We once again started to continue The Book of ACTS Study...but then we went Around the Table with Bro. Ernie, Sis. Patti, Sis. Audia, Sis. Anne, Sis. Tammie and Sis. Sandy and discussed...If baptism were only symbolic, why did the early church speak of burial and resurrection in the water? We open the door with Acts and walk through Romans 6 to explore a bolder claim: baptism is meant to mark us, not just move us. From the Spirit’s power to witness on Pentecost to daily choices that resist sin’s pull, we map how real faith shifts from emotion to commitment and from counting heads to changed lives.
Ernie and Mama share unforgettable testimonies that bring doctrine to life. A family’s story of deliverance starts with a cold December baptistry and ends with a home transformed. A young airman, fresh from addiction and standing on the edge of court-martial, encounters a dream where baptism in Jesus’ name turns water to blood—and then wades into a foul wartime ditch to be immersed, rising with a joy he can’t contain. These moments underline a conviction we return to again and again: if the name of Jesus carries authority to heal and deliver, it belongs in the water when we bury the old life.
We also confront modern discipleship head-on. Desire isn’t sin; surrendering to it is. In a culture saturated with sexual cues, we talk about building self-control, casting down imaginations, and letting the Spirit “help you shut up” when pride wants the last word. Holiness becomes a direction, not a performance—like a tree growing toward light, losing leaves and bearing fruit season by season. Love turns from infatuation to covenant, and repentance stays active, not nostalgic.
If you’re ready to move beyond “seven people got wet” toward “seven lives were changed,” this conversation will challenge and encourage you. Join us as we return to the pattern of Acts, the clarity of Romans 6, and the everyday courage of living as those raised from the dead. Subscribe, share with a friend who’s wrestling with baptism and commitment, and leave a review telling us how your life changed after the water. (*Recorded 9.15.2025)

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