Sermons on Baptism

I would guess that most people, whether they want to be or not, are familiar with at least the phrase “John 3:16.” It appears everywhere from football games to country songs, to mark the faithful people of God. I cannot even begin to count the amount of John 3:16 tattoos I have seen in my lifetime growing up in the Midwest. While John 3:16 is an important Bible verse, I…

Baptized with mud? Wait, that doesn’t sound right… One of the places that our tour guides always took us on our pilgrimages to the Holy Land is the site at the Jordan River where it was believed that Jesus was baptized. For many, Jesus’ baptism is a story that is foundational to their faith. Through our own baptismal stories, it connects us to Jesus and his ministry.…