SERMON OUTLINE FOR MARCH 21, 2021

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“BAPTISM:  A BURIAL, A BIRTH”

 

ROMANS 6: 1 - 14

 

INTRODUCTION:  Baptism by immersion in water is a foundational element of a believing Christian’s experience of salvation.  Jesus Himself submitted to it, He commanded that it be done, and the earliest Christian Church practiced it obediently.  When we are plunged into the waters of baptism, we are declaring that we have:

 

I.      A BURIED PAST

 

        A.  2 Corinthians 5: 17

       

        B.  Revelation 21: 5

 

        C.  Psalm 103: 12

 

        D.  Jeremiah 31: 34

 

        E.  Isaiah 1: 18

 

 

II.     A TRANSFORMED PRESENT

       

        A.  God’s grace is not an excuse to sin (v 1)

 

        B.  “Baptized into Christ Jesus” (v 3)

 

        C.  “Walk in newness of life” (v 4)

 

 

III.   A GLORIOUS FUTURE

 

        A.  “The likeness of His resurrection” (v 5)

       

        B.  “We shall also live with Him” (v 8)