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SANCTIFICATION:
The Bridge of Baptism
Romans 6:1-11message eleven
AN EXPERIENTIAL EXEGESIS OF
YOUR “GATEWAY BRIDGE”1. We have been created in the
image of a bridge-building God
AN EXPERIENTIAL EXEGESIS OF
YOUR “GATEWAY BRIDGE”1. We have been created in the
image of a bridge-building God
2. Jesus understood the depths of the river of sin
AN EXPERIENTIAL EXEGESIS OF
YOUR “GATEWAY BRIDGE”3. God gave us pictures of
baptism long before the practice was ever implemented
YOUR“GATEWAY BRIDGE”4. Baptism is a
bridge through water, not just over water
Thesis
• There is a target all of us who are believers can aim for: to identify with Jesus and decide to be baptized.
WHY IS YOUR BAPTISM SO IMPORTANT?
1. Baptism is scriptural
WHY IS YOUR BAPTISM SO IMPORTANT?
1. Baptism is scriptural
2. Baptism is symbolic
Point 1
• Baptism is not always understood, so it must therefore be explained.
Point 2
• The actions of baptism symbolize our identification with the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
WHY IS YOUR BAPTISM SO IMPORTANT?
1. Baptism is scriptural
2. Baptism is symbolic3. Baptism is significant
WHAT BAPTISM IS
NOTA. Baptism is in response to belief and not physical birth
WHAT BAPTISM IS
NOTB. Baptism is not rantism (sprinkling) but immersion
WHAT BAPTISM IS
NOTC. Baptism is not the culmination of a catechism but the beginning of a process of consecration
WHY IS YOUR BAPTISM SO IMPORTANT?
1. Baptism is scriptural
2. Baptism is symbolic3. Baptism is
significant4. Baptism is not a
sacrament, but it is sacred
Point 3
• Either baptism is everything God says it is or it’s not—and if it is you have to recognize your new identity, and acknowledge your new victory.
Point 4
• Baptism means there are some
things you have to recognize you have died to, so you can act like
you have died to, so you can finally
be dead to.
Definition• Sanctification simply
means to be set apart to God’s mission.
Why Baptism Begins Your
Sanctification1. Baptism is your
response of faith
Why Baptism Begins Your
Sanctification1. Baptism is your
response of faith2. Baptism is your
receipt of relationship
Point 5Just being baptized does not make you a Christian any more than just wearing a wedding ring makes you a married person.
Why Baptism Begins Your
Sanctification3. Baptism is your
required obedience
Point 6
• Baptism is not a request, but a requirement for growth for all those who claim faith in Jesus Christ.
Why Baptism Begins Your
Sanctification3. Baptism is your
required obedience
4. Baptism is your release to leadership
LeadershipA. You are a participant
in prayer and the promises of God
LeadershipA. You are a
participant in prayer and the promises of God
B. You are a recipient of the resources and goodness of God
LeadershipC. You are a witness to
the free salvation and free grace of God
COME FORWARD
FOR PRAYER
