1. “What Hinders Me From Being Baptized?”
Acts 8:26 – 39

2. 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)

3. 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, ; 2:41; 24:24-25)

4. 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)