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The message "Is Our Baptistery Full?" explores vital biblical principles for Christians, focusing on our responsibility to exemplify faith in our daily lives. Drawing from passages such as 1 Timothy 4:12 and 1 Corinthians 9:19-22, we reflect on how to engage with others regarding faith. It motivates believers to be prepared by establishing a firm belief (2 Timothy 1:12) and encourages the pursuit of opportunities to share the Gospel (Mark 16:15-16). Ultimately, it challenges us to accurately define and understand failure through the lens of the Parable of the Sower.
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Is Our Baptistery Full? • I. A Christian Example. • A. Paul to Timothy (1 Tim. 4:12). • B. “All things to all men” (1 Cor. 9:19-22). • C. Plank in our eye (Matt. 7:1-5).
Is Our Baptistery Full? • II. Be Prepared. • A. “I know whom I have believed (2 Tim. 1:12). • B. Tearing down falsehood (2 Cor. 10:3-6).
Is Our Baptistery Full? • III. When Opportunity Knocks. • A. Expect opportunities (Mk 16:15-16). • B. Look for opportunities (Acts 16:25-31; Luke 10:30-32). • C. Provide opportunities (Acts 26:24-29). • D. Acts on opportunities (Acts 16:30-31).
Is Our Baptistery Full? • IV. Accurately Define Failure. • A. The Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:3-9; 13:18-23).