SmallGroupQuestionsAugust25,2018Series:(Standalonemessage)Message:“WhyBaptism?”

Thisstandalonemessagewillbegivenonthedayofourannual,outdoorbaptism.Sinceitisalargeevent,weliketobeclearaboutwhatbaptismmeansandwhatitdoesn’tmean.Notallchurchesobservebaptismthesamewaynoristhemeaningofbaptismthesameforall.Wewillnotinteractwitheverydifferentobservanceofbaptismintheworldbutwewillseektobeclearaboutour(WashingtonHeights)understandingoftheBiblicalteachingaboutbaptism.ThisdayisalsoanopportunityforustoinvitepeopletofollowJesusinaclearcommandHegavethosewhoputsavingfaithintoHim.WedonotbelieveanyoneshouldbepressuredintobaptismbutforthosewhohavetrustedJesus,thereisnoreasontowaitorforgobaptism.(Questionstogeteveryonetoparticipate)

1. Whatisyourfavoritecustom/traditiontoobserve?Whythatone?

2. Doyouthinkcustoms:1)oftenhelpustorememberimportantthings,or;2)oftenlosetheirmeaningandbecomeemptyofrealmeaning?

(Questionsbasedontheprimarytext)ReadRomans6:1-7.

3. Inthispassage,Jesusdeathismentionedoften.WhatistheconnectionPaulmakesfromJesus’death

toour‘deathtosin?’

4. BasedonwhatPaulshareshere,whathappenstosomeonewhoplacestheirfaithinJesus?HowisPaulusingtheword“baptism”tocommunicatewhathappenswhentheycometofaith?

5. Has/Haveyourexperience(s)withbaptism(eitherparticipatingorobserving)beenpositiveor

negative?Howso?

6. Whatdoesbaptismmeantoyoupersonally?

7. Ifyouhavebeenbaptized,whatdifferencehasitmadeinyourjourneyinsideoffaith?Ifyouhavenotbeenbaptized,whatiskeepingyoufromtakingthatstep?