

Sun, Dec 03
|FBC Davis
Baptism Celebration
Baptism is a key celebration of the Christian life and it marks our status in relation to the God of the universe.
Time & Location
Dec 03, 2023, 11:30 AM – 12:10 PM
FBC Davis, 38141 Russell Blvd, Davis, CA 95616, USA
About the Event
There are status symbols all around us: wedding rings, shoe brands, house addresses. Baptism is a status symbol too. But baptism is not a mark of brand-consciousness or wealth or popularity. It’s a symbol that marks our status in relation to the God of the universe.
Baptism says, “because of your faith in Jesus and what Jesus has done for you, your status is no longer only as a person in your family of origin, or in your foster family, or in your adopted family, or in your workplace or neighborhood. You are now blessed and marked as a person who is welcomed into God’s world-wide family and empowered by God Himself to bless everyone around you.”
Baptism is a symbol. Going under the water symbolizes God purifying you from sin, which is accomplished through Jesus’ death on a cross. Coming up out of the water symbolizes God raising you…