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“Every good and perfect gift is from above…”

James 1v17

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What is baptism?

  1. The word

βαπτίζω

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What is baptism?

  1. The word
  2. The history

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What is baptism?

  1. The word
  2. The history

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What is baptism?

  1. The word
  2. The history
  3. John’s baptism

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But he was pierced for our transgressions,�    he was crushed for our iniquities;�the punishment that brought us peace was on him,�    and by his wounds we are healed.�We all, like sheep, have gone astray,�    each of us has turned to our own way;�and the Lord has laid on him�    the iniquity of us all.”

Isaiah 53v5-6

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What is baptism?

  1. The word
  2. The history
  3. John’s baptism

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What is baptism?

  1. The word
  2. The history
  3. John’s baptism

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What is baptism?

  1. The word
  2. The history
  3. John’s baptism
  4. Christian baptism

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What is baptism?

  1. Doorway into the church
  2. Declaration that we belong to God
  3. Demonstration of cleansing & union
  4. Dedication to obedience

A Glorious Gift!