Last Week of the Baptism Series

This was the last week of the Baptism Series. This week Fred challenged us to live up to the calling that our Baptism has placed on us. He called us to live a out a ministry of reconciliation.
We explored several baptismal texts (Matt. 3-4; Gal. 3; 11 Cor. 5; I Cor. 12; II Peter 1) and reflected on their theological interpretations of baptism under the headings of Creation, Crisis (Sin), Covenant, Christ, Church, Calling, and Coming Reign of God. Hopefully you got a deeper sense of what is going on in the moments of baptism and how baptism has implications for the church's (and their own) present and future life in Christ. Because of our Baptism we are futures are changed. No longer are we living a life of selfish ambition but a life in Christ. The fallen life is dead and we are reborn into a life the lives for Jesus. This has huge implications on choices you make from day to day and even the large decisions of life.