Take Me To The Water part 1 of 2
Matthew 3:13-17 NKJV
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. 14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” 15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him. 16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Luke 3:21 NKJV
21 When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened.
Matthew 28:19 NKJV
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Mark 16:16 NKJV
16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
Matthew 3:14 NKJV
14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”
Luke 1:36 NKJV
36 Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren.
Luke 1:41-43 NKJV
41 And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Matthew 3:15 NKJV
15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.
Baptism is a sign of our obedience to His Lordship.
1. The Father says that this is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.
Water baptism is an occasion for a heavenly announcement to your soul. YOU are His beloved son or daughter in whom He is well pleased. You need to know this!
You don’t go by your feelings when your feelings contradict the word.
Many people will say that they felt so good at their baptism. That’s not just an emotion, that’s a sense of divine pleasure God wants every one of us to experience.
2. When Jesus was baptized the heavens were opened or parted. I don’t believe that there was just a parting of the clouds, I believe that this indicates breakthrough.
The invisible realm becomes real to you as a person.
This open heaven speaks of an awareness of access to the authority of the throne of God.
3. At Jesus’s baptism the Holy Spirit came upon him. The same Holy Spirit who lives in you is going to do a work in you when you are baptized in water. We have an unlimited resource in the Holy Spirit.
My Beginning. My Forever. 