Congratulations on deciding to take your NEXT STEP. We are so excited to come alongside you as you move forward on your spiritual journey towards a life of freedom and fulfillment.

So what's next?...

At Living Water Church we are committed to the spiritual and personal growth of our community. We exist to help people Experience Jesus, Connect with others, and help you flow much easier in every day life. We have created this page to help assist you in your next steps and connect you with the right people within the church community. Click on the links below to find out more information or contact our Connect Ministers

What is the purpose of LWGroups?

LWGroups are a big deal! We believe that forging relationships and building community within the church sets people up for life-on-life discipleship and allows them to walk out the Christian journey together.

We provide a safe place to grow spiritually (discipleship) and build meaningful relationships (build the body of Christ). In short, the main place to Connect with God and Connect with others.

Jesus said the greatest commandment is to “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Mark 12:30-31)
 
This is why we have LWGroups. These are small groups of 3-5 people that gather each week to build relationships, have sermon-based discussions and learn how to implement the truths of God’s Word into our own lives and the lives of those around us. This is where you can feel comfortable talking about the Bible, asking questions and sharing prayer requests. Find a group that fits your schedule connect with us at connect@wearelwc.com

Step One:
Flow Track is all about knowing God. We want you to know God personally and grow deeper in your understanding of Him

Step Two: 
Flow Track focuses on getting connected to the life of the church. We all grow faster and better together.

Step Three: 
Flow Track helps you discover your purpose. God has created you with gifts and talents, and He wants you to know what they are.

Step Four:
Flow Track positions you to live out your purpose and make a difference through building the church

Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

What is Water Baptism
Water baptism is not a personal choice, but a command for believers. Jesus established water baptism as an ordinance when He gave the Great Commission (see Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16).
 
Water baptism is a public, outward testimony that indicates a personal, inward faith. It gives evidence of the inner change that has already occurred in the believer’s life when he or she was “born again” through faith in Jesus Christ.
 
Baptism identifies the believer with the message of the gospel, the Person of Jesus Christ, and other believers. It associates the believer with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and signifies the believer’s death to the old life and his or her resurrection as a new creation in Christ (see Romans 6:1–8; Colossians 2:12)

Why are we to be baptized?
We are to be baptized because Jesus Christ commanded it (Matthew 28:19), and because we love the Lord. Jesus said, “If you love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15). Throughout the Book of Acts, we read how the early church gave importance to water baptism (see 2:41; 8:12, 38; 9:18; 10:47–48; 16:15)

Who should be baptized?
After Peter spoke at Pentecost, “those who gladly received his word were baptized” (Acts 2:41). In the New Testament, every instance in which a person was baptized and his or her identity was given, that person was an adult. In light of Scripture, infant baptism must be ruled out, because infants cannot receive the Word of God and understand it. However, infants are to be dedicated to the Lord (see 1 Samuel 1:26–28). Children may be baptized if they receive and understand God’s Word.

In whose name are we ought to be baptized?
As part of the Great Commission, Jesus instructed the disciples to baptize “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19).

Is water baptism necessary for salvation?
The Bible clearly teaches that we are saved by grace through faith and according to God’s mercy (see Ephesians 2:8–9; Titus 3:5). The thief on the cross next to Jesus had no time to be baptized; yet Jesus promised that he would be with Him in Paradise that day (see Luke 23:43). The Bible contains no record of Jesus baptizing anyone—a strange omission if baptism was essential for salvation. The Apostle Paul declared, “For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel…” (1 Corinthians 1:17). This clearly indicates that salvation is a response of faith to the gospel—not the act of baptism. Therefore, water baptism is not an act of salvation, but an act of obedience.