baptism ministry

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.   Matthew 28:19

 

 

Baptism is not an option. It's a command. When we encourage our newly saved Christians to be baptized, we are helping them to obey Christ's commandment, not ours.

 

Baptism is the first act of obedience to Christ a believer takes after being saved and illustrates to others that the believer has chosen to follow in His steps and Baptism is the outward sign that our identity has changed because we've believed, and received the Spirit of God. We were once outside of God's kingdom, and now we're part of God's kingdom. We were once children of darkness, but now we're children of light.

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The act of baptism doesn't make us a believer in Jesus.

Instead, it's a powerful symbol that we are followers of Jesus Christ.  Romans 6:3

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We celebrate baptism at NFMBC by immersion.  We view baptism as an outward sign of our inward spiritual transformation.  Christian Baptism at NFMBC is always preceded by a confession of faith in Jesus Christ as

our personal Lord and Savior.  We do not baptize infants.  However, infant dedication is observed upon request.

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How will you be baptized? You will be asked to walk into a baptismal pool. The pastor will already be waiting in the water. He will announce to those present your commitment and desire to follow Christ in baptism. Next, he will immerse you into the water and will bring you up out of the water.

In Matthew 3:16, it tells us of Christ's baptism: After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him,

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Baptism illustrates Christ's death, burial, and resurrection.  When a believer is immersed below the surface into the water, it portrays to observers that Christ died and was buried. As the person is raised up out of the water, it symbolizes the resurrection of Christ. I Corinthians 15:3-4

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Baptism is a picture of your new life in Christ. Baptism pictures the death of your old sinful life and of being raised to walk in newness of life in Christ. Romans 6:4-5 

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The Greek word "baptizo" is where we obtain our English word "baptism." The Greek definition is "to immerse, to dip or to submerge." Only a submerged body can represent death and burial. The body being raised up out of the water provides a picture of resurrection and new life. Acts 8:38-39