We will meet at 6pm at Kineo Church an Acts29 church plant, who is meeting at Living Water Fellowship. There will be plenty of room so you can invite your friends to hear the gospel and witness testimonies of those being baptized.
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1. The Meaning of Baptism
• The word from the Greek word, “Baptizo,” meaning “to dip,” and/or “to immerse”
• Water baptism - for a believer to identify with the death and resurrection of Christ and publicly declare that they are His disciple.
2. The Message of Baptism
The very moment we trust Christ as Savior, we are identified with Him, and that identification is related specifically to three events in our Lord’s experience: We are identified with Him in . . .
• WE ARE IDENTIFIED WITH JESUS IN HIS DEATH (Romans 6:3, 5)
When you stand in the water, it symbolizes that the old, “sinful man” has died, having been crucified with Christ (II Corinthians 5:17).
• WE ARE IDENTIFIED WITH JESUS IN HIS BURIAL (Romans 6:4)
When you are led under the water, it symbolizes that the “old man” has been laid to rest, having been buried with Christ (Romans 6:4). “The old self is gone”
• WE ARE IDENTIFIED W/ JESUS IN HIS RESURRECTION (Romans 6:4-5, 8)
When you are raised up out of the water, it symbolizes that the “new man” is now alive in you, and that you now live for and with Christ (Galatians 2:20).
3. The Method of Baptism
We believe that immersion visually captures the message of baptism.
• It accurately depicts the meaning of "baptizo."
• It follows the practice of both Jewish baptism and John's baptism.
• It pictures the symbolism of death, resurrection, and cleansing.
• It was the method of the early church.
4. The Motive for Baptism
•To confess our faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord (Acts 18:8).
It is a public acknowledgment and declaration that you personally believe and have trusted in God for your life and salvation. Thus, the only requirement for baptism is that you have knowingly and of your own free will surrendered your heart and life to Jesus Christ. That is, through prayer, you have invited Him to “save” you from your sins, to take full control of your life, and to one day receive you into His kingdom, into eternal life.
•To comply with the commandment of Jesus. (Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38)
In Jesus’ last instructions to His disciples, He commanded them to go into all the world, and make disciples of all men, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. In this way, true believers would be unmistakably identified, both with Christ and with the family of God, by their obeying this command.
Since baptism is a personal and public expression of one’s own faith, we believe that the decision to be baptized must be made by each individual in accordance with their faith. (Parents should teach their children soon after their child has professed Jesus as Lord).
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