Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” MATTHEW 28:16-20 NIV

Baptism is a symbolic act announcing…

That I am united to Jesus

having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
COLOSSIANS 2:12-15 NIV

Everything that is true about Jesus, is now true about you

That I am united to Jesus’ family

So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. GALATIANS 3:26-29 NIV

That I am united to Jesus’ mission

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you. GENESIS 12:2-3 NIV

Baptism is a symbolic act announcing… I am united to Christ

What kind of things do you participate in to show you are a learner (student) of Christ?
Is there an area of your life that needs to become more of a student of Christ?
What is it you have done to unite yourself with Christ?
How do you unite yourself daily to Christ?

Baptism is a symbolic act announcing…

That I am united to Jesus

That I am united to Jesus’ family

That I am united to Jesus’ mission

Baptism is a symbolic act announcing… I am united to Christ

To His Family

To His mission

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