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Sermons are one way that Christians find out more about God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, and how to live as God wants us to. Sometimes services contain special ceremonies such as communion , a baptism or an infant dedication.
After the service, morning tea is served — people enjoy catching up with each other over a cuppa. Communion is generally celebrated on the first, third and fifth Sundays of each month. The church holds a baptism when someone or a few people come to a point in their relationship with God when they want to make a public expression of their faith in Christ.
Baptism is a way of saying publicly that someone has turned away from their old life, and is committed to their new life with God. After this, one of the pastors and the person being baptised will get into some water, such as a pool or a river.
We have a variety of special services on Sunday afternoons and evenings. They are directed toward specific needs and age groups. Each Sunday in different and you will need to check the bulletin or Sunday morning announcements. As the pastor of the church it is my job to be the cheerleader for our church. I love everything we do around here and I love all the people that make it happen!
But as a first time guest, you may not know anything about our church. Everyone needs a church that is balanced. Not too many older folks and not too many younger ones. In fact, a church needs a pretty good spread across the entire age spectrum.
Our goal is to help moms and dads win at home. We believe that helping families connect with God is one of the greatest thing we can do. A fully staffed nursery- infants -4 yrs. Doctors considered putting him back on resperator but decided not to. He's still on feeding tube and still fighting it. Doctors now say his electrolyte are out of whack. Sue promises she is eating and trying to sleep. See more. Growth Group questions for the week of Easter. Have you ever had your hopes set high and then had them crushed?
Have you ever had an "anxiety" that suddenly was turned to hope and relief? Read Philippians What are the Bible solutions for anxiousness? Which of these is a struggle for you? Read Luke Which of the items that Christ told them do you think was the most disturbing? Most confusing? When life gets confusing, disturbing or painful, what do you often do? What should you do? Read Matthew What are some of the helpful words from Christ in this passage? Growth group and personal study notes for the week of March Since infants cannot understand and therefore cannot believe, in the active sense , on Christ, baptism must only be for older children and adults.
At the time, infant baptism was widely practiced throughout Europe. In some places, it was almost considered to be a mark of citizenship, almost like a birth certificate. Therefore, those who rejected infant baptism were often accused of being disloyal to the civil governments of the time.
Often, these Baptists were hated and persecuted by the Roman Catholic Church and by also by some Protestants, both of whom promoted the practice of infant baptism. The Roman Catholic Church had originally practiced the immersion of adults, but had gradually changed over the centuries to the general practice of sprinkling. This rejection of infant baptism by the Baptists was often considered to be an attack against the Roman Catholic Church, as well as an attack against the civil government.
For this reason, many Popes, and those under them, ordered the persecution and even torture and killing of these Baptists. Most of these tortures and killings of Baptists were then committed by civil governments in obedience to the Roman Catholic Church's instructions.
Another reason for the persecution of Baptists was their insistence on " believers only" baptism, which was seen as an attack on the " salvation by works" theology of Roman Catholicism. During this period of time, millions of Baptists and others had their property confiscated, many were tortured, and millions of Baptists and other Christians were killed under direct or indirect order of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Reformation brought three main groups of Protestants into existence. These three, together with other smaller groups, comprised the Protestants.
The Protestants for the most part continued the Roman Catholic practice of infant baptism. Because Baptists rejected such infant baptism, Baptists were never really considered to be Protestants in that sense.
In fact, Baptists were often persecuted by both Protestants and Roman Catholics alike. There are other differences between Roman Catholic and Baptist beliefs. The Roman Catholic Church teaches " salvation by works" , basically through observance of " The Sacraments" , such as infant baptism, the " Mass" , Communion, etc.
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