What do I need to do to get baptised?

First, you must be born again (John 3:3, 22- 24). Since everyone has sinned, we all are in dire need of the salvation that Christ freely offers (John 3: 16). Through faith in Jesus Christ, you must believe with your heart in this free gift of salvation and confess your belief with your mouth as you ask Jesus Christ into your heart to be your Lord and Saviour (Romans 10: 9-10). Only then is the act of baptism relevant and make a meaningful spiritual impact. Or else, you might as well be going for a swim!

In Acts 2:38, after the disciples of Jesus had an encounter with the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, Apostle Peter preached a sermon to thousands of people and the first thing he urged the crowd to do was to “Repent and be baptised, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit”. Further down in verse 41, we find that many “gladly received his word and were baptised”.