Paul Harvey is noted for his "the rest of the story".  For some reason we seldom see the crucial point of baptism mentioned among the "Christian" community.  This is the point at which we accept the death, burial, and resurrection that shows God that we believe this act by Christ saves us.  We have to get into the arc of safety (1 Pet 3:21). 

Rom 6:3 do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
4Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life
5For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection,
6knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.
7For he who has died has been freed from sin.
:8Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,

In Mark, Jesus tells his apostles to preach faith AND baptism.
Mk 16:15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

[I list some  of the many other scriptures that testify to the necessity below.]
Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God (John 3:5).

Matthew 28:19   "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, [by]
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 
Matthew 28:20   "teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."    Amen.

Acts 2:36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
37Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”
38Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
40And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.”
41Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
42And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
43Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
44Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common,
45and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.
46So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
47praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

 Acts 19:4   Then Paul said, "John indeed baptized with a baptism of 
repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who 
would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus." 
Acts 19:5   When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:6   And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came 
upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. [Afterwards]

Acts 22:16   'And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and 
WASH AWAY YOUR SINS, calling on the name of the Lord.' 

     Rom 6:23  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

     2 Tim 2:10  Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the
     salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

     Eph 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with
     every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 

     1 Corinthians 10:1   Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware 
     that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea,
     1 Corinthians 10:2   all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the 
     sea, [surrounded by water to get the gift of the Spirit]
     1 Corinthians 12:13   For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one 
     body [which is His church]; whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free;
     and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. 

     Galatians 3:26   For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ 
     Jesus
     Galatians 3:27   For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put 
     on Christ. 

     Galatians 3:28   There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave 
     nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ 
     Jesus. 

     Colossians 2:12   buried [not sprinkling or pouring on] with Him in baptism,
     in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God,
     who raised Him from the dead.
Remember Acts 8:26  Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is desert.
Acts 8:27  So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,
Acts 8:28  was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet.
Acts 8:29  Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go near and overtake this chariot."
Acts 8:30  So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
Acts 8:31  And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.
Acts 8:32  The place in the Scripture which he read was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer is silent, So He opened not His mouth.
Acts 8:33  In His humiliation His justice was taken away, And who will declare His generation? For His life is taken from the earth."
Acts 8:34  So the eunuch answered Philip and said, "I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?"
Acts 8:35  Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.
Acts 8:36  Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, "See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?"
Acts 8:37  Then Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
Acts 8:38  So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.
Acts 8:39  Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing.
Acts 8:40  But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea.

     1 Peter 3:20   who formerly were disobedient, when once the longsuffering 
     of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in 
     which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. 
     1 Peter 3:21   There is also an antitype which now saves us, namely 
     baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a 
     good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 

     [When it talks of being baptized into the body, this is of course the church or saved of the kingdom.
     (Eph 1:22&23 and Eph 5:30  For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.)]

     Acts 2:47 praising God and having favor with all the PEOPLE. And the Lord added to the
     CHURCH daily THOSE WHO WERE being SAVED. 

     Acts 5:11   So great FEAR CAME UPON all the CHURCH and upon all who heard 
     these things. [A BUILDING DOES NOT HAVE FEAR, PEOPLE DO.]

     Acts 11:26   And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it 
     was that for a whole year they ASSEMBLEd with the CHURCH and taught a 
     great many people. And the DISCIPLES were first called CHRISTIANS in 
     Antioch. 

     Acts 12:1   Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to 
     HARASS SOME FROM THE CHURCH. 

     Acts 12:5   Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was 
     offered to God for him by the church.  [CHURCH MEMBERS PRAY]

     1 Corinthians 1:2   To the CHURCH OF GOD which is at Corinth, to those 
     who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be SAINTS, with all who in 
     every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and 
     ours: 
     
     Colossians 1:18   And He is the head of THE BODY, THE CHURCH, who is the 
     beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have 
     the preeminence. 

     Colossians 1:24   I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in 
     my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of 
     HIS BODY, WHICH IS THE CHURCH, 

     Hebrews 12:23   to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who 
     are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just 
     men made perfect, 

     Romans 12:4   For as we have many members in one body, but all the 
     members do not have the same function, 

     Romans 12:5   so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and INDIVIDUALLY 
     MEMBERS of one another. 

     1 Corinthians 6:15   Do you not know that your bodies are members of 
     Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of 
     a harlot? Certainly not! 

     1 Corinthians 12:12   For as the body is one and has many members, but 
     all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is 
     Christ. 

     1 Corinthians 12:13   For by one Spirit we were all BAPTIZED INTO one 
     body; whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free; and have all been 
     made to drink into one Spirit. 

     1 Corinthians 12:20   But now indeed there are many members, yet one 
     body. 

     1 Corinthians 12:25   that there should be no schism in the body, but that
     the members should have the same care for one another. 

     1 Corinthians 12:26   And if one member suffers, all the members suffer 
     with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. 

     1 Corinthians 12:27   NOW YOU ARE THE BODY OF CHRIST, AND MEMBERS
     INDIVIDUALLY. 

   Rom 3:24  being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

  My dad's sermonette as he baptized over 300 people:

 "Upon your confession of faith in and by the authority of Jesus Christ the master,
  I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
  for the remission of your sins that you may enjoy all spiritual blessings in Heavenly places in Christ Jesus. (Eph 1:3)"

These are just some of the scriptures that do NOT say that raising one's hand in an assembly or just a sudden warm feeling or faith and repentance or even a special prayer alone is the point of salvation.  I recently saw a TBN broadcast of Mike Barber that made me cry for joy.  I saw burial and resurrection after burial and resurrection and burial and resurrection  (over a dozen)  for the forgiveness of sins in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This was after the confession of faith that the God who raised Jesus from the dead could raise them as they came from the watery grave.  I heard of a preacher in Africa who as he baptized said “I now kill you in the name of Jesus”.  (The old person dies at that point, and it is God's power that brings a new person to life as we come out of the water.)

Why don't influential preachers mention this part of the plan of salvation?

Mel