1. Life Group Study Guide
B.E.L.O.N.G.
Connected to God and to each other
BAPTISM: essential for salvation
Key Memory Verse:
Acts 2:38-39
Repent and be baptized, everyone of you, for the
forgiveness of your sins, and your will receive the gift of the
Holy Spirit. This promise is for you and your children and all
you are far off- for all whom the Lord our God will call.
SERMON
NOTES:
*God
wants
me
to
be
part
of
His
eternal
F______
(Acts
17:27;
John
3:16)
*
I
am
separated
from
God
because
of
my
S____
(Isaiah
59:2;
Romans
3:10)
*Through
faith
in
Jesus
I
am
C_______
back
to
God.
(Romans
3:22-­‐25)
*
The
command
to
be
baptized
(immersed)
came
from
J___________
(Matthew
28:19)
*Baptism
(immersion)
brings
F__________
of
sins
and
the
G________
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
(Acts
2:38)
Examples
of
Baptism
in
the
New
Testament
After
Peter’s
first
sermon
on
the
Day
of
P___________
(Acts
2:36-­‐41)
S___________
(Acts
8:12-­‐13)
The
E____________
(Acts
8:36-­‐38)
S__________
(Acts
9:18;
22:12-­‐16)
C
___________
(Acts
10:48)
L
___________
(Acts
16:11-­‐15)
J
____________
(Acts
16:22-­‐34)
Pictures
of
Baptism
in
the
New
Testament
C______________
(Galatians
3:26-­‐28)
D____
and
R___________
(Colossians
2:12)
L
__________
(Romans
6:4)
B
__________
(John
3:5)
A
________
(1
Peter
3:21-­‐22)
W___________
(Titus
3:4-­‐7)
LIFE GROUP GUIDE
Part I: Opening
1. Briefly have each on share with the group when they
were baptized and what led you to that decision.
2. Memorize together (Acts 2:38-39)
Part 2: Connected to God through Baptism
Q: Why do you think God used baptism as the way to
forgive our sins and connect us to him and to each other in
the church?
Q: Why do you think there is so much confusion among so
many regarding immersion baptism today? How can we
make the message about baptism in the New Testament
clearer to our confused world?
Q: What is the importance to the fact that Jesus
commanded everyone to be baptized?
Q: What does Peter mean when he says baptism is for the
forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Part 3: Examples of Baptism in the New Testament
Q: What are some things that struck you as you we
examined all the examples of baptism from Acts today?
Q: Read Acts 8:36-38 and what are some significant
points you take away from this story?
Q: Read Acts 9:1-19. What does this story of Saul’s
conversion tell you about a what person needs to do even
after they have had a dramatic encounter with Jesus?
Q: If someone tells you they recited the “sinner’s prayer”
and became a Christian, how would you respond?
Part 4: Pictures of Baptism in the New Testament
Q: What are some important points we learn about
equality and inheritance from the clothing of baptism?
Q: Explain how baptism identifies us with the death, burial,
and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Q: What is the great promise seen in the picture of baptism
as new life?
Q: Explain how baptism is a picture of birth.
Q: How does Peter connect baptism to Noah’s ark?
Q: Why does Titus compare baptism to a washing?
Reflection
1. Think about what it cost Jesus to connect us to God
and to each other.
2. Have I put my faith in Christ but not obeyed his
command to be immersed?
3. Was my baptism into Christ my decision or a decision
made by my parents for me when I was a child?