02: Be Baptized

Care

• “How are you doing?”
  (Share brief update, listen, pray, encourage)

Loving Accountability

• Give an account of your obedience to your “Fish & Follow” goals you set from last week. (Mark 1:17)

Scripture

1. Read the Command: In Matthew 28:19, Jesus says...

2. Tell the Story: Philip and the New Believer - Acts 8:26-39

3. Read the story aloud.

4. Discover: Pray, then use the Bible discovery questions below to discuss the story and reveal its meaning for our lives:

   • What do we learn from the story about God?

   • What do we learn from the people in the story?

   • Is there anything from the story Jesus wants us to obey?

Practice

• Retell the story

Explore More (Optional)

1. What is “Baptism”?

   • Romans 6:3-4 - Baptism is a symbol that we have died to our old life and been raised to a new life in Jesus.

2. Why should we be baptized?

   • Matthew 3:13-15 - Jesus received baptism, so should we. Receiving baptism means we have identified Jesus as our Lord.

3. Who should be baptized?

   • Acts 2:38 - Everyone who repents and believes.

4. How should we be baptized?

   • Matthew 3:16 - Jesus went down into the water.

Set Goals

• Fish: Who will you share with this week?

• Follow: What from today’s lesson does Jesus want you to obey this week?

Commission

• Pray and ask God for His power to help you obey these goals.