OLD SCHOOL WEEK 3- BAPTISMAug 11, 2013
FASHION SHOW- 50-70-80-90-- BAND PLAYS MUSIC
CLOTHES ARE A TRIP: GOT TO HAVE EM…
- TRUST ME…JUST LOOK AROUND! CLOTHES HELP!
EXTREMES… GUCCI to GOODWILL $9.99 RULE!
SCHOOL CLOTHES…POLO VS. KNIGHTS!CLUELESS VIDEO
- KID, TEEN, ADULT…WE BELIEVE IT MATTERS!
LOVE SIMPLE CHURCH… JUST DOESN’T MATTER…
LONG AS YOU GOT SOME ON! HAROLD STORY!-bikini superbowl
IN OUR CULTURE:
WHAT YOU COVER YOURSELF WITH… MAKES A STATEMENT!
DO GOOD–OLD SCHOOL AIRBRUSH - CHEER FRINGE
CHEER PIC COWBOY JERSEY LADY GAGA… MILITARY
THIS DUDE MADE A STATEMENT!
John…"the Baptizer," was preaching in the desert... His message was simple…"Change your life. God's kingdom is here."
John’s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. Matthew 3:1-4
INTERESTING…DESCRIBEDHIS MESSAGE…AND HIS CLOTHES!
2 THINGS FOR US TO THINK ABOUT: FIRST IS OBVIOUS!
- THE MESSAGE…CHANGED THEIR LIFE!
People poured out of Jerusalem, Judea, and the Jordanian countryside to hear and see him in action. There at the Jordan River those who came to confess their sins were baptized into a changed life. Matthew 3:4-6
- PASSIONATE- HONEST-RAW- REAL
- ONE WAY TO A CHANGED LIFE…CONFESS YOUR SIN!
SAME THEN AS NOW….RECOGNIZE YOUR MESSED UP!
WE LOVE TO PRETEND! HALLOWEEN- IAN PICTURES-
PLASTIC JESUS VIDEO-DRESS UP OUTSIDE-COVER UP INSIDE!
- IT’S NOT ABOUT THE OUTSIDE! GOD WAS MAKING A VISUAL POINT!
When John realized that a lot of Pharisees and Sadducees were showing up for a baptismal experience because it was becoming the popular thing to do, he exploded: "Brood of snakes! What do you think you're doing slithering down here to the river? Do you think a little water on your snakeskins is going to make any difference? It's your life that must change, not your skin! Matthew 3:7-8
CAN’T HIDE BEHIND RELIGION OR CLOTHES…CONFESS MY SIN!
The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 SAM. 16:7
JESUS BACKS HIM UP! Jesus explained… “I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.
John the Baptist came and showed you the right way to live, but you didn’t believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to believe him and repent of your sins. Matthew 21: 31-32
BAPTISM : NOT ABOUT WATER…OR LOCATION….CLOTHES…
- IT’S ABOUT JESUS…IT’S ABOUT CHANGE!
You are all God’s children by believing in Jesus. Clearly, all of you who were baptized in Christ’s name have clothed yourselves with Christ.
BAPTISM “ HOW TO” VIDEO