Baptism | Going through the waters | Sean Finch | 11th June 2023

Family Church Portsmouth

Today, Ps Sean speaks about Baptism, namely Water Baptism, its meaning and why we should be baptised. The word Baptism means to undergo or be immersed. This takes place after someone accepts Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. It's an outward declaration of what Christ has done on the inside of who they are. We need to be of an understanding to do this; hence not something a child or infant can go through. We do this when we understand what Christ has actually done for our life. The Bible calls this a baptism of repentance.

PS Sean takes a walk through the scriptures explaining the power behind a water baptism – it is not a ceremony! Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. John the Baptist was doing this because he was making a way for Jesus and getting the people ready for the saviour of the world to enter. All of this was to fulfil those scriptures spoken previously in the Old Testament in Isaiah & Malachi – hundreds of years previously.

Two examples from scripture show how the people were taken through the river Jordan leaving the entrapments of their old ways behind and the freedom of the new life in Jesus ahead. These are great examples of how visually the water baptism buries old ways. Ps Sean goes into detail to explain this in a not to be missed message ending with a challenge. Are we baptised, if so, do we need to bring remembrance to the power of our baptism and remind the enemy that our old life is dead and he has no hold over any of our old ways? Or, if we are not baptised, Sean hopes we are encouraged and that our understanding of this incredible sacrament is now awakened that we may seek to be baptised.