Show The Passion- Passion Baptism In Luke 1250 Jesus said I have a baptism to be baptized with and how am I straitened till it be accomplished accomplished accomplished Obviously Jesus was not speaking of water baptism baptism baptism bap bap- here for He had been baptized that way in Luke The word baptism literally literally literally lit lit- means to immerse or orto orto orto to whelm Here Jesus spoke of His coming death when darkness would immerse His soul REPEATEDLY Jesus declared declared declared de de- that His mission on onearth onearth onearth earth was not merely a social reform but as a sacrifice for sin In Matt 2028 He said The Son of man came not notto notto notto to be ministered unto but to minister and to give His life for a ransom for many If all we see in Jesus is isa isa isa a Martyr who was persecuted persecuted persecuted perse perse- and killed for His teaching teaching teach teach- teaching ing of truth we have missed the main reason for His coming coming coming com com- ing Certainly He did that but far more important was the fact that Christ died for our sins I Cor THAT IS why Paul wrote in Gal God forbid that I should glory save in inthe inthe inthe the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ It is not our own goodness that Christians glory in but it is Christs Christ's death on the crossin cross crossin crossin in our behalf The Passion Baptism is the title of Pastor Marvin Cowans Cowan's sermon at Grace Baptist Church on Sunday morning March 15 Everyone is welcome at all services held at Grace Baptist These include Sunday School for all ages at am a.m. Morning Worship at 11 am a.m. and the Evening Service at 7 pm p.m. A nursery is provided for small children Grace Baptist Church is located at North Main Street in Bountiful |