Persecution
         and
    Baptism



Growing Through Trials, Part 1V - Acts 8:1-25
Missionary Jim Elliot
Missionary Jim Elliot
God allowed the
persecution to the fulfill
the command to go into
Samaria and the uttermost
parts of the world. (Acts
1:8)
If God has told you to do
something, don’t wait until
you have to do it.
If God has told you to do
something, don’t wait until
you have to do it.
How much do you owe
spiritually? What is
    your sin debt?
How much do you owe
spiritually? What is
    your sin debt?
1 sin/day = 25,550 sins in a typical lifetime
How much do you owe
spiritually? What is
    your sin debt?
1 sin/day = 25,550 sins in a typical lifetime
25 sins/day = 638,750 sins
Baptism
Baptism

Baptism - a signpost that I
am putting my old life to
death and will now follow
Christ
Galatians 2:20
Galatians 2:20
“I have been crucified with Christ;
and it is no longer I who live, but
Christ lives in me; and the life which
I now live in the flesh I live by faith
in the Son of God, who loved me and
gave Himself up for me.
- a public profession of an inward
confession
- a public profession of an inward
confession
- identifying with Jesus death and
resurrection and believing God will
raise your body after you die
(Romans 6:4)
Baptism DOES NOT
Baptism DOES NOT
- save you (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Baptism DOES NOT
- save you (Ephesians 2:8-9)
- cleanse you (1 John 1:9)
Baptism DOES NOT
- save you (Ephesians 2:8-9)
- cleanse you (1 John 1:9)
- make you holy
Baptism DOES NOT
- save you (Ephesians 2:8-9)
- cleanse you (1 John 1:9)
- make you holy
- make you a Baptist
Baptism Method?
Baptism Method?
- by immersion (Matthew 3:6)
Baptism Method?
- by immersion (Matthew 3:6)
- by believers (Infant baptism is not
practiced in the scriptures)
Baptism Method?
- by immersion (Matthew 3:6)
- by believers (Infant baptism is not
practiced in the scriptures)
- if you were baptized as an infant, it
represents your parents’ faith; you
should now get baptized to represent
your faith.
Baptism of the Holy Spirit
Baptism of the Holy Spirit


 The Baptism of the Holy Spirit was a
 BIG deal! The disciples wanted
 everyone to experience it
Baptism of the Holy Spirit can take
place at salvation or afterward. (Acts
18:24-25; Acts 19:1-6)
Ephesians 1:13-14
Ephesians 1:13-14
In Him, you also, after listening to the
message of truth, the gospel of your
salvation—having also believed, you
were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit
of promise, who is given as a pledge of
our inheritance, with a view to the
redemption of God’s own possession, to
the praise of His glory
The Purpose of the
Baptism of the Holy Spirit
- is power to serve
The Purpose of the
Baptism of the Holy Spirit
- is power to serve
Are you a Simon? Look
good on the outside, but
inside there is bitterness
and bondage?
The more we put up walls, the more
we think we are protected, yet the
walls become a prison, entrapping us
and keeping us in bondage.
2 Corinthians 7:9-10
2 Corinthians 7:9-10
“I now rejoice, not that you were made
sorrowful, but that you were made
sorrowful to the point of repentance; for
you were made sorrowful according to the
will of God, in order that you might not
suffer loss in anything through us. For the
sorrow that is according to the will of God
produces a repentance without regret,
leading to salvation; but the sorrow of the
world produces death.”
Acts 8:1-25 Persecution and Baptism
Acts 8:1-25 Persecution and Baptism

Acts 8:1-25 Persecution and Baptism

  • 1.
    Persecution and Baptism Growing Through Trials, Part 1V - Acts 8:1-25
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 9.
    God allowed the persecutionto the fulfill the command to go into Samaria and the uttermost parts of the world. (Acts 1:8)
  • 11.
    If God hastold you to do something, don’t wait until you have to do it.
  • 12.
    If God hastold you to do something, don’t wait until you have to do it.
  • 13.
    How much doyou owe spiritually? What is your sin debt?
  • 14.
    How much doyou owe spiritually? What is your sin debt? 1 sin/day = 25,550 sins in a typical lifetime
  • 15.
    How much doyou owe spiritually? What is your sin debt? 1 sin/day = 25,550 sins in a typical lifetime 25 sins/day = 638,750 sins
  • 16.
  • 17.
    Baptism Baptism - asignpost that I am putting my old life to death and will now follow Christ
  • 18.
  • 19.
    Galatians 2:20 “I havebeen crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
  • 21.
    - a publicprofession of an inward confession
  • 22.
    - a publicprofession of an inward confession - identifying with Jesus death and resurrection and believing God will raise your body after you die (Romans 6:4)
  • 23.
  • 24.
    Baptism DOES NOT -save you (Ephesians 2:8-9)
  • 25.
    Baptism DOES NOT -save you (Ephesians 2:8-9) - cleanse you (1 John 1:9)
  • 26.
    Baptism DOES NOT -save you (Ephesians 2:8-9) - cleanse you (1 John 1:9) - make you holy
  • 27.
    Baptism DOES NOT -save you (Ephesians 2:8-9) - cleanse you (1 John 1:9) - make you holy - make you a Baptist
  • 28.
  • 29.
    Baptism Method? - byimmersion (Matthew 3:6)
  • 30.
    Baptism Method? - byimmersion (Matthew 3:6) - by believers (Infant baptism is not practiced in the scriptures)
  • 31.
    Baptism Method? - byimmersion (Matthew 3:6) - by believers (Infant baptism is not practiced in the scriptures) - if you were baptized as an infant, it represents your parents’ faith; you should now get baptized to represent your faith.
  • 32.
    Baptism of theHoly Spirit
  • 33.
    Baptism of theHoly Spirit The Baptism of the Holy Spirit was a BIG deal! The disciples wanted everyone to experience it
  • 35.
    Baptism of theHoly Spirit can take place at salvation or afterward. (Acts 18:24-25; Acts 19:1-6)
  • 36.
  • 37.
    Ephesians 1:13-14 In Him,you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory
  • 41.
    The Purpose ofthe Baptism of the Holy Spirit - is power to serve
  • 42.
    The Purpose ofthe Baptism of the Holy Spirit - is power to serve
  • 44.
    Are you aSimon? Look good on the outside, but inside there is bitterness and bondage?
  • 46.
    The more weput up walls, the more we think we are protected, yet the walls become a prison, entrapping us and keeping us in bondage.
  • 47.
  • 48.
    2 Corinthians 7:9-10 “Inow rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, in order that you might not suffer loss in anything through us. For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation; but the sorrow of the world produces death.”