NEXT STEPS
We want to help you take your
next step at Generations
Next step lunch
If you’re new to Generations & are looking for more information or how to get involved, we want to invite you to a Next Step Lunch! Around tables, you will be able to get to know new people, learn about our history, beliefs, serve teams, and more. We will hold a Next Step Lunch once a month, directly following the 10:30am service. Lunch is provided for the whole family!
FUTURE DATES:
April 27
June 8
At Generations, we believe baptism is a public demonstration of someone’s new life in Jesus. An outward symbol of new life in Jesus. If you are a follower of Jesus and have yet to be baptized, we’d love to see you take this step of obedience to Christ.
WINTER BAPTISM SERVICE:
Sunday, June 1st
During both the 9:00 & 10:30AM service
Deadline to sign up: May 25th (one week before)
baptism
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First, every instance of baptism in the NT was done by immersion. From John the Baptist at the Jordan River (Matthew 3:6) to Philip with the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:36-38), every instance of baptism in the NT happened by full immersion.
Second, the word in Greek (baptizo) literally means “to immerse.” It seems as if the translators of the NT into English could have more strictly translated passages like Acts 8:36 as “[…] The eunuch said, ‘Look, there’s water. What would keep me from being IMMERSED?'”
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First, we would encourage you to carefully study the instances of baptism in the New Testament, noting carefully who was baptized and the nature of their personal faith. We are convinced these passages clearly support the baptism of believers after their personal profession of faith.
If you were baptized as an infant, we would suggest that you should be baptized again as an adult, as your infant baptism was a symbol of your parents’ faith, not your own. In so doing, we would also encourage you to honor your parents and to express thankfulness for their desire for you to have faith in Christ.
If you were previously baptized by personal choice, but later have come to the conclusion that you were not truly born again when you were first baptized, we think that is an answer that should be approached carefully and with wise counsel.
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We totally understand the fear of public speaking. However, we believe that identifying with Christ in baptism is meant to be a very public celebration for you personally and for the church corporately. Even if it’s very short, we encourage everyone getting baptized to give voice to their faith in Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins. You can find our past baptism services on the “Sermons” tab of the website. We hope that will stir your faith and help you to prepare to share your story!
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You sure can! If there is a person who has been formative in your decision to follow Christ, we want you to feel freedom to have them baptize you. Due to the size of our baptism tank, we’d encourage those getting baptize to invite no more than two people to baptize them. And if no one come to mind, someone on our Generations team will be able to baptize you!
One of the best ways to get to know people at Generations & contribute right now is to join a serve team. We want to help you find a meaningful place to use your gifts & talents to serve others on Sunday mornings. Let us know how you would like to serve at Generations!
SERVE TEAMS
If you have questions or need help discerning what’s your next step at Generations Church, please let us know! In addition, if you have questions about Jesus, our church, or your own spiritual journey, someone from our team would love to sit down & talk with you. Let us know below!