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Volume 1 Lesson 3: A Story of Baptism

Lesson 3
“Be Baptized”

Mark 1:4-8,
Acts 2:1-4

The Definition of Baptism

What is baptism?

Read 1 Corinthians 12:13, Colossians 2:11-12 and Mark 1:8 There are three baptisms that take place in the life of a believer—the baptism into the Body of Christ, the baptism in water, and the baptism with the Holy Spirit. “Baptize” in the original language of Greek is “Baptizo,” from the root word “Bapto.” Both of these words mean to overwhelm and cover wholly with a fluid. “Baptize” also means to stain, which is the picture of dyeing a garment from one color to another, being completely changed. It also means, “to wash, immerse, and submerge.” It is the idea of complete immersion unto transformation. When you are baptized into the Body of Christ upon salvation, you are completely immersed into the Body, and you become one with all believers in Christ. Water baptism takes place upon your public profession of faith in Christ, and is an outward expression of the inward work of salvation. Water baptism identifies you as being buried with Christ and raised to walk in newness of life. When you are baptized with the Holy Spirit, you are clothed and filled with His person and power, including the ability to speak in a new spiritual language. This new spiritual language, also known as speaking in “tongues,” gives you an increased capacity for praying and praising, as you can now pray and praise beyond your own human ability. Additionally, your life is marked with a new courage, boldness and zeal for leading others to Christ. --New Song Christian Fellowship [1]

Acts 1:8
Acts 2:38-39
Matthew 28:18-20
John 14:26
Acts 8:14-17
Matthew 3:11
Acts 2:4
1 Corinthians 14:2
Acts 4:31
Acts 6:3-8
Acts 9:17-22
Galatians 5:22-23
Galatians 5:22-26
Acts 1:8
Galatians 5:22-25
1 Corinthians 12:7-11

Optional readings for you as you walk in the obedience
of baptism:
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Life in the Spirit in Marriage, Home & Work
"The Holy Spirit is sent to regenerate men, to give them a new nature,
a new mind, a new outlook, a new everything. There is no hope apart
from that.”~ D. Martyn-Lloyd-Jones
[2]










“Wise leaders should know that the human heart cannot exist in a
vacuum. If Christians are forbidden to enjoy the wine of the Spirit they
will turn to the wine of the flesh…Christ died for our hearts and the
Holy Spirit wants to come and satisfy them.”
[3]
~ A.W. Tozer







Romans 6:1-5 MESSAGE So what do we do? Keep on sinning so God can keep on forgiving? I should hope not! If we've left the country where sin is sovereign, how can we still live in our old house there? Or didn't you realize we packed up and left there for good? That is what happened in baptism. When we went under the water, we left the old country of sin behind; when we came up out of the water, we entered into the new country of
grace—a new life in a new land! That's what baptism into the life of Jesus means. When we are lowered into the water, it is like the burial of Jesus; when we are raised up out of the water, it is like the resurrection  of Jesus. Our Father raises each of us into a light-filled world so that we can see where we're going in our new graces sovereign country.[4]




"Just as the person being baptized is saying, 'Lord Jesus Who died for
me, I acknowledge You as my Savior,' so let each one say, 'Jesus Who
was buried for me, I want to leave behind, in this watery grave of
baptism's waters, my sinful practices, my selfishness, all clutching
ambitions-all to be left behind. They remain in the tomb, and I want to
rise to newness of Your life by the power of Your Spirit!' So baptism
is intended to be a moment of our saying, 'I'm dying to my old ways'
(doubts, fears, passivity, pride, argumentativeness, rebellion, etc.) and
one of declaring our entrance into the new life dimensions of 'burial
and resurrection' from power of our past."
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~ Jack Hayford



Appendix / Bibliography

[1]  Disciples Handbook:Volume 1 Copyright 2016  New Song Christian Fellowship published in Nashville TN by Crowned Image Publishing www crownedimage.com









untitled[2] This is a link to Cokesbury 
Life in the Spirit in Marriage, Home & Work: An Exposition of Ephesians 5:18 - to Ephesians 6:9; Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1973 

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[3] The Works of A.W. Tozer, http://dailychristianquote.com  http://twitter.com/#!/TozerAW










[4] Romans 6:1-5, The Message Bible, found at http://biblegateway.com











[5] Grounds for Living, Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2001, page 131


                                                                                      












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