9/28/25 - Holy Moments Part 2:Baptism - Pastor Josh Stelly

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When was the last time you seriously considered the revolutionary implicationsof your own baptism — not just for your personal salvation, but for how youengage a broken world?

#1 - What the Early Church Knew About Baptism

#2 - The Significance of Jesus’ Baptism

Matthew 3:13–17 NIV- Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”Jesus replied “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

1. Identification with Sinners

2. Affirmation of Sonship

3. Anointing for Mission

4. Foreshadowing Death and Resurrection

#3 - Baptism as Death: The End of the Old Self

Romans 6:3–4 NIV- Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead throughthe glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

Application for Kingdom Impact: Instead of focusing on what’s wrong with others, baptism calls us to examine what old patterns and attitudes need to die in us.

#4 - Baptism as Resurrection: The Birth of the New Self

Romans 6:4–5 NIV- 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.For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.

#5 - Baptism as Declaration: Public Commitment to the Mission

Matthew 28:19–20 NLT- Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teachthese new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

#6 - A Modern Catechumenate: What We Need to Recover

#7 - Living Out Our Baptism: The Three Questions

1. Who is your neighbor that you are loving towards Jesus?2. Who are you discipling right now?3. Who is discipling you?

“When we emerge from those sacred waters, we shine like the sun, having put off the old person and put on Christ himself.”John Chrysostom