1. Racing with Hope

2. Badwater Ultramarathon

3. What does the author of Hebrews compare the Christian life to? –Hebrews 12:1 (835) BAP1

4. What does the author of Hebrews compare the Christian life to? –Hebrews 12:1 (835) BAP1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

5. What initiation rite did Jesus instruct His disciples to administer to new followers? –Matthew 28:19 (694) BAP2

6. What initiation rite did Jesus instruct His disciples to administer to new followers? –Matthew 28:19 (694) BAP2 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

7. What happened in the interchange between Philip and the Ethiopian? –Acts 8:30-32 (762) BAP3

8. What happened in the interchange between Philip and the Ethiopian? –Acts 8:30-32 (762) BAP3 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. …

9. What happened in the interchange between Philip and the Ethiopian? –Acts 8:30-32 (762) BAP3 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. …

10. What happened in the interchange between Philip and the Ethiopian? –Acts 8:30-32 (762) BAP3 The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

11. What was the Ethiopian’s question and what was Philip’s response? –Acts 8:34-35 (762) BAP4

12. What was the Ethiopian’s question and what was Philip’s response? –Acts 8:34-35 (762) BAP4 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” …

13. What was the Ethiopian’s question and what was Philip’s response? –Acts 8:34-35 (762) BAP4 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

14. What are the three components to baptism and what do they represent? –Romans 6:3-4 (784) BAP5

15. What are the three components to baptism and what do they represent? –Romans 6:3-4 (784) BAP5 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? …

16. What are the three components to baptism and what do they represent? –Romans 6:3-4 (784) BAP5 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

17. Baptism represents: Death Burial Resurrection

18. Does getting baptized mean that we will no longer be tempted? –Matthew 4:1 (670) BAP6

19. Does getting baptized mean that we will no longer be tempted? –Matthew 4:1 (670) BAP6 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.

20. When you initiate your Christian journey what team do you join? –I Corinthians 12:13a (797) BAP7

21. When you initiate your Christian journey what team do you join? –I Corinthians 12:13a (797) BAP7 For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free.

22. Is there refreshment available in the Christian race? –I Corinthians 12:13b (797) BAP8

23. Is there refreshment available in the Christian race? –I Corinthians 12:13b (797) BAP8 —and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.

24. What was the Ethiopian’s question to Philip after he understood and accepted the good news? –Acts 8:36 (762) BAP9

25. What was the Ethiopian’s question to Philip after he understood and accepted the good news? –Acts 8:36 (762) BAP9 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. Why shouldn’t I be baptized?”

26. How many people were around to witness Jesus’ baptism? –Mark 1:5,9 (694) BAP10

27. How many people were around to witness Jesus’ baptism? –Mark 1:5,9 (694) BAP10 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. …

28. How many people were around to witness Jesus’ baptism? –Mark 1:5,9 (694) BAP10 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

29. Is the rite of baptism optional for the Christian? –Mark 16:16 (709) BAP11

30. Is the rite of baptism optional for the Christian? –Mark 16:16 (709) BAP11 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

31. How was baptism practiced by the early followers of Jesus? Sprinkling? Pouring? Immersion? –Mark 16:16 (709) BAP12

32. How was baptism practiced by the early followers of Jesus? Sprinkling? Pouring? Immersion? –Mark 16:16 (709) BAP12 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. …

33. How was baptism practiced by the early followers of Jesus? Sprinkling? Pouring? Immersion? –Mark 16:16 (709) BAP12 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away.

34. What did Jesus do for the children? –Mark 10:13-16 (702) BAP13

35. What did Jesus do for the children? –Mark 10:13-16 (702) BAP13 People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. …

36. What did Jesus do for the children? –Mark 10:13-16 (702) BAP13 He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. …

37. What did Jesus do for the children? –Mark 10:13-16 (702) BAP13 I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” …

38. What did Jesus do for the children? –Mark 10:13-16 (702) BAP13 And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.

39. Is it ever appropriate to be baptized a second time? –Acts 19:1-5 (772) BAP14

40. Is it ever appropriate to be baptized a second time? –Acts 19:1-5 (772) BAP14 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples and asked them, …

41. Is it ever appropriate to be baptized a second time? –Acts 19:1-5 (772) BAP14 “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” …

42. Is it ever appropriate to be baptized a second time? –Acts 19:1-5 (772) BAP14 So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?” “John’s baptism,” they replied. …

43. Is it ever appropriate to be baptized a second time? –Acts 19:1-5 (772) BAP14 Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” …

44. Is it ever appropriate to be baptized a second time? –Acts 19:1-5 (772) BAP14 On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

45. Reasons to be baptized again: 1. You discover a greater truth about God. 2. You weren’t baptized by immersion. 3. You have returned to follow Jesus after bringing reproach upon the body of Christ.