WHAT’S UP WITH THAT?
March 9 & 10, 2024 // Mike Berry
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“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to e. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:18–20, NIV
“Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
Matthew 3:13–17, NIV
2. BAPTISM IS A
“Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
Joshua 24:14–15, NIV
3. BAPTISM IS A REMINDER THAT THE
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,” Romans 8:1, NIV
“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.”
Colossians 2:12, NIV
“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.”
Romans 6:3–4, NIV
4. BAPTISM IS A REMINDER THAT YOU ARE
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
2 Corinthians 5:17, NIV
5. BAPTISM IS A REMINDER THAT WITH GOD
“Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Matthew 19:26, NIV
Action Steps: Where do you need to do a better job of obeying God? Have you decided to follow Jesus, if so what does that mean to you? How do you wrestle with condemnation and what would God want you to do instead? How can you do a better job of living the life God is calling you to live?