Weds. May 1
Acts 2:37-38
…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?" Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let
every one of you be baptized in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins;
John 4:1-2
Jesus (and His disciples) made and baptized
more disciples than John
Matthew 28:19
Go therefore and make disciples of all the
nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
In the New Testament, there is no such
thing as an “unbaptized” Christian
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Jerusalem – Acts 2:38
Samaria – Acts 8:12-16
Ceasarea – Acts 10:48
Philippi – Acts 16:14-33
Corinth – Acts 18:8
Ephesus – Acts 19:1-6
Acts 2:37-38
…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?" Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let
every one of you be baptized in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins!
WATER BAPTISM IS A COMMAND!
Romans 6:3-5
• Rom 6:3; Or do you not know that as many of us as
were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into
His death?
• Rom 6:4; Therefore 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.
• Rom 6:5; For if we have been united together in the
likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in
the likeness of His resurrection
Water baptism is one of the most
important and significant acts of worship
and obedience you can give to God!
Wednesday, May 1 at The Mission Church
WATER BAPTISM IS A BURIAL
• Rom 6:4; Therefore we were buried with Him
through baptism into death
• Water Baptism is a portrayal, a reenactment of the
death & burial of Jesus Christ
• Every time a person is baptized, God sees a
reenactment of the death & burial of Jesus Christ that
is pleasing to Him
• Isaiah 53:10; …yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him…
WATER BAPTISM IS A BURIAL
• Water Baptism pleases God because you’re affirming
the necessity and the value of the death of His Son
• As you’re buried in water, you’re reenacting the death
and burial of Christ, but putting yourself in that role.
• You’re declaring, “It was my sin that buried Christ in
the grave, it was my sin that sent him to the cross, it
was ME that He died for!”
WATER BAPTISM IS A BURIAL
• Water Baptism also declares, “I’m being buried with
Christ because I am dead myself!”
• Gal 2:20; I am crucified with Christ…
• Col. 3:5; Therefore put to death your members which
are on the earth...
• That old man of sin is dead, and water baptism is his
burial!
WATER BAPTISM IS A RESURRECTION
• Rom 6:4; therefore 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.
• Being raised up out of the water symbolizes Jesus
Christ’s resurrection from the grave
WATER BAPTISM IS A RESURRECTION
• Heb 9:12; Not with the blood of goats and calves, but
with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place
once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
• When Jesus stepped out of tomb, showed us that the
sacrifice of His blood was accepted by the Father.
• When a person rises up from baptism, they are
reenacting the resurrection of Christ and (by faith)
identifying with it personally!
• It is BEING ALIVE UNTO GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST
WATER BAPTISM IS A PROCLAMATION
• Rom 6:5; …we have been united together in the
likeness of His death
• Water Baptism was regarded as the beginning point
of one’s association with the Body of Christ and
public obedience to the Faith.
WATER BAPTISM IS A PROCLAMATION
• Jesus never intended for our faith to be a private,
personal matter
• Mat 10:32-33; Therefore whoever confesses Me
before men, him I will also confess before My Father
who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men,
him I will also deny before My Father who is in
heaven.
Wednesday, May 1 at The Mission Church
What about “Infant Baptism?”
• Biblical Water Baptism requires…
• FAITH AND REPENTANCE
– Acts 2:38; repent and be baptized…
– Acts 8:36-37; If you believe with all your heart…
• FULL IMMERSION IN WATER
– Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16
– Greek word is “Baptizo”; it means to submerge,
cover, dip (like dying a piece of cloth)
Water baptism is one of the most
important and significant acts of worship
and obedience you can give to God!
Wednesday, May 1 at The Mission Church
Weds. May 1