2. Have I ever repented of my
sin & received Jesus’ gift of
new life? If not, why not?
If so, have I ever publicly
declared my faith in Jesus
through baptism?
If not, why not?
QUESTION OF THE DAY

4. …For all have sinned
& fall short of the
glory of God.
ROMANS 3:23
For it is by grace you have been
saved, through faith—& this is not from
yourselves, it is the gift of God— not
by works, so that no one can boast.
EPHESIANS 2:8-9

5. …Truly I tell you, no one
can see the kingdom of God
unless they are born again.
JOHN 3

7. SALVATION
“The work of
salvation, in its full sense, is
(1) about whole human beings,
not merely souls, (2) about the
present, not simply the future,
& (3) about what God does
through us, not merely
what God does
in us & for us.”

8. WHAT ARE WE
SAVED FROM?
1. The bondage of our sin

9. She will give birth to a son,
& you are to give Him
the name Jesus, because
He will save His people
from their sins.
MATTHEW 1:21

10. WHAT ARE WE
SAVED FROM?
1. The bondage of our sin
2. The price of our sin

11. But now that you have
been set free from sin &
have become slaves of God,
the benefit you reap leads to
holiness, & the result is
eternal life. For the wages of sin
is death, but the gift of God
is eternal life in Christ
Jesus our Lord.
ROMANS 6:22-23

12. WHAT ARE WE
SAVED FROM?
1. The bondage of our sin
2. The price of our sin
3. The ultimate end of our sin

13. For if God did not spare angels
when they sinned, but sent them
to hell, putting them in chains of
darkness to be held for judgment…
then the Lord knows how to rescue
the godly from trials & to hold the
unrighteous for punishment on
the day of judgment.
2 PETER 2:4, 9

14. WHAT ARE WE
SAVED INTO?
1. The covenant family of God

15. WHAT ARE WE
SAVED INTO?
1. The covenant family of God
2. The kingdom of Jesus, here & now

16. WHAT ARE WE
SAVED INTO?
1. The covenant family of God
2. The kingdom of Jesus, here & now
3. The kingdom of Jesus, here & then

18. BAPTISM
Literally means “to immerse”;
a ceremonial washing;
an act of conversion,
of turning from one life
& embracing another;
an act symbolizing our own
death, burial & resurrection…

19. People went out to him
(John the Baptist) from
Jerusalem & all Judea
& the whole region
of the Jordan. Confessing
their sins, they were baptized
by him in the Jordan River.
MATTHEW 3:5-7

20. Repent & be baptized,
every one of you, in the name
of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness
of your sins. And you will receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit.
ACTS 2:38

21. Then Jesus came to them &
said, “All authority in heaven
& on earth has been given to Me.
Therefore go & make disciples of
all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father & of the Son &
of the Holy Spirit, & teaching them
to obey everything I have
commanded you.”
MATTHEW 28:18-20

23. If you haven’t accepted
Jesus’ gift of salvation,
spend some time journaling
&/or reflecting on WHY
you haven’t & what it might
take for you TO respond…
SOUL TRAINING
OPTION #1

24. If you have accepted
Jesus’ gift of salvation,
but you haven’t been
baptized, prayerfully
consider taking that step
of obedience this week…
SOUL TRAINING
OPTION #2