Baptism

Baptism

Once a person has trusted Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior, the very next step is to be baptized. Baptism is both very simple and very meaningful.  Baptism – Simple & Symbol. If you think about it, baptism is simply getting wet. It’s not that...

7 Baptist Distinctives

I am a Baptist. Not just by choice, but by conviction. There are several Bible doctrines that are universally held by all Christian churches and believers. However, there are seven basic beliefs for which Baptist churches have stood throughout the centuries. So, while...

Following Jesus into the Water – His Baptism

Jesus’ ministry began with His baptism.  John had been encouraging people to repent of their sins and to be baptized to prepare for the coming of God’s Servant & King.  Then Jesus came to be baptized. And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came...

What would John the Baptist say to you?

In the Gospel of Mark, John the Baptist bursts on the scene preaching a new message to prepare people for Jesus.  Though he was out in the wilderness, crowds poured out to him from Jerusalem and all the country of Judea to hear this message. John did baptize in the...