Stone 3
REPENTANCE and BAPTISM
Opening Scripture:
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Acts 2:38
Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 3:19
“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.”
Repent
The Greek word for repentance is metanoeó, which means to change your mind, think different, change in the inner man and/or to turn away. Repentance produces a real change in our hearts and is the fruit of God’s grace truly working in our lives.
1) The prodigal son and his father
Luke 15:21-24
2) Heavenly Celebration
Luke 15:7
3) Peter preaches repentance
Acts 2:36-40
4) Repented Lifestyle
Acts 2:41-46
Turning From Sin
Repentance offers great hope for us. It means to turn around, regardless of how bad things have gotten or how far away you may feel from God. When you repent (turn), you instantly find God’s love and mercy waiting for you.
1) Jesus’ message
Mark 1:15 and Matthew 4:17
2) Foundational Truths
Hebrews 6:1-2 and Romans 2:4
3) All nations
Luke 24:47
4) Result of repentance
Acts 3:19-20 and Luke 19:8-10
5) Result if you don’t repent
Luke 13:2-5
6) Paul on repentance
Acts 26:18-20
7) True repentance results in the confession of sin
Proverbs 28:13 and Exodus 22:3
8) True repentance results in sorrow
2 Corinthians 7:10
Turning To God
True conversion is like the two sides of a coin. One side is repentance; the other side is faith. We cannot turn from something without turning to something else.
1) Turn from darkness
Acts 26:18
2) True Faith leads to turning
Acts 9:35 and Acts 11:21
3) Faith in action
John 3:16, James 2:19, James 2:26, John 6:46 and 1 John 5:4-5
Water Baptism
The word baptize is from the Greek verb baptidzo, which means “to immerse.” The process of baptism consists of immersion, submersion and emergence. This process is used to describe John’s baptism and Christian baptism. Simply stated, to baptize is to totally immerse an object in another substance and then bring it out again. Water baptism also gives the believer the
opportunity to openly testify to others of his born-again experience.
1) The call to baptism
Matthew 28:19
2) Example of water baptism
Matthew 3:16, Acts 2:41, Acts 8:12 and Acts 8:35-38
3) Burial and resurrection
Romans 6:1-5
4) Crossing the Red Sea
1 Corinthians 10:1-2 and Exodus 14:22-28
5) Circumcision
Colossians 2:11-12
6) The flood
1 Peter 3:20-21
STUDY NOTES
1) Who does God command to repent?
Acts 17:30
2) Besides repentance, what else does godly sorrow produce?
2 Corinthians 7:11
3) Explain Acts 22:16
