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Baptism

The word “baptize” comes from the Greek word “baptizo” which means “to dip or immerse” under water.  When a person is baptized, it represents his or her identification with the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  It is an outward symbol of a person’s inner faith and decision to be a committed Christ-follower. For those of us who have been around church for a while, baptism can simply become “something Christians do”, nothing more than a box checked on the list of Christian to-do’s. But think about what baptism represents:

  1. As you are lowered beneath the water and then raised up out of the water, you are identifying yourself with the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Consider the imagery in Romans 6:3-5: “Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.”
  2. You are personally declaring the death and burial of your old way of life-before conversion-and allegiance to your new life in Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come.”

There is nothing we do as a church community that better captures the essence of our ministry. Every baptism is a reminder of what God has done, and continues to do, for us through the Gospel. Every baptism is a way to publicly proclaim your faith in Jesus Christ. And every baptism is an incredible opportunity to worship our God. “To the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. (Jude 25)

If you are interested in being baptized, the first step is to fill out an application online, and a member of our staff will contact you.

Our next baptisms will take place on Sunday, June 10th, 2012.

CLICK HERE to sign up

Email Allan at allan.mccullough@mcleanbible.org with any questions.