This week we begin talking about the fact that we “were formed for God’s family”. God made us to be in relationship with Him, but also to other’s in His family. Today really made me think about baptism.

Baptism is the declaration of my faith in Christ, I love thinking of baptism as “going public”. Too many Christians are “undercover”, we’ve got to be living out our faith in front of others.

I love when we do baptism at Palm Valley, it always brings me to tears. It reminds me how crucial the message of life through Christ is; it reminds me of new believers who are beginning their walk; it’s also a huge reward for our people who have brought their friends to Christ, that they get to be there with their friends as they “go public”.

If you’re a follower of Christ, and haven’t taken that step of faith and obedience to be baptized, I encourage you to take that step right away!

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