“What Hinders Me From Being Baptized?” Acts 8:26 – 39
1. What Does Hinder Me From Being Baptized? 1. Lack of Knowledge (Acts 8:30-31; Romans 10:17) 2. Lack of Water (Acts 8:36; Colossians 2:12; John 3:23) 3. Lack of Faith (Acts 8:37; Mark 16:15-16; John 8:24) 4. Lack of Repentance (Acts 2:36-38; 3:19)
2. What Should Not Hinder Me From Being Baptized? 1. Pride (Acts 8:31; James 4:6) 2. Family (Matthew 10:37) 3. Peer Pressure (John 12:42-43) 4. Improper Understanding (Acts 8:36; Matthew 28:19-20; 1 John 1:7-2:2) 5. Time of Day Or Night (Acts 8:38; 16:13, 33; 2:41; 24:24-25)
Now, What Hinders You From Being Baptized This Morning? We Must Obey The Gospel Hear Him (Romans 10:17) Believe Him (Mark 16:16) Repent Of Sins Against Him (Acts 2:38) Confess Him (Acts 8:37) Be Baptized Into Him (Acts 22:16) Live For Him (Galatians 2:20) We Must Be Faithful To The Lord And His Church Come Back To Him (Matthew 11:28-30) Repent (Acts 8:22) Pray (James 5:16)