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Why Baptism? | ACTS 8:1-13 | Part 8 in a 12-part series titled: Why | Pastor Matt Friend | 05.19.19
Why Baptism?
Acts 8:5-13 NIV
Why Baptism? Because...
1. It’s one of the first things Christians do after we decide to follow Jesus.
(Acts 2:41; 8:12; 26-38; 9:18; 10:47-48; 16:13-15, 31-34; 18:8; 19:3-5; Galatians 3:27)
Acts 8:12 NIV
Acts 2:41 NIV
Acts 8:36-38 NIV
Acts 9:18 NIV
Acts 16:31-34 NIV
Why Baptism? Because...
1. It’s one of the first things Christians do after we decide to follow Jesus.
(Acts 2:41; 8:12; 26-38; 9:18; 10:47-48; 16:13-15, 31-34; 18:8; 19:3-5; Galatians 3:27)
Why Baptism? Because...
2. It’s a public confession that we believe in the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
(Mark 1:4-5; Acts 8:12, 26-38; Romans 6:1-11; 10:9; Colossians 2:11-12)
Colossians 2:12 NIV
John 3:23 NIV
Why Baptism? Because...
3. It’s a public symbol that our sins have been forgiven.
(Acts 2:38; 22:16; Titus 3:5)
Acts 2:38 NIV
Acts 22:16 NIV
Titus 3:5 NIV
Why Baptism? Because...
4. It’s a public testimony that God is changing us from the inside out.
(Acts 8:9-13, 18-24)
Acts 8:13 NIV
Acts 8:18-24 NIV
Titus 3:5 NIV
Why Baptism? Because...
5. It’s a public illustration that Jesus is the only “ark” that can save us from the “flood” of God’s judgment to come.
(1 Peter 3:20-21; cf. Genesis 7:1-24)
1 Peter 3:20-21 NIV
Why Baptism? Because...
6. It’s a public celebration that we are part of God’s spiritual family.
(Matthew 28:18-20; John 4:1-2; 1 Corinthians 12:12-13)
Matthew 28:18-20 NIV
1 Corinthians 12:12-13 NIV
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