BAPTISM
Is an outward confession of an inward decision
BAPtISM SUNDAY
Below are just some of the highlights of our most recent Baptism.
Baptism represents a burial of the old way of life and mindsets
WHY DO WE GET BAPTISED?
Every person who has made the decision to believe in Jesus should be baptised.
The Bible says…
"Those who accepted his message were baptised..."
It is an act of obedience.
The Bible says…
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."
It is a public declaration of your belief in Jesus Christ.
The Bible says…
"Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved."
Who should be baptised?
How should we be baptised?
Jesus was baptised by immersion.
The Bible says…
"As soon as Jesus was baptised, he went up out of the water."
Every baptism in the Bible was by immersion.
One example:
"Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptised him. When they came up out of the water..."
Baptism doesn’t get you to heaven...
it announces to your frIENDS you are heading to heaven.
GO A little deeper
1. Baptism illustrates Christ’s burial and resurrection and is a symbol of moving from death to life.
"...having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead."
2. Baptism illustrates your new life as a follower of Jesus.
"We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life."
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"
3. Baptism illustrates your belief in Jesus.
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast."
