Discover Baptism & Communion (Sugar Grove)
Second Sunday of the month, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. We live in an increasingly visually-oriented society. What people hear is often impactful, but what they both hear and then see demonstrated before their very eyes impacts them all the more. Water baptism is just such a picture.
When we are born physically, we are automatically identified with the earthly nation into which we are born. When the Holy Spirit of God brings us to life spiritually in Christ, the Bible says we are born again. At the moment the Holy Spirit gave us spiritual birth – that is, at the moment we repented of our sins and trusted Christ’s death as payment for them – at that very moment we were placed (baptized, dipped, immersed) into Christ’s Body (the Church universal), the present manifestation of God’s Kingdom (1 Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 1:13).
Once we have trusted Christ as our Savior, the Scriptures command us to give public testimony of our faith by means of water baptism. Water baptism is God’s creative way of picturing our salvation. It helps us visualize what happened to us when we were born again. Water baptism, like a picture, helps us tell others what Christ did for us on Calvary and openly identifies us with Him. Through water baptism, we are publicly identifying ourselves with Christ – with His death, His burial and His resurrection (Romans 6:1-5).
Water baptism in no way contributes to our spiritual birth. It simply bears witness to the fact that we have trusted Christ and have been born again. It is, in essence, the first step in discipleship – the first step in following Jesus as our Master and Lord.
All who can genuinely answer yes to the following questions should be baptized:
In this class, we will seek to understand these two ordinances in light of Scripture and from the history of the Church.
It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. We live in an increasingly visually-oriented society. What people hear is often impactful, but what they both hear and then see demonstrated before their very eyes impacts them all the more. Water baptism is just such a picture.
We have written a Teaching Position paper outlining our beliefs and practices surrounding baptism.
VIEW BAPTISM TEACHING POSITION
Unlike baptism, which is a one-time event, the Lord’s Supper is a practice meant to be observed over and over again throughout the life of a Christian. It is a holy time of worship when we come together as a body to remember and celebrate what Christ did for us.
We have written a Village Teaching Position paper outlining our beliefs and practices surrounding communion.
View The Lord's Supper TEACHING POSITION
If you desire to be baptized or just want to learn more, please attend one of our Baptism & Communion classes. See upcoming classes below.
If your child or student is interested in being baptized, we do have a resource that you can read for more information on how to prepare young Christians for baptism and communion.
Preparing Young Christians for Baptism and Communion booklet