Baptism
245Hope for the Gentiles
28 Sep 2026
38:55¶ 144
“Peter will explain his thought a little bit later when he retells the story, but it’s not that hard to figure out. John said,…”
39:31¶ 147
“Um, actually – let’s talk about that word ‘need,’ shall we? What do you mean by that? Do you need to obey God? Do…”
39:21¶ 145
“And please note that the sign is still necessary.”
242Baptism and Rebirth
6 Jul 2026
21:18¶ 86
“He doesn’t say, “You know that would be great, except our new members class doesn’t begin until August and it takes about 12 weeks.…”
21:43¶ 87
“When we get to the Philippian jailer it’s hard to assume much of anything. He has maybe an hour with Paul. We understand why…”
22:25¶ 88
“The command from the beginning was “repent and be baptized.” It’s not “repent and we’ll talk to you about your baptism at some future…”
237Peter's Pattern for Preaching - Part 2
11 May 2026
36:48¶ 118
“Let’s pause there for a second…baptized. Notice nobody says, “What’s that?” They know what baptism is. It’s an Old Testament ordinance that was used…”
37:20¶ 119
“In fact, the writer of Hebrews says that the old covenant stood only in meats and drinks and diverse baptisms, washings. So when he…”
37:54¶ 120
“And all of it needs to be specifically in the name of Jesus. There are only a few things that you truly need for…”
215The Life of John the Baptizer
21 Apr 2025
16:48¶ 55
“Now, they knew what he was doing. The concept of baptism is deeply rooted in the Old Testament – the flood’s a baptism, the…”
17:01¶ 57
“Yes, there’s all the washings. In fact, the writer of Hebrews will say that the old covenant stood only in diverse kinds of washings,…”
17:39¶ 60
“So there’s John’s inspired interpretation of what baptism is primarily about. The waters that cleanse are representative of the work of the Holy Spirit…”
133Of Contracts and Covenants (Part 5) - By What Other Standard?
29 Aug 2022
21:20¶ 56
“Once you understand that baptism is a covenant sign and that’s what Jesus commanded us to do, not as an afterthought, not as, “Oh,…”
19:34¶ 50
“He told them, “Go, tell them what I said, and place them under a covenant bond, a baptism, a commission. Make disciples, baptizing them,…”
19:55¶ 52
“See, here’s the problem with contract theory. Contract does not say we are in covenant with God. We are not submitting to Jesus. We…”
124No Other Stream
27 Jun 2022
15:12¶ 52
“God separates the waters, just as he had for Israel at the Red Sea, and Paul says of that that the children were baptized…”
17:02¶ 56
“And of course, one day, John the Baptist will stand in Jordan and announce the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of…”
21:27¶ 72
“The leprosy cleansing ceremony involved a number of sacrifices, so Elisha has scaled it way back, but it does involve the sprinkling of water…”
56The Sociology of Sacrifice (Part 2)
24 Jan 2021
50:07¶ 173
“Where that actually became an issue in an earlier century was when so many women died in childbirth. The fear was that if the…”
48:38¶ 166
“That’s why the formula is the minister says, “I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.” It’s…”
48:33¶ 164
“To extend it to the other sacrament – we don’t baptize ourselves.”