Review

 How intimacy is lost

 Steps to rebuilding intimacy

 The Power of Symbolic Action

 Physical Action/Spiritual Transaction

 Something transpires

 Renewing your vows

 The Lord’s Table

 Recommitting

 Reapplying your covenant benefits

 This Is Not A Ritual but a Powerful Impartation!

 Entering by faith into covenant and blood bought benefits

 Curse taken/blessing released (1Corinthians 10:16, 17)

 The Church becoming the Enforcement Agency in Partnership with the Lordship of Christ and the

victory won over demonic activities! (Ephesians 3; Colossians 2:13-15)

 Baptism

 No New Testament examples of believers not following The Lord in baptism

 Meaning of the word …. Baptize

 Jesus’ example (Matthew 3:13-17)

 Jesus’ Command (Matthew 28:19, 20)

 New Testament Church example and commission (Acts 2:41; Acts 8:31; Acts 9:18; Acts 10:48)

Steve Franklin Ministries®

P. O. BOX 43331 * BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243

www.sfmin.com * [email protected]

 LIFE COACHING

Teaching Biblical principles of success, encouraging, and covering in prayer partnered business, professional, and ministry

leaders through small group studies, personal support and electronic media.

 A.R.M.E.D.

Spiritual Partnership and Oversight of the “Association of Related Ministries Equipping Disciples”. (Spiritual covering for

independent ministers/ministries)

 COVENANT HEIRS FELLOWSHIP (SIMPLE CHURCH)

Small, Spirit-led, church fellowships providing believers an atmosphere for teaching of the Word, Worship, Prayer,

Shepherding and a Faith Family.  Baptism is a Declaration of Life-Changing Proportion …. Committing to Jesus’ Lordship!

 I outwardly profess that I am identified with Christ

 That my old way of life has lost its power over me and I have been raised up to a new life in

Him!

 Baptism is His Affirmation of me as His!

 His Spirit bears witness to me, in me of connection, completion. (Matthew 3:17)