Water baptism symbolizes the believer’s total trust in and total reliance on the Lord Jesus Christ, as well as a commitment to live obediently to Him. It also expresses unity with all the saints (Ephesians 2:19), that is, with every person in every nation on earth who is a member of the Body of Christ (Galatians 3:27–28). Water baptism conveys this and more, but it is not what saves us. Instead, we are saved by grace through faith, apart from works (Ephesians 2:8–9). We are baptized because our Lord commanded it: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19).
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In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus lays down the principles that govern this kingdom of the reverse. Over the last few weeks, we have been looking into the Beatitudes…which are the introduction to the Sermon on the Mount. In the Beatitudes, Jesus describes the kind of life that God blesses and it’s often the opposite of what our culture things about blessings. We’ve looked at these counterintuitive statements of Jesus:
Blessed are the poor in Spirit…
Blessed are those who mourn…
Blessed are the pure in heart…
Because of the break in the conversation for Mother’s Day weekend, I considered moving on from the topic but I really sense in my spirit that God is trying to seed this deep into our hearts…so…I’m coming back to the Beatitudes today. As a matter of fact, I’ve already started preparing for our fall small group semester and sermon series. We are going to be studying the life of Daniel. Daniel shows us how to take this upside down kingdom life that is so opposite that of our culture and live it out in a practical way. If Daniel can flourish in Babylon, he can teach us how to flourish in a culture that is increasingly antagonistic to bible believing, fully devoted followers of Jesus.
We were made to live in community with others, and one way to find that at Northplace is to get in a group! No matter what kind of group you’re looking for or what stage of life you’re in, we want you to be in a community with people who encourage you, help you grow, and have fun!
Freedom groups equip believers to live the victorious and abundant life Christ came to give us. In addition to the 12-week Small Group is a powerful conference focused on overcoming the past and laying a foundation for walking in daily freedom.
The purpose of Serving & Outreach at Northplace Church is to train and equip ordinary people to go and do extraordinary things in the name of Jesus so that all might see, hear and experience God’s love in tangible ways.
