Preparing for One's Baptism Service
Once you’ve taken the classes, been interviewed by the elders, and prepared a testimony, a day will be set when you will be immersed publicly. What should you do to get ready for that day?...
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Once you’ve taken the classes, been interviewed by the elders, and prepared a testimony, a day will be set when you will be immersed publicly. What should you do to get ready for that day?...
Keep ReadingHere's what our lead pastor's testimony might look like if he were to pursue baptism today....
Keep ReadingA baptismal testimony can amplify and clarify the meaning of baptism for those present; it is an encouragement to Christians, an exhortation to those considering Christ, and a summons to those who do not yet believe....
Keep ReadingOne of our concerns when it comes to baptism is to ensure, as much as it is humanly possible, that those being baptized are truly believers....
Keep ReadingSo what happens at a baptism service? At Grace Church, here is a rough sketch of what you can expect....
Keep ReadingBaptism is a promise to the believer that, as Paul assured the Thessalonians, “he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Christ Jesus.”...
Keep ReadingBaptism makes visible what cannot be seen: the faith in Jesus Christ that saves, and its result, that we are forgiven by the Father....
Keep ReadingBaptism, a display of Trinitarian glory, signifies three vitally important realities in the life of a new Christian. First, it declares that the believer is joined to Jesus....
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