Open Heaven For Teens 15 August 2022: Is Baptism Valid?

Open Heaven For Teens 15 August 2022: Is Baptism Valid?

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TOPIC: Is Baptism Valid? [Open Heaven for Teens 15 August 2022]

MEMORISE: He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16:16

Also Read: Open Heaven 15 August 2022 – Letters To The Thyatiran Church III

READ: Mark 16:15-17

15. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Romans 14:1-23, Psalms 103-104

MESSAGE:

Shortly before Jesus began His earthly ministry, He went to river Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist and the Heavens opened immediately after. A vital lesson from this is that if you’re truly born again and undertake baptism by immersion, the Heavens will open over you.

One of the reasons for water baptism is to identify with the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord Jesus. It’s also an open demonstration of the change that is happening from your inside, out. This change must be evident to everyone who comes in contact with you. In addition, water baptism seals your making it to Heaven (Mark 16:16).

Sadly, many Churches are doing baptism in wrong ways, such as the sprinkling of water, baptizing an infant or someone living in sin. Jesus already laid a perfect example of how baptism should be done and if anyone adheres to this, there will be a spiritual affirmation of the fellow’s sonship. If you were wrongly baptized, ensure that you make the necessary correction.

ACTION POINT:

Enrol in the Baptismal class if you are yet to be baptized.

HYMN: In Christ Alone

1. In Christ alone my hope is found
   He is my light, my strength, my song
   This Cornerstone, this solid ground
   Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
   What heights of love, what depths of peace
   When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
   My Comforter, my All in All
2. In Christ alone, who took on flesh
   Fullness of God in helpless babe
   This gift of love and righteousness
   Scorned by the ones He came to save
   ‘Til on that cross as Jesus died
   The wrath of God was satisfied
   For every sin on Him was laid
3. There in the ground His body lay
   Light of the world by darkness slain
   Then bursting forth in glorious Day
   Up from the grave He rose again
   And as He stands in victory
   Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me
   For I am His and He is mine
   Bought with the precious blood of
4. No guilt in life, no fear in death
   This is the power of Christ in me
   From life’s first cry to final breath
   Jesus commands my destiny
   No power of hell, no scheme of man
   Can ever pluck me from His hand
   Till He returns or calls me home

Daily Devotional for Teen’s guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries.