Baptism is a symbol of the new life believers have in Christ. This is Asiel Hernandez’s public profession of faith in Jesus from her baptism on Sunday, April 21, 2024. My whole life I’ve been going to a Christian church, but I didn’t take it seriously until I was about 6 years old. I got saved and accepted Jesus in my heart because he died on cross for my sins. Before that I believed in Christ, but I wasn’t cautious about my sins. Now that I have been saved and about to be baptized, I try my best to live for God and repent for all of my sins. I understand ..read more

        Baptism is a symbol of the new life believers have in Christ. This is Tinsley Vick’s public profession of faith in Jesus from her baptism on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Before Jesus saved me I always heard my family and teachers say spectacular things about Jesus but never thought about following Him personally. Last summer, I came to trust Jesus through a book my family and I were reading called “The Little Pilgrim’s Progress”. One night we were reading a chapter about Christiana leaving her little sister, Innocence, at the King’s House In the Valley where s ..read more

        Baptism is a symbol of the new life believers have in Christ. This is Midge Mulrooney’s public profession of faith in Jesus from her baptism on Sunday, April 21, 2024. I was someone who’s life was riddled with sin. Though if you had asked me at the time, I would have argued with you that I was a good person. After all, I didn’t murder anyone... I did however love to get into fights and arguments and exact revenge or as I called it – justice- towards any person who I felt deserved it. Titus 3:3 described me best, “At one time we too were foolish, disobedie ..read more

        Baptism is a symbol of the new life believers have in Christ. This is Aspen Eubank’s public profession of faith in Jesus from her baptism on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Growing up, I wasn’t raised in a religious household. I was baptized Catholic as a baby, and attended church services until i was maybe 4, but I don’t really remember anything other than getting a donut after it was over and being able to wear cute dresses. When I moved to Colorado when I was 6, I became friends with people whose family went to church every Sunday and I would attend with them ..read more

        Baptism is a symbol of the new life believers have in Christ. This is Emma Voigt’s public profession of faith in Jesus from her baptism on Sunday, April 21, 2024. I am a sinner, and I need the grace of God. I grew up Catholic, was baptized as an infant and never understood the love of God or the sacrifice of Jesus. I felt empty and alone, though I followed all the rules and did what I was told, I still felt distant from the Lord our God. I was going through the motions instead of trying to really learn and love. So, I stopped attending church because I di ..read more

I’d like to introduce Sundeep Malickal. He is a Redeemer Church supported and sponsored church planter. Sundeep is one of the eight brothers in this year’s Denton Baptist Association Church Planter Cohort. I originally connected to Sundeep through Jonathan and Sheba George. Sundeep was connected to Jonathan’s father in India. Sundeep was part of a number of church plants in India before moving to Dallas. The Malickals are planting a church to international students at the University of Texas at Dallas. Sundeep says, “My dream is to plant a local church that is a miniature of the future Kingdom ..read more

        Baptism is a symbol of the new life believers have in Christ. This is Morgan Matheny’s public profession of faith in Jesus from her baptism on Sunday, September 10, 2023 Before Jesus saved me, I was a sinner. I came to trust Jesus when I was in church and I was listening to the story. I was like wow I think I am ready because all the power he has for good. I was like I want to be with him and have such joy too. After trusting Jesus, I am forgiven of my sins and I will get to be in heaven for eternity with him when I die ..read more

        Baptism is a symbol of the new life believers have in Christ. This is Levi Taylor’s public profession of faith in Jesus from his baptism on Sunday, September 10, 2023 I don’t really remember a time when I didn’t believe in Jesus. I always heard about Jesus growing up and always believed it was true. I know that God created the whole world, and that He made me. I know that He is real because I know the Bible is true. I know that Jesus saves me from my sin, so I can be with Him, and praise Him forever. I imagine Jesus being like a bridge from a sin life int ..read more

        Baptism is a symbol of the new life believers have in Christ. This is Joel Hubbard’s public profession of faith in Jesus from his baptism on Sunday, September 10, 2023 Before Jesus saved me, I was…not a believer in Jesus, and did not know why he existed, and I did not know he was God’s son. I was a sinner, and did not believe in Jesus and God. I came to trust in Jesus when, Preston Arcement, from “Preston Playz”, one of my favorite YouTubers, did a video on what it meant to be a Christian, and He persuaded me to become a Christian. Then I told my step mom ..read more

       Baptism is a symbol of the new life believers have in Christ. This is Briella Gasser’s public profession of faith in Jesus from his baptism on Sunday, September 10, 2023 Before I was a Christian, I was a sinner. We are all sinners, but Jesus died on the cross for our sins. This means he took the punishments for our sins so we are forgiven. We didn’t deserve it but he forgave us anyway.  I don’t remember that much of before I believed in Jesus, or when I first asked Jesus into my heart. I just know that this is what I believe. I believe that I am a sinner ..read more