LESSON TWO
THE ORDINANCE OF WATER BAPTISM
MEMORY VERSE
“Therefore go and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit” - Matthew 28: 20 (NIV)
We believe in the
following two ordinances of the Church: Baptism by immersion and Holy Communion
i.e. The Lord’s Supper. They were all instituted by Christ and are important to
your new found faith. Lesson 2 will look at water baptism and Lord’s Supper would
be discussed in a later lesson.
In this lesson we
will seek to find out the following:
What is an
ordinance (sacrament)?
Why do we
celebrate two ordinances?
What is
baptism and what is its place in my commitment to Christ and the church?
Ordinances/Sacraments are symbols that were
incorporated into the life of the church by Jesus Christ himself; and who also
personally participated in them during His earthly ministry. (Matt
28:19-20, Mark 16:16, Luke 22:19-20). Ordinance, is an outward sign of an inward work of grace (Acts 8:12; Rom 6:4-6).They are
Baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper. The word baptism literally means
submerge, immerse, purify, regenerate, sprinkle, cleanse.
We can identify
at least three different forms of baptism in church practice but in the church
of Pentecost, we subscribe to the Baptism by immersion because we follow the
example of Jesus.
a.
What does Mark
1:9-11 say?
………………………………………………………………
Your participation in the sacraments is very important for your
continued spiritual growth, because through the sacraments we unite as a
church, receive grace from God and become witnesses of His love to the world. We participate in this sacrament in church, led by a qualified
pastor or minister.
What is Water
Baptism? Water baptism is an initiation ceremony and a public witness of the
forgiveness of our sins. We affirm our death (old life) and life together with
Christ (Romans 6:3-5). It is the means to become a member of the local church.
This is a direct command from Jesus and must be obeyed.
Read Matthew
3:13-17.
b.
Who is baptized
in this passage?
…………………….……………………………………….
c.
How was He baptized
according to the passage?
……………………………………………………………
d.
What did the
voice say immediately after the baptism?
……………………………………………………………
e.
Reading from Acts 2:41, what was done to those who
accepted the message?
……………………………………………………………
f.
What does Matthew
28:19 say about baptism?
……………………………………………………………
Note that this is a direct command
from Jesus, not a suggestion and Jesus is our model.
g.
According to Acts
2:38, what should I do before water baptism?
……………………………………………………………
h.
What do I benefit
from being baptized?
……………………………………………………………
i.
What did Peter do
with the new believers in Caesarea, according to Acts 10:47-48?
……………………………………………………………
j.
After the baptism
of Lydia and her family, what did she ask of Paul and his companions, according
to Acts 16:14-15? ………………………………………………………………
k.
In Acts 18:8,
what happened to the people after they believed?
……………………………………………………………
l.
Acts 9:17-18
………………………………………………………………
m. Acts 16:29-33
………………………………………………………………
n.
Finally, to which
other baptism does the water baptism point, according to Matthew 3:11 and Acts
1:5?
………………………………………………………………
Conclusion
God bless you for
completing lesson 2, you are making a lot of progress. Reflect on these
questions and do your best to provide answers to them, they will help to
refresh your thoughts on what you have studied:
1.
What conviction
did I receive after my baptism
2.
How have I
understood Jesus’ method of baptism?
3.
After baptism
what next?
4.
How can you put
into practice what you learned?
5.
Would you
encounter any obstacles incorporating these principles into your life? If yes,
how could you overcome them with the help of the Lord and your discipler?
If you have not
yet been baptized ask your mentor to introduce you to your presiding elder who
will inform the district minister to baptize you. You need this great life
changing experience.
Discipler’s Confirmation (to
be filled by New Convert Teacher)
I (Discipler),……………………………………………………………..
do affirm that ……………………………………………………… (name of
new convert) has completed this lesson and all his/her questions have been
discussed. He/she is therefore grounded on this topic.
Signature
of Discipler: ……………………… Date: …….……..
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