Water Baptism | Sunday, Feb 8

If you’re ready to make a public declaration of your faith, this is your moment! Join us as we celebrate new life in Christ.

Baptism- “You Must Be Born Again”

Baptism is a significant and widely known symbolic practice in the Christian Church. There are several things that Scripture teaches us about baptism:

1. Baptism represents the washing away of one’s sins and the beginning of a new life in Christ. Acts 22:16 is often referenced in this context: “And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.”

2. Baptism symbolizes a believer’s identification with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Romans 6:3-4 emphasizes this aspect, stating that through baptism, believers are united with Christ in His death and resurrection, signifying a new life in Him.

3. Baptism is viewed as a public declaration, an outward profession of an individual’s personal, inward faith in Jesus Christ. It is a way for believers to publicly testify that they have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior. In Acts 8:12, when Philip preached the gospel in Samaria, “they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ. They were baptized, both men and women.”