CenterPoint Church

As is becoming our habit, a potluck will follow.  If possible, bring a dish to pass (casserole, salad, dessert).  Bring a lawn chair & swim suit if you want to swim.

Please let me know if you or someone you know would like to be baptized.  There will be a short time of instruction around 10AM before the baptisms.

Click on the following link to watch a great video on baptism.  Once there, click on the "Baptism Video" button: 

http://www.saddlebackfamily.com/membership/default.asp?sc=baptism&qid=8005

Why be baptized?  Here is a brief explanation supported by God's Word:

    Jesus instructed his disciples to baptize all who received the gospel message (Matt. 28:19;  Mk. 16:15-16).  The apostles and others in the early church obeyed this command faithfully (e.g., see Acts 2:41;  Acts 8:12;  Acts 10:47-48).  In fact, they were so anxious to baptize believers that the time of day and the location seemed of little consequence (e.g., see Acts 16:25-33;  Acts 8:36-38).

1. the spiritual burial and resurrection which takes place when one receives Jesus Christ  (Romans 6:3-4; Colossians 2:11-12).  The Greek word translated "baptize" means to dip or immerse.  This definition, coupled with the burial analogy offered in the above passages, indicates that the style of baptism practiced by Christ and his disciples was full immersion in water (as opposed to the sprinkling practiced by some church groups today).
2. the washing away of our sins (Acts 22:15-16; 1 Peter 3:20-21).  Baptism, then, is an outward manifestation of what has taken place inwardly - the cleansing of our hearts from sin.

I hope to see you there!  Pastor Dick