170312 AM BAPTISM – A Funeral, a Birth, an Adoption, a Wedding

BAPTISM: A Funeral, a Birth, an Adoption & a Wedding

A.  What is an___________? A circle, a sphere, soft, food, a fruit, from a citrus tree.
B.  What is a__________? A circle, a sphere, hard, mineral, a gemstone, from the inside of an oyster.
C.  What is baptism?
1.  We understand that to baptize is to dip, immerse, submerge, plunge, or overwhelm.
2.  We understand that the action is depicted in Mark 1:9-10, Acts 8:36-39, and
Romans 6:3-4.
D.  But what is God doing, what is a man or woman doing by faith when they are baptized“ in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of” their “sins”(Acts 2:38)?

Þ Baptism is a________________Colossians 2:8-14; 3:1-3; Galatians 2:20; Colossians 3:5-11

Þ Baptism is a____________1 Peter 1:3, 22-23; 3:18-22; John 3:1-5; Titus 3:3-7

Þ Baptism is an_____________________
Galatians 3:23-4:7

Þ Baptism is a_________________John 3:2-30; Romans 6:3-5; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Revelation 19:6-9; 7:14; John 1:29
   Is it any wonder that people would be asked in New Testament times, “And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name”(Acts 22:16).