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B efore your baptism complete a Water Baptism application and return it to the church office WHAT SHOULD I DO 1 You will be contacted by the church office to confirm the date and details related. “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. 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 . 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 . 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. 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. 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. 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.". 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.. 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.. 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.. 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?. 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 .