WATER BAPTISM

Matthew 28:19  Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

1.  What does "baptize" mean"?

a.  Greek word: Baptisma.  The process of immersion, submersion, and emergence.  It came from the same word that is sometimes translated "to dip".  Originally it meant to dye a garment.

1.  Luke 16:24

2.  John 13:26

3.  Rev 19:13

4.  II Kings 5:14

b.  When it is used to describe the baptizing of a person, it denotes ownership (property) by the one whose name a person was/is baptized into.

1.  Matt 28:19

2.  Acts 8:16

3.  I Cor 1:13-15

c.  Baptism of Israel in the Red Sea  I Cor 10:2

2.  Jesus baptism by John the Baptist.

a.  Baptism of repentance

b.  Matt 3   Mark 1:3-5

c.  This Baptism required repentance and believing.

d.  Acts 19:1-6

3.  Believer's baptism types

a.  Baptism of the New Birth  (Born Again)  Baptizer: Holy Spirit, Element:  Body of Christ, Object:  Sinner becomes New Creation/creature.

b.  Baptism with Water   Baptizer: Local Church, Element: Water, Object: New Believer.

c.  Baptism in the Holy Spirit   Baptizer:  JESUS, Element: Holy Spirit,  Object:  Witness

4.  Believer's Baptism.

a.  Baptism of the new believer is an outward and visible sign or act of obedience that is the public confession of an inward possession and work.

b.  I Peter 2:21-22

c.  Command of Jesus involves 3 areas.  Matt 28:19-20

1.  Make disciples of ALL  men
2.  Baptizing
3.  Teaching everyone to observe those things Jesus taught

d.  Mark 16:15-16

e.  Infant baptism does not signify a work of salvation.  It is a sign of dedication and consecration by believing parents.

1.  Eph 6:4

2.  Luke 2:21-24

5.  Baptism signifies death, burial and resurrection.

a.  Romans 6

b.  Gal 2:20

c.  Gal 3:27

d.  Col 2:12

6.  Examples of a believer's baptism.

a.  Samaria  Acts 8:12

b.  Ethiopian Eunuch  Acts 8:38

c.  Pentecost  Acts 2:41

d.  Saul of Tarsus  Acts 9:18

e.  Lydia at Thyatira  Acts 16:15

f.  Philippian Jailer's household  Acts 16:33

7.  Have you been baptized since you believed?

a.  If so, what did it mean in your life?

b.  Meditation Scripture:  Romans 6

1.  How can the reality of this chapter help me be an overcomer?

2.  How can the reality of this scripture in my life increase my confidence as a witness for Jesus Christ?

3.  How will this help me to have the likeness of Jesus more evident to my family?

"Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile.