1. Where God Put Water

2. Facts About Water & The Earth
It is the most abundant resource
The Earth’s surface is 71% water
96% of the Earth’s water is contained in oceans
Water needed by all living things
Psalms 1:1-6
About 71 percent of the Earth's surface is water-covered, and the oceans hold about 96.5 percent of all Earth's water. But water also exists in the air as water vapor, in rivers and lakes, in icecaps and glaciers, in the ground as soil moisture and in aquifers, and even in you and your dog. Water is the most plentiful natural resource on the planet.

3. Facts About Water & The Body
Body weight is about 60% water
Brain & Heart about 73% water
Lungs about 83%-90% water
Blood - about 95% water
Water is necessary for proper function of the body organs
Proper hydration is essential for good health
By weight, the average human adult male is approximately 60% water. However, there can be considerable variation in body water percentage based on a number of factors like age, health, weight, and sex.

4. Hydrologic Water Cycle
Water from rivers flows into the oceans
Water evaporates from the oceans into clouds
Water returns to land in the form of rain from clouds
Water drains from the land back into the rivers and the oceans

5. Science Agrees With The Bible
“It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name”
Amos 9:6 - NASB

6. Science Agrees With The Bible
“All the rivers flow into the sea, Yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, There they flow again”
Ecclesiastes 1:7 - NASB

7. Science Agrees With The Bible
“27 For He draws up the drops of water, They distill rain from the mist. 28 Which the clouds pour down, They drip upon man abundantly”
Job 36: NASB
“He wraps up the waters in His clouds, And the cloud does not burst under them”
Job 26:8 - NASB

8. Water Used in the Bible Where did God Put the Water?
Played an important role in cleansing in the OT & NT:
OT Priests required to wash with water before entering the tabernacle - Exodus 30:17-21
NT Priests are saved from sin - 1 Peter 2:9-10
Acts 22:16
The Power Is Not In Water Alone!
Not saved by faith or grace alone! - Ephesians 2:8
God’s power is demonstrated by using water!
Where did God Put the Water?
Ex. 30: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 18 Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. 19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: 20 When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD: 21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.
1 Pet. 2: But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
Acts 22:16 - And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Eph. 2:8 - For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Acts 10: For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, 47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Acts 8: Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. 36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. 39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
Eph. 5:26 - That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
1 Pet. 3: Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. 21 The like figure (499. antitupos, Search for 499 in KJV corresponding ("antitype"), i.e. a representative, counterpart:--(like) figure (whereunto). whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: Blue Bible, Outline of Bible Usage - (1) a thing formed after some pattern (2) a thing resembling another, its counterpart (3) something in the Messianic times which answers to the type, as baptism corresponds to the deluge (1 Pet 3:21).
Vs 21- NKJV - There is also an antitype which now saves us--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, \
Vs 21 - ASV - which also after a true likeness doth now save you, even baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ;
This word “Antitypos” found in Hebrews 9:24 - For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures (copies) of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

9. Between Noah & The Evil World
Saved from the flood by water
Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:21
Noah obeyed God – “by faith”
Not by faith alone
Noah obeyed all of God’s instructions and commands - Genesis 6:22
Noah & his family were saved from the evil world by water
God Put Water
Heb. 11:7 - By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
1 Pet. 3:21 - The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Gen. 6:22 - Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
1 Pet. 3: Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. 21 The like figure (499. antitupos, Search for 499 in KJV corresponding ("antitype"), i.e. a representative, counterpart:--(like) figure (whereunto). whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: Blue letter Bible, Outline of Bible Usage - (1) a thing formed after some pattern (2) a thing resembling another, its counterpart (3) something in the Messianic times which answers to the type, as baptism corresponds to the deluge (1 Pet 3:21).
Vs 21- NKJV - There is also an antitype which now saves us--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, \
Vs 21 - ASV - which also after a true likeness doth now save you, even baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ;
This word “Antitypos” found in Hebrews 9:24 - For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures (copies) of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

10. Between Israel & Bondage
Israel was saved by water
Pharaoh’s army was destroyed by water
The faith of the Israelites motivated them to cross the red sea to be freed from bondage
Exodus 14:29-31
Paul said they were “baptized”
Covered by the cloud and the sea
1 Corinthians 10:1-2
God put water between them and bondage!
God Put Water
Ex. 14: But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 30 Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. 31 And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.
1 Cor. 10:1-4 - Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat; 4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

