The Essentials

Discipleship
Harvest Baptist Church
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10 February, 2013

Message Three

Baptism: Your Bridge to Holiness

Romans 6:1-11
Point 1. The actions of baptism symbolize our ____________________________ with the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Rom 6:4. Point 2. Either baptism is everything God says it is or its not, and if it is youve got to recognize your new identity, and acknowledge your new ______________. Point 3. Baptism means there are some things you have to recognize you have died to, so you can act like you have died to, so you can finally be ________ to.

AN EXPERIENTIAL EXEGESIS OF YOUR GATEWAY BRIDGE

1. We have been created in the image of a ____________building of God 2. Jesus understood the ____________ of the river of sin 3. God gave us ________________ of baptism long before the practice was ever implemented, 1 Pet 3:20-21 4. Baptism is a bridge ______________ water, not just over water

There is one target all of us who are believers can aim for: to identify with Jesus and decide to be ________________

1. Baptism is ____________________ 2. Baptism is ____________________, 1 Cor 10:1-2 3. Baptism is ____________________ 4. Baptism is not a sacrament, but it is ____________, Rom 6:7; Gal 2:20

Thesis

Why Is Your Baptism So Important?

What Baptism Is Not

A. Baptism is in response to ____________ and not physical birth B. Baptism is not rantism but __________________ C. Baptism is not the culmination of a catechism but the beginning of a process of ________________________, Rom 6:5-6 Gal 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

1 Cor 10:1-2 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
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Point 4. Just being baptized does not .:. ________________ simply means to make you a Christian any more than just be set apart to Gods mission ______________ a wedding ring makes you a married person.

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WHY IS BAPTISM A BRIDGE TO HOLINESS?

1. Baptism is your ________________ of faith 2. Baptism is your ______________ of relationship, Rom 6:11 3. Baptism is your ________________ obedience 4. Baptism is your ______________ to leadership A. You are a ___________________ in prayer and the promises of God B. You are a _________________ of the resources and goodness of God C. You are a ______________ to the free salvation and free grace of God

Point 5. Baptism is not a request, but a requirement for ____________ for all who claim faith in Jesus Christ. Matt 3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.

Discipleship! We can't make cookie cutter Jesus copies. If we could, Christianity would be counterfeited by the Devil. Instead, Christianity has to come passed-down through human DNA in a one-on-one process called Discipleship. Come learn how to pass-on life with Christ to someone else, Tonight at 5:00PM!

MARRIAGE CONFERENCE, FEB 22-23 So far we have about 40 couples attending the Real Marriage Conference with Mark & Grace Driscoll in Springfield, MO on Feb. 22-23. It starts Friday night 7:00P.M. and ends Saturday morning at Noon, at James River Assembly. Registration is only $35 per person! Go to this link to register and find nearby hotels and join us! http://www.gotothehub.com/liveevents/real-marriage/realmarriage-2013-springfield-mo/ Or, http://goo.gl/8GNEb
I. FREE FROM SINTHE FIGURE OF BAPTISM, 1-5 REALITY OF DEATH STATED: WE DIED A. Biographical: Its Truth, 1-2 B. Biological: Its Triumph, 3-5 II. FREE FROM DEATHTHE FACT OF UNITY, 6-11 REASONS FOR DEATH ELABORATED: WE KNOW A. Crucifixion, 6-7 1. Sin's Stronghold, 6 2. Sin's Stranglehold, 7 B. Resurrection, 8-11 1.Victory Appreciated, 8-10 2.Victory Appropriated: We Reckon, 11

Next Up! The Spirit: Making Dead Bones Dance, Ezekiel 37:1-14 www.hbcbluesprings.org Rev. W. Alan Shelby facebook.com/HBCBlueSprings twitter.com @HBCBlueSprings www.facebook.com/ashelby

Baptized into Death

Romans 6

DISCIPLESHIP: THE ESSENTIALS

Sun Feb 17 Sun Feb 24 Sun Mar 3 #4 The Spirit: Making Dead Bones Dance, Ezek 37:1-14 #5 Bible: Wrestling for Your Blessing, Gen 32:9-12,24-26 #6 Prayer: Our Communication Circuit, John 14:12-14
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