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“WHAT BAPTISM IS!” There are things only Jesus can do!

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“WHATBAPTISM

IS!”

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There are things only

Jesus can do!

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John 14:12

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and

greater works than these he will do,

because I go to My Father.”

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Ever feed 5,000 with a few loaves of

bread and fish?

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Ever turn water into wine?

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Ever walk on water?

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Ever raise someone from

the dead?

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But there is one thing that Jesus did that you can

do!

You can be baptized like Jesus was!

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Matthew 3:7-15

7 “But when he saw many of the

Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, 'Brood of

vipers! Who warned you to flee from the

wrath to come?

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8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of

repentance, 9 and do not think to say to

yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our

father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children

to Abraham…

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…from these stones. 10 And even now the ax is laid to the root

of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear

good fruit is cut down and thrown

into the fire.

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11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after

me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you…

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…with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His

winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor,

and gather His wheat into the barn;

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…but He will burn up the chaff with

unquenchable fire.’ 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. 14

And John tried to prevent Him, saying,

‘I need to be baptized…

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…by You, and are You coming to me?’

15 But Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.’ Then he allowed

Him.”

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You can be baptized like Jesus was!

His baptism marked the

beginning of His public ministry!

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A Professionof Faith!

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Mark 16:16

“He who believes and is baptized

will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.”

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Ephesians 2:12

“...that at that time you were without Christ,

being aliens from the

commonwealth of Israel and

strangers…

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Ephesians 2:12

“...from the covenants of

promise, having no hope and

without God in the world.”

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It is an Entryinto Covenant!

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An Illustration of Jesus in Us!

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1 Corinthians 15:3-4

“For I delivered to you first of all that

which I also received: that

Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures…

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1 Corinthians 15:3-4

“…and that He was buried, and

that He rose again the third day

according to the Scriptures.”

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It isA Sign of

Transformation!

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A Demonstratio

n of Obedience!

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Matthew 28:18-20

“And Jesus came and spoke to

them, saying, “All authority has been

given to Me in heaven and on

earth. Go therefore…

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…and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them…

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…to observe all things that I have commanded you.”

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It is an Act of Submission!

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Baptismbecomes a

Symbol of all that Christ does in our life when

we Trust Him as our Savior and

Lord!

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“WHATBAPTISM

IS!”