The Importance of Baptism in Salvation!

This past Sunday Pastor Nelson delivered a strong message on the importance of baptism in the life of a person that has placed Jesus Christ as saving Lord of their life! You can access the audio off the front of our website here, and the printed text is here.

He traced the gospels for us to see the connections already made between water baptism and repentance, water baptism and forgiveness, and water baptism and the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

He concluded his sermon by focusing on the relationship of water baptism to four essential aspects of what it means to be a Christian:


First, water baptism indicates the forgiveness of our sins.

The second is that water baptism indicates our union with Christ in his death and resurrection.

The third essential aspect of Christianity to which water baptism is related is the gift of the Spirit of God.

The fourth essential aspect of Christianity to which water baptism is related to our initiation into the church, God’s new society, the body of Christ.

He passed out cards and we found out, of the 500 cards turned in, that there are around 15 students who have a relationship with Jesus Christ as saving Lord of their lives and desire to be baptized! June 4th is going to be a great Sunday in the life of our church as we celebrate Pentecost Sunday and baptize a BUNCH of people!