Nov 20, 2022
2022-11-20 Water Baptism – The Way Forward
Series: 2022 Messages
"Water Baptism - The Way Forward"
(Acts 10:44-48)
Many times, we think of water baptism as the summit of our Christianity - that once we do tha,t we've finally fulfilled every expectation of us. Water Baptism, however, isn't the end goal of our Christianity, it is the beginning - it is the Way Forward!
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