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Baptism is when a person, converted to Christ, expresses that faith by being immersed in water.
It is a very symbolic event and, often, a deeply spiritual experience too.
You don't get baptized to be saved, you get baptized because you are saved.
WHAT IS BAPTISM?
The word “baptise’ means to plunge, sink, drench or soak!
This is why many Churches baptise people by dipping them right under water.
It was usually done this way in New Testament and often in the open-air.
Read about Jesus’ baptism in .
Where was Jesus baptised?
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Today people are baptised in the sea or river, or in a swimming pool.
Some churches have their own pool in the church building.
WHO SHOULD BE BAPTIZED?
Anyone who loves Jesus and knows Him as Saviour and Lord.
BAPTISM IS ALWAYS LINKED WITH FAITH IN JESUS.
Look at .
Many of the people at Corinth did two things when they heard Paul’s message.
What were they?
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What two things did the people who heard Peter’s preaching do ()?
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BELIEVING IN JESUS AND GETTING BAPTISED BELONG TOGETHER!
WHY BE BAPTIZED?
1) TO OBEY JESUS’ COMMAND.
Read .
What three things did Jesus tell His friends to go and do?
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By being baptised, we obey Jesus’ command.
What does say about this?
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2) TO SHOW YOUR FAITH IN JESUS.
People demonstrate about all sorts of things these days.
By being baptised, you demonstrate publicly that you love Jesus and want to live for Him.
From Jesus’ words in , what will happen to the person who is ashamed of being known as a Christian?
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3) TO PREPARE TO SERVE JESUS.
From , when did the Holy Spirit come down on Jesus?
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It wasn’t until after this experience that he went out to preach and heal.
It was the same with Saul.
See how he describes his conversion in .
What did he need to do before he began his work (verses 15-16)?
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Now look at .
Why did Ananias say he had been sent to Saul?
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SO BEING BAPTISED AND FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT ARE EVENTS THAT SHOULD COME BEFORE WE BEGIN TO SERVE THE LORD.
WHAT DOES BAPTISM MEAN?
Baptism is a sign of four things that happen to a person who believes in Jesus.
They can be summed up in four words: 1) Washing; 2) Burying; 3) Drinking; 4) Joining.
1) WASHING AWAY PAST SINS.
What was Saul told to do in ?
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And from , what did Peter tell the crowds they must do to have their sins forgiven?
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Just as a bath cleans the dirt from our bodies, so baptism shows that as a Christian we have been “washed clean’ from the effects of sin.
Note that water baptism does not wash away sins, only the Blood of Jesus can do that, but it symbolises what has already happened.
2) BURYING THE OLD LIFE.
What does Paul say happens when a person becomes a Christian?
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When you become a Christian, you make room for Jesus’ new way of life by saying goodbye to your old way.
WHEN WE JOIN OUR LIVES TO JESUS, GOD MAKES WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM APPLY TO US.
This is what means;
write it out below and underline the two experiences we share with Christ in baptism.
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3) DRINKING GOD’S HOLY SPIRIT.
Very often in the New Testament, baptism in water is linked with being baptised with the Holy Spirit.
We have already seen that the Holy Spirit came on Jesus and on Saul at their baptisms.
What gift does Peter say is given to those who turn from sin and are baptised?
See .
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Read .
What does the end of verse 13 say about the Holy Spirit?
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JUST AS IN BAPTISM THE WATER WASHES RIGHT OVER YOU AND SOAKS YOU FROM HEAD TO FOOT, SO GOD WANTS TO FLOOD YOUR LIFE WITH HIS SPIRIT!
4) JOINING THE BODY OF CHRIST.
The Bible describes the Christian family as the body of Christ.
When you become a Christian, you became part of the Body.
Baptism is a way of showing this publicly.
See again.
You cannot be a lone Christian doing your own thing.
Being committed to Jesus also means being committed to a local group of Christians - loving them, serving them and worshipping with them.
WHEN SHOULD I BE BAPTIZED?
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
MOST OF THE FIRST CHRISTIANS WERE CONVERTED AND BAPTIZED ON THE SAME DAY!
Turn to .
In this story, Philip baptises an important Ethiopian official.
How long had he been a Christian when he was baptised?
Was it: a) 10 years; b) 6 months; c) minutes; d) all his life?
d) all his life?
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HERE IS A QUESTION TO ASK YOURSELF, FROM VERSE 36.
Here is water
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REMEMBER!
Getting baptised does not make you a Christian, you get baptised because you already are a Christian.
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