- As a demonstration that I will ___________________ the example of Jesus.
One day Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and he was baptized by John in the Jordan River. Mark 1:9 (NLT)
- As a ____________________ of my new life in Christ.
For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with Him you were raised to a new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead. You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ. He forgave all our sins. He canceled the record that contained the charges against us. He took it and destroyed it by nailing it to Christ’s cross.
Colossians 2:12-14 (NLT)
- It’s the _____________________ step after believing.
As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. Why shouldn’t I be baptized?” Acts 8:36 (NIV)
