Small Group Questions Message: “Why...
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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?