How QUIET is your FAITH?
In a couple of Sundays on September 20th, we will hold another baptism service at SMDCOG. Of course this Christian Act is a COMMAND . Being baptized is so important, not for the purpose of salvation but to PUBLICLY declare your faith in Jesus Christ. We have four people right now who want to make that PUBLIC PROFESSION of Faith . I am thrilled to join these four people in this powerful declaration. In order to be baptized, I require that I personally sit down and listen to the stories of how God has brought them to this place. That is the best part of BAPTISM. I was reading Matthew 10 today and read verse 32 and 33. "Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven." (Matthew 10:32-33, NLT) Do people KNOW you are a follower of Jesus? How do you do that? Are you intentionally professing your faith to your friends, neighbors, co...
