Baptism

Baptism weekend is coming up. Alot of us are unsure of what baptism is actually for and why we should do it. At LifeChurch/Stainless we believe water baptism is a symbol of the cleansing power of the blood of Christ and a testimony to our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. I realize that sounds a bit overwhelming so let me break it down.
1. Its a symbol of the cleansing power of the blood of Christ
Christ died for our sin -if we have accepted him as our savior it is through his blood our sins were forgiven. God sent his son to die for our sins. We are washed clean (Stainless) through that Sacrifice. When we are baptized it is a public showing of that cleaning in our lives.Our old self goes in the water our new self comes out clean!
2. Its a testimony to our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
It is an act of obedience to Christ as an acceptance of the gift of grace offered by Jesus Christ. Christ has washed us clean and by publicly demonstrating this we are acknowledging our acceptance of Him for others to see.

Youth I know Many of you accepted Christ as Savior of your lives and many of you have re-dedicated your lives recently. I want to encourage you all to take this step. Saturday November 12th at 5:30 would be a great time to do this before small groups, Sunday the 13th is also available for baptism at services either 8:45 or 10:30. You will meet with Dan 1/2 hour before service and he will baptize you. We need a commitment ahead of time and we have an information packet for you. Please sign up by contacted me (Nellie) through e-mail, facebook or seeing me this Wednesday or Saturday at youth.

Dangerous Church

Dangerous Church is our current series -what does that mean you ask? That sounds like an oxymoron right? Dangerous/Church?? Dangerous Church is about us taking risks to Live out Gods intention for the Church and bringing hope to our schools and community.

Dangerous Church in The New Testiment

• We’re called to leave everything to follow Christ.
• We’re invited to believe God for the impossible.
• We’re told to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us.
• We’re told that to find our life we have to lose it first.

What if we worked together to bring the Hope of Christ to our school -to tell others about God?

Homework for stainless!! We are called to be like Jesus!! So the question is: what is the most important thing to Jesus? And find scripture to back it up!! Have it for next Wednesday!

Time to re-start this Blog

Its been awhile since we have used this blog but I am excited to kick it off again. Writing is something I really enjoy but have let life get in the way!! Praise God he has blessed Dan and I with great Youth Workers to help us further our ministry and branch off into some new (or left) areas. I hope this blog helps us stay connected with what is happening and be a great resource to all.