The Power of Baptism

By John Kingsley Alley

Jesus Christ said to make disciples and baptise them. When considered, that is a strange thing to tell your followers to do. Despite it seeming odd, there is power, meaning and purpose in baptism, and this book will help you discover and find life in baptism. What is more, Jesus Christ himself was baptised. Learn why and become a follower of Jesus in doing so.

• Language: English
• Publisher: John Kingsley Alley
• Release date: Dec 23, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311607959

John Kingsley Alley

John is the Senior Minister of Peace Christian Community in Rockhampton and has a strong call to pioneer apostolic ministry. John loves to encourage other apostles, pastors and churches, and there are many young and old, Asian and Australian, who look to John as a spiritual father. The Lord has given him vital messages for today on apostolic revelation, the reformation of the church, grace, listening prayer, intercession and spiritual warfare. He regularly conducts apostolic schools and conferences to equip and release believer to serve the body of Christ and to advance the renewal of the church. John and Hazel have known great blessing on their home life. They have 8 children, David, Philip, Elizabeth, Stephen, Simeon, Joseph, Ezekiel and Susanna. As a 15 year old John found Christ and from a young age sought the Lord for wisdom and understanding. John has been preaching since his late teens and has been in full time ministry for 40 years. John has ministered in many nations around the world teaching and providing fathering to ministries and pastors in many places. John has written 3 books providing insight and fresh revelation concerning the restoration of apostles, and the changing nature of the Church in the world. These books are The Apostolic Revelation, The Spirit of Sonship and Holy Community. These books have changed churches and lives permanently as they describe how the Body of Christ is moving from being institutional to being relational. They describe the journey into love that all believers must take, and how the Kingdom needs Apostles to bring that to happen. John has visited and ministered in all States of Australia plus Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Japan, United States of America, Canada, Ireland, England, Italy, Nigeria South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Ghana, India and Cambodia.

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The Power of Christ in Baptism

by JOHN KINGSLEY ALLEY

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Table of Contents

Introduction

The Origins of Baptism

Fulfilling Righteousness

Response to the Gospel

Identification with Christ

Putting on Christ

Baptised into one Body

A Promise to God

A Public Witness

Obedience to Christ

In Conclusion

Introduction

Baptism is a wonderful subject for our consideration, and of special importance to every Christian . This small book was designed especially to prepare new Christians for baptism by giving them an understanding of what baptism means and of its very great importance for the new Christian.

We have found it effective in our own church to make this message available to every person considering baptism.

The book contains a simple and down to earth statement of those things about baptism that should be known and understood by every Christian believer. The individual pastor, home group leader or discipler, will also be able to take the things laid out in this book and explain them more fully to new believers. This message has been a tremendous aid in preparing new believers for baptism and I felt it was of the mind of Christ to make this material available to others as a resource.

There are two great needs before us; every Christian should see and understand clearly the meaning and power of their own baptism, and every new believer or young Christian should be brought to a joyful, liberating and powerful experience of baptism by better understanding the work and purpose of Christ in baptism. In this matter, churches and gospel workers need to be thoughtful and forthright in their proclamation of the Gospel and what submission to Christ means.

I hope and pray that this booklet will be a genuine blessing to the individual reader and a help in the life of those churches that make use of it.

The Origins of Baptism

The origins of Christian Baptism can be traced back to Jewish practices, for they baptised their converts from paganism. Gentile converts to Judaism were not only circumcised (if a male), but also baptised, and there was a particular way in which these baptisms took place. They were to stand in a large pool of water up to their neck and listen to a reading from the law -