11. Between Naaman & His Cleansing
Naaman was commanded to wash:
“Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean” - 2 Kings 5:10
His arguing did him no good!
“Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean” vs. 14
He was cleansed by water when he obeyed God
God Put Water

12. Between the Blind Man & His Seeing
“And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing” - John 9:7
Commanded to “Go, wash”
His faith was tested by the Lord
He passed the test!
Made to see when he obeyed Christ
God Put Water

13. Between Saul (Paul) & Salvation
“And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do”
Acts 9:6
Ananias said…“And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord”
Acts 22:16
When was Paul Saved?
God Put Water

14. Between the Sinner & Christ
Peter wrote…
“The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ”
1 Peter 3:21
God Put Water
1 Pet. 3: Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. 21 The like figure (499. antitupos, Search for 499 in KJV corresponding ("antitype"), i.e. a representative, counterpart:--(like) figure (whereunto). whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: Blue Bible, Outline of Bible Usage - (1) a thing formed after some pattern (2) a thing resembling another, its counterpart (3) something in the Messianic times which answers to the type, as baptism corresponds to the deluge (1 Pet 3:21).
Vs 21- NKJV - There is also an antitype which now saves us--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, \
Vs 21 - ASV - which also after a true likeness doth now save you, even baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ;
This word “Antitypos” found in Hebrews 9:24 - For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures (copies) of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
Heb. 10:1 - For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

15. Water & Salvation Divinely Connected
Peter commanded…
“Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost”
Acts 2:38

16. Water & Salvation Divinely Connected
Jesus commanded…
“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned” - Mark 16:16
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen”
Matthew 28:19-20

17. Water & Salvation Divinely Connected
Eunuch’s question…
“See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?” - Acts 8:36

18. God Put Water Between … Noah & the Evil World Israel & Bondage
Naaman & His Cleansing
The Blind Man & His Seeing
Saul (Paul) & Salvation
The Sinner & Christ
God Put Water
Matt. 28: And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: {teach...: or, make disciples, or, Christians} 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Acts 4: Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

19. Water Is Still In God’s Plan!
Alien Sinner
Ephesians 5:8
Spiritual Blessings
Remission of sins - Acts 2:38
Washing away sins - Acts 22:16
Blood of Christ - Romans 6:3-4
Are a New Creature - 2 Cor. 5:17
Are Child Of God - Gal. 3:26-27
Put on Christ - Galatians 3:26-27
Sanctified & Cleansed - Eph. 5:26
Enter the Kingdom - John 3:3-5
A Good Conscience - 1 Peter 3:21
The Church (Body) - Acts 2:47
Of the Name of Christ - Acts 4:12
Salvation - Mark 16:16
Walking in the light - 1 John 1:5-7
Water Baptism Forever Stands Between The Alien Sinner and All Spiritual Blessings!
Baptism
Acts 2:38 - Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for (eis) the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 22:16 - And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Rom. 6:3-4 - Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
2 Cor. 5:17 - Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Gal. 3: For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Eph. 5:26 - That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word.
Jn. 3:3-4 - Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God
1 Pet. 3:21 - The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Acts 2:47 - Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
Acts 4:12 - Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Mk. 16:16 - He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
1 Jn. 1: This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Eph. 1:3 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
Eph. 5:8 - For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
“all spiritual blessings…in Christ” - “baptized into Christ”
Ephesians 1:3 - Galatians 3:27

20. “What Must I Do To Be Saved?” Acts 16:30
An alien sinner must…
Hear the Gospel – Romans 10:17
Believe – John 8:34
Repent – Acts 17:30
Confess Christ – Matthew 10:34
Be Baptized in water – Acts 22:16
An erring Child of God must…
Repent and Pray – Acts 8:22
Live “faithful unto death”
Revelation 2:10
Acts 16: READ
Rom. 10:17 - So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Jn. 8:34 - I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
Acts. 17: And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Matt. - 10:34 - Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
Acts. 2:38 - Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 22:16 - And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Rev. 2:10 - Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

21. “See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?”
Acts 8:36
“See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?”