Baptism & Lord's Supper

As His children and His church, Jesus gave two special ordinances for us to obey and follow until He returns - Baptism and the Lord's Supper (Communion).  We do not believe they are sacraments that somehow make us "more spiritual" or "more right" with Him, but we do believe He desires individuals and our church family to regularly practice these ordinances to obey Him and remember what He has done for us.

 

 

We believe the Lord desires each of us to be Baptized as a public testimony of our personal faith in Jesus.  When we testify of our faith before our family and friends we identify ourselves as a follower of the Lord Jesus.  As Romans 6 teaches us, baptism is a glorious picture of how our life has been changed since we have come into a relationship with Him.  When we are immersed into the water it symbolizes being buried with Jesus in His death and when we are raised out of the water it symbolizes being raised from the dead to walk in the newness of life through Christ Jesus.  As a church family, we perform baptisms approximately four times a year in our Worship services, which are some of the most exciting services as we hear what the Lord has done to transform lives.  You can search our web calendar for the next baptismal service.  We hold a brief baptism class shortly before the date to help you prepare the service.

 

 

On the night that Jesus was betrayed, He participated in the Passover with His disciples and instituted the Lord's Supper.  He took Bread stating that this represented His body that would be broken for each of us. He then took wine stating that this represented His blood which would be shed for us.  He told us until He returns to often participate in the Lord's Supper in remembrance of Him.  Therefore, as a church family we observe the Lord's Supper approximately every other month in our services.  We also encourage our family members to appropriately partake of the Lord's Supper in their homes, in their small groups and other settings in honor and remembrance of our Savior's sacrifice and imminent return.