Today is an exciting day! We will once again witness a person being baptized! A person's baptism is one of those "milestones" that is celebrated in life. Usually the day is marked by celebrating with family and friends and sometimes even sharing a wonderful meal. A person's baptism is remembered throughout his or her entire life.

With all of that celebration and excitement, one may ask this question: "Why does anyone get baptized?" The answer is: After a person recognizes he is a sinner ... and then repents of his sins ... and acknowledges that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died on the cross and rose from the dead ... conquering both sin and death ... thereby making the way for sins to be forgiven and gaining life with God for all eternity ... and then confesses with his mouth that he wants to invite Jesus into his heart and life ... as his Lord and Savior ... that person is saved ... he is a child of God. After getting saved ... a person gets baptized as a "picture" of that person's salvation experience, identifying that person as a "Christ-follower."

A better question might be : "Are you a Christ-follower?" If not, as John the Baptist would say ... "Repent, and be baptized!"

Pastor Randy