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Albion's already answered some of this for you, but I'll see what I can add that might be helpful.
As far as the Ten Commandments and Old Covenant, our view would be that the laws which were ceremonial (to do with temple sacrifice, or the purity codes around washing and so forth) are not binding on Christians, but that the moral laws are binding on us. We would probably argue about whether Sabbath-keeping ought to be seen as ceremonial or moral, but while we would never try to force Sabbath-keeping on someone, nor would we have a problem with someone who chose to keep even a very strict Sabbath (if that makes sense?).
We believe Jesus to be the Son of God, one of the persons of the Trinity, eternal and uncreated. We believe that he took on flesh and a human nature, in the womb of the virgin Mary, and became a person who was fully God and fully human. We believe that he was crucified, died, and buried; and that this sacrifice was to overcome all of our sins and to reconcile us to God. We believe that he rose from death, and ascended into heaven, where he reigns at the right hand of the Father; and that he will return to judge the living and the dead.
As Albion said, we practice infant baptism (which is also water baptism), and we would not re-baptise someone who had been validly baptised before. But you would be able to renew your baptismal promises in an Anglican church.
Our sermons are diverse! As a global communion, we have a large breadth of thought, style, and cultures reflected in our churches. In some places you'd hear a ten minute reflection, in others the preacher would only be getting warmed up at the half-hour mark (and so on). To give you an example, here's a link to my blog, where I post all my sermons; I'm in Melbourne, Australia, and this may or may not be at all like what you'd get where you are, but it might give you some idea. Paidiske
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