IMPORTANCE OF BEING BAPTIZED                                                                                            


Congratulations on deciding to be baptized. What a thrill to know Jesus Christ, to be forgiven of our sin, and to be adopted into God’s family.

Here is how to get ready for this special day:

  1. Prayerfully go over the enclosed Bible study material and attend a Baptism Bible Study.
  2. Daily pray for God’s Spirit to touch you in a special way during your baptism.
  3. Begin inviting loved ones and friends to witness this special event.
  4. Wear clothes that can get wet and stay modest.
  5. Bring a towel and sit near the front of the sanctuary.
  6. Bring a dry set of clothes – leave them in the downstairs locker rooms.
Please contact the church office with any questions via email or call 303-233-3430.

God Bless You!
Pastor Dennis Jeffery


 

WHY SHOULD I BE BAPTIZED?                                                                                                      


1. To follow the example set by Christ.  

“At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.” Mark 1:9 (NIV)
2. Because Jesus taught it.
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV)
3. It demonstrates that I really am a believer.
“... many of the Corinthians who heard him believed and were baptized.” Acts 18:8 (NIV)

“We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands.” 1 John 2:3 (NIV)

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF BAPTISM?                                                                                      


1. It illustrates Christ’s burial and resurrection.

“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.” 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 (NIV)

“Having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.” Colossians 2:12 (NIV)

2. It illustrates my new life as a Christian.
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” II Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)

Note: Baptism doesn’t make you a believer—it shows that you already believe. Baptism does not “save” you, only your faith in Christ does that. Baptism is like a wedding ring—it’s the outward symbol of the commitment you made in your heart.

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)

WHY BAPTISM BY IMMERSION?                                                                                                 


1. Because Jesus was baptized that way.

“As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.” Matthew 3:16 (NIV)
2. Every baptism in the Bible was by immersion.

"...then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. Then they came up out of the water..." Acts 8:38-39a (NIV)

3. The word “Baptize” means to “dip under water.”

The Greek word “baptizo” means “to immerse or dip under water.”
4. It best symbolizes a burial and resurrection!
The founders of denominations agree:

Martin Luther … “I would have those who are to be baptized to be entirely immersed, as the word imports and the mystery signifies.”

John Calvin … “The word ‘baptize’ signifies to immerse. It is certain that immersion was the practice of the ancient church.”

John Wesley … “Buried with Him, alludes to baptizing by immersion according to the custom of the first church.”


1. Every person who has believed in Christ.

“Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.” Acts 2:41 (niv)

“Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.” Acts 8:13 (NIV)

“But when they believed Philip as he preached the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.” Acts 8:12 (NIV)

 

WHEN SHOULD I BE BAPTIZED?                                                                                                   


NOW!  

“Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus. As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. Why shouldn't I be baptized?" And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.” Acts 8:35-38 (NIV)

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