Mark 8:36

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• Mark 836
• What good is it for a man to gain the world, yet
  forfeit his soul?

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• James 414
• What is your life? You are a mist that appears
  for a little while and then vanishes.

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"My Behavior doesn't make me right with God."
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"Baptism apart from salvation does not get
me into heaven."
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"Believing God exists does not get me into
heaven."
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"Belonging to a church doesn't get me into
heaven."
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1. We are sinful.

• Romans 323-25 NLT
• For everyone has sinned we all fall short of
  Gods glorious standard.

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2. Sin deserves death.

• Romans 323-25 NLT
• Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that
  we are righteous. He did this through Christ
  Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our
  sins.

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3. Christ took our penalty.

• Romans 323-25 NLT
• For God presented Jesus as
• the sacrifice for sin.

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4. Salvation is a gift.

• Romans 323-25 NLT
• People are made right with God when they believe
  that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his
  blood.

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4. Salvation is a gift.

• Romans 323-25 NLT
• People are made right with God when they believe
  that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his
  blood.

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The Meaning Of Baptism
1. Going into the water represents dieing to "my
way".
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The Meaning Of Baptism
2. Coming out of the water represents being
raised to a new life in Christ.
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The Meaning Of Baptism
3. Baptism is publicly stating, "I belong to
Christ".
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Please feel free to applaud, whistle,
and celebrate with those being baptized as you
see fit.