Baptism

Discerning Your Spiritual Gifts

God created you with unique gifts and graces to be used in the service of His kingdom through the agency of the church. Click the button below to take an online spiritual gifts inventory and learn how you are uniquely gifted for specific purposes both inside and outside the church.

Spiritual Gifts Inventory

 

What is Baptism?

Through baptism, we are born anew by the free gift of God and placed within this family called church. As with most families, we inherit a narrative, in this case God's mighty acts narrated in Scripture. The narrative we inherit is not only one of the past, but one into which we are now invited and the Spirit empowers us to embody it in our own lives, here and now. Through baptism, we become part of that unfolding narrative of God's grace. Click below to watch a video about baptism from the series, "Chuck Knows Church."

Watch Baptism Video

 

Think of Baptism as the first of many next steps. If you were baptized as an infant or child, then confirmation becomes your personal first step to a Christian life lived in commited obedience to Christ. Here at FirstGilmer we are all about taking"Next Steps" in the faith. What are your next steps going to be?