PPT-Jesus’ Baptism

Lesson objectives To know that Jesus was baptised and what happened when he was baptised To understand why Christians believe baptism is important today To explore why Christians may choose to be baptised at different ages and the reasons for this . INTRODUCTION TO CATHOLICISM. ANTICIPATORY SET .  . Incorporate the story of St. Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch (cf. Acts 8:27-39) into the . Opening Prayer . and . write. for a few minutes on what it reveals about the Sacrament of Baptism.. and Temptations. Judean Wilderness. South-East Corner of Temple. Theater at Caesarea . Maritima. Jesus' Baptism. Accounts of Jesus' Baptism. Mark 1:9-11 = Matt 3:13-17 = Luke 3:21-22. Matthew and Luke have details absent from Mark. They may have access to another source that they independently combined with their . Baptism is illustrated in various ways in the scripture.. Each illustration shows a different aspect of baptismal benefits.. Interesting enough is the fact that nothing else in scripture attributes the same benefits by following any other teaching or command by God.. Current ritual structure . Jessica Arnold . 1. Welcoming . The priest welcomes guests, parents and the godparents to the church before the ceremony begins. The sign of the cross is made on the child's forehead by the priest, parents and godparents at the beginning of the ceremony. The sign of the cross on the forehand represents the invisible marking that says they belong to Jesus (Catholic Enquiry Centre, 2007). . m. The Person, Process & Purpose of Baptism. The Subject of Baptism Is Vitally Important and Yet Highly Controversial.. The subject of baptism is mentioned more than . 100 times. in the New Testament.. I . What is baptism?. Baptism is not simply plain water. Instead, it is water used according to God's command and connected with God's word.. What then is this word of God?. Where our Lord Christ says in Matthew 28, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.". “. The greatest sermon we have on baptism and the receipt of the Holy Ghost is 2 Nephi 31. ” (Bruce R. McConkie, . Promised Messiah. , 421).. It always comes back to the blood of Christ, Gethsemane, the Atonement. . To consider evidence for believers’ baptism and for infant baptism. To evaluate Augustine’s . defence. of infant baptism. Religious . identity through diversity in baptism:. The case for infant baptism by Augustine and Zwingli (the role of baptism in salvation;. Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick,. Holy Orders, Marriage. Sacraments. Sacrament: An efficacious sign of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us through the work of the Holy Spirit.. INTRODUCTION TO CATHOLICISM. ANTICIPATORY SET .  . Incorporate the story of St. Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch (cf. Acts 8:27-39) into the . Opening Prayer . and . write. for a few minutes on what it reveals about the Sacrament of Baptism.. Anticipatory Set.  . In . the sacramental life of the Church, there are three Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, . Confirmation, . and the Eucharist. These three . Sacraments . fully incorporate one into the Body of Christ. There are many questions and disagreements about baptism. Many claim baptism but missed some important part of what God requires.. Today I want to eliminate the many things that are NOT important to being baptized.. baptism. It . is a physical act expressing a spiritual truth . Identify with Christ’s death and resurrection. Symbolise burial of old sinful nature. “…I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me” . “And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and man.” --Luke 2:52. Jesus led an ordinary life.. Grew up in Nazareth. Even though He was God, He was also human so His life was similar to yours.