Water Baptism

Room to Breathe

Is it just me or does life seem to be getting faster with no hope of slowing down? Sometimes it seems like the only way to keep up with all the demands on our lives is to run at maximum capacity or beyond. But there is another way, one in which we can find room to breathe. Come explore what it means to live with margin in your life according to the Word of God. We all could use a little more room to breathe.

Men's Breakfast

Saturday March 13th come out 8:00-12:00 for breakfast tacos and a time of working on the campus!

A Women's Life

Meet in the main sanctuary at 7pm for praise and worship. Class will be dismissed to the Choir Room (behind the main sanctuary).

Colossians

Tuesday Nights at 7:00 – 8:15 PM, begins Tuesday, January 19, 2010 in room B-13 (Wisdom for Life Room)

Colossians is an in-depth expositional study of Paul’s letter (epistle) to the Colossian church. Paul wrote this letter as a corrective measure to refute the Gnostic threat to the church. As such, the letter constructs the most-lofty Christological discourses in the Bible.

Spiritual Giftings

Spiritual Giftings will carefully examine several Biblical passages dealing with varieties of spiritual giftings. The first passage to be examined will be 1st Corinthians chapters 11-14. Other passages to be examined include but are not limited to: Ephesians 4.11-16; James 1.16-18; Romans 12; Galatians 5.22-23.

The student will learn about the various Spiritual Giftings God has given and provided for the edification of the church, the building up the house of God. The student will also learn: how Spiritual Giftings are distributed; how they are to function; must submit to the supremacy of love; the rationale and strategy for using Spiritual Giftings; and how Spiritual Giftings are to be regulated.

The Big Hunt

Come out and enjoy a free, fun-filled family event on Saturday, April 3rd from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. With more than 25,000 eggs and lots of games and candy, this is one event you won't want to miss!

Water Baptism

WATER BAPTISM
Jesus commanded us to celebrate our new life through public baptism. At Tree of Life, that’s what Water Baptism is all about…celebrating your new life through Jesus.

“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT
Baptism is…

A step of obedience (Matthew 3:13-16) – Jesus set the example for us by being baptized to fulfill all righteousness.
A statement of commitment (Romans 10:9-10) – Baptism serves as a public statement that we have surrendered our lives to Christ and that we believe in him. In baptism, we are declaring to the world that we belong to Christ and He is our Lord and Savior.
A symbol of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ (Romans 6:3-11) - Just as Christ gave His life for us and died, in making a decision to follow Christ, the person we were prior to becoming a follower of Christ is also dead. Modeling how Christ was buried and then resurrected from death, when being baptized we are buried in the water and then raised to become a new person.

Questions:

Q. What if I gave my life to Christ but have not been baptized?
A. No one receives eternal life through water baptism. This comes through grace alone. Baptism is an outward act of obedience that comes because you gave your heart to Christ.

Q. What if I was baptized as a child? Can I do it again?
A. Water baptism should be a spiritual experience in your life. A mark when you publicly professed Him as a Christ follower. If you do not remember your baptism, let me encourage you to make this a special moment at our next baptism. If you are comfortable that God was honored at your baptism, then we rejoice with your decision.

Q. There are different forms of baptism used in churches, which one is correct?
A. At Tree of Life, we prefer immersion simply because it's a great picture of burying the old life and being raised up to walk in the new lfe that come through Christ.

Throughout the year we celebrate water baptism, allowing new believers to publicly proclaim their faith by following the example of Jesus in being baptized in water.

Family and friends are encouraged to attend. Check the Events Calendar for the next baptism service.