10 Luke 3:21-38 (Jesus' Baptism & Genealogy)

I. Background
II. Narrative
1. Baptism
Luke 1:15
2. Genealogy
Numbers 4:3
III. What then shall we do?
1. Get baptized
a. The Mode of Baptism
b. The Meaning of Baptism
c. Eligibility of Baptism
d. The challenge of Baptism
Acts 2:37-38
2. Understand the Triune God we serve and worship
a. Is the Trinity Biblical? —it’s never mentioned
(1.) The Father as God
Ephesians 6:4
(2.) The Son as God
John 8:58
(3.) The Holy Spirit as God
Acts 5:3-4
b. Why does the Trinity Matter?
John 17:3 ESV
(1.) The Trinity in creation
(2.) The Trinity in our own salvation
c. How is the Trinity misunderstood?
(1.) Modalism
(2.) Subordinationism
(3.) Tri-theism
Deuteronomy 6:4
d. What is the best way to understand a triune God?
(1.) Accept an apparent contradiction
(2.) The best analogy