1. What is the Meaning of the Word BAPTIZE?
Baptism or baptize means “to dip, to plunge, to immerse”.

2. Why have the ORDINANCE of Baptism?
A. Jesus COMMANDED it, Mark 16:16; Matt 28:16-20
B. Jesus HIMSELF was Baptized, Matt 3:13-17
C. The APOSTLES Commanded it, Acts 2:37-47; 10:44-48

D. If we Love Jesus, we will KEEP and OBEY His Commandments, John 14:15
E. We VALIDATE our Faith by our Obedience to His Word, James 2:17-18

3. WHO is this Ordinance For?
Faith & repentance always preceded water baptism. Therefore, it’s a believer’s baptism.

Water Baptism does not save us, it’s what saved people do. Only the blood of Jesus applied to our lives can save us. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life.

4. What are the REQUIREMENTS for Baptism?
A. FAITH, Mark 16:16; Acts 8:12, 37; 16:31, 33

B. Hearing and HEEDING the Word, Acts 16:14-15

C. CONVICTION, Acts 2:37

D. REPENTANCE, Acts 2:38

E. OBEDIENCE, Acts 9:6; 22:16
F. CONFESSION of Christ’s Lordship, Rom 10:9-10

5. What is the MEANING of this Ordinance?
Christian Water Baptism is an outward act of obedience of what the Lord has accomplished by transforming our hearts.

By baptism into His death, we are “cut off” from the former life. By immersion into the water we bury the “old person” or the “old life” and by rising up out of the water we experience resurrection to walk in newness of
life.

A. Water Baptism has to do with the DEATH, Burial and Resurrection of Jesus Christ

B. Water Baptism is a SIGN of Identification with Christ
C. Water Baptism is Symbolic of CLEANSING from Sin

D. Water Baptism has to do with the CIRCUMCISION of the Heart

6. Into what NAME are we Baptized?
A. We are Baptized into the Name of the Eternal GODHEAD; the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Matt 28:18-20
B. This finds its fulfillment in the TRIUNE Name of the Lord Jesus Christ
1) Lord—is Speaking of the FATHER
2) Jesus—is Speaking of the SON
3) Christ—is Speaking of the Holy Spirit

7. Old Testament TYPES of Water Baptism
A. The Spirit moved on the FACE of the waters in creation and restoration, Gen 1:1-5
B. The FLOOD in the Days of Noah Showed the Whole World Baptized in Judgment on Ungodly Flesh Accept for Noah and His Family, Gen 6-7-8
C. Israel and the RED SEA, Exodus 12-13-14
D. Israel Crossing the JORDAN RIVER into the Land of Promise, Joshua 3-4
E. Elijah and Elisha Passed through the Waters of Jordan to DOUBLE PORTION Anointing, 2 Kings 2
F. Naaman, the LEPER experienced healing as he Obeyed the Command, 2 Kings 5
G. Jonah and Three Days and Nights in the BELLY of a Large Fish…Death, Burial and Resurrection to Preach to the Gentiles, Jonah 1-2

8. APPLICATION
A. Teaching and Prayer gathering before being Water Baptized
B. Hymns or Worship Songs during a Water Baptism service as to entertain God’s presence
C. Those being Water Baptized giving a testimony of their conversion and what God is accomplishing in their lives today
D. Those being Water Baptized giving a confession of faith before being baptized
E. Immersion
F. Baptismal Certificate Provided by the Church