Sermon by Barry Case
Four different baptisms:
1) Baptism of John the Baptist (Mark 1:4-5) (John 1:26)
2) Baptism of suffering (Luke 12:50) (Mark 10:38)
3) Christian Baptism in water (Matthew 28:19) (Acts 8:36-38)
4) Baptism in the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5, 8)(Acts 19:1-5)
Two Baptisms Compared:
Baptism in water Baptism in the Holy Spirit
1. The candidate: The penitent believer 1. The candidate: The baptized believer
(Matt. 28:19) (Acts 2:38) (Acts 2:38) (Acts 8: 14-17)
2. The baptismal element: Water 2. The baptismal element: The Holy Spirit
(Act 8: 36-38) (Mark 1:8)
3. The baptizer: Man – Minister 3. The baptizer: Jesus Christ
(Acts 8:38) (Matt. 3:11) (Mark 1:8)
4. The purpose: A witness to conversion 4. The purpose: To endue the Christian with
and the remission of sin power
(Acts 2:38) (Acts 22:16) (Acts 1:8) (Luke 24:49)
5. The result: Salvation and entry into 5. The result: Reception of the Holy Spirit
The body of Christ with accompanying gifts and power
(Mark 16:16) (Galatians 3:27) (Acts 2:4) (Acts 8:14-17) (1 Cor. 12 4-13)