The document discusses several key aspects of Christianity including: - What it means to be a Christian by following Christ - How one becomes a Christian through believing in God, repenting of sins, and accepting his gift of eternal life - The importance of water baptism as a public sign of repentance and identification with Christ - The baptism of the Holy Spirit that empowers believers to spread Christ's message - Communion as a way to remember Jesus' sacrifice and look forward to his return - The gifts of the Holy Spirit that are given to different members of the church body to serve different functions, similar to parts of the physical body.

1. Session Three
Our Faith
What Does It Mean To Be A
Christian Or Christ-Follower?

2. What Does It Mean To Be A
Christian Or Christ Follower?
A person of Italy is
called an Ital-ian.
A person of Christ is
called CHRIST-ian.

3. How Does One Become
A Person Of Christ?
All people are separated from God by sin.
God loves the people He created but He is
holy and must punish sin.
The punishment for sin is death.
Romans 6:23 tells us the gift of God is eternal
life.

4. The Relevance Of Water
Baptism And It’s Importance
The first person we see baptizing people in the
New Testament is John The Baptist.
Water baptism is commanded in scripture.
Water baptism is a public sign of repentance
and identification with Christ.

5. Water Baptism
Who should be baptized?
A person should be baptized if they
have believed and repented.
How do we baptize?

6. What Is The Baptism
Of The Holy Spirit?
When Jesus was preparing to return to heaven
after His death and resurrection, He instructed
His followers to wait in Jerusalem for the baptism
in the Holy Spirit.
After this baptism, they would be ready to take
the message of Jesus to the ends of the earth.
The promise was for, “all whom the Lord calls”.

7. We Will Not Sacrifice The Message
For The Sake Of Personal Preference
Jesus was doing the work of His Father,
which was to seek and save lost people.
Jesus commanded us to go and make
disciples of all nations.

8. Communion: Remembering
Jesus In All Circumstances
On Jesus’ last night with His disciples before His
death, He ate the Passover meal with them.
Jesus commanded us to eat this meal in His
memory.
We are advised to prepare our hearts before we
eat the communion.

9. Communion: Remembering
Jesus In All Circumstances
In Review...
Jesus instituted Communion at the passover
meal.
He established a new covenant.
Communion is eaten in Jesus’ memory.
In addition to remembering His death, we look
forward to His return.

10. What Are The Gifts Of
The Holy Spirit?
The gifts of the Spirit are given for the
common good.
Each member is an important part of
the body of Christ.

11. What Are The Gifts Of
The Holy Spirit?
In the body of Christ, each member
belongs to all the others.
God’s people are to be prepared for
works of service.

12. What Are The Gifts Of
The Holy Spirit?
The gifts of the Holy Spirit are abilities given
by the Holy Spirit to the church, the body of
Christ. Just as a nose, a hand and a foot
have different roles in the physical body,
God gifts members of the church to function
differently within the body of Christ.