A decision
It starts with saying yes to Jesus. Baptism is the next step after salvation.
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Baptism is going public about your faith in Jesus and telling the world about your heartfelt commitment to following Him. It's the next step after salvation.
Next Baptism
September 13, 2026
What Baptism Is
An outward sign of an inward change.
A picture
Going under the water and rising up tells the story of Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection—and your fresh start.
A declaration
You go public with your faith, and your church family gets to cheer you on.
"Because Jesus went public about His love for us, we can go public about our love for Him."
Questions About Baptism
You've got questions. Good.
Why should I be baptized? What if I already was? Sprinkled or dunked? Here are honest answers to the five questions we hear most.
Baptism is an outward expression of an inward change. It's a public declaration of how Jesus changed your life. Being baptized shows others that you've decided to follow Jesus, and allows them to celebrate this decision with you (Acts 16:31-34).
Baptism doesn't save a person; it's a symbol and celebration of salvation (1 Peter 3:21). The power that brought Jesus back to life is the same power Jesus uses to change our lives – and that's worth getting excited about!
Jesus instructs us to be baptized and set the example by being baptized (Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 1:9). Obedience to Jesus shows we believe and follow Him (1 John 2:3).
Because Jesus went public about His love for us, we can go public about our love for Him. Being baptized shows that we turn away from a life of sin toward Jesus, the only one who can change us (Acts 2:38-41).
For everyone who decides to follow Jesus, baptism is the next step. Anyone who commits his or her life to following Jesus is ready to be baptized (Acts 8:12).
As parents, we can help point our children to Jesus, but they are the ones to decide if they will commit their lives to Him (Romans 10:9). Any instance of baptism follows a person's decision to trust Jesus for his or her salvation and commitment to follow Him (Acts 10:47-48).
At Next Level, we wait until children are old enough to express their own decision to follow Jesus and understand the meaning of baptism. If your child has already asked Jesus into his life, explain what baptism is and what it means. Facilitate the conversation, but don't dominate it.
Baptisms in the Bible were by immersion. The original word for baptism most often referred to being immersed or submerged in water. Jesus was baptized by being immersed in the water and rising out of it (Matthew 3:16, Mark 1:10).
Submersion in the water symbolizes the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). Being submersed underwater represents our death to sin and old way of life, and being raised out of the water is a picture of how Jesus raised us and gave us a fresh start in life (Romans 6:3-5).
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