Encouraging words water baptism 1

Encouraging Words

WATER BAPTISM 1

WATER BAPTISM

Encouraging Words 1

Is Water Baptism For You?

Do you know that Bible Teaches?

Water Baptism

Should you be baptised in water?

Water baptism

• Is included in the Gospel Message?

• Water baptism is everywhere in the New Testament

BAPTISMS in ACTS

& OTHER New Testament Baptisms

Peter Preaches water baptism

It’s the 1st message in/to the Christian Church

ACT 2:38-41

• [KJV] [Acts 2:38] Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

• 39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

• 40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

• 41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

Water Baptism Shows

• That a person is committing him/herself fully to follow Jesus Christ

Water baptism comes after

• Repentance & Faith• Repentance = being sorry for

& turning away from the wrong things that you know that you have done

• Faith is believing in Who Jesus is & What he has done

[KJV] [Acts 2:38]

• Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Turn Back To God

• Turning from Sin• Forsaking Sin• Leaving the Old Life• Otherwise water baptism is a farce – joke if you don’t mean it

A desire deep within you

• To stand up for Jesus• To serve God• If you don’t want to serve God DON’T get baptised

Paul is converted THEN

• He is baptised• Paul Repented & had Faith – then he was baptised

ACT 22:12-16

• [KJV] [Acts 22:12] And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

• 13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

• 14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.

• 15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

• 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

Here are many accounts of Christians

Getting baptised in the 1st church

We should look at them

The Samaritans

– ACT 8:9-13

• [KJV] [Acts 8:9] But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

• 10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

• 11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

• 12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

• 13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

The Ethiopian

– ACT 8:35-38

• [KJV] [Acts 8:35] Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

• 36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

• 37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

• 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

Cornelius & Household

ACT 10:43-48

• [KJV] [Acts 10:43] To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

• 44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.

• 45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

• 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

• 47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

• 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

Jailor & Household

ACT 16:30-34

• [KJV] [Acts 16:30] And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

• 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

• 32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

• 33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

• 34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

Lydia a Businesswoman & family

ACT 16:14-15

• [KJV] [Acts 16:14] And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

• 15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

Crispus Ruler of the Synagogue

[KJV] [Acts 18:8]

• [KJV] [Acts 18:8] And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.

Believers at Ephesus

ACT 19:1-5 ~Paul at Ephesus

• [KJV] [Acts 19:1] And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,

• 2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

• 3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.

• 4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

• 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.