“Finishing Well: Water Baptism”
July 12, 2009

Water Baptism is an Outward ______________  of an Inward ____________

Water Baptism declares to the world that a person has …
o	placed their _____________ that Jesus’ sacrifice (death & resurrection) paid for the sins of our _____________
o	pledged to ________ Him in our _____________
o	placed our ________ in Him for our  _____________

Water Baptism speaks of a believers’ new identity as
o	a ____________ of God (Rom 6:4, Col 2:12, 1 Pet 3:21b)
o	died with Christ and 
o	been raised with Him to walk in newness of life
o	the __________ of God (1 Cor 12:13b, Gal 3:26 - 29, Eph 4:4 - 6)
o	the ‘church’ is the ___________ of God, not buildings or programs.

Unless a person has first ___________ and been ________ by the ___________ of Christ, 
water baptism means nothing. 
o	But for the one who is truly born again (cleansed by His blood and justified), 
o	baptism becomes not only a _____________ 
•	but also the _________ that we will continue to live a _______  _______ in the ____________of the risen Christ. 

In Response to today’s message & with the Lord’s help, I will …
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