Scripture John 21:1-17
Theological Definition of Baptism
A little boy was asked in Sunday School to explain baptism.
He said, "It's when the preacher holds you under water and you think about Jesus!"
When Can I Get Advertised?
A little boy asked Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in California, "When can I get advertised?" He meant "baptized" but he made the right point--baptism is advertising that you're a Christian.
Redneck Baptism
A man, a woman, and a redneck were scheduled to be baptized. The man was baptized first. When he came out of the water, he said, "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want!"
Then the woman was baptized. She came out of the water and said, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!"
Now it was the redneck's turn. He didn't know any verses from the Bible, so when he came out of the water he yelled, "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"
I don’t tell jokes - There must have been something in the water!
Luke 3:1-18
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar — when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert.
He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:
"A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.
Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth.
And all mankind will see God's salvation.'"
John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire."
(John ate locust and wild honey, he did not drink wine…so there must have been something in the water)
10 "What should we do then?" the crowd asked.
John answered, "The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same."
There must have been something in the water!
Tax collectors also came to be baptized. "Teacher," they asked, "what should we do?"
"Don't collect any more than you are required to," he told them.
There must have been something in the water!
Then some soldiers asked him, "And what should we do?"
He replied, "Don't extort money and don't accuse people falsely — be content with your pay."
There must have been something in the water!
15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Christ. John answered them all, "I baptize you with water. But one more powerful than I will come, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." And with many other words John exhorted the people and preached the good news to them.
TURNING WATER INTO WINE (John 2:1-11)
6 atone jars 30 gallons each 180 gallons of wine - “This stuff tastes good -you saved the best for last”
There must have been something in the water!
JESUS AND PETER WALKING ON THE WATER (Matthew 14:22-33)
Jesus waked on the water, Peter did to -then fell got up -then walked back to the boat
There must have been something in the water!
THE WOMAN AT THE WELL
John 4:13-14
Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
There must have been something in the water!
WATER OF LIFE
Rev 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.
There must have been something in the water!
WATER GRAVE
Romans 6:3-4
Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
There must have been something in the water!
SHE BROUGHT HER LUGGAGE TO BAPTISM
When Texas pastor Jim Denison was in college, he served as a summer missionary in East Malaysia. While there he attended a small church. At one of the church's worship services, a teenage girl came forward to announce her decision to follow Christ and be baptized.
During the service, Denison noticed some worn-out luggage leaning against the wall of the church building. He asked the pastor about it. The pastor pointed to the girl who had just been baptized and told Denison, "Her father said that if she was baptized as a Christian she could never go home again. So she brought her luggage."
There must have been something in the water!
So I followed that preacher man down to the river
And now I'm changed
And now I'm stronger
There must be something in the water
Got washed in the water, washed in the blood
And now I'm changed
And now I'm stronger
There must be something in the water
Ever since the day that I believed
I am changed
And now I'm stronger
There must be something in the water
Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise
There must be something in the water and there must be new life in the Spirit!
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