PPT-Why Do We - - - Preach Importance of Baptism

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. 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.. “If any man receive not Baptism, he hath not salvation; except Martyrs, who even without the water receive the Kingdom. For when the Savior, in redeeming the world by his Cross, was pierced in the side, he shed forth blood and water; that men, living in times of peace, might be baptized in water, and, in times of persecution, in their own blood.” ~~St. Cyril of Jerusalem. 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 . 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 . 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 . I. What did the Old Testament promise in regard to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit?. . A. An outpouring was . promised. to the Seed of Jacob (Is. 44:3; Rom. 9:6-8).. B. God would use . other tongues. 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?. “. 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. . 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.. Document . #: . TX003149. Chapter . 18. Copyright: Dmitry . Kalinovsky. / www.shutterstock.com. A History of Baptism. Scriptural references to water and God’s saving power. Catechumenate. Jesus is baptized and calls his disciples to baptize.. 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. 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?. 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 .