1. Baptism: More Than an Act of Obedience Matthew 28:18-20

2. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. (Matthew 28:18)

3. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, (Matthew 28:19)

4. 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you
20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:20)

5. How Matthew orders his words
Baptism is differentiated from everything I have commanded you.

6. How Matthew orders his words
Baptism is distinguished from everything I have commanded you.
Matthew and Mark differentiate between “baptism and “good works,” or “acts of obedience” (Mark 16:15-16).

7. The purpose and result of baptism is the entering of a saving relationship with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

8. The Thief on the Cross Explanation
Covenants
Sacrificial system
Re-enacting the gospel

9. Baptism: More Than an Act of Obedience Matthew 28:18-20