Baptism

Pastor: Rodney Quesenberry
704-788-4008(W)
rodq@windstream.net

Mission:
To encourage any who have been baptized by God’s Spirit in their heart (born-again) to follow Him
into water baptism! This shows the world that they have now put their faith in Jesus Christ and are
taking an open stand for Him.

Why water baptism:
(a)   Jesus was baptized. Matthew 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway
     out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God
     descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
(b)   Jesus sent his disciples to baptize. Mark 16:16   He that believeth and is baptized shall be
     saved...
(c)    A person is baptized on the basis of his or her profession of faith in Jesus Christ and are
     baptized in water to symbolize their death to sin and resurrection as a new creature in
     Christ Jesus, having already been born again, they are just demonstrating symbolically
     what has already occurred in their hearts. Baptism is just an outward sign of what has
     already occurred in their heart by God’s Spirit! You go under the water (submersion) to
     signify death to the old you and are brought up out of the water to signify there’s a new
     you that’s alive now in Jesus. Romans 6:1-7 "1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue
     in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any
     longer therein? 3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were
     baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like
     as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should
     walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death,
     we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 6 Knowing this, that our old man is
     crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not
     serve sin. 7 For he that is dead is freed from sin".

Baptisms at Broadus Baptist Church:
We believe in full submersion baptisms, where the born-again Christian is fully immersed in a pool of
water. Pictures are taken of the baptism and all baptisms are performed by Pastor Rodney
Quesenberry. Family members are encouraged to attend this solemn occasion.

Location/Dates:
Baptisms are generally held once a quarter, dates will be announced. They are held in the
sanctuary behind the choir in a pool of temped water.

Requirements:
To profess that one has been born-again (heart baptism - reality) and is ready to follow Jesus by
being baptized (water baptism - symbolic).

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Galatians 3:27

Baptism Ministry

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized:
and the same day there were added unto them about
three thousand souls. Acts 2:41