“Why Baptism?”
It’s Time To Get Back To Normal
May 9, 2021
Series Description
Fourteen months… 61 Sunday mornings… have passed since we had our last normal Sunday morning together. And as week after week has gone by, one churning thought has become crystal clear. God isn’t done with His church yet. And we’re ready for it. Whatever He’s got for us, we are all in. It’s time church… “It’s Time to Get Back to Normal”.
Key Scripture
Matthew 3:13–17; Mark 1:1–11; Luke 3:21–22
Introductory statements
- There is no record of an
- Baptism is not necessary to have a
- Baptism is necessary to
- Jesus set the
Three Questions that Beg to be Answered
1. What does baptism
?
- Note: The Greek word for baptize is “baptizo” which literally means “to
- Fact: Baptism is an outward
2. Who is
to be baptized?
- In the New Testament, baptism was their
It’s Crystal Clear
Belief and baptism always go together and they are always
Examples
A clear pattern emerges
- The
- People
- Then they were
3. Why is “baptism” so
?
Three Key Words
When you are baptized, you are advertising to the world that you have become a follower of Jesus Christ, accepting His death, burial and resurrection as payment for your sin.
- Note: Baptism pictures not only what Jesus has done
- Note: Baptism pictures not only what Jesus has done
Let these truths sink in
- You have to be saved in order to
- You have to be baptized in order to