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the baptism experience

Matthew 28:18-20 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

 

Baptism is for disciples of Christ

Romans 3:22 – 24 (NLT) We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.  23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 24 Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.

Romans 10:9, 10 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

Baptism is a powerful symbol 1 Cor 15: 3, 4 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,Romans 6:3-4 Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.3. Baptism means being obedientMatthew 28:18-20 4. Baptism is about going public with your faith in ChristGalatians 3:27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.Luke 15:7, 10 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

Guy Melton & Chris Hughes

August 18pm -19am, & Aug 27pm - Aug 31, 2007

2 Samuel 23

OASIS

Our Core Values -- Part 3

"One Small Step, One Giant Leap"                                              

I. Our Mission Requires Focus

Risk assures an outcome!!

Inaction assures an outcome also!

II. Our Mission Requires Faith

Matthew 14- Peter steps out of the boat

Matt.14:25-32 (Pg. 692) "During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. "It's a ghost," they said, and cried out in fear. 27But Jesus immediately said to them: "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid." 28"Lord, if it's you," Peter replied, "tell me to come to you on the water." 29"Come," he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!" 31Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?" 32And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down."

(SINKING) IS BETTER THAN (SITTING)!!!  

THE (FEAR) OF LOOKING (FOOLISH) IS FOOLISH!!

Mark Batterson: In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day...

Heb.11:36-39 (Pg. 852) "Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison. 37They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— 38the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground. 39These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised."

Heb. 12:1-3 (Pg. 852) "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart."

OASIS

Our Core Values—Part 2

“Refreshing Community?

 

Mission:  “To Be and Make Disciples

 

The Great Command… ‘Love Your Neighbor’

Philippians 2:1-4 (Pg. 831)  If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Authentic Biblical communities are Environments where we experience Life on Life

Romans 15:1-2 (Pg. 805)  We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. 2Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

Eccl. 9:11 (Pg. 477)  I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift  or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.

 

Authentic Biblical communities are Magnets where Life Stories are revealed

Psalm 142:4 (Pg. 446)  Look to my right and see; no one is concerned for me.  I have no refuge;
no one cares for my life.

1 Peter 4:8 (Pg. 859) Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

Guy Melton Aug. 4-10, 2007 Psalm 96 Mission: "To be and Make Disciples" True Worship: I. Reflects Our Discipleship II. Reveals God's Greatness