Baptism
The First Step: Surrender to Jesus
It all starts here; surrendering your life to Jesus and His mission. In Matthew 4:19 Jesus says “Come follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” This is both the invitation and the definition of a surrendered follower of Jesus. Surrendering is also an acknowledgment of the sin in your life and the need for a Savior to forgive that sin.
The GOOD NEWS is that forgiveness is available because of Jesus sacrifice on the cross. Ephesians 1:7 says, In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.
Salvation is found in Christ alone. Jesus said in John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
In scripture we see that when someone wants to surrender to Jesus and receive the gift of salvation they do the following…