https://www.cbcninilchik.com/podcasts/147696/ Messages preached prior to baptisms. Baptisms take place in the Ninilchik beach waters of the Cook Inlet. Religion & Spirituality Calvary Baptist Church http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification https://vps.sermonaudio.com/resize_image/images/series/1440/1440/147696.1725431762.jpg https://www.cbcninilchik.com/podcasts/147696/ en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:48:11 +0000 30 Jon Cardwell no Messages preached prior to baptisms. Baptisms take place in the Ninilchik beach waters of the Cook Inlet. https://www.cbcninilchik.com/sermons/52021551596279 * Congregational Reading: Matthew 3:1-17 * Primary Foundation for Baptism - 1. John's mission to prepare Christ's way, vv2-3 --- a. he must preach repentance, v2 --- b. he must perceive Christ, John 1:29-34 --- c. he must praise & promote Christ, John 3:30 --- d. he must point to Christ, Matt 11:2-6 Provisional Implication of Baptism - 1. Jesus must fulfill all righteousness, v15 --- a. the righteous Man ----- justification, Rom 3:23-24 --- b. the sinless Lamb ----- substitution, 2 Cor 5:21 --- c. the anointed One ----- union, v16; Isa 11:2 --- d. the beloved Son ----- communion, v17; John 1:18 Prophetic Illustration in Baptism - 1. Christ's death - 2. Christ's burial - 3. Christ's resurrection Personal Applications from Baptism - 1. personal repentance of sin - 2. personal faith in Christ - 3. personal obedience to Christ - 4. personal identification with Christ Practical Considerations concerning Baptism - 1. baptism necessary for salvation? - 2. baptism for who? --- a. child baptism & infant baptism? - 3. baptism by sprinkling or immersion? - 4. second baptism, re-baptism, anabaptism? https://www.cbcninilchik.com/sermons/52021551596279 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 16 May 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Jon Cardwell 0:54:45 no Jon Cardwell - Baptism https://www.cbcninilchik.com/sermons/520182156476 I. INTRODUCTION A. The Church's Ordinances 1. Baptism a. personal testimony b. primary confession 2. Communion (Lord's Supper) a. corporate testimony b. continual confession II. ITS WORD, Matt 28:18-20 A. The Command of Christ 1. First is Discipleship 2. Filled with the Trinity 3. Followed by the Teachings (Commands) of Christ III. ITS WITNESS, Matt 3:15 A. The Context of Christ 1. Purposeful Identification 2. Prophetic Implications 3. Personal Application https://www.cbcninilchik.com/sermons/520182156476 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 20 May 2018 12:00:00 +0000 Jon Cardwell 0:44:07 no Jon Cardwell - Baptism