *I love the way this old hymn puts it: “O worship the King, all glorious above, O gratefully sing His power and His love; Our Shield and…

Prayer So this week, we’re actually going to PAUSE from our walk through the gospel of John... and we’re going to stay on this topic that we’ve come across in the 1st chapter of John... Baptism Two weeks ago, we looked at how John the Baptist was sent by God the Father to prepare the way for Jesus Christ...…

Publicly Identifying With Christ Water Baptism and Your Responsibility The church often struggles under the results of the cancers of traditionalism, legalism, denominationalism, and faddisms. For example, there was a season when certain denominations worked with the state to make laws, “declaring that…

Dear Congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ, There are few topics that get me more excited than discussing God’s love to people demonstrated through the sacrament of baptism. I even think about it when I’m supposed to be sleeping. While we were camping this summer, Abigail woke us up early one morning…

Is baptism for physical cleansing? Is baptism a work that earns our way into Heaven? Is baptism in order to get salvation or is it because of salvation? Why was Jesus baptized?

Liberty University Baptism and The Early Church Practice According to the Acts of the Apostles A paper submitted to Dr. Hudson In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the course NBST 522 Liberty Theological seminary By Christopher W. Myers Lynchburg, Virginia Sunday, December 09, 2007 Table of…

We are fighting a problem in the church that we have had throughout history of the church. too many Christians struggle to live the abundant life Jesus talked about when they don’t have to. 1 While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions until he reached Ephesus, on the coast,…

We’ve been looking at the theme of the Kingdom of God throughout the Scriptures. So far we’ve looked at Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. Today we will be looking at Moses. Before we begin, let’s pray together. God previously promised to make Abraham and his descendants into a great kingdom, and that…

Matthew 28:16-20 But the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated. When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful. And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. “Go therefore and make disciples…

Believer’s Baptism Doctrines Class Handout for October 28, 2007 490 years ago this very week – something very significant happened – Oct. 31, 1517. Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Wittenberg Door in Germany, sparking the Reformation in response to RCC’s unbiblical and extrabiblical teachings…