Showing posts with label Jesus' baptism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jesus' baptism. Show all posts

Sunday, November 15, 2009

What's the Big Deal About Baptism?


To close the sermon this morning I gave a number of images that baptism might be associated with. Which one was most significant to you when you were baptized? Is there a more meaningful one you associate with your baptism today? The images were:
  • A Wedding Ceremony - where life long vows are made and a forever intimate relationship is initiated.
  • The Birth of a Child - where new life begins full of hopes, dreams, and possibilities.
  • A Bath - where sins are washed away and a person is made clean and fresh.
  • A Burial - where the old life is forever laid to rest and a new life is begun.
  • A Family Reunion - where one is recognized as belonging to the larger family of God.