There And Back Again Week 13 7.16.17

Sermon Notes

There and Back – Baptism

 

SLIDEThere and Back – Baptism

 

Biblically Based, Relationally Driven, Spirit-Led

 

SLIDE: Exploring the connections between the Old Testament and New Testaments is important for our faith journey.

 

Jesus’ parting words!

 

Matthew 28:19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”

 

In the authority of Trinity!

 

Acts 2:38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

 

Baptism = 70xs NT.

 

Baptism = What we are ALL called to do

 

There and Back Again…

 

John 3:16 last week…

 

Moses and the bronze serpent

 

All BIG moments   Jesus = MOSES!  LUKE

Defining life moments = You & Your Family

 

God stories!  HUGE ONES!  Your family!

 

Defining People

 

Paul – the ultimate story from Israel’s past!

 

 

SLIDE: Baptism: Israel Passing Through the Red Sea

1 Corinthians 10:1-4, For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the “Red Sea”. They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.    Pg. 929

 

 

SLIDE:  Israelites Go Through The Red Sea

        Exodus 13-14   Pg. 55

 

 

Me – Moses as a baby in a basket!  SAVED!   

 

They passed through death!

Pursued by death! 

 

The power of God s protects and provides.

 

The baptism where no one got wet!

Romans 6:3-5

Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 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. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.

 

 

SLIDE:  Baptism = Jesus’ Death, Burial and Resurrection

 

Colossians 2:12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. 

Pg. 954

 

 

Baptism Sunday: 

 

Pastor Pete Hartwig