Ask your parents about your baptism. If you were baptized as a baby, ask your parents to tell you about the day you were baptized. Why was baptism important to your parents? If you have not been baptized, ask them why it was important for you to be baptized later.
Read the story of Jesus' baptism in Mark 1:9-11
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice cam from heaven, "You are my son, the beloved; with you I am well pleased."
BAPTISM IS...
A sign of our identity as a beloved son or daughter of God.
Our initiation into God's family.
A free gift of God's grace.
A sign of God's forgiveness and our new life in Christ.
Three Methods of Baptism
Sprinkling: the Pastor sprinkles water on the person's head
Pouring: water is poured on the person's head
Immersion: the person is completely covered in water (pool, ocean, or baptism tank)
The United Methodist Church
Recognizes and practices all forms of Christian baptism
Baptizes infants in anticipation of Confirmation
Recognizes a person's baptism, even if it happened at another Christian church
Read what Paul says about Baptism in Romans 6:3-5
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. If we have been united with him like this in his death., we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.
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