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Water Baptism Service - Bay View

  • Mercy Hill Church 3120 South Lake Drive Milwaukee, WI, 53207 United States (map)

Baptism is an important part of the Christian walk and an important moment in the life of the church. Come out and support those making the declaration to follow Christ!

This event will take place after second service and will likely begin sometime between 12:30 and 1PM at Bay View Park Beach.

The following blogs will give insight into Mercy Hill Church's position on water baptism.

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The Death in Baptism
Tommy Orlando
The Death in Baptism
Tommy Orlando

As we have been going through the series Death of Me, exploring the call of dying to self as it relates to the me-centric culture in which our churches are being formed, it’s appropriate that we will pause on August 28th to celebrate with members of our church as they follow Christ in baptism. I say it’s appropriate because baptism has always been meant to be a declaration to all that I am embracing the death of me. That we are saying not simply that we are following Christ by that we are dying to self. That we are no longer serving selfish wants and desires but being given over completely to Jesus.

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Tommy Orlando
What is Baptism?
Mercy Hill Church
What is Baptism?
Mercy Hill Church

The most obvious example of baptism that we see in the Bible is that of Jesus Himself (Matt. 3). In that case, baptism served as confirmation from God the Father that Jesus was, in fact, who He claimed to be. But Jesus didn’t stop at merely setting an example of baptism. He went on to command in Matthew 28 that Christians should go into the world, preach the Gospel and baptize believers. Therefore, baptism is not just a recommendation for the believer, but a command for all those who have been saved by the grace of God, put their faith in Him and desire to obediently follow the Lord.

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