PPT-Baptism

The parents bring the baby to the church for the baptism Godparents Mum and Dad have chosen special people to be Godparents to the baby Church Everyone goes to the church to see the baby get baptised It is very special. THE SACRAMENTS – Source of our Life in Christ. Anticipatory Set.  . In . the sacramental life of the Church, there are three Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, . Confirmation, . and the Eucharist. These three . By: Hong & Champagne. Definition. A . Christian religious rite consisting of immersion in or sprinkling with water as a sign that the subject is cleansed from sin and constituted as a member of the . Servants Prep. November 2012. What is A SACRAMENT?. are vessels of the mystical participation in divine . grace. of mankind. . In every sacrament there is a combination of an outward visible sign with an inward spiritual grace . 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.. Cleansing oneself with water to bring about physical cleanliness is as old as human history. The transition from water as a means to achieve physical cleanliness to water as a means of achieving spiritual cleanliness is not a huge one. In ancient Babylon, water was used as a means of spiritual cleansing by the cult of Enki. In ancient Greece, a bath in the sanctuary of Trophonion was believed to provide immortality to the initiate undergoing the ritual. There are many other examples of water as a method for spiritual cleansing in many ancient religions. 1. Some Important Questions. How old were you when you were baptized?. How . were you baptized?. What . did you confess before you . were baptized. ?. For . what purpose were you baptized?. Did you believe that you were already saved when you were baptized?. Genesis 1:1-5. Psalm 29. Acts 19:1-7. Mark 1:4-11. . . . Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good.. Genesis 1:3, 4a. Creation. -- Marc Chagall, Musée du Message Biblique Marc-Chagall, Nice, France. 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.". 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.. one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; . 5. one Lord, one faith, one baptism, . 6. one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.. Baptism. There are many baptisms in Scripture but . one is enduring. . 1. . Naaman. , John’s, Jewish tradition, of fire, Holy Spirit, water.. . 2. Which was an enduring command?. . 3. Which has enduring purposes?. St. Joseph Educational Center 2014. Session One - . 1. Why are we here?. 6/11/2014. Infant and Early Childhood Baptism Preparation Program. St. Joseph Educational Center 2014. Session One - . 2. What am I saying ‘Amen’ to?. 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.. Matthew 28:19-20 “The Great Commission”. Titus 3:5-8. Romans 6. Mark 16:16. Acts 2:38, 39. Acts 16. 1 Peter 3:22-28. Colossians 2. Matthew 28:19-20. “19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them .