How Baptism actually works

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You may not have heard these things about Baptism before:

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click > How Baptism actually works

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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Thanks to flickr and Jerry, for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Galatians cruise

This is a re-run, but some of our newer folks may not have taken this short bible cruise with Pastor Mark, yet.

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Watch out for the 2 sea monsters towards the end.

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A Baptist, a Lutheran, and a Catholic in a bag…(story of the Wise Men)

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Who can legitimately lay claim to the treasure? Who has the proper pedigree? Who are the ones that truly belong in the Kingdom?

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Listen to Pastor Mark’s sermon for the Epiphany of our Lord Sunday, 2013:

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click > A Baptist, Lutheran and a Catholic in a bag

  (the significance of the “Wise Men” in the Gospel story)

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and Waiting For The Word, for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jesus’ first recorded words in the Gospels

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They spent 3 days searching for Jesus and then Jesus asks them a question,  “_____________________?”

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Listen in to Pastor Mark’s sermon for the 1st Sunday of Christmas, 2012:

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 click > Jesus’ first recorded words

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and Senex Magister, for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What God thinks of our “spirituality projects” (Christmas Day sermon, 2012 )

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Pastor Mark’s Christmas Day sermon for 2012:

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click > God in Jesus, a real man, from a real woman, in real time…for us

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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And  thanks to flickr and jeffweese, for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Romans 8 and freedom and courage to live in a new way

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We have been freed from’ the torah’. From the old way of living by the law. Freed that we might have the courage to do what we can do.

Listen in to Pastor Mark’s last midweek Advent sermon for 2012 as he reads from Romans 8 and substitutes the word, ‘torah’, for the word, ‘law’:

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 click> Romans 8 and the freedom to have courage

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and Paul Forsdick, for the photo.

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Baptism as lifestyle

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Sadly, for many, Baptism is a moment in time that you move away from. It is so much more than that.  It is ongoing. Baptism continues all throughout life. It is a way of living out the Christian life.

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Listen to Pastor Mark’s class as he describes Baptism as lifestyle:

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click > Baptism as lifestyle

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and Ronnie R, for the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Using religion to get yourself ‘off the hook’


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A lot of people use their Baptism as a way to try and get themselves “off the hook”.  But there is something far better that is found in your Baptism…”a new way of living”.

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Listen in to Pastor Mark’s sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Advent:

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click > Using religion to get yourself off the hook

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Thanks, Pastor Mark.

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And thanks to flickr and ragtime, for the photo.

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“I can’t wait ’till Christmas is over!”

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With all the hustle and bustle and pressures of the Christmas season, we might want to look at the opportunities that may lie just around the next line for the cashier:

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click >I can’t wait ’till Christmas is over! “

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Thank you, Pastor Mark for your midweek Advent sermon for 12-12-12.

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And thanks to flickr and Lindsay_NYC, for the photo.

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Baptism as a ticket to Heaven

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Is your Baptism a ticket to Heaven?

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Listen to Pastor Mark’s class where he discusses this notion and what Baptism actually is, and does:

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click > Baptism as your ticket into Heaven

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Thank you, Pastor Mark.

And thanks to flickr and sbengineer, for the photo.

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