'baptism' Tagged Posts
Issue #145
Today is an exciting day in our church life. Why? Because we have six young people who desire to publically testify to their allegiance to Christ! They have all made the most important decision of their life! They have been made aware just who God is and who they are. They have come face to face with the reality that God is holy and righteous and they are exactly the opposite. They have accepted the fact that they are guilty…
Issue #113
It is always exciting to hear the testimonies of people who have come to know Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. I never tire of this as my heart rejoices in knowing that people, both young and old, come into a relationship with the Heavenly Father I know so well. What an amazing God we have! Even as we take a long hard journey through the book of Judges we see His mercy, forgiveness, compassion and love to a people who, quite frankly, do…
Issue #39
Today is an exciting day in the life of our church family. Eight people will stand before us and confess their allegiance to Jesus Christ and go through the waters of baptism. It has been my joy to walk with them over the past couple of months through our Baptism Class. I can testify that they are serious about their relationship with God. They really do want to make a stand for Jesus! Let us rejoice with them as they…
Issue #19
It is important to realize that the heavens rejoice when a soul is saved! When we make that decision to accept the gift of salvation through Jesus and ask for forgiveness of our sins and accept Him as our Saviour there is much rejoicing in heaven as well as here within our church family too! It is a momentous occasion – a life once lost but now found in Jesus! Baptism goes hand in hand with conversion. Baptism is where…