Restoration is a network of house churches.
We make disciples, gather together, and
equip people to minister.
All in Trust
Have you ever considered the fact that Life can only have meaning if Someone created you with a purpose. Accidents don’t have a purpose. Purpose presupposes that you were created, specifically it presupposes that your Creator wanted you to fulfill the purpose He had for you.
That’s good news. Someone Created you. Someone wants you. You are not an accident.
At our church, we place a high value on proclaiming your trust in Jesus by following Him in Baptism. When we baptize, we celebrate. It is a pretty special time. We high-five, eat food, tell stories, and remember how good God is to us. We have a baptism service coming up soon, so I thought I would write a little bit about it.
Baptism is an outward proclamation of an inward decision to follow Christ.
In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus talks about baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In the first century, baptism was used to show that you were following the teaching of a particular rabbi. Today, we do the same thing. Baptism is an outward proclamation of a personal decision to follow Jesus. After you tell Jesus, "I'm in," you tell the world through baptism.
Baptism doesn’t do anything to save you (Ephesians 2:8). It simply is a way of telling the church and the world that you are following Jesus. Think of it like putting on a team uniform. You can be on the team and not wear the jersey, but the jersey is pretty important. It is a symbol for everyone to see that indicates my trust in Jesus. Baptism is a biblical way of telling everyone you are on Jesus’ team.
