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Rock Point Church · all sermons
Pastor Bill Bush · Apr 15, 2024
Pastor Bill uses Matthew 3 — the baptism of Jesus — to argue that baptism is not a means of earning God's love but an act of humble commitment and identification that flows from it. Just as Jesus' baptism was His humble, public declaration of mission and identification with humanity, our baptism is our first step of trusting God: declaring we are sinners saved by grace, committing to follow Jesus as Lord, and publicly identifying with His death, burial, and resurrection. The sermon presses the question: if you call Jesus Lord, are you actually living like He is?
Pastor Pat McCalla · Sep 26, 2021
Drawing from Matthew 11 and Philippians 3, Pastor Pat McCalla shows that Jesus' kingdom is unlike any earthly empire — it has been forcefully advancing for two thousand years and cannot be stopped, not even by the gates of hell. From John the Baptist doubting in prison, to Rome's persecutions, to ISIS and the Taliban, history confirms Jesus' declaration. Because followers of Jesus are citizens of this kingdom, they are called to reject fear and half-heartedness, to love boldly, and — like Paul — to say 'I'm all in and I'm not turning back.'