Yesterday was a great day in the life of our church. I absolutely love the privilege of celebrating and bearing witness to Baptism!
I pray that we will never grow complacent or cavalier about the significance of these moments or the importance of them. Celebrating the new life we have in Jesus is no small thing.
In the waters of baptism, we acknowledge God's claim on our lives, and publicly declare that we have died to self and follow Jesus in new life.
That being said, it was a joy to baptize 11 brothers and sisters from our SLW church family.
That step of obedience is essential. As we talked about yesterday, it is not essential for salvation, but it is entirely essential for obedience. If we are truly followers of Jesus, we will do what He has commanded...and he has done that with baptism.
If God is going to be able to fully use us for good in our families, we need both the salvation of belief and the obedience of baptism.
Please join me in praying for the folks who were baptized. Their step of obedience and declaration of surrender to Jesus makes them dangerous for God and His Kingdom, and that makes them a more prominent target in the spiritual battle. So let’s be faithful to pray for them.
Here’s a reminder of who they are:
Jason Como
Mason DePeal
Bill Hostetler
Lexi Kautchick
Landon Ketler
James Klonowski
Dina McAfoose
John McAfoose
Bob Myers, Jr.
Frank Putnam
Cindy Tucker
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