From the Pulpit...

Once you are baptized, and if you are truly serious about being a Christian, your spiritual life will grow and grow. You will accelerate and take off. This is not because some magic happened while you were in the water. Progress follows because you have made a serious-minded decision to be obedient to Christ. After all He did for you and all He gave for you through a simple transaction of faith, the least you can do for Him is to show Him your love by obeying His command to be baptized and to tell others the great things that God has done for you. And when you do that, God is pleased, others are happy for you, and you know you are doing God’s will. Nothing energizes our service for God more than that!