BEGIN

The path of the Christlike life is the greatest adventure anyone can experience. To know that God our Creator is daily working within us to shape us into the image of Christ is an incredible experience. Getting started is a simple process, as easy as the ABCs. Consider this "ABC" process as a guide - admit, believe, and confess.

ADMIT You Are a Sinner

• Read Romans 3:23 - "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." This verse tells us that everyone disobeys God at some time and that disobedience is sin. No one is without sin.
• Read Romans 6:23 - "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."  When we sin, we earn the punishment of death. But God offers us a free gift of eternal life if we are willing to accept it.

BELIEVE in Jesus

• Read John 3:16 - “'For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.'" God hates sin but loves each of us, even though we all sin. He loves us so much that He gave Jesus, His Son, to die and take the punishment for our sins.

CONFESS that Jesus is your Lord

• Read 1 John 1:9 - "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."  When we admit our sin and ask God to forgive us, he will do it, no matter what. Asking Jesus into your heart is the start of a new life, a life where Jesus is your savior, leader, and Lord. He will never leave you alone.

If you are ready to ADMIT you are a sinner, BELIEVE that God has provided forgiveness and eternal life through Christ, and CONFESS Jesus as your Lord, pray this simple prayer: Dear Jesus, I am a sinner. I have disobeyed You. Please forgive me. Come into my heart and life. Help me love and follow You. Thank You for the gift of salvation. Amen.

BAPTISM is the outward act that symbolizes the inward phenomenon of coming to and accepting Jesus Christ as real, as God incarnate, as the sacrificial means by which those who believe in him can be forever reconciled to God. The purpose of baptism is to give visual testimony of our commitment to Christ. It is the first step of discipleship!

The symbolism of baptism is that, just as Christ died and was buried, so the baptized person is submerged under water.  And just as Christ rose again from beneath the earth, so the baptized person rises again from beneath the water. Under the water is the believer’s old, dead, heavy, suffocating life. Out of the water, cleansed by the blood of Christ, is the believer’s new, fresh, purposeful life.

Baptism Sunday is the last Sunday of every month.  If you have accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior and feel you are ready for baptism please email us HERE! 

Now that you know what it means to BEGIN it's time to BECOME.   Click HERE to find out more!