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2. 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;

3. 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,

4. In the New Testament, there is no such thing as an “unbaptized” Christian 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

5. 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!

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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…

9. 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!”

10. 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!

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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.

14. 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

15. 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)

16. 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

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