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…

Luke 18:31-34

Some Who Should Not Be Baptized (Acts 8:26-38) 36 Introduction: 1. Johnny's mother looked out the window and noticed him 'playing church' with their three kittens. He had the kittens sitting in a row, and he was preaching to them. She smiled and went about her work. A while later she heard loud meowing…

Introduction: Acts, in the NT canon, really opens up God's agenda for us. If there was ever a question of what God wants, what God is up to, or how to join in God's work, Acts answers it. Almost as if God is a pebble dropped into the middle of human history, the ripples go out in waves to the shores…

Tuesday, February 07, 2006 Mr. Thomas Overmiller Index: Fundamental_Principles_of_Theology Christology The_Incarnation_of_Christ The_kenosis_of_Christ Could_Christ_have_sinned? Soteriology Calvinism_Vs_Arminianism Terms_and_definitions Spiritual_Gifts Ecclesiology Baptism Eschatology Theology What is…

Statement 1 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” This is an audacious statement. Imagine if someone said this today? A preacher? A business owner? A president? “If you play on my team, you won’t…

Why We Believe What We Believe about Baptism Matthew 3:13-15 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Jan. 9, 2013 *Baptism is a big deal in Ukraine. Most churches don't have a baptistery, and the winters are very cold, so they only get to baptize once or twice a year. On those days the whole…

today we talk about how we should be servants and not be the one's served. Jesus served us by dying on the cross.

Does Baptism save? Why is baptism important?