Water Baptisms THIS SUNDAY!

Water Baptism Water Baptism is a great opportunity to publicly declare your decision to follow Christ, and to symbolically demonstrate “dying to the old self” and being “raised to a new life with Christ.”  Contact us at lauren@lifehousechurcheast.org to sign up for Sunday's Water Baptism Ceremony  @ Lifehouse East! You can read more about Baptism in the Bible. Matthew 28:19, Acts 10:47-48, Romans 6:4

Why Should I Get Baptized?

With an exciting baptism celebration coming up at Lifehouse Church East, thought I'd take a moment and explain why you should consider getting baptized.

Sign up to be baptized at our service on May 22nd- http://on.fb.me/mdnPYk.

First, if it's good enough for Nacho Libre, it's good enough for you:


Ok, seriously...

Baptism was commanded by Jesus when He told his followers to spread the good news of the Gospel:
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit... Matthew 28:19.

As the disciples preached, they carried  out this command and instructed all those who put their faith in Jesus to be baptized:
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Acts 2:38.

When the message of Jesus is presented, those who believe will want to demonstrate their faith through a public symbol or witness to their commitment to Jesus:
Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. Why shouldn’t I be baptized?” Acts 8:35–36.

What's the point?

Coming out of the closet for Jesus: since everyone else is coming out of the closet these days, and people understand that it means to bring out into public what you've been living in secret, baptism seems to be the coming-out-of-the-closet moment for Jesus-followers. It's our moment when we declared to the whole world and anyone watching that we are publicly declaring that Jesus is Lord of our life.

Powerful and meaningful symbolism: why do Jesus-follower get fully dunked in the water as a public declaration of their faith in Jesus? This is a very meaningful ceremony for Christians. Here's why:

• water symbolizes the Holy Spirit,
• going under water = a person's death to their "old" (2 Corinthians 5:17) way of life and their sinful past,
• being raised out of the water = regeneration and transformation that happens through faith in Jesus as the Holy Spirit brings someone to new life in Jesus. This life is eternal life. 

Does baptism make you "saved"? No! No more than a wedding ring makes you married. The power is not in the symbol but in the vow behind the symbol. The symbol is important, because it declares to the whole world that you've made a vow to give your life to Christ, just as a wedding ring tells the world that I've committed my life in marriage to my spouse.

Okay, so have you been baptized since you believed in Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior?

If not, I would like to strongly challenge you to get baptized. Sunday, May 22nd during any one of our 3 services at Lifehouse would be a great opportunity. Let us know!

Your Opportunity to be BAPTIZED!

Water Baptism is a significant step in the life of a Christ-follower, and if you or someone you know would like to participate in our upcoming ceremony, email our office and complete an Application for Water Baptism by February 17.  You can also read more about the meaning and significance of this ceremony by reading our baptism brochure.

The big event happens during the adult worship services at Leitersburg Cinema, so we hope everyone will participate in this special day!

Daylight Savings and Baptism THIS SUNDAY

Daylight Savings Time begins THIS Sunday, March 14th, so move your clocks FORWARD one hour THIS Saturday Night and pass on this video to other forgetful friends...



Baptism in Water is a significant step in the journey of a Jesus-follower, and if you or someone you know has not been baptized in water, take advantage of this special Baptism Ceremony held at Leitersburg Cinemas!

For more information- check out our event page here.

Baptism in a theater

Privileged, favorite moments don't occur often but when they do, enjoy them. Revel in them! And that's just what we did at Lifehouse 2 weeks ago. We hosted our first raucous baptism gathering following our morning service. Here's what I loved about it:hundreds of people from Lifehouse were able to celebrate with the 10-12 that were baptized,

• it felt more like a family celebration than a religious ceremony,
• we screamed and cheered wildly for those who were making their public declaration of faith in Jesus,
• the theater was transformed into sacred ground, a place where so many have made decisions to follow and grow in their decision for Christ. Now, it has become a place where we can also celebrate those decisions through the next step of baptism,
• the water was warm (thanks Don for getting the gas-powered heater to warm up the water)
• I love firsts, so it was cool that it was our first baptism at the theater (and only a week after the previous cinema company moved out,
• I got baptized (well, not in a theological, sacrament sense, but in a chucked in the water like a play toy by Pastor Dave sense),

Here are some cool photos:

Congratulations to all who were baptized!

Some changes to our next baptism, coming soon:

• I'd like to invite the person who invited the baptism candidate to share their personal story of how they met, introduced Jesus to the new Jesus-follower,
• Invite the friend to baptized the candidate.

As the lead pastor, I want to give away to others this awesome moment, rather than holding on to it. Let's pass around the joy and victory.