My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching. Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck.
Into His Death
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
—Romans 6:3
Believers are crucified with Christ and living in resurrection power. Young people will be picturing that reality when they are baptized at the North and Downtown campuses this Wednesday, giving testimony to the justifying and transforming power of Jesus by entering the waters of baptism. Having been through a class and having been interviewed by elders, these candidates invite you to join them in this act of obedience and dramatic portrayal of their faith in the central event in Christianity—the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.

Pastor Sam Crabtree is Bethlehem's Executive Pastor and Lead Pastor for Life Training.

