BAPTISM
THE FIRST STEP OF FAITH FOR ANYONE WHO BELIEVES IN JESUS
Baptism is meant to a be an outward symbol of what God has done inside your heart. As each person gets lowered down into the water and lifted back out, it firstly symbolizes Jesus’ own burial and then His rising from the dead. However, baptism also symbolizes how new believers have died to their old ways, and that they are now burying that old self under water and coming up a new person. And not only that, but that Jesus washed away their sins completely. And now, through their faith, they have risen up completely clean in His eyes.
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Although baptism is an incredibly important symbol, it isn’t what saves you. Your faith in Jesus saves you. Baptism is like the “wedding ring” of the Christian faith. Putting the wedding ring on isn’t the thing that changes your status from single to married, but it’s the symbol that you are indeed married. Baptism is similar to that. It’s an outward symbol that you have had your sins washed away by Jesus and have risen up a new person!
WHO CAN BE BAPTIZED?
We encourage those who have become believers in Jesus to be baptized as soon as possible. There is no reason to wait! Baptism isn’t something you need to do in order to be “good enough.” In fact, it is a symbol of the fact that you are not good enough (none of us are), but Jesus died for you anyway! If you’ve been a believer for a number of years and have not yet been baptized, don’t put it off any longer. Sign up today!
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Note: If a child is interested in being baptized, we do require that they be at least in 6th grade. To learn more about why we require this, listen to the first few minutes of Pastor David’s message using the button below.
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
Click the Sign Up button below and fill out the Baptism Sign-up form. Pastor Nate will reach out with the date of the next post-service baptism meeting, where you will be provided with more information about baptism and how the day of your baptism will work. If you have any questions about the informational meeting or baptism in general, please email Pastor Nate Herringshaw.