What is Baptism? – Sermon

Introduction:

  • Is it really important?
  • Does it really matter?
  • Why do Christian denominations disagree about what it is and how it should be done?
  • If it doesn’t affect my salvation, is it really a big deal?
  • Can it happen more than once?
  • Who can perform it?
  • Who can receive it?
  • What if it doesn’t happen before someone dies?
  • When should a child get it?

No, I am not referring to a tattoo, or to marriage. …

The Death of Death – Mark 15:40-16:8

 

THE DEATH OF DEATH

Gospel of Mark

Mark 15:40-16:8

INTRODUCTION:

Welcome to Easter service at Lake Wylie Baptist. It’s a pretty safe Sunday to attend church because you already know what the preacher is going to talk about.

And there will be no surprises today. You’re going to get a fairly traditional sermon on the resurrection of Jesus Christ, though we will approach the resurrection from a slightly different angle.

Most of us understand …

 

Jesus is Lord

An Orderly Account: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke

Luke 4:31-44

The Text

 

31 And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, 32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority.

33 And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, …

The Jesus No One Expected – Luke 4:13-30

The Jesus No One Expected

An Orderly Account: Encountering Jesus in the Gospel of Luke

Luke 4:13-30

Grab Their Attention

When was the last time you were let down? For me it was Father’s Day last year. No, it wasn’t anything that my family did. We were in Florida and for my Father’s Day gift I had booked a tee time at the hottest new golf course in America, which will remain unnamed. This course …