Watching a new believer be baptized is always an encouragement to me. Last weekend we witnessed 5 people take that step: Pam Dove, Hannah Hall, Dominic Garner, Megan Delacruz and Jozlyn Royal. They all shared their testimony of coming to Christ.

Jesus gave two ordinances to the church: Communion “as often as you do this”, and Baptism, a one time testimony of identifying with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. They are called ordinances, because Jesus Himself told, or ordained, the disciples to do this. So, the church still does these to this day “in remembrance of Him”.

Some argue that you must be baptized in a church, others that you must be baptized outside, like Jesus did. Some argue that we should be baptized in Jesus’ name, others think it should be in the formula “the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit”. I’m not sure God is that interested in those details, but rather the heart of the one being baptized.

I was baptized in the Butler Church of Christ. Where were you baptized?