Encouraging words water baptism 4

Encouraging Words

WATER BAPTISM 4

WATER BAPTISM 4

Encouraging Words

The Symbol of Baptism

is Death & Resurrection

Baptised into His Death

•Buried with Him•Raised to life with Him

ROM 6:2-4

•[KJV] [Romans 6:2] God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

•3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

• 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Raised with Him

• that we might live new life• [KJV] [Romans 6:6]

•6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

Our old self crucified with Jesus

• that the body of Sin be done away•No longer slaves to sin

Water is a watery grave

•Our body – old life – the corpse•Death to old life•Now yield to God in•New Life – New Power

Old Gone – New Come

•Your old live gets buried with Christ•Your funeral service is seen in water baptism

Your start

a brand new life in Christ

You rise up out

• of the water of baptism just like Christ rose up form the grave

You are free to live

ROM 6:13-14

• [KJV] [Romans 6:13] Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

•14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

The Symbol of Baptism

•Washing / New Life•Washed – Sanctified – Justified by Spirit

Rise up clean

into a new life with a new boss

Way to go

•Separated from your old live•United with your new life•Washed & cleansed

1CO 6:9-11

• [KJV] [1 Corinthians 6:9] Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

•10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

•11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Symbolic of Drawing Near

• [KJV] [Hebrews 10:22] Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Water Baptism means

• Sincere Heart – • Cleansed to have Pure Conscience• Bodies Washed with Pure Water

Washing of

• Rebirth & Renewal of Holy Spirit• Reborn Clean• Renewed by the Holy Spirit

TIT 3:4-7

• [KJV] [Titus 3:4] But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

• 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

•6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

•7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Baptism is

• Taking up the Challenge• To Live a Godly Life• Separated & removed form the old way we lived

Totally new way of living

•Sharing the power & ability to live like Jesus•A resurrected life in power & propose

Are you ready?