BAPTISM

Baptism is an outward confession of an inward change after you have received Jesus as your Savior. It is an essential step as you continue in your journey as a disciple of Jesus. Southbridge baptizes by immersion, as seen throughout the early church in the New Testament. Baptism is a beautiful display of the gospel: We identify with Jesus in His death and burial as we immerse in water and symbolize His resurrection when we come back out of the water.

• It symbolizes our identity with Christ.
• It proclaims Christ’s death and resurrection.
• It imitates the example of Jesus.
• It follows Jesus’ last command on earth.
• It serves as public notice to the world of your new life in Jesus
• It pictures a believer’s death to sin and resurrection through the Holy Spirit.