Sermon 07.01.12 :: Who You Are.

Die.  Rise.  Go.  

 

At the occasion of a baptism, we change our order of worship today.  Many historical churches place the baptismal font at the entrance to the sanctuary.  Such a placement forces you to walk past the water every time you worship.  In this way, one is reminded of the daily significance of baptism, which places you into a whole new life.  Baptism occurs on one day in your life, but it lays forth a pattern for every day.  Die.  Rise.  Go.

"Baptism is not magic, a conjuring trick with water.  But neither is it simply a visual aid.  It is one of the points, established by Jesus himself, where heaven and earth interlock, where new creation, resurrection life, appears within the midst of the old."  -  N.T. Wright

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Sermon Text:

Galatians 3:26-29

"...for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise."

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