Baptism: Its Word & Witness

I. INTRODUCTION

A. The Church's Ordinances

1. Baptism
   a. personal testimony
   b. primary confession

2. Communion (Lord's Supper)
   a. corporate testimony
   b. continual confession

II. ITS WORD, Matt 28:18-20

A. The Command of Christ

1. First is Discipleship
2. Filled with the Trinity
3. Followed by the Teachings (Commands) of Christ

III. ITS WITNESS, Matt 3:15

A. The Context of Christ

1. Purposeful Identification
2. Prophetic Implications
3. Personal Application