The Red Sea and the Church's Baptism

Jonathan Warren preached a sermon entitled “The Red Sea and the Church's Baptism” based on Exodus 14:19-31 on September 17, 2011. In Ex. 14, God parts the Red Sea, allowing Israel to pass through but destroying the Egyptians. This story is generally, and correctly, read as a narrative about God's destruction of the oppressor. But it has a deeper meaning, given to us by the apostles - it is about the meaning of Jesus' baptism, and by implication, our baptism as well.