The Basics of Baptism (Baptism in.....)

throughout August to look at some of the basics about tourism as we do, I know life service together since I said, let me pry and then It's just coming on. Go to it.

Father was a great hymn says. Change from chlorine to Glory. Telling heaven. We take our place.

I'm so proud that you want to change. Yes. You want to move us? Lord, you want us to go through circumstances that will encourage us to change and to bring more glory to you. I'm sorry. Father, as we look at the the basics of baptism today, father, would you speak to each one of us? But I was being baptized little remind us of what we did. Remind us of why we did it because you haven't yet, Lord encourages strengthen us, Lift us up load as we share. All the goodness of who you are in Jesus name. My man.

So stop by reading what I consider to be a foundational text around baptism and it's from Romans chapter 6. I'm going to be quite a few guys. She said just a liar Foundation here. What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that Grace May abound sudden? He knows how shall we who have died to send live any longer in it or do you not know it is? Many of us were baptized into Christ. Jesus was baptized into his death that for we were buried with him, through baptism into death. Adjust the price was raised from the dead by the glory of the father even so we should walk in the newness of Life. What if we have United together into the likeness of these? That we also shall be in the likeness of his resurrection, knowing that our old man is crucified with him and that the body of scene might be done away with that. We should no longer be slaves to sit For he who has died has been freed from sin. Now, if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. Knowing that Christ having been raised from the dead bodies, no more death, no longer has dominion over him. Hallelujah for the day he died once for all, but the life he lives. He lives to God. Likewise you also reckon yourselves to be dead, indeed to send, but a lying to God in Christ Jesus all over.

Anybody in the room, anybody online ever done something and you think why did I do that?

Maybe it's something, you said, maybe it's a habit that you used to have in you, you left it behind. I had, I had, I had a friend of mine who who wants you to give up smoking a cigarette in the mountain and he said, what am I doing? I was free for them. And I just thought, wow. And he said, I don't want to go.

I'm sorry, I just want to encourage you. Sometimes there are things that we do when we can. Why am I doing this? Why did I just say that?

And often it's all words, often, it's our words. Sometimes it's all fools. First words or thoughts? That's an interesting question for you, this morning. Some people say oh, I didn't mean that. Well, why did you think it? Or didn't think it. Well, you must have told you to say it.

I'm sorry, let me encourage you. Scripture. So plenty has just shown as he run in 60, we died with Christ. So if we, if, if we recognize who Christ is the Son of God, you went to the cross. Johnston is not a good thing, I'll be honest with you said he's no good. Anybody likes in. We probably like some of the things that are not good for us.

JoJo wants us to walk. He's way he wants us to make his choices. He's parts.

I'm so let's record ourselves to be like Christ and die to the old and the rise to the new. And this is where the symbolism of baptism. And the and this is why we believe is a church and full immersion baptism. Cuz we go under the water as we were and we arise is a new creation is and you paying

I'm in Ephesians chapter 2 verses 1 to 10. And you, he made a life who would dad in trespassing in sin in which you once worked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit, who now works in the sons of disobedience. I might disappear and sometimes, yes. Maybe that maybe I should have even pulled that inside Sons and Daughters. We please read that and it is in its context of children of God amongst whom we also were once conducted ourselves in the last of our flash for filling, the desires of the Flesh, and of the mind and were nature children of Wrath, just as others. But God, who is rich in Mercy because of his great love with, which he loved us even when he even when we were dead in trespasses, we were dying with us in together with Christ looks upon us through Christ for by Grace. We have been saved and raised us up together and made us sit together in Heavenly places with Christ Jesus. That in the ages to come. He might show the exceeding Riches of his grace and his kindness towards us in Christ Jesus, for by grace You have been saved through faith and that he's not of yourselves. It is a gift of God, not of Works lest anyone should boast for. We are here workmanship created in Christ Jesus. For God works which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them but has good words.

Do you know when you're in the right place? Doing the right thing, it's great. You know, it you just this is what I was made for. You're even that's a sneaky with sharing a testimony at a stressful week. I would imagine that we that remembers Nikki when you thought this is what I was my fault, even though it was wolves rest trouble. And then we could look back and think. Yes, I do. You become Yes, God help me.

I'm so I'll let me read one verse from from Matthew 10:32 because I, I just really want to understand why we might get baptized. What? What is it? Taking an outward sign to an inward change. Therefore whoever confesses me before, man. And this is one of the things we would encourage anybody who gets popped by to what God has done for them. Therefore whoever confesses me before men him, I will also confess before my father who is in heaven Christ is our in to see. He sits at the right hand of the father, speaking to the father and I'll be home

Do you know what? I'm glad. I'm glad that there is Jesus whispering in Gautier.

Because he so loves us. East Side Labs. It's now. When should we do, when should we get baptized? You remember the story on the road and I'll let me just read this one verse from acts. So he commanded the Chariot. They were going home together and they, they were sharing fight and so he commanded the chair at this time. Still owned by Philip on the unit, right? Down into the water and he baptized in

And asked me right about Jesus. What happens when baptism, what happened to Jesus? When he was baptized by John immediately coming up from the water. He saw the heavens pausing and the spirit descended upon him like a dog.

See many people baptized in lots of different places.

And I know it makes a difference. I look back in my life, I got baptized in the sea. We took her Sunday school trip down to are we plan to do? This is the church, but we took took a trip down to bognor Regis. and that we were having a picnic, but then halfway through the picnic a number of people got baptized Message special diet, my memory. It's a diet that I can go back to it. They're on the beach with friends.

I went down to the water almost broke by Khalid. Repeat that moment in history. Is it something that shows us? That's a New Journey as a new Focus. Want to keep my eyes fixed on Jesus.

I want to encourage us cuz when we read in the book of Acts, I don't know quite how they did. This is the Eddie church, then those who would gladly received the word. But they were preaching the word in the early church. I'm back by about three thousand Souls were added to the kingdom. Just imagine baptizing, tens hundreds. Thousands of people takes quite a bit of time.

And where should we do this in? Luke chapter 3 verses 3 to 9 and he went to Jesus went into the region around Jordan preaching, the baptism of repentance, sorry, John preaching, the baptism of the repentance of the remission of sins as he's written in the book of the word of the Prophet saying, the voice of one in the wilderness. Prepare the way of the Lord make his paths straight every Valley shall be filled and every mountain when he'll be brought low, the Crooked places shall be made straight and the rough waves smooth and All Flesh shall see the salvation of all God.

Anybody being on a walk in the mountains. You know where you going? You going to plan to go to Jenny and you get to a hill? Anything, I might die yet and then you climb this hill I remember climbing snug many years ago and we were going up. The mind is Paul Thorn, that's meant to be one of the easier roots and we were counting up the cost and then we came to start to climb up the side of Snowdon and I thought I'd like to see that wasn't even figured something Snowden has the highest mountain in a while. So I knew that was what the hell that I was standing on that? I was standing on and I was already hopping and popping, it was a kind of hot sticky day. That scripture that talks about rock places.

Prepare the way of the Lord makes pause strikes. Every Valley shall be filled. I wish that was true. When I've been climbing, that particular mountain and Henry Hill below.

The God loves us so much. He sent his one and only son Jesus who, so ever believes in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. I'm what was the stats to the disciples and what was said to the melty to send? He said to the multitude that came out to be baptized by in brood of vipers who warned you to flee from the Wrath that he's to come there for fast fruits that are worthy of repentance. Roots, that all worthy of repentance. When we, when we come to Christ, that should be evidence. We should be changed. Cuz we go to focus on a different thing.

We have a problem as a father or I say to you that God is able to raise up children of Abraham from these stories. And even now, the axe is laid to the root of the trees that for every tree. Does not bad, good fruit, cut it down and throw it into the far. But every tree that bears, good fruit. Let it be to the glory of God. Let me just ask you today. How's your fruit? Are people coming and picking a fuel tree. We got a cherry tree outside. Our house is not as beautiful Blossom on it and the cherries are ornamental, cherries, not edible cherries. Play look right. But if you have a choice, even then not nice to eat and we have a street sweeper, I think he's from Bulgaria somewhere in that part of Europe and he loves cherries. And I've seen him many times when the cherries come, right? He wants pasta. There's some hanging down over the last time I saw him to grab some cherries and I thought what are you doing? Picking up all cherry tree.

And then I feel that these and put them in his mouth. Cuz you got a different tasting cherries to me, but he won't Spa. I just like enjoy. If you if you enjoy those cherries, go for it. But I just want to know what kind of fruit is it good for the people come back for more? Just like Elizabeth was telling stories about she. Now she got to get some close friends there and they kept asking her and I just find a good fruit. I can see you soon all job and we have various things that we got an apple tree. Apples are just coming right now and the parakeets start to fly into the tree and I got just ate until it falls off and then they go to the next one. So we end up on the ground with pack toes in them, but it just wondering because this fruit tree attracts the birds because it is fruitful

I just want to call chick. As we think about signs, that would show the way Christians.

People coming back to you for more.

At the privilege this last week. A praying with the young man who was had some trouble sleep. And I got to have a conversation with him. I've never met him, I got introduced to him through a friend of a friend. and had a conversation with him last Sunday and we talked

It's not as bad as you think, but let me pray. Let me bring some license. Doc situation. A tax form is mummy's, we slept peacefully every night since then and I'm going to buy it if you want to say all men, that's fine. If you don't agree with me, that's why men memes then. So be it, it will be another translation of mom and I said if you want to say that in the end, that's fine. But I'm going to believe that from this moment forward, you will sleep so much better. You will not be troubled by these thoughts again, and I think sometimes we need to lay off fights on the line. We just need to say, this is what I'm believing for some people to see. Prayer is a magic formula. You just say some magic words, and if you say those magic, but something happens, if you're carrying fruit on your tree of fight, the next right? People will come back, no more.

Sometimes people just want to listening are. I may just want to jump on you and Carrie see when people come and jump on, you give it all to happen, give it all to God, don't carry it yourself. Otherwise you'll walk around with handbags.

Jehovah is nothing worse than carrying bags around of unwanted things ladies gents if you go to bag, let me encourage you once in awhile to empty it and see what's in that, you don't need to carry anymore. I might say the same about our hearts and our minds as a time when we need to have a cleansing time. You just need to come before I go to Barrel House and say okay what no longer needs to remain as a burden for me. So that's why Testament is important to that's why sharing on surprise important to if somebody if you want someone to pray and that projects projects on suit please let them know cuz they could be praying for weeks or months off too. It's for your particular situation not realizing that God has already moved.

I'm sorry. Why am I in coaching us to do some encouraging us to do this? You know what? I think a changed life is a great testimony and a great testimony speaks the others as we speak to others, the kingdom gets enlarged. So please don't just think of your story as a good story. Think about it as his story. And if you join those two words together, he's and story. What are we got history?

So, let me pray. Bubba Gump. Thank you that you do not. Leave us alone. thank you that you are intimately interested in our lives, in all circumstances, in all situations and women who keep short accounts with you He'll help us not to build Olaf and then have a show along shopping list, two things, we need to talk to you about it. We would have time to listen to you too. Just a word from the throne room of Heaven can change office affected. Just the gift of Peace. Hope. Joy. Love patience. Can change albums. And change the way we are.

So, I'm just going to encourage you. In the midst of these closing price around the wood. If you want a response to God's challenge today, are you bearing fruit. Are you bearing fruit that reminds? Are you bearing fruit? That is good.

Thank right, keep on doing it. Keep on standing in the light of his presence will allow the writing of God's light shining upon you to ripen the fruit. That

But maybe there is some fruit. But you wish didn't have. Maybe there's some habits. You want to leave behind. Maybe there is some mindsets. You want to change. I'm not going to ask you to stand up, but if you would just like to ice, it was lines. Leave behind.

That which is not of God and we she's not good for us. And would you step over that line? Would you mentally draw a line in the sand right now? And step over that line? I'm going to pray for those who too. Weather at home. If you want to physically do this weather here in the room. If you want to mentally step forward and just say, Lord, I want to leave some of this rubbish behind. I want to know something more of your presents know. Something more of your talk to you, not in my life.

That's what. Father, lets me step into the fullness of who we can be because of who you are. On the door that you made, I can through Christ Jesus. Also, you and the door, All That Remains open. for all those who don't yet know you,

father, I pray that we be more fruitful. We good fruit For Your Glory in Jesus